College Basketball Thread

“Looks like we have some amunition against the Fiddle Boy. I did notice the Oklahoma gaff, but I failed to notice the Mississippi mistake.
I say he might have to share his glorious throne, should he win, as unlikely as that is.
Every win today has gone Dunadan's way. Your worst nightmare is about to come true.”

“The tournament has been boring today. No upsets (and only two yesterday). So those of you claiming superior prognostication abilities, please hold the boasts until you do something impressive.”

“I, on the other hand, am posting a solid 1079. All hail the (to be) king.”

“1424 at the end of tonight's games, as far as I can tell.”

“Hey, Dayhiker! How come you didn't tell us the Tide was going to win the whole damn tournament? You could have at least given a friend a hint. They are killing me, only adding 16 to my total.
Bowlder, sorry to see your team go down. I thought Stanford got sloppy midway through the second half and looked like they were getting a little over-confident. Big mistake. Bama has a big one up next.
Kansas vs Pacific. I hope the Jayhawks play a good game.”

“Frag! UNC just lost to Texas. I'll have to eat crow at work come Monday. I work at DOOK (Duke).”

“Looks like we have "Cindervada" eh?”

“No doubt. Once is a fluke, twice is something to think about. I'd say Georgia Tech will give them all they want though.”

“Stanford, Zags, UNC, Maryland gone.

St. Joe's goes to Sweet Sixteen.

WooooooHooooooooooo!”

“I cannot believe Stanford got beat yesterday. I had Stanford in the final four.

I was saying to a co-worker on Friday that Alabama scares me. The are a far more althletic team than Stanford.

Damnit!

I will have to add up my points on Monday at work”

“ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For some reason I felt good about that game, but didn't actually expect to win.”

“That's why they play the games, folks.”

“1,817 points after three days of games. Eat my dust!”

“I'm glad I didn't watch the game yesterday (had some other commitments). My initial reaction was, well I guess west coast basketball really does suck. However, I spoke to a couple of Stanford fans who said the officiating was kinda one-sided - I think 'Bama shot 44 FT's with SU only shooting 11 or something. I didn't see the game, so can't comment firsthand, so I don't really know.

The other weird thing that I got from the radio announcers was that the supposedly neutral court up in Seattle was anything but. Right from the start of the first game, Stanford was getting booed, and yesterday the fans were apparently getting really nasty toward the Cardinal. Didn't have an influence on the result, probably, but what the heck was that all about. The radio guys were saying the fans should be applauding a) a team beating the #1 ranked team; and b) a team that had won 30 games during the year; but all they could do was be a bunch of jerks. That has pretty much ended my interest in college basketball for this year. On to baseball!!”

“I thought those things only happened here in Philly.”

“Ugh. I just got home from sitting on a bar stool for 5 hours of basketball watching. I think I have a blood clot in my leg.

Some great games though. Starting with Illinois' thorough dismantling of Cincinnati and finishing with UAB topping Kentucky. I hope the Illini saved something for Puke, they're going to need it.”

“It was nice to see Illinois dismantle "The Thugs from Cincinnati"

Kentucky just got shocked by UAB. How is everybody's bracketts looking?”

“Well, I had Kentucky in the final four, but I'm not too concerned to see them lose. I'm in another contest where we draft teams and you get a point for each win. One of my teams is UAB. I also had Miss St in the FF, so that loss hurt.”

“Talk about some shockers. I guess I won't be winning the pool.

As B-man said, on to baseball, I mean hockey.”

“As an old sportscaster once said, "Bet on the nags; you've got a better chance of winning!"”

“I thought that went, date the hags, you've got a better chance of scoring.”

“So, how 'bout them Fish and 'Rays, Geezr?!!”

“BTW, thanks for all those harrassing text messages yesterday after the game, Geezr!!”

“Hubcap, I will be cheering on the Illini. Any team that can beat Duke is OK by me, no matter what it does to my bracket.
My thoughts go out to Stickman. That UAB team is full of scrappers. I sure hope Kansas can play them tough.
Vandy is now hurting my point total, too.
After the first weekend, my total adds up to 2,211.”

“What a weekend. Sorry Dunny, but I'll be pulling for the State of Alabama. Two teams from the UA system in the Sweet 16. I wonder if two teams from the same state have EVER made it to the Sweet 16 by both beating #1 seeds. Locally, people seem more excited about the UAB win. The Bama upset wasn't really a shocker, UAB was. There lots of talk of Auburn trying to get UAB's coach to fill their opening. Fat chance, it won't happen.”

“I think I am up to 1,864 but I have to re add up everything.”

“Here's the totals I have. Check your totals against mine since I haven't double checkec everything.

1 dayhiker2246
2 cocoa 2225
3 chili 2205
4 hubcap 2200
5 Dunadan 2199
6 Stickmanwalking 2196
7 Redhawk 2186
8 Arky 2183
9 Dr Pivo 2171
10 Wounded Knee 2169
11 Bowlderman 2095
12 Violin 2072


Wow, Dunadan isn't in last!”

“"The next couple of months should be interesting. I predict a couple of sleepers will come alive."
chili36
11:34:16 AM
01/17/04
"I think there are about 4 teams who can play pretty dominately on neutral courts. After that there are about 20 who are all eligible to win.

I predict a 5 or 6 seed makes it to the big dance. Of course, it could be a cinderella year for someone."
chili36
01:28:12 PM
02/20/04




"I tend to think that just about any of the top 25 could beat any other top 25 on any given night.

March has surely brought the madness."
chili36
10:18:20 AM
03/09/04



I just wish I had the cajones to bet my prediction.

But hey, I did predict that Oklahoma State would crush the U of M/ South Carolina winner.

That one held up too.”

“I understand you have to root for the home team, Dayhiker. However, you don't have to cheat me out of points. I have my total at 2,211, which would put me in 3rd. Maybe I should go over the last two years' posts....hmmmmm.....
ROCK
CHALK
JAYHAWK
KAYYYYYY
UUUUUUUUU”

“I do need to double check that I have my spreadsheet set up correctly.”

“Well, I don't feel so bad about Stanford's loss, since Kentucky lost to a lower seed than Stanford did....

Amazed to find that I'm not in last place - did you tank it on purpose, Violin?

I'm switching my interest to the women's tourney now - Cardinal vs. Sooners tonight!”

“Here's what I have for you:


Dunadan
wins points
64.Kentucky 1 64
63.U Conn 2 126
62. Duke (sux) 2 124
61. OK St. 2 122
60. Kansas 2 120
59. Stanford 1 59
58. Miss. St. 1 58
57. Georgia Tech 2 114
56. Wake 2 112
55. Texas 2 110
54. Illinois 2 108
53. Pitt 2 106
52. Syracuse 2 104
51. N.C. St. 1 51
50. Gonzo 1 50
49. So. Ill. 0 0
48. Memphis 1 48
47. Cincinatti 1 47
46. North Carolina 1 46
45. Louisville 0 0
44. Xavier 2 88
43. Wisconsin 1 43
42. St. Joe's 2 84
41. Richmond 0 0
40. Maryland 1 40
39. S. Carolina 0 0
38. Seton Hall 1 38
37. Arizona 0 0
36. Charlotte 0 0
35. Texas Tech 1 35
34. Manhattan 1 34
33. Florida 0 0
32. Providence 0 0
31. UAB 2 62
30. Washington 0 0
29. DePaul 1 29
28. Boston College 1 28
27. Nevada 2 54
26. Michigan St. 0 0
25. Dayton 0 0
24. Utah 0 0
23. Western Mich 0 0
22. Vanderbilt 2 44
21. BYU 0 0
20. Princeton 0 0
19. Pacific 1 19
18. Murray St 0 0
17. E. Tenn. St 0 0
16. Alabama 2 32
15. N. Iowa 0 0
14. Valparaiso 0 0
13. Virginia Common. 0 0
12. Central Fla. 0 0
11. Air Force 0 0
10. UTEP 0 0
9. LaFayette 0 0
8. Eastern Washington 0 0
7. Liberty 0 0
6. Monmouth 0 0
5. Ill Chicago 0 0
4. Alabama St 0 0
3. Vermont 0 0
2. Lehigh 0 0
1. Florida A&M 0 0
48 2199”

“PS - anyone that wants the SS is welcome to it. Just email me.”

“Well it was looking pretty bad for me until the NCAA just announced that UAB was disqualified for doping.

Have you recalculated things yet dayhiker?”

“Nice try!”

“So, how 'bout them Fish and 'Rays, Geezr?!!"
BowlderMan
07:37:03 PM
03/21/04

I prefer them deep-fried.”

“Who would have thought that Alabama and Vanderbilt would be left representing the SEC?

dayhiker, you have my total right.”

“I sure wouldn't have thought that those would be the SEC teams. If the upsets continue Vandy and Bama would face each other for the Final Four bid. Bama has NEVER made it past the Sweet 16.”

“BowlderMan, perhaps Barry can let the Cardinal in on his "exercise" program.”

“You crack you up, Geezr!”

“Damn! I was in first at one point (I think)

10th place sucks!”

“My thoughts go out to Stickman.

Thanks bro, but I had a semi-bad feeling about Kentucky, that's why I only had them going to the regionals, where Kansas would beat them. Unfortunately they didn't even make it that far.
Vandy really surprised me. I figured NC State would hand their ass to them. I'll not have anything left if the upsets continue, lol.”

“I had that feeling on Friday about Stanford.

Alabama is a tough team to count on. One day they look good enough to beat Duke, or as some of you call Puke, the next, they look like they could get beat up on by Indiana.

Even though they upsets have screwed parts of my bracket, it sure is fun to watch some of the big boys go down.”

“I suppose you expect an apology for my bad math, huh Dayhiker?”

“Not at all. I posted all of that because I might have made a mistake in the SS. 12 folks x 48 games is alot to enter. I wanted everyone to be able to check that I had the same number they did.”

“Dunadan just wanted really badly to have more points than me. We all know it's true.”

“TAKE A HIKE, HUBCAP!!!! (See? Backpacking related topic.)”

“We also know that Dunadan needs all the help he can get when it comes to prognosticating!”

“How many STROKES does your water filter require, Dayhiker?”