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NFT: March Madness (Sweet 16)

Route 9 : 3/23/2023 8:41 am
Thursday, March 23 (Sweet 16)

No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 6:30 p.m. | TBS
No. 4 UConn vs. No. 8 Arkansas | 7:15 p.m. | CBS
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 9 p.m. | TBS
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 Gonzaga | 9:45 p.m. | CBS


Friday, March 24 (Sweet 16)

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 5 San Diego State | 6:30 p.m. | TBS
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:15 p.m. | CBS
No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 15 Princeton | 9 p.m. | TBS
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 3 Xavier | 9:45 p.m. | CBS
I really wish  
bigbluehoya : 3/23/2023 8:43 am : link
they didn't ramrod all of these games into the evening window.

I want to watch all of them!
I feel like every time it comes to MSG  
Essex : 3/23/2023 9:17 am : link
we get the most horrendous matchups.
Route 9! I really, really wish you started this thread last week  
GiantBlue : 3/23/2023 9:17 am : link
before I picked my disasterous brackets! LOL.

Kidding.

Once my brackets are cooked, I root for the best story....Right now...Princeton!
RE: Route 9! I really, really wish you started this thread last week  
Route 9 : 3/23/2023 9:26 am : link
In comment 16073288 GiantBlue said:
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before I picked my disasterous brackets! LOL.

Kidding.

Once my brackets are cooked, I root for the best story....Right now...Princeton!


Yeah man. Jersey pride!!
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26.2 : 3/23/2023 9:30 am : link
I did/am doing reasonably well in my bracket this season. The KSU-MSU game is the only one where I don't have at least one team playing.

Marquette really screwed me. If they had won (they got totally outplayed and outcoached by MSU and Izzo) I'd be killing it. I had them in the final game. Shaka Smart can kiss my butt.
I’m pumped  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2023 10:49 am : link
heading to a brewery for the UConn game, meeting up with some college friends. Place is projecting it on the big screen, can’t wait.
RE: I’m pumped  
Essex : 3/23/2023 10:53 am : link
In comment 16073426 UConn4523 said:
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heading to a brewery for the UConn game, meeting up with some college friends. Place is projecting it on the big screen, can’t wait.

I think UCONN is the favorite in a tough bracket. UCLA would be my favorite, but they are too injured (although Amare Bailey is emerging as a superstar an who knows how that goes).
Gotta love Izzo  
Daniel in MI : 3/23/2023 11:29 am : link
Not the most talented team but they’re battling. Haven’t been dropping the 3s at the usual rate, either. If they start falling that’d help.
Leeeettttsss  
UConn4523 : 3/23/2023 9:28 pm : link
Gooooooooo!
FAU!  
Mad Mike : 3/23/2023 11:37 pm : link
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Man this sucks  
Greg from LI : 3/24/2023 12:01 am : link
UCLA at full strength would have wrecked Gonzaga
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Route 9 : 3/24/2023 12:09 am : link
That Kansas State vs Michigan State game was great. I watched that whole thing on my phone at work.
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Route 9 : 3/24/2023 12:18 am : link
Big time basket!
Holy shit  
Greg from LI : 3/24/2023 12:19 am : link
UCLA scored all of three points over ten minutes and then 13 points in the last two
RE: Holy shit  
Route 9 : 3/24/2023 12:33 am : link
In comment 16074231 Greg from LI said:
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UCLA scored all of three points over ten minutes and then 13 points in the last two


That was wild
God I fucking hate Gonzaga  
Greg from LI : 3/24/2023 12:40 am : link
What a heartbreaker for UCLA. Again…with their regular lineup, they win that game easily
RE: God I fucking hate Gonzaga  
Route 9 : 3/24/2023 12:42 am : link
In comment 16074235 Greg from LI said:
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What a heartbreaker for UCLA. Again…with their regular lineup, they win that game easily


I never watch college. Are they a rival to your college or do you just hate them?
They’re basically the Duke of the PNW  
Greg from LI : 3/24/2023 12:44 am : link
And Timme is a modern day Laettner.

Plus I still hold a grudge from the 2001 tournament when they beat us at the buzzer
RE: RE: God I fucking hate Gonzaga  
Essex : 3/24/2023 11:41 am : link
In comment 16074236 Route 9 said:
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In comment 16074235 Greg from LI said:


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What a heartbreaker for UCLA. Again…with their regular lineup, they win that game easily



I never watch college. Are they a rival to your college or do you just hate them?

With Bona, they definitely win. Not as sure with Jaylen Clark. Since he has gone down as unfortunate it has been for him personally, Amare Bailey has really really stepped up and showed how good he can be. If Clark was still there, not sure he would be getting the touches as the second/third option behind Jacquez. Gonzaga also just literally shot themselves in the foot in that game to a degree where you don't deserve to win games. Unforced turnovers, missed free throws, etc. Timme for most of the game and Strauther at the end just bailed them out.
I’m all for upsets  
MetsAreBack : 3/24/2023 9:40 pm : link
But this is too much. At this point I’ll see what else is on this weekend. Rangers and Succession final season premier at least.
RE: I’m all for upsets  
Route 9 : 3/24/2023 11:26 pm : link
In comment 16074985 MetsAreBack said:
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But this is too much. At this point I’ll see what else is on this weekend. Rangers and Succession final season premier at least.


I'm guessing somebody lost all of their candy bars on this one
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Route 9 : 3/24/2023 11:30 pm : link
I'm friends with one guy who I don't even know in real life on Facebook and he is a Giants fan. I don't think he has a favorite college basketball team but he seems quite delighted every time some team gets knocked out. He keeps yelling for Duke to eat shit and then he's taunting the next College all the way across the country.

I guess that's the equivalent to me being ecstatic that the Arizona Cardinals or the Miami Dolphins were eliminated from the playoffs lol
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Route 9 : 3/24/2023 11:32 pm : link
Waving off the Indianapolis Colts or Denver Broncos after a divisional round loss. Bye-bye losers suck it!
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BigBlueShock : 3/25/2023 8:03 am : link
In comment 16075015 Route 9 said:
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I'm friends with one guy who I don't even know in real life on Facebook and he is a Giants fan. I don't think he has a favorite college basketball team but he seems quite delighted every time some team gets knocked out. He keeps yelling for Duke to eat shit and then he's taunting the next College all the way across the country.

I guess that's the equivalent to me being ecstatic that the Arizona Cardinals or the Miami Dolphins were eliminated from the playoffs lol

Out of curiosity, how does one end up friends on FB with someone they don’t even know IRL? Or I guess the question should be why? There is all kinds of people out there with bad intentions on social media. I would never accept a friend request from someone I don’t know. But, I guess that’s just me
At this point pulling for Miami or Gonzaga  
MetsAreBack : 3/25/2023 9:23 am : link
Miami so the ACC can for a second straight year make the committee look like imbeciles as the conference gets underrated year after year (the last two years at least)

Gonzaga cause Mark Few deserves one

How many fans will actually show up at MSG tonight for FAU - Kansas State lol. I’ve been getting emails from msg all week asking me to buy tickets.

I’m not looking to whine, it is what it is UNC didn’t even qualify after a disgusting meltdown of a year - just think some of these matchups are disappointing. If they were on a Saturday afternoon during the season you’d obviously flip the channel.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/25/2023 10:09 am : link
Rooting for UConn to win it all.
Rooting for the Horns  
Rick in Dallas : 3/25/2023 10:16 am : link
Their next game against Miami is going to be a terrific matchup.
Both teams have great guard play.
Although not to this extent  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/25/2023 10:47 am : link
Happens in some years where one side of the bracket ends up stronger than the other - between Miami, Texas, UConn and Gonzaga, that's a pretty good Elite Eight regardless of seed.

Committee was mediocre at best this year seeding - Purdue and Miami the clear mistakes (over and under respectively), but in general the committee did its usual overseeding of mediocre big conference teams.

I have Texas as the NC so I can't be mad. Also can't be mad that most of the teams left play really pleasing brands of basketball with fantastic guard play. SDSU I've watched all season and they are the tough team of dudes.
So the Final 8 has no Big Ten and no Pac 12  
PatersonPlank : 3/25/2023 10:54 am : link
Big 12 - 2 teams
Big East - 2 teams
ACC - 1 team
MWC - 1 team
MCC - 1 team
Conf USA - 1 team

Obviously the Big East and Big 12 look good after this, the other big conferences look overrated.
How was the ACC underrated?  
UConn4523 : 3/25/2023 11:00 am : link
Duke and UVA shit the bed, and UNC didn’t deserve a bid. Seems like they were accurately represented in the tournament.
RE: RE: ......  
Route 9 : 3/25/2023 11:13 am : link
In comment 16075043 BigBlueShock said:
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Out of curiosity, how does one end up friends on FB with someone they don’t even know IRL? Or I guess the question should be why? There is all kinds of people out there with bad intentions on social media. I would never accept a friend request from someone I don’t know. But, I guess that’s just me


Answer: He sent a request and I accepted it. The year was 2009 or so. He never deleted me and I never deleted him probably just out of laziness.
RE: RE: RE: ......  
BigBlueShock : 3/25/2023 11:36 am : link
In comment 16075137 Route 9 said:
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In comment 16075043 BigBlueShock said:


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Out of curiosity, how does one end up friends on FB with someone they don’t even know IRL? Or I guess the question should be why? There is all kinds of people out there with bad intentions on social media. I would never accept a friend request from someone I don’t know. But, I guess that’s just me



Answer: He sent a request and I accepted it. The year was 2009 or so. He never deleted me and I never deleted him probably just out of laziness.

Haha, fair enough
RE: So the Final 8 has no Big Ten and no Pac 12  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/25/2023 1:55 pm : link
In comment 16075119 PatersonPlank said:
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Big 12 - 2 teams
Big East - 2 teams
ACC - 1 team
MWC - 1 team
MCC - 1 team
Conf USA - 1 team

Obviously the Big East and Big 12 look good after this, the other big conferences look overrated.


There's a whole side conversation that can be had about the Big 10, a conference that is too stubborn to see the way that big-time collegiate basketball has changed and hamstrings its basketball, whether intentionally or not.
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