3/26-3/27 Games Thread

[Illinicpa14]

I have Purdue in a survivor pool tonight and I just can’t root for these guys anymore - TKR is a goon

 

[spillini]

Close up ref cam when talking about a review makes me giggle.

Especially when announcers talk over them

 

[BillyBob1]

I have Purdue in a survivor pool tonight and I just can’t root for these guys anymore - TKR is a goon

I couldn’t root for them anytime.

 

[chiefini]

No.

Hartness, Smith, Richardson are refs for Purdue

O'Connel, Walton, Sirmon for Iowa/Nebby

Thank you!

 

[Illini_Jack]

Whoever hired Bruce Pearl for March Madness needs to get fired

 

[Chase321]

So many reviews in PU/TX. TKR is in the center of them with some holds

Braden Smith seems off the last 2 games.

To my eye and in limited viewing he’s seemed off, off and on, all season.

 

[WyattEarp]

Anyone else think Mast and Jim Gaffigan look similar?

A little like he could be his kid or younger bro or something.
This one must be some sort of optical illusion tho…

 

[UDillini]

Tkr just flailing around it’s getting absurd

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Whoever hired Bruce Pearl for March Madness needs to get fired

You go from an A++ game crew with Harlan, Stan (who I really like - yes, his voice is grating, but I always learn something when I watch a game he's doing), and Bill Raftery's eventual replacement in Hummel to a BAD studio crew. Thank goodness the games are staggered so I didn't have to listen to that halftime drivel.

One of the reasons I'd like Self to retire is so he can replace Pearl next year. Pearl is BRUTAL on TV. Self would be fantastic.

 

[Champaign88]

Can’t wait until I don’t have to ever watch TKR again. Maybe tonight is the night…

 

[DICKnaggie]

Purdue and Tx both playing with intensity and focus. Very competitive game and exactly what a sweet 16 game should be. Love this time if year!

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Purdue and Tx both playing with intensity and focus. Very competitive game and exactly what a sweet 16 game should be. Love this time if year!

Both of these games are really entertaining, but in different ways. Hard to have them on the multi-view and keep an eye on both of them.

 

[JJE]

Sweet 16 basketball games tonight so far

 

[jamarvelous31]

They just robbed Kluff there...

 

[Jsheag777]

Tkr just flailing around it’s getting absurd

Purdue bigs are at Fears level flailing and flopping and getting rewarded for all of it. Has me rooting for Texas.

 

[NarrowJ]

I hope this arena is empty due to ticket prices and not because it’s about to fill up with 80% Houston fans

 

[FloridaMan]

Look who's got the Iowa Nebraska game. Something to monitor if we are fortunate enough to pull out tonight's game. IYKYK.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

May the basketball gods smile upon us and have this Nebraska-Iowa crowd stick around and support their fellow Big Ten program in an hour or so. A fantastic neutral-site environment, one of the better ones I've heard.

 

[LarryGotFouled]

It’s not empty

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

I hope this arena is empty due to ticket prices and not because it’s about to fill up with 80% Houston fans

It's not empty. There are fan sections behind each bench for Illinois and Houston. Iowa and Nebraska sections are opposite those benches.

 

[Jimbo]

I have Purdue in a survivor pool tonight and I just can’t root for these guys anymore - TKR is a goon

Me too. To balance it out i bet on Texas to win.

 

[NarrowJ]

It's not empty. There are fan sections behind each bench for Illinois and Houston. Iowa and Nebraska sections are opposite those benches.

Ah ok, saw someone on Reddit who’s there and said it’s pretty sparse crowd

 

[Jimbo]

Do we care who wins the iowa nebraska game? I think we’d have a better chance of beating Iowa if we pull off the Houston upset.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Ah ok, saw someone on Reddit who’s there and said it’s pretty sparse crowd

This early in the evening isn't that good to judge by.

 

[freddbird]

Ben McCollum is going to be a problem. Maybe this year, maybe not, but I don't like it.