The Official NCAA Basketball Thread

[Fran]

Come on Buckeyes!

2007 NCAA Men's March Madness Pool -- Sweet 16 Round. 5 Days Done, 2.5 Rounds Complete.

POINTS ARE DOUBLED!

BadgerPhil
Kansas - +8
Duke - 0
Ohio State - +8
Memphis - +8
Phil earns 24 more points tonight.

bored
Kansas - +8
UCLA - +8
Ohio State - +8
Texas A&M - 0
bored has 24 points as well.

Darth Elektra
Kansas - +8
UCLA - +8
Ohio State - +8
Texas A&M - 0
Darth Elektra adds 24 as well to his total.

farmerfran
Kansas - +8
UCLA - +8
Ohio State - +8
Texas A&M - 0
farmerfran has 24 points also... damn Texas A&M!

Maximum_Carnage
Kansas - +8
Indiana - 0
Ohio State - +8
Louisville - 0
M_C adds 16 points to his already low total

Mister J
Kansas - +8
Pitt - 0
Ohio State - +8
Texas A&M - 0
J adds 16 points to his total, tying M_C for second tonight.

Tangled Web
Virginia Tech - 0
UCLA - +8
Ohio State - +8
Texas A&M - 0
TW ties J and M_C for second with 16 points as well.

Venom'sDad
Kansas - +8
UCLA - +8
Ohio State - +8
Memphis - +8
Venom'sDad has 4/4, 32 points for the night.

Your winner tonight, and jumping into second place, VENOM'SDAD!

OVERALL STANDINGS
1. farmerfran - 122 points
2. Venom'sDad - 120 points
3. Darth Elektra - 118 points
4. bored - 110 points
5. BadgerPhil - 104 points
6. Mister J - 94 points
7. Tangled Web - 92 points
8. Maximum_Carnage - 78 points

Farmerfran has a slim 2-point hold on first place.

That's all for tonight, folks!

 

[Darth Elektra]

Dang, Im in third position?

That sucks.

 

[Venom'sDad]

2007 NCAA Men's March Madness Pool -- Sweet 16 Round. 5 Days Done, 2.5 Rounds Complete.


Your winner tonight, and jumping into second place, VENOM'SDAD!

OVERALL STANDINGS
1. farmerfran - 122 points
2. Venom'sDad - 120 points
3. Darth Elektra - 118 points
4. bored - 110 points
5. BadgerPhil - 104 points
6. Mister J - 94 points
7. Tangled Web - 92 points
8. Maximum_Carnage - 78 points

Farmerfran has a slim 2-point hold on first place.

I want to thank my Mom & Dad for their inspiration, my bracketology professor for educating me on DNA mapping of brackets, the NCAA for finally seeing things my way, and the Great Basketball God "Wilson".

 

[bored]

Stuck in fourth. Dammit, A&M!

 

[Fran]

Carnage is screwed. Period.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Lets go Butler.

 

[Fran]

I'm not gonna be able to do final standings tonight.

I'm gonna be out of town until tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Gosh Fran!

You got to be kidding me!

 

[Fran]

An easy way to calculate your own score is take who you picked to win. If you picked right, add eight points. If not, zero.

I'm 2-0 so far tonight.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Yeah, just for the record, my last post was sarcasm.

Dang, I can't believe Gtown and Florida managed to hold on.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Holy sh**!!! I suck!

 

[SoulManX]

Phil: March Madness Has Gone Too Far






If you're a die-hard NBA fan, the NCAA's can be a little trying. Not that there's anything wrong with swinging both ways. But when Kobe is out there making history and a lot of the world can't be bothered, something's not right.

Apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way. The one, the only Phil Jackson thinks fans should have at least a little bit of respect for the Association in the month of March. The Los Angeles Times reports that during last night's Grizz/Lakers game, the hometown fans were more interested in watching Memphis/A&M than the action right in front of them:

As the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies played Thursday night at FedExForum, fans erupted in cheers at inopportune times that had nothing to do with the antics of the Grizzlies' mascot.

Fans were simply watching the Tigers play Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament, a game shown on the scoreboard at FedExForum for the final minutes of the Tigers' 65-64 victory over the Aggies.​

Jackson got peeved, seemingly out of principle, and demanded the game be taken down:

"I went to the scorer's table and said, 'That's not right,'" Jackson said later. "This is the game that's being played here. Delaney did the right thing."​

Lamar Odom, who missed two free throws when surprise cheering broke out, had no problem with it. I can see both sides of it. It's like, if you you're that invested in the Tigers, don't attend another sporting event. But if Kobe's slicing up your squad, you probably need something to believe in.

 

[Darth Elektra]

OMG, the Heels are losing to USC...




Come on Heels!

 

[Mister J]

Carolina, you gotta be ****ing kidding me!

 

[Darth Elektra]

The Heels take the lead!

YES!

 

[Mister J]

You'll notice that huge run came immediately after my post.

Come on, Carolina! Close the damn thing out.

 

[SoulManX]

The Heels take the lead!

YES!

Tisk Tisk DE how could you

 

[Darth Elektra]

Tisk Tisk DE how could you

Im sorry

but I predicted that the Heels would win it all.

 

[Mister J]

Way to go, Coach Floyd. You just snuffed out whatever slim chances your team had.

 

[SoulManX]

Im sorry

but I predicted that the Heels would win it all.

 

[Darth Elektra]

3-4 again not to bad. Especially since I couldnt win the Oregon vs UNLV.
My champs are still intact too.

 

[L.A.]

Well at least one of my LA teams still in it

 

[Fran]

Okay, I'm gonna do the results for last night, since I am back.

 

[Addendum]

Phil: March Madness Has Gone Too Far






If you're a die-hard NBA fan, the NCAA's can be a little trying. Not that there's anything wrong with swinging both ways. But when Kobe is out there making history and a lot of the world can't be bothered, something's not right.

Apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way. The one, the only Phil Jackson thinks fans should have at least a little bit of respect for the Association in the month of March. The Los Angeles Times reports that during last night's Grizz/Lakers game, the hometown fans were more interested in watching Memphis/A&M than the action right in front of them:

As the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies played Thursday night at FedExForum, fans erupted in cheers at inopportune times that had nothing to do with the antics of the Grizzlies' mascot.

Fans were simply watching the Tigers play Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament, a game shown on the scoreboard at FedExForum for the final minutes of the Tigers' 65-64 victory over the Aggies.​

Jackson got peeved, seemingly out of principle, and demanded the game be taken down:

"I went to the scorer's table and said, 'That's not right,'" Jackson said later. "This is the game that's being played here. Delaney did the right thing."​

Lamar Odom, who missed two free throws when surprise cheering broke out, had no problem with it. I can see both sides of it. It's like, if you you're that invested in the Tigers, don't attend another sporting event. But if Kobe's slicing up your squad, you probably need something to believe in.

Doesn't Coach Jackson know that Memphis is primarily a college town? Until the Grizzlies came here a few years ago, the only game was Tigers basketball.

And since Phil Jackson isn't part of the Grizzlies organization, he and Kobe can **** off. The ones who should be pissed off are the Grizzlies organization. But then, it's not like they'll do anything to change the situation.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Lets go Buckeyes!