March Madness thread

[Lou]

Now it's time for......

Go Ducks!

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, Lou said:

Now it's time for......

Go Ducks!

sigh...

[fan_since79]

Looks like USC may be the next sacrificial lamb for Gonzaga. But their zone defense could cause trouble for the Zags. 

 

[Lou]

Pac-12 will be 12-2 in the tourney with 3 teams in the Elite 8.

I called it. 

[Lou]

^^ he's a liar 

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Looks like USC may be the next sacrificial lamb for Gonzaga. But their zone defense could cause trouble for the Zags. 

 

sc has length, but Gonzaga has some big bodies. They also shoot better from the arc. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 3/26/2021 at 5:12 PM, Lou said:

Shaka Smart leaves Texas for Marquette.

Wow. Didn't see that coming. That said, the Texas fan base believes that they ought to be national champions in every sport.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 3/20/2021 at 9:29 PM, Lou said:

Abilene Christian beats Texas.

I haven't asked my cousin about this. She lives in Houston, and she and her family are big Longhorns fans. She graduated from Abilene Christian.

[Lou]

Smart left Texas before he got fired. He's had a below .500 conference record and never advanced past the 1st round of the ncaa tournament. 

Plus, he's from Wisconsin. 

[Tank]

Glad to see the Bruins advance. First time in the elite eight since 2008.

I don’t know a single player on the Bruins. 
I don’t know a single player in college ball.

[Lou]

Just now, Tank said:

Glad to see the Bruins advance. First time in the elite eight since 2008.

I don’t know a single player on the Bruins. 
I don’t know a single player in college ball.

Congrats on the Big 10 getting a team to the Elite 8.

[Jay]

I didn't see the Bruins vs. Alabama so I watched the highlights.

Kids just launching 3-pointers.

Free throws were the difference.

 

[Tank]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

Congrats on the Big 10 getting a team to the Elite 8.

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

I knew you'd be cheering on Big Blue.

[Lou]

All 4 Elite 8 games have spreads between 7.5-9 points.

[Lou]

OSU being totally outclassed. They can't get a good shot off against Houston's defense.

[fan_since79]

17 points for Oregon State in the first half will not get it done.

Both teams are shooting 35% from the field but Houston took 14 more shots.

 

 

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

17 points for Oregon State in the first half will not get it done.

Both teams are shooting 35% from the field but Houston took 14 more shots.

 

 

Yep. Turnovers and Houston's offensive rebounding is killing OSU. 

[fan_since79]

I was a young man the last time Houston made the Final Four. 

 

[Lou]

They almost came all the way back. Picked a bad time to commit their only turnovers of the 2nd half. 

[Lou]

The 3-pointer by OSU with 3 seconds left in the game cut the lead to 6 points 

The spread was 8.

[Lou]

Houston is the first team ever to reach the Final Four by beating only double-digit seeds.

[Tank]

i took an hour out of my day to watch the final 5 minutes of the houston-oregon state game. oregon was really sloppy on the defensive boards and couldn't keep the ball away from houston. they paid for it.

watching the last six minutes of the arkansas - baylor game. no real opinion on either team right now.

in the very few minutes of these two games, i've been impressed that nearly all players are wearing shorts that actually fit instead of looking like they pulled a size 54 out of their uncle's dresser.

[Tank]

and baylor is hitting from darn near anywhere and everywhere on the floor right now in the final two minutes.

[fan_since79]

USC is fading.

Gonzaga is just too good.