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TTU wins it.
I wanted TTU to win so Ivisic can enter the portal.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
I want next year's team to have the same resilience as this year's Texas Tech team.
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Florida will beat texas tech by 25+ lol
Duke and Florida have been on a collision course since February. They're the two best teams and I think it's going to play out this way. This is just about the chalkiest tournament that I can remember.
Hoping it's not that case in the years to come.
I'm sorry, good comeback whatever, Texas Tech has ZERO reason to be in the elite eight as far as their team goes. JUST LOOK at how that bracket just blew for them. As much as we want to point the finger at various things, Illinois just hasn't had that, and its unfortunate.
And we gotta to stop with this "we got the best draw" thing on selection sunday. You NEVER know about ur draw until hindsight. KY was BY A MILE the best 3 seed.
And we gotta to stop with this "we got the best draw" thing on selection sunday. You NEVER know about ur draw until hindsight. KY was BY A MILE the best 3 seed.
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Yep. Those are the two best teams. Whoever wins it all between the two will basically be last year's UConn.
No. That UConn team was the best team in who knows how many years and by tourney point differential, that was the best team ever.
Both Duke and Florida have played single-digit tourney games already... and UConn last year - none of their tourney games were less than 16pt victories, had multiple 30+ pt victories, and they beat pretty much all the best teams that year (Illinois, Alabama, Purdue, etc).
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Last night's overtime loss by the Razorbacks was the first time a Calipari coached team that had at least a 6 point lead at halftime in an NCAA Tournament game ended up losing the game. Teams coached by Calipari were 35-0 when having that much of a halftime lead previously in tournament games.
That UConn team was uniquely dominant, no doubt. But I think this tournament is uniquely top heavy, with a couple dominant teams that will have to get past each other. We'll never know since teams from different seasons don't face each other, but I wouldn't be surprised if FL or Duke exceeds UConn on the metrics sites. Auburn and Houston are in that discussion too. Full disclosure I have Duke in my bracket, but the FF this year should be great games.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
The Final Four games may be good, but this tournament has been a real snoozer overall. Very few upsets, and even the upsets have been talented, but underachieving teams beating overachieving but flawed teams (Arkansas over St. John’s) or teams ravaged by injuries (Ole Miss over Iowa State). Feels more like European soccer where the teams with the money win.
I think it has been the very strong coaches. Look at the handful of upsets and their coaches: Will Wade, Chris Beard, Ben McCollum, Richard Pitino, Niko Medved. Every single one of them could end up getting a job upgrade this year. All but Beard already have. Then you have Calipari with one of the highest payrolls in college basketball.
But overall, I agree. This has been the most boring NCAA tournament ever, imo. It is due to the combination of free transfers and NIL. Every mid-major star leaves. Even the lower tier high major teams can't hang on to their best players, and when people are throwing around $2 m for Josh Dix, it is only going to get worse.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Say you watched all of our games without saying you watched all of our games.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Rooting against all B1G teams. Those are the teams we’re directly recruiting against.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Not too concerned about our ability to recruit, however we also recruit against perceptions that playing in another conference is better than playing in a B1G that continues to be "down". And it is also great to play in a conference that remains strong and gives a lot of opportunities to play Q1 and Top 25 opponents.
Zorak
- Naperville
Rooting against all B1G teams because they're our rivals and screw em.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
I respect that......
Just feels too dirty for me to root for samscum and satan to go on.
As a Bama/Illini fan I am pretty happy about the year. Illinois made the round of 32 and Bama to the Elite 8 for the 2nd year in a row. Sears just comes up big during March Madness and Aiden Holloway is a stud. Since I can't stand Duke, I am hoping they both replicate their performances from last night.
I cheer for the Big Ten. It's more important than ever to be part of a successful conference.
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