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Topic: NCAA March Madness 2012Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 4:35am |
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things March MadnessThis is a forum about all things in the NCAA tournament for 2011.. Last time I put this thread up it was locked and I don't know why because the other NCAA thread was a link to another site but they said I made a repeat forum so please don't shut this one down. Thank you!
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grapeape2669
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 5:04am |
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How pissed are USC and Clemson? At-large bids, and now they have to win a game just to get to the round of 64.
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 5:08am |
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Seriously. How do you have a play-in game for the #11 and #12 seeds? Ridiculous...
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zabisket
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 6:14am |
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At least Clemson and USC have easy games with teams like UAB and VCU who shouldnt have been there over teams like Colorado or VT, so its not all that bad...it just sucks they have only 1 day to recover between games (play Tues then again on Thurs), they should have spaced it a little better
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 10:57am |
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As much as the teams they will be playing to get into the tournament suck, Clemson and USC still have hard games right after entering. 1 day rest isn't all that bad, but they may still not be up to their best.
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 11:02am |
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Already a thread on march madness.
http://www.trusnow.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46207
And it's really not that ridiculous. The 13-16 seeds are all the teams who won crappy conferences, and are worse than the last few teams who were given at-large bids. |
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 1:44pm |
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ouch.....BU seed 16 plays Oklahoma seed 1.
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 2:26pm |
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The extra teams to make it 68 is ridiculous and what causes these stupid play-in games, why change something that is one of the most beloved things in the entirety of sports? |
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Sintexo
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 2:41pm |
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You mean Kansas?
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Why are you complaining? I go to CU and you have no idea how upset people are here. The first time we have a decent basketball team we get robbed at our shot at the tourney. Our team is good this year because of our seniors, and we will be loosing them next year. I don't think we are going to be good enough to get to the tourney any other year, and we haven't gone in forever so everyone here feels like we got robbed. Lunardi gave us an At-Large bid in his predicted bracket and we didn't even end up making the cut. A #1 seed in the NIT is just a slap to the face...
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Sintexo
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Posted: Mar/14/2011 at 3:18pm |
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That's how I feel about VT. Except we have been robbed 3 of the last 4 years. 85 out of 87 experts had VT in their brackets according to one of the guys on I think ESPN yesterday, I can't remember cause I was switching between ESPN and CBS. And our team always gives up somewhere in the NIT, normally the 2nd or 3rd round. I just feel bad for our seniors, being robbed three years.
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skyfooze
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Oh yeah I am so pissed about that decision. I like UNC a lot but my second favorite team is VT and I am completely outraged. It's ridiculous how some of those teams can get in that don't beat anyone in the top 25 and they beat Duke when they were #1. The tournament is supposed to be exciting and have upsets. VT is probably the best team for upset alert and could be a Cinderella team.
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 4:40am |
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Duke will win... hopefully
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DUKE WIlll Not Win... sorry I love them but I dont think they will win. What do you guys think of Notre Dame?
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 5:31am |
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Notre Dame is really good this year, i see them going pretty far in the tourney, ive never been a notre dame fan so its hard for me to say that they are gonna win it.
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grapeape2669
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 5:43am |
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Yeah, I think Colorado and VT have a pretty good argument that one of them could have gotten in over UAB. I'm not sure how they snuck in.
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 7:01am |
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I just hope Clemson and USC kick the sh!t out of UAB and VCU tonight to make the selection committee look even more like fools for even inviting those teams into the tourny over Colorado and VT
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 9:11am |
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I'm hoping ND does well. I just don't know if they have what it takes to play their best every game. If they aren't hitting then it could be a short run for them.
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 9:27am |
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Big ND fan and it's tough to have them beating Kansas in the Elite 8 and as you mentioned above they were up by 16 on Louisville in the Big East Tournament and blew it by only shooting 28% in the second half. I can see them beating anyone when they're on.
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 9:38am |
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Just filled out my bracket:
I've got Ohio St., Duke, Purdue, and Pitt in the Final 4. Pitt over Ohio St. in the Championship.
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 10:03am |
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by all means, do share the gameplan...
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 10:32am |
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No go on Purdue, I think the got a generous ranking. I do have Duke as well and I'm starting to question that decision.
On a side note: I hope Clemson kicks butt and takes names tonight. |
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 1:29pm |
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They probably arent that pissed since without they play-in game one of them would have got the axe. |
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Posted: Mar/15/2011 at 4:05pm |
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ND has a good team this year, but they are a shooting team, which makes me think twice about them. I think Pitt has a good chance making it to the final 4 judging by their bracket, and the way they play ball. |
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 4:37am |
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We are one day closer to the Second Round. I really think that the 2 best teams in the bracket are Kansas and Ohio State. If Duke can figure out this Kyrie Erving thing out they may be really good too.
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 6:48am |
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Clemson kicked the sh!t out of UAB last night, now if only USC can do the same to VCU tonight...the selection committee was already made a fool once, lets see it again!
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 6:50am |
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don't sleep on uconn
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 2:57pm |
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[correction] UAB won the conference regular season title, which does not give them an automatic bid. But that's probably why they got in. Regardless, they did not represent well. ![]() The UNC-A/UA-LR was good tho... going to overtime. Just the luck of the draw. Hopefully at least one of the games tonight is a good one. |
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 3:03pm |
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They didn't win their conference though. They were given an at large bid.
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 3:09pm |
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After that run through the Big E tourney.... they're the ones who will be sleeping. ![]() They do have a good draw though.
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Crying about USC having to play their way in? lol, tough luck. They should have played better like my UCLA Bruins!
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Posted: Mar/16/2011 at 3:33pm |
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Ya, those Bruins who lost to my Montana Grizzlies. (who are playing in some tourney now that I've never heard of, 'cause we didn't win our conference tourney... so, joke's on us I guess)
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That same UCLA team who I could easily see losing to Mich. St. in their first game?
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I can't believe that USC lost in the first round. But now it's time for the actual tournament to begin. I think there are going to be a lot of upsets this year since the regular season was filled with #1s losing so lets go!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Mar/17/2011 at 5:16am |
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Can't believe it either, thought for sure the Trojans would at least get through the 1st round :( |
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You can't sleep on VCU. The CAA is pretty solid at the top actually.
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im not too surprised USC lost, they werent that great of a team...i do agree there will be A LOT of upsets this year, this is the one year im not completely confident about my bracket getting me at least top 5 in my pool...there is a good chance i will either get first or last haha
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Go Oakland U!!!!
Tough matchup though, Texas is a good team that did not play up to expectations this season.
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Why didn't CU make it in? I could have sworn I saw a news story that said CU made it but CSU didn't.
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^ CU got shafted by the selection committee is basically what it comes down to, just like VT.
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wow did not see Morehead St. coming up with that upset on Louisville...that was pretty nuts
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There have been a lot of good finishes today. I'm really pulling for the Princeton upset of Kentucky right now. That would be huge. |
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I made that upset pick, but boy it was close. I'd actually heard that some of the Morehead State players in the off season play against some of the Louisville players and are actually better. I guess they showed a little bit of that. Gotta love the upsets. Not sure they'll win next round tho. |
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Didn't see the Morehead St upset coming either. It won't be the last upset though. I'm excited to see the rest of the tourny.
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13 of 16 in my picks so far. not bad.
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Also, go Zags. They put on a clinic against St. John's today.
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Picked everything but the upsets in my bracket so far :) Guess no big deal picking favorites (forgot to get into the TruSnow one though :()
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Yeah I didn't have time to go into the TruSnow bracket either. But I hope Marquette wins tonight as well as UNC.
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Ended up 12 and 4 on opening day of the tourny. This is my first year doing a bracket, so far so good! Penn State and Louisville I had going another round though...
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