hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
yikes. i would rather not have this happening with our potential second round opponent
NCAA Tournament
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
lol had my entire family on doing the same exact thing. hopefully ticketmaster lets us resell the tickets for the 3/4 games we don't need (and pray to everything that illinois advances to that game)
Kansas is a much better defensive team than WVU.
As it currently stands, they have the highest 2 point FG% in history. A big part of that is the WCC heavy schedule but they're also just darn good at making 2s.
My God
Are we allowed to share bracket links in here? I've got a Superbowl style Squares board that still has about 40 spots to fill.
So, did I see this correctly? The last 2 tournaments, 5 teams were placed 8 positions or more higher than expected. All 5 lost in the first round. This years teams placed 8 or higher than expected are W Virginia and Ok St.
Anyone know if teams get tested again, before games start???Positive test within G.Tech travel party. Asymptomatic. Traveled separately from team. No details on who exactly.
Member of Georgia Tech men’s basketball travel party tests positive for COVID
Coach Josh Pastner said abnormalities were found in their post-game testing Saturday after Georgia Tech won the ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C.www.ajc.com
I thought if there was a positive test then teams disqualified??
sacraig
- The desert
I hope this guy gets paid in some way for doing this. Otherwise it's one hell of a hobby.
Can appreciate the tie break score! I have been using 75-70 for my brackets too. (Also, insert the obligatory long time lurking, recently registered, first time poster.) I-L-L!I filled out my bracket, called “Win it all for Lou.” I absolutely think this time has a better shot at winning the big one than the ’05 team did. More depth, not living and dying with the 3, better coaching, and a true inside presence. My bracket reflects that and it is actually justified! National title game final score prediction tiebreaker: 75-70, Illinois.
I think the requirement is that the team needs five players ...so, if one tests positive, they contact trave, they're removed and play on if they have five.
ILLINI IN NE
- Omaha,Ne.
Sorry...quit reading when I saw your final four.Since a lot of people have asked about bracket challenges, I have created the following group if anybody wants to play along. It's public and you should be limited to one bracket that, if I follow correctly, must be submitted before the official start of the tournament on Thursday:
Create Your Men's Tournament Challenge Brackets
Play ESPN's Men's Tournament Challenge for FREE and create your brackets.fantasy.espn.com
Whether you fill out the bracket in time or not, I have some fun questions, with my answers below.
1) Who do you have in your final four? Why?
2) How far do you have Illinois making it, and, if you don't have them going all the way, who trips them up and why?
3) Will the ghost of Adam Morrison appear dancing on the scoring table while wiping away tears of joy this time if Gonzaga wins? (Oh, who is in your final and who wins it all?)
1) Gonzaga, Michigan (I know), Oklahoma State, and Baylor; edit (I legitimately think these are the four best teams, with the exception of the Illini; one of the top 4 seeds likely won't make it...and I'm guessing it's us.)
2) Sweet 16, upset by OSU. Dominant players make a difference, Baylor is good, and OSU's victory tells me the team is catching fire at the right time.
3) No. Morrison isn't dead, for one. The *actual* Adam Morrison will be there, and he will not cry when his team loses a squeaker to Oklahoma State 88-84.
I hope I'm wrong, but I remember reading this about the 2005 team: "Any team can get picked off in the tournament, but this team is something special." I think this year's team is equally "something special," just have a hunch they will get tripped up by a player who seems ready to go off.
Ayo>>Suggs>>Cunningham
His choice of Michigan is bizarre after we destroyed them.
He doesn't have DMW on the top 3 point % list so he is dead to me.
You have Mizzou winning a game.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
I'm exhausted just reading it.
I hope this guy gets paid in some way for doing this. Otherwise it's one hell of a hobby.
sacraig
- The desert
I did note that it claims Drexel's interior defense is awful, so this should be a feast for Kofi.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Hope so. For what its worth, this will be the first time the Illini have ever played Drexel. Ever. Obvioulsy should be a win, but not a game to look past.
NCAA referees sent home due to virus.
news.yahoo.com
Six referees removed from NCAA tournament duty due to COVID-19 protocols
One official tested positive while five others are required to quarantine due to close contact.
Tourney would swap schedule if BYU in Sweet 16
The NCAA has announced a contingency plan that would swap the East and Midwest regions' playing dates if BYU wins two games and makes the Sweet 16. The change would avoid having the Cougars slated to play on a Sunday.
Um, so far
Every “Expert Pick” on CBS Sports has the Illini in the championship game except Tim Doyle-and he can be disregarded because he has Iowa as champion.
haasi
- New York
Well deserved
Not to mention the fact that Livers may not be able to play. Without him, they are pretty one dimensional on offense.