NCAA Tournament First Round Game Thread

[CanoForPresident]

<--- is getting ready for the potential epic lulz.

[BonusCantos]

About time we had a thrilling ending like this today.

[dabomb2045]

<--- is getting ready for the potential epic lulz.

On a side note....I'm depending on you guys. I have you getting to the Sweet 16...dont let me down

[DEADSOX]

LOL, he blew that .................

[YanksFan1992]

What on earth was that?!?!

Gotta love a ball hog ruining his teams' chances.

[dabomb2045]

nice D by Collison there....UCLA holds on

[CanoForPresident]

................ UCLA...

[YanksFan1992]

LOL, he blew that .................

No kidding. Nothing like dribbling around for 9 seconds before doing anything in that sort of situation.

[DEADSOX]

And that's my extent of basketball watching for the next few years

[dabomb2045]

14-2 today....got the Maryland-Cal and Clemson-Michigan games wrong. I'll take it.

[YanksFan1992]

14-2 today....got the Maryland-Cal and Clemson-Michigan games wrong. I'll take it.

Western Kentucky hasn't won this just yet.

I need them to win, as it's a 19 point swing for me if they don't.

[YanksFan1992]

Oh dear god.

[JeterForPresident]

I need this Illinois comeback right now.

[dabomb2045]

Western Kentucky hasn't won this just yet.

I need them to win, as it's a 19 point swing for me if they don't.

Damn....i thought it was over. They are trying to choke it away....

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Illinois and those Refs want to make me perfect today

[JeterForPresident]

Illinois and those Refs want to make me perfect today

Perfect, nothing wrong with that. Illinois comeback gives me a 1 miss day.

[YanksFan1992]

/bangs head against wall

[JeterForPresident]

Well, close but no cigar. I love the 12-5 upset. I usually pick at least one but didn't do it this year.

[YanksFan1992]

Western Kentucky wins!

11/16 for me today, but I only lost one Sweet 16 team, so I'm not in too much despair yet.

[CptCrunch]

Well I got the WK upset right, but got a whole bunch of other games wrong today.

[YanksFan1992]

Well I got the WK upset right, but got a whole bunch of other games wrong today.

I still can't believe I picked Butler to beat UNC.

[BonusCantos]

I still can't believe I picked Butler to beat UNC.

You think that's bad...some kid in my old roommate's pool took Butler to the Elite 8 (which of course includes beating UNC, but probably goes further than your bracket).

[BroadwayBomber55]

I went 13-3 on Day 1 (Cal lost to Maryland, VCU lost to UCLA, and Butler lost to LSU).

[BroadwayBomber55]

You think that's bad...some kid in my old roommate's pool took Butler to the Elite 8 (which of course includes beating UNC, but probably goes further than your bracket).

Who in their minds picked Butler, who lost their Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State, to go to the Elite 8?

[YanksFan1992]

Who in their minds picked Butler, who lost their Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State, to go to the Elite 8?

It's not that big a stretch. I mean if you thought they could beat UNC (like I did), then they could probably beat Gonzaga.

[BroadwayBomber55]

It's not that big a stretch. I mean if you thought they could beat UNC (like I did), then they could probably beat Gonzaga.

Fair enough.

BTW, are you staying up until 3:00 AM tomorrow morning for the UCL draw?

[BonusCantos]

Who in their minds picked Butler, who lost their Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State, to go to the Elite 8?

Someone who probably does not watch much basketball.

[YanksFan1992]

Fair enough.

BTW, are you staying up until 3:00 AM tomorrow morning for the UCL draw?

Absolutely not. I gotta get as much sleep as possible during the Tournament.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I went 12-4 yesterday.

[jeterdaman]

I went 15-1. Only lost the Clemson/Michigan game

[a-RobinsonCano-Fan]

I went 13-3 on Day 1 (Cal lost to Maryland, VCU lost to UCLA, and Butler lost to LSU).

I still think VCU is the better team and shoulve gotten a few wins in this

[CallOfTheCrow]

god damn you, Illinois. Only thing good that had anything to do with Illinois was Wayne's World.

[Giddyup5]

Very impressed by Woodside on N.Dakota State against Kansas.

Good gritty player with surprising athleticism.

[TheManKnownAsMecca]

Syracuse won't be going too far if they play like that.

[BonusCantos]

This first round has been notably lacking in upsets so far. I don't count WKU because I think most people saw it coming.

[roblyo33]

A couple of nail-biters early. 4/4 so far today........but, just barely.

[dabomb2045]

East Tennessee St only down by 3 to Pitt at the half.....

[BonusCantos]

Pitt looks absolutely terrible. I'm not 100% convinced that they're winning this game.

[dabomb2045]

Pitt looks absolutely terrible. I'm not 100% convinced that they're winning this game.

I am. They sleptwalk thru that half--it wasnt really that East Tenn St was playing well. If they did play well, they would be winning by a significant margin. I expect Pitt to wake up.

[b_joseph]

I actually want Pitt to do well but with the lack of real upsets, I find myself rooting for them to lose.

This Christmas guy for Temple looks like a player. He has 27 with 7 mins to go...3 point game.

[BonusCantos]

I am. They sleptwalk thru that half--it wasnt really that East Tenn St was playing well. If they did play well, they would be winning by a significant margin. I expect Pitt to wake up.

I'm still not 100% convinced. More like 70%.

[dabomb2045]

I'm still not 100% convinced. More like 70%.

I'm torn. A 16-1 upset would be historic....but my brackets would be totally destroyed. Then again, most everyone else's would be as well.

At this point, I wanna see them at least hang in long enough that the crowd starts to become a factor.

[dabomb2045]

Pitt continues to make sloppy mistakes early in this half too

[BonusCantos]

I'm torn. A 16-1 upset would be historic....but my brackets would be totally destroyed. Then again, most everyone else's would be as well.

At this point, I wanna see them at least hang in long enough that the crowd starts to become a factor.

I did a bracket, but I don't care what happens to it. I think I'd rather see the 16-1 upset happen, not that it will necessarily be this game. So far the upsets have not really been flowing and a 1 seed going down would more than make up for it.

It's going to happen someday, who knows when though.

[BonusCantos]

Still plenty of time, but Pitt cannot get rid of ETSU. A better team would be blowing them [Pitt] out of the gym.

[dabomb2045]

I did a bracket, but I don't care what happens to it. I think I'd rather see the 16-1 upset happen, not that it will necessarily be this game. So far the upsets have not really been flowing and a 1 seed going down would more than make up for it.

It's going to happen someday, who knows when though.

True. I remember watching that Albany-UConn game where Albany had Uconn down like 12 well into the 2nd half before UConn woke up and took over....I was at a bar for that game and the place was crazy for the underdog. And maybe it will be today....East Tenn St continues to hang around and now the crowd is starting to become a factor.

[dabomb2045]

ETSU wants this game more right now. They are giving max effort and winning all the hustle plays. Where they have the talent to pull this off remains to be seen.

[b_joseph]

Damn 13 to 4 Off rebounds....no wonder its close.

[BonusCantos]

Pitt totally deserves to lose in the 2nd round if they survive this.

[dabomb2045]

Wow...this ETSU has some kind of heart man. They just keep fighting and battling. Outworking and outhustling Pitt.