2021 NCAA Tournament - Meta thread

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After an excruciating two years, it's back.

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Today's First Four games

[Js1 85055]

Can't wait for that UCLA/MSU game tonight.  

[Sbbruin 21697]

49 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Can't wait for that UCLA/MSU game tonight.  

UCLA-  good talent, but missing our best player for most of the season (Chris Smith) and the mysterious loss of one of our big Jalen Hill (personal reasons- whatever that means).  But ZERO elite talent.  Our one 5* recruit decided to go the G-league Ignite route (Daishen Nix).  We lost 4 straight to end the season, with each game having AT LEAST an 8 point lead in the second half only to choke.  We aren't as good a defensive team as we need to be under Cronin.  And Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang is super hot and cold.  We can play with most anybody (had a second half lead on Ohio St), but we can lose to anybody.

tl;dr: who the fuck knows.

but @Wally Fairway and @Baboontyme can lick my taint.

Edited March 18, 2021 by Sbbruin

[Jhawk 1075]

I feel like live betting this year is going to be much more fruitful with covid. Lot of roster changes are going to be happening I feel like. Especially in h first 2 rounds. 

[Helobious 9476]

My tourney golden rules:

1) always pick UConn to go to at least the Elite 8

That’s it.

[Pancho 44357]

I mean UConn hasn’t been to an EE since 2014 and hasn’t been in the tournament since 2016, but you do you.

[Js1 85055]

32 minutes ago, Jhawk said:

I feel like live betting this year is going to be much more fruitful with covid. Lot of roster changes are going to be happening I feel like. Especially in h first 2 rounds. 

I've already changed some picks based on the OU and GT news. 

[Jhawk 1075]

Same with GT. 

[Hornlover 8824]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

I've already changed some picks based on the OU and GT news. 

Did you go from "OU sucks and I'm picking them to lose" to "OU really sucks and I'm picking them to lose by a lot" ?

[CurlyDumps 4439]

1 hour ago, Pancho said:

I mean UConn hasn’t been to an EE since 2014 and hasn’t been in the tournament since 2016, but you do you.

forget it, Panch, it's Helobioustown

[Js1 85055]

5 minutes ago, Hornlover said:

Did you go from "OU sucks and I'm picking them to lose" to "OU really sucks and I'm picking them to lose by a lot" ?

I thought I had picked OU but I did not.  But now I double didn't pick them! 

[Wally Fairway 5517]

3 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

UCLA-  good talent, but missing our best player for most of the season (Chris Smith) and the mysterious loss of one of our big Jalen Hill (personal reasons- whatever that means).  But ZERO elite talent.  Our one 5* recruit decided to go the G-league Ignite route (Daishen Nix).  We lost 4 straight to end the season, with each game having AT LEAST an 8 point lead in the second half only to choke.  We aren't as good a defensive team as we need to be under Cronin.  And Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang is super hot and cold.  We can play with most anybody (had a second half lead on Ohio St), but we can lose to anybody.

tl;dr: who the fuck knows.

but @Wally Fairway and @Baboontyme can lick my taint.

speaking of taint lickers, how'd those Bruins do the last couple of weeks?
can't wait for tonight, and the first of 7 wins in a row for Sparty (except they forget how to score about every 3 or 4 games)

Go Green!!!

[Hornlover 8824]

1 minute ago, Wally Fairway said:

speaking of taint lickers, how'd those Bruins do the last couple of weeks?
can't wait for tonight, and the first of 7 wins in a row for Sparty (except they forget how to score about every 3 or 4 games)

Go Green!!!

Let's hope they forget how to score in their 3rd game of the tourney

[Wally Fairway 5517]

Just now, Hornlover said:

Let's hope they forget how to score in their 3rd game of the tourney

one game at a time !!!
beating UCLA tonight will be like beating UM in football - as all their fans live in the past, and love to tell eveyone about all their championships from decades ago (okay - centuries ago for UM)

Go White!!!

[VirginiaLonghorn 4750]

4 hours ago, Machinator said:

After an excruciating two years, it's back.

... and we didn’t miss a damn thing.

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[Baboontyme 2807]

WOTS is UCLA is soft, just like @Sbbruin

A well placed Mady Sissoko elbow to Tyger's cranium should set the tone early and you can expect the Bruins to piss down their legs, take their ball and go home. MSU wins a defensive struggle, 12-8. Bring on the Mormons. 

[Machinator 32097]

And, we're off.

[Tailgate 3014]

Still can’t believe UCLA v Michigan State is a play in game. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

35 minutes ago, Machinator said:

And, we're off.

So awesome.  I've really missed all these commercials.

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[ztejas 43244]

31 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

Still can’t believe UCLA v Michigan State is a play in game. 

Yeah well maybe they should have played less shitass basketball this year. 

[Sbbruin 21697]

2 hours ago, CurlyDumps said:

forget it, Panch, it's Helobioustown

He picked the Yankees to cut down the nets.

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And TSU goes up 31-30 after being down 30-20 at the half.

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

Thanks to @Wally Fairway and @Baboontyme, I am now a Bruins fan**.

I love March Madness. It's definitely more compelling when Texas is involved. Hopefully, this will still be the case come next weekend.

Didn't take long for Texas Southern to erase that 10-point halftime deficit to Mount St. Mary's.

 

** I keed, I keed.

[Sbbruin 21697]

2 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

speaking of taint lickers, how'd those Bruins do the last couple of weeks?

[Underdog 28437]

1 hour ago, Tailgate said:

Still can’t believe UCLA v Michigan State is a play in game. 

IMO, it should be that way for P5 schools on the bubble.  Let the small schools get to enjoy being apart of 64 team field. 

[Machinator 32097]

Bad foul by Mount St Mary's on a three-pointer just about ices it for Texas Southern.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Texas Southern is IN!

[hayden_horn 11360]

what is the deal with 20's rolled up shorts on tsu?

[ztejas 43244]

Holy shit that was one of the filthiest college dunks I've ever seen. 

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[ztejas 43244]

The live feed doesn't do it justice. I saw it live and instantly knew it must have been an insane dunk even thought it was hard to tell. 

Check out the 2nd angle here:

 

[Wally Fairway 5517]

1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Thanks to @Wally Fairway and @Baboontyme, I am now a Bruins fan

I'd take that as a huge compliment

[Machinator 32097]

Drake takes their first lead since early in the game.

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

LoL That was like five steps, yet Udeze seemed flummoxed with the call.

[Machinator 32097]

What a sequence!

[Underdog 28437]

Kinda wonder the need for a shot clock at key when there's one on the scorebox?  

Damn, tough loss for the Shox.  Congrats, Drake. 

[Js1 85055]

Why the 3? Teams are so stupid 

[Machinator 32097]

Damn, congrats to the Bulldogs.

 

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

The Fighting @mulletpelinis go down ... (but what else is new?)

[clapclapclap 9000]

If coach got a bonus for that win he can buy his wife a Peloton.

[Pancho 44357]

Thought that was the Drake coach’s mom, not his wife. 

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

1 minute ago, Pancho said:

Thought that was the Drake coach’s mom, not his wife. 

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

two enjoyable games so far. a fine start to the tourney.

 

[shadow_operative 15931]

any boxing fans in here get a chuckle out of the name Tyson Etienne? surely his parents did that on purpose, yeah?

 

 

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

2 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

two enjoyable games so far. a fine start to the tourney.

Pete Carril thinks there's been too much scoring, though.

Edited March 19, 2021 by Braff Zacklin

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[PittsburghTiger 6136]

6 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Pete Carril thinks there's been too much scoring, though.

Or Jim Phelan, to be a bit more on topic for the evening.

Years ago I covered a game they played at Robert Morris. He was a really awesome guy and gave some great quotes after the game, a real gentleman.

Edited March 19, 2021 by PittsburghTiger