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NFT: NCAA Tournament - Day 1

UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 7:11 am
(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Michigan State | 12:15 p.m. | CBS
(6) BYU vs. (11) Duquesne | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
(3) Creighton vs. (14) Akron | 1:30 p.m. | TNT
(2) Arizona vs. (15) Long Beach State | 2 p.m. | TBS
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Wagner | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
(3) Illinois vs. (14) Morehead State | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
(6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oregon | 4 p.m. | TNT
(7) Dayton vs. (10) Nevada | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
(7) Texas vs. (10) Colorado State | 6:50 p.m. | TNT
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(5) Gonzaga vs. (12) McNeese | 7:25 p.m. | TBS
(2) Iowa State vs. (15) South Dakota State | 7:35 p.m. | truTV
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Saint Peter's | 9:20 p.m. | TNT
(6) Texas Tech vs. (11) NC State | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
(4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
(7) Washington State vs. (10) Drake | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
GO DUQUESNE !!!  
SteelGiant : 3/21/2024 8:12 am : link
its pronounced (DUE-CANE) for those who don't know.

It's my alma mater but also the alma mater for our new offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo
Mcneese st with  
Earl the goat : 3/21/2024 8:13 am : link
The 5-12 upset
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/21/2024 8:20 am : link
Go Heels!
RE: Mcneese st with  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 8:25 am : link
In comment 16441023 Earl the goat said:
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The 5-12 upset


I think that can be the bracket with 12 playing 13. Kansas is banged up, they’ve looked terrible lately. I actually can’t believe they are a 4 seed.
Anyone but UConn.  
Crispino : 3/21/2024 8:28 am : link
🙏🏻
I still can't believe all the scrub schools in the tournament  
GiantBlue : 3/21/2024 8:35 am : link
and St. Johns and/or Seton Hall are not there. The whole Big East conference was dissed with only three schools chosen.

So I hope one of the three wins this thing to stick it to the NCAA selection committee.
Love opening weekend of the tournament  
aimrocky : 3/21/2024 8:39 am : link
I took these two days off to watch with some friends. Gonna be taking advantage of my 3 TV setup in the basement as well.

Let’s go UConn!
RE: RE: Mcneese st with  
Costy16 : 3/21/2024 8:42 am : link
In comment 16441032 UConn4523 said:
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In comment 16441023 Earl the goat said:


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The 5-12 upset



I think that can be the bracket with 12 playing 13. Kansas is banged up, they’ve looked terrible lately. I actually can’t believe they are a 4 seed.


I put Samford in the Sweet 16. They will run 11 guys in their rotation.
RE: Love opening weekend of the tournament  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 8:47 am : link
In comment 16441045 aimrocky said:
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I took these two days off to watch with some friends. Gonna be taking advantage of my 3 TV setup in the basement as well.

Let’s go UConn!


We all took tomorrow off, heading to the bar before noon, stay until we can’t anymore, haha. All CT buddies, most went to UConn with me.
Hopefully there's no Virginia level debacles left  
Heisenberg : 3/21/2024 8:54 am : link
That was awful
RE: RE: Love opening weekend of the tournament  
aimrocky : 3/21/2024 11:18 am : link
In comment 16441054 UConn4523 said:
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In comment 16441045 aimrocky said:


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I took these two days off to watch with some friends. Gonna be taking advantage of my 3 TV setup in the basement as well.

Let’s go UConn!



We all took tomorrow off, heading to the bar before noon, stay until we can’t anymore, haha. All CT buddies, most went to UConn with me.


Nice, enjoy! That’s my plan for today. Start at the bar for lunch then will head to the social club my brother in law and I belong to.

Tomorrow will likely be my recovery day. I’ll watch UConn at home with my wife and kids when they get home from school.
RE: RE: Mcneese st with  
ColHowPepper : 3/21/2024 1:44 pm : link
In comment 16441032 UConn4523 said:
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I think that can be the bracket with 12 playing 13. Kansas is banged up, they’ve looked terrible lately. I actually can’t believe they are a 4 seed.

Got a buddy who lives and dies Jayhawks, hangs at Cole FH when he can...not a happy camper, but they won't go easily. HC is street fighter (on and off court) from way back.

UConn, who do you like in the brackets?
My final four is  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 2:05 pm : link
UConn/Baylor/Kentucky/Creighton. Not confident but that’s what I got.
RE: My final four is  
rnargi : 3/21/2024 2:11 pm : link
In comment 16441658 UConn4523 said:
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UConn/Baylor/Kentucky/Creighton. Not confident but that’s what I got.


Creighton in a dog fight already.
RE: Mcneese st with  
Sec 103 : 3/21/2024 2:14 pm : link
In comment 16441023 Earl the goat said:
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The 5-12 upset


Agree!
RE: RE: My final four is  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 2:26 pm : link
In comment 16441664 rnargi said:
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In comment 16441658 UConn4523 said:


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UConn/Baylor/Kentucky/Creighton. Not confident but that’s what I got.



Creighton in a dog fight already.


Yeah, bad turnovers. Otherwise they are playing well.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/21/2024 2:29 pm : link
I knew I shouldn’t have gone against Izzo. Dammit.

My Final Four is UConn, Houston, Tennessee, & St. Mary’s.
First Tourney win since 1969!! Congrats Duquesne  
SteelGiant : 3/21/2024 3:21 pm : link
Good luck busting more brackets
Hit my first parlay  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 3:28 pm : link
Michigan St moneyline, Duquesne +11 and Creighton -7.5. Hope that’s a sign of good things to come!
AZ and UNC rolling  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 3:42 pm : link
Let’s go Morehead!
RE: AZ and UNC rolling  
KDavies : 3/21/2024 4:14 pm : link
In comment 16441777 UConn4523 said:
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Let’s go Morehead!


Simms' alma mater, and one of the best names for a college ever.
RE: First Tourney win since 1969!! Congrats Duquesne  
Chiefgiant : 3/21/2024 4:35 pm : link
In comment 16441745 SteelGiant said:
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Good luck busting more brackets



Duquesne alum here too! Fun times!
One of the worst shooting days  
JT039 : 3/21/2024 7:28 pm : link
So far. Brutal start for the tournmanet.
Oakland  
armstead98 : 3/21/2024 9:09 pm : link
Upset alert. Dude is going off, 2 3s away from tying all time tournament record at
RE: Oakland  
armstead98 : 3/21/2024 9:14 pm : link
In comment 16442132 armstead98 said:
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Upset alert. Dude is going off, 2 3s away from tying all time tournament record at


Jack Gohlke for the record. I think he’s now 1 away. 4 minutes lefty
This guy Gohlke's looking like Larry Bird  
Eightshamrocks : 3/21/2024 9:17 pm : link
On Fire. Kentucky may blow this.
One on the best tournament games in years  
Eightshamrocks : 3/21/2024 9:27 pm : link
Loving it
Callipari is still a clown  
JT039 : 3/21/2024 9:32 pm : link
All he does is argue with the officials. They go down 1 with three timeouts left and he’s complaining about something instead of using a timeout because the ball rolled away and he didn’t even get his defense set up.

He’s the anti-Izzo
Well, my bracket is busted  
Anakim : 3/21/2024 9:33 pm : link
Thanks, Cal....
Love seeing Cal shit the bed  
UConn4523 : 3/21/2024 9:35 pm : link
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RE: Love seeing Cal shit the bed  
armstead98 : 3/21/2024 9:45 pm : link
In comment 16442178 UConn4523 said:
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Kentucky didn’t play badly, they just got beat by a team that came to play and Gohlke had an all time shooting night.

Fun game
RE: Well, my bracket is busted  
rnargi : 3/21/2024 9:46 pm : link
In comment 16442174 Anakim said:
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Thanks, Cal....


Me too, had them playing UConn in the finals!
Enjoyed  
Harvest Blend : 3/21/2024 9:48 pm : link
that Oak-Ky game immensely. Great outcome too.
Samford  
SimpleMan : 3/22/2024 12:53 am : link
just got absolutely hosed. Clean block and they call a foul. God damn.
RE: Samford  
Costy16 : 3/22/2024 7:12 am : link
In comment 16442314 SimpleMan said:
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just got absolutely hosed. Clean block and they call a foul. God damn.


Brutal, pissed me off as I had Samford in the Sweet 16.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 7:17 am : link
Cal losing in the first round. Delish.
So much for the SEC  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/22/2024 8:03 am : link
Great league to watch during the regular season, but feels like each team had a fatal flaw this year that could get exposed in the tournament. Let's see Auburn & Florida today and how far Tennessee gets -- does Knecht counterbalance Barnes as coach.
No point in starting another thread  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 8:12 am : link
Day 2

(8) Florida Atlantic vs. (9) Northwestern | 12:15 p.m. | CBS
(3) Baylor vs. (14) Colgate | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
(5) San Diego State vs. (12) UAB | 1:45 p.m. | TNT
(2) Marquette vs. (15) Western Kentucky | 2 p.m. | TBS
(1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
(6) Clemson vs. (11) New Mexico | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
(4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale | 4:15 p.m. | TNT
(7) Florida vs. (10) Colorado | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
(8) Nebraska vs. (9) Texas A&M | 6:50 p.m. | TNT
(4) Duke vs. (13) Vermont | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(1) Purdue vs. (16) Grambling | 7:25 p.m. | TBS
(4) Alabama vs. (13) College of Charleston | 7:35 pm. | truTV
(1) Houston vs. (16) Longwood | 9:20 p.m. | TNT
(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) James Madison | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
(8) Utah State vs. (9) TCU | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
(5) Saint Mary's vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 8:19 am : link
Vermont…Please beat Duke 🙏🙏🙏.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 9:42 am : link
Went 12-4 yesterday, with Mississippi State, BYU, UK, & TT killing me.
Northwestern and FAU  
JT039 : 3/22/2024 12:43 pm : link
Combing to shoot 20% through the first 13 minutes of the game.

Brutal.
Awful game  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 1:02 pm : link
was hoping this would be a fun lead up to Uconn
RE: Awful game  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 1:03 pm : link
In comment 16442778 UConn4523 said:
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was hoping this would be a fun lead up to Uconn


Get lit at the bar. Haha.
RE: Awful game  
JT039 : 3/22/2024 1:14 pm : link
In comment 16442778 UConn4523 said:
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was hoping this would be a fun lead up to Uconn


Consider it the JV game before the real teams play lol
I’ve been here since 1130  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 1:19 pm : link
it’s going to be a sloppy afternoon.
Baylor  
JT039 : 3/22/2024 1:22 pm : link
Looks very very good.
Yeah I like baylor  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 1:44 pm : link
I think they have 6 players in double figures for the season. Very deep team.
Yves Missi  
Really : 3/22/2024 1:54 pm : link
on Baylor would look real nice in Orange and Blue.
Northwestern is tough to play  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/22/2024 1:56 pm : link
As physical on D as the officials will allow them to be, great PG in buie, and then have a knack for running their O and getting good shots low on the clock. Collins has done a really good job there.
This whole stop the game anytime someone gets hit in the face  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/22/2024 2:12 pm : link
and calling flagrant fouls is ridiculous. You're legislating intent and ruining the flow of the game.
That player for Northwestern  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 2:28 pm : link
Had no clue the game was tied and he had 6 seconds left to score. Awful.
Leeettttsssss  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 3:57 pm : link
Gooooooo!
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 4:08 pm : link
UConn, still standing? Haha.
Yeah, it’s actually pretty funny  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 4:21 pm : link
it’s now up to 10 of us from high school.
Not going to happen but a Yale win would be amazing  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 5:26 pm : link
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Come on Yale  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 6:45 pm : link
!
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 6:49 pm : link
I'm just picturing UConn hanging from a bar lamp & going all Frank The Tank on Connecticut at the end of the night, Haha.
Amazing  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 7:04 pm : link
A UConn/Yale sweet 16 would be preposterous
Auburn had their chances  
jeff57 : 3/22/2024 7:05 pm : link
Good job by Yale.
HOLY SHIT.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 7:06 pm : link
Yale beats Auburn. WOW.
Colorado knocks off Florida  
jeff57 : 3/22/2024 7:07 pm : link
On a last shot.
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 7:08 pm : link
In neighborhood pool, this dude Chris-who went to Auburn-had them going to the Final Four. &-on the surface-it wasn't that outlandish of a pick, though I had UConn beating them in the Sweet Sixteen.

Gotta love the tournament!
All the Yale fans came  
UConn4523 : 3/22/2024 7:08 pm : link
place was electric.
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/22/2024 7:09 pm : link
Go Catamounts! PLEASE BEAT DUKE!
RE: All the Yale fans came  
ColHowPepper : 3/22/2024 10:20 pm : link
In comment 16443166 UConn4523 said:
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place was electric.

Some Huskies fans were wary of facing Auburn, no?
That was such a rough draw for Wisco  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 12:08 am : link
JMU was a top 40 teams in the country this year and wasn’t seeded properly, IMO.
RE: That was such a rough draw for Wisco  
bw in dc : 3/23/2024 12:12 am : link
In comment 16443431 UConn4523 said:
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JMU was a top 40 teams in the country this year and wasn’t seeded properly, IMO.


Agreed. Madison beat Michigan State in East Lansing. They know how to win.

Should have been a 10 seed or <.
I haven’t seen Grand Canyon play much  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 12:33 am : link
but their energy is off the charts compared to St Mary’s. Hope they pull it off.
Figurss  
JT039 : 3/23/2024 8:10 am : link
I had to make a 3 hours car trip to Baltimore during what was probably the two best games…

Yale and Auburn
Florida and Colorado.

And the other games I got to watch were blowouts… ugh!
Wisconsin got it on both ends  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/23/2024 8:52 am : link
They were overseeded as a 5 and then got a team that was closer to a 9 than a 12 (Was FAU that much better than JMU?).

CBS has a dream slate of games today: Kansas-Gonzaga, UNC-Michigan St and then the Rick Barnes Bowl UT-Tenn. With a horrible day weather-wise in the Northeast, good day to stay inside on watch.
RE: Wisconsin got it on both ends  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 9:05 am : link
In comment 16443506 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:
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They were overseeded as a 5 and then got a team that was closer to a 9 than a 12 (Was FAU that much better than JMU?).

CBS has a dream slate of games today: Kansas-Gonzaga, UNC-Michigan St and then the Rick Barnes Bowl UT-Tenn. With a horrible day weather-wise in the Northeast, good day to stay inside on watch.


Agreed, and I thought JMU was better than FAU heading into the tournament. I’m torn since I have friends that went to Wisco and like rooting for them but my sister and brother in law met at JMU so ultimately that’s who I picked and happy for them.

Weather today is atrocious so it’s all I’m doing. My kid has a soccer tournament today which isn’t cancelled but she just got strep and staying home. Kinda glad, lol.
Day 3  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 9:10 am : link
(2) Arizona vs. (7) Dayton | 12:45 p.m. | CBS
(4) Kansas vs. (5) Gonzaga | 3:15 p.m. | CBS
(1) North Carolina vs. (9) Michigan State | 5:30 p.m. | CBS
(2) Iowa State vs. (7) Washington State | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(11) NC State vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(2) Tennessee vs. (7) Texas | 8 p.m. | CBS
(3) Illinois vs. (11) Duquesne | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(3) Creighton vs. (11) Oregon | 9:40 p.m. | TBS
Yrah it's seems like over the decades the 5-12 game are the seeds  
Stu11 : 3/23/2024 9:11 am : link
The committee consistently gets wrong. It's very interesting. I have to be honest I'm usually very into college hoops all season but Maryland was so bad this year I haven't followed it nearly as close. This year figured to have a more wild tournament though with fewer dominant teams and the tournament is reflecting it.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/23/2024 9:33 am : link
Go Heels!
RE: Yrah it's seems like over the decades the 5-12 game are the seeds  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/23/2024 10:14 am : link
In comment 16443516 Stu11 said:
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The committee consistently gets wrong. It's very interesting. I have to be honest I'm usually very into college hoops all season but Maryland was so bad this year I haven't followed it nearly as close. This year figured to have a more wild tournament though with fewer dominant teams and the tournament is reflecting it.


Same for me, Stu, plus the Big 10 was downright awful this year. One of the reasons I think the Mountain West got so much love this year is because CBSSN had a lot of their games on in the 9-10 p.m. Friday/Saturday windows, which were all to themselves and the games were entertaining.
Might have to do this next year  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 11:29 am : link
not for a crazy amount but just enough to keep it fun without having a heart attack
Underdog bets - ( New Window )
Finally a good game today  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 6:21 pm : link
hope it continues through the rest of the night
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/23/2024 6:24 pm : link
Come on Heels. I have no illusions this is a title winner-I think UConn is winning it all-but I'd at least like a deep run/go further than those bastards in Durham.
Carolina answered the bell.  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/23/2024 8:02 pm : link
Onto the Rick Barnes bowl!
Gohlke is hilarious  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2024 8:57 pm : link
one of the best stories of the tournament so far
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/24/2024 9:30 am : link
Would love for the Dukes to beat Duke this afternoon.

As Heels fan...I guess I'm rooting for GCU over 'Bama. The 'Bama-Heels game in November '22 was epic...4 OTs with 'Bama winning by a bucket.
Day 4  
UConn4523 : 3/24/2024 10:28 am : link
(2) Marquette vs. (10) Colorado | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(1) Purdue vs. (8) Utah State | 2:40 p.m. | CBS
(4) Duke vs. (12) James Madison | 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(3) Baylor vs. (6) Clemson | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(4) Alabama vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(1) UConn vs. (9) Northwestern | 7:45 p.m. | truTV
(1) Houston vs. (9) Texas A&M | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(5) San Diego State vs. (13) Yale | 9:40 p.m. | TBS

Pulling hard for JMU and Yale.
Recruited Foster Grant when he was in Juco in 2020  
ajr2456 : 3/24/2024 9:05 pm : link
Great to see him make it through the health issues and hoop like this
The giants should be watching  
JT039 : 3/24/2024 9:27 pm : link
This Bama-GCU. Its sloppy and a foul fest but my god these guys are going after it.
Ice cold from 3 but got it done  
UConn4523 : 3/24/2024 10:10 pm : link
now go Yale!
ACC dominance - again  
MetsAreBack : 3/24/2024 10:24 pm : link

Ho hum 8-1 with four sweet 16 teams. UVA the only blemish.

One of these days analysts / committee will get their heads out of their asses and come up with better ways to compare conferences than the current way of overblowing November games when kids have just met each other
ACC has plenty of teams in  
UConn4523 : 3/24/2024 11:03 pm : link
if anyone should be complaining it’s the BE.
RE: ACC dominance - again  
JoeMoney19 : 3/24/2024 11:53 pm : link
In comment 16445056 MetsAreBack said:
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Ho hum 8-1 with four sweet 16 teams. UVA the only blemish.

One of these days analysts / committee will get their heads out of their asses and come up with better ways to compare conferences than the current way of overblowing November games when kids have just met each other


UVA is a fairly gnarly blemish.
ACC Teams Are Suited For March  
Costy16 : 3/25/2024 8:10 am : link
The chances of this are slim, but next Saturday night, the Elite 8 could feature Clemson vs North Carolina & NC State vs Duke.

I don’t think anyone is debating that Duke, UNC  
Metnut : 3/25/2024 8:31 am : link
Clemson or NCState belonged in the tourney. The issue was with the UVA at large bid. The Bog East can make a similar claim regarding tourney success.

Would be fun if NCState can keep winning.

Nice to see the ACC making a last hurrah. Only a matter of time until the conference doesn’t exist in anything resembling its present form. Duke/UNC is going to be an off November/December non conference game.
RE: I don’t think anyone is debating that Duke, UNC  
Costy16 : 3/25/2024 9:29 am : link
In comment 16445152 Metnut said:
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Clemson or NCState belonged in the tourney. The issue was with the UVA at large bid. The Bog East can make a similar claim regarding tourney success.

Would be fun if NCState can keep winning.

Nice to see the ACC making a last hurrah. Only a matter of time until the conference doesn’t exist in anything resembling its present form. Duke/UNC is going to be an off November/December non conference game.


Wasn't that they didn't belong, it was the conference as a whole was viewed as inferior all season. I get why some of that is, and UVA never should have been a play-in game. There was alot of middle of the pack type teams in the ACC. State is riding a wave, and Clemson has really surprised me after they got hammered by BC in the ACCT. Two very impressive wins over UNM and Baylor.
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