2023 NCAA Tournament - Elite 8

[Pancho 44,856]

 

[Brian Fantana 6,689]

I'm here to fuck

[Braff Zacklin 13,618]

12 hours ago, Pancho said:

Amazing how much "experience" Texas has with the teams in the Sweet 16:

Played KSU twice (split)

Demolished Arkansas in meaningless scrimmage

Blown out at Tennessee in January

Routed Gonzaga in Austin in November

Scrimmaged Houston in preseason and supposedly did well

Beat Creighton in Austin in December

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

man that's a lot of wins, individually and aggregate, for zero titles.  

4 of these 10 are still alive.

[Underdog 28,711]

C'mon, Zags!  

Saw a graphic on Twitter that only 4 of the S16 Teams have won a title. 

[Js1 85,409]

Just now, Underdog said:

C'mon, Zags!  

Saw a graphic on Twitter that only 4 of the S16 Teams have won a title. 

And the last one was UCLA in 1995?

[Underdog 28,711]

UConn - 2014. And motherfucker, don't ask me how I know. 

Edited March 23, 2023 by Underdog

[Js1 85,409]

5 minutes ago, Underdog said:

UConn - 2014. And motherfucker, don't ask me how I know. 

Ooh duh. UCLA is the last blueblood left who won it.  A fun S16 without Duke, UK, KU and UNC for sure 

[Underdog 28,711]

Yeah, its had to have been a while since that last happened, 2020 excluded. 

[BurntOrange&White 39,934]

 

 

 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

Arkansas +4 vs. Uconn looks good.  Zags  ML vs. UCLA.  KSU ML vs MSU.

Miami +7.5 vs. UH, Xavier +4 vs. UT. 

Edited March 23, 2023 by Make em eat Taco Bell

[Underdog 28,711]

Be curious to how Nowell plays against a coach who actually watches tape of his opponents.  

Tonight:  

Sparty

UConn

Vols

Zags

 

[Tailgate 3,022]

Need to stop having games overlap once we hit 16.

[The Dog 44,062]

[MotownHorn 1,770]

1 hour ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Arkansas +4 vs. Uconn looks good.  Zags  ML vs. UCLA.  KSU ML vs MSU.

Miami +7.5 vs. UH, Xavier +4 vs. UT. 

I like Princeton +10 a whole lot

[Dahobbs 17,625]

1 hour ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Arkansas +4 vs. Uconn looks good.  Zags  ML vs. UCLA.  KSU ML vs MSU.

Miami +7.5 vs. UH, Xavier +4 vs. UT. 

You're betting against Izzo with time to prepare for Nowell for a +100 to +105 money line? That's bold sir. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

21 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

I like Princeton +10 a whole lot

they have a shooter with a flawless fundamentally shooting form, a mini Klay Thompson.  It's amazing how he ever misses a clean look, robotic.  Will be fun to watch. 

[BigOrange1 6,442]

2 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

You're betting against Izzo with time to prepare for Nowell for a +100 to +105 money line? That's bold sir. 

there was actually a stat they showed during the msu/marquette game the other day that the games in which Izzo is really lethal in the tourney are the ones where he only has a day in between games.

[BigOrange1 6,442]

1 minute ago, BigOrange1 said:

there was actually a stat they showed during the msu/marquette game the other day that the games in which Izzo is really lethal in the tourney are the ones where he only has a day in between games.

found it!

A big part of Izzo’s success in March is his ability to prepare his team for a new opponent in less than 48 hours, a key to victory when trying to get out of a regional pod. The Spartans’ win on Sunday means that Izzo is now 25-7 on the second game of a March Madness weekend, an incredible feat that speaks directly to his coaching ability.

https://fansided.com/2023/03/19/tom-izzo-confirmed-march-madness-wizard/

[Sbbruin 21,861]

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

C'mon, Zags!  

Saw a graphic on Twitter that only 4 of the S16 Teams have won a title. 

Injuries remain the big question for UCLA.  Adem Bona's left shoulder and David Singleton's ankle.  I think both play.  How effectively remains the question.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Sbbruin

[MotownHorn 1,770]

59 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

they have a shooter with a flawless fundamentally shooting form, a mini Klay Thompson.  It's amazing how he ever misses a clean look, robotic.  Will be fun to watch. 

Yeah they've been impressive.

I wouldn't be shocked if they won outright so +10 seems like a huge amount of points to me in that game. I like taking the points on the big spreads. I rode FDU +15.5 hard last weekend.

I'm on the Zags ML and K St ML tonight. Also have a parlay with over 133 in K St/MSU, over 134 in Ark/Uconn, under 136 in FAU/Tenn, and over 140 in Zags/UCLA 

[Sbbruin 21,861]

Down 17.  Then Bruins make Morrison their bitch.

[ztejas 43,475]

SDSU is getting 7.5 against Bammer. 

That seems like a lot.

[ryskey 447]

3 hours ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

man that's a lot of wins, individually and aggregate, for zero titles.  

4 of these 10 are still alive.

Had no idea OU had more tourney wins than UT.  They've done well since joining the B12 but looks like they did really well in the 80s.

Same for KSU.  They were apparently a powerhouse in the 60s and 70s.

[ztejas 43,475]

4 hours ago, Js1 said:

Ooh duh. UCLA is the last blueblood left who won it.  A fun S16 without Duke, UK, KU and UNC for sure 

UCONN 14 11 04 99

MSU 00, 79

Arky 94*

Edited March 23, 2023 by ztejas

[BigOrange1 6,442]

23 minutes ago, ztejas said:

SDSU is getting 7.5 against Bammer. 

That seems like a lot.

agreed i think sdsu is going to give bama a real game.

[Liquor and Poker 3,659]

54 minutes ago, ryskey said:

Had no idea OU had more tourney wins than UT.  They've done well since joining the B12 but looks like they did really well in the 80s.

Same for KSU.  They were apparently a powerhouse in the 60s and 70s.

Billy Tubbs. 

They were basically in the tournament every year.  They lost to Kansas in the final in 1988.  Danny Manning.  Kansas beat them in the final after OU had beaten Kansas pretty handily at least twice in the regular season.

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

3 hours ago, Tailgate said:

Need to stop having games overlap once we hit 16.

That means you tip the first game around 3P Eastern on Thursday and Friday. CBS and Turner didn't pay $20 billion for the rights to go down that path.

The first game tips for today and tomorrow moved up 40 minutes over last year to provide a little more cushion with things. 

 

[Valmy77 13,243]

Considering the legendary teams UH had in the 1970s and 1980s and the fact we went from 2008 until 2022 being 0 for the tourney, I am kind of impressed we are tied with UH.

[BigOrange1 6,442]

34 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

That means you tip the first game around 3P Eastern on Thursday and Friday. CBS and Turner didn't pay $20 billion for the rights to go down that path.

The first game tips for today and tomorrow moved up 40 minutes over last year to provide a little more cushion with things. 

 

yeah they are starting a little too early tonight and tomorrow for my liking, but they have done a pretty good job of staggering the start times where you shouldn't miss anything significant from any of the sweet 16 games.

and of course after the sweet 16 every game is a stand alone.

[BERT 4,380]

6 hours ago, Underdog said:

UConn - 2014. And motherfucker, don't ask me how I know. 

How do you know?

[jw4381 3,080]

5 hours ago, Tailgate said:

Need to stop having games overlap once we hit 16.

I agree.

1 hour ago, Wally Pryor said:

That means you tip the first game around 3P Eastern on Thursday and Friday. CBS and Turner didn't pay $20 billion for the rights to go down that path.

The first game tips for today and tomorrow moved up 40 minutes over last year to provide a little more cushion with things. 

 

I disagree. You have all these as stand alone, all eyeballs on each game. More bang for the advertising dollar.

Or am I missing something? That's entirely possible. But I'd rather be watching a game right now. 

[Ignatius 4,017]

6 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

 

 

 

Not a good sign that the Bruins are having trouble maintaining their Bona…

[ClubWhatever 12,145]

1 hour ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Billy Tubbs. 

They were basically in the tournament every year.  They lost to Kansas in the final in 1988.  Danny Manning.  Kansas beat them in the final after OU had beaten Kansas pretty handily at least twice in the regular season.

Kaiser Bob and Shaka Smart.  12 years of zilch. 

[MotownHorn 1,770]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

SDSU is getting 7.5 against Bammer. 

That seems like a lot.

I’ve got that in my Hail Mary $1 parlay trying to pick all 8 games to win $140

(there’s some MLs in there too is how it got to crazy odds)

[MotownHorn 1,770]

53 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

yeah they are starting a little too early tonight and tomorrow for my liking, but they have done a pretty good job of staggering the start times where you shouldn't miss anything significant from any of the sweet 16 games.

and of course after the sweet 16 every game is a stand alone.

Late games are a bit late for me tonight and tomorrow. As a middle age guy with young kids on the East Coast this 945/10 PM tip tomorrow is gonna be brutal. Our game won’t end until after midnight and win or lose I’ll be too amped up to get to sleep until 1ish 

 Then im on kid duty whenever they wake up (630 or 7 probably)

Get that W and I’ll be able to make it through Saturday on adrenaline/anticipation alone, though 

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

FAU is up against it. Hasn't played a Power 5 team in over 4 months. And it's so 3-point centric and Tennessee defends that line better than anyone in the country. FAU is also very small. The subtraction of Ziegler has made Tennessee even taller. 

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

35 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

I agree.

I disagree. You have all these as stand alone, all eyeballs on each game. More bang for the advertising dollar.

Or am I missing something? That's entirely possible. But I'd rather be watching a game right now. 

I'm thinking the money / advertising guys at the networks have analyzed this to the nth degree. Including the likelihood that one of the overlapping games isn't competitive and you need the other game for people to tune in. That's probably big. 

Wouldn't be a bad deal being on the west coast with a regional semi tipping at noon on a Thursday, and Friday.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Wally Pryor

[jw4381 3,080]

Yeah. 

Noon

2:30

5

7:30

All mountain time, of course...

[jw4381 3,080]

[Pods 7,585]

Pretty fun first 6 1/2 minutes. Great game so far. 

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

Hauser is a confident player right now. Sparty needs to run thru him.

[ClubWhatever 12,145]

4 minutes ago, Pods said:

Pretty fun first 6 1/2 minutes. Great game so far. 

Buncha bricks 

[Pods 7,585]

1 minute ago, ClubWhatever said:

Buncha bricks 

MSU is shooting 37% and 50%, KSU is at 54% and 50%. Each team has 3 3's on 6 attempts. 

[TornACL 7,705]

3 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Down 17.  Then Bruins make Morrison their bitch.

That game and the Kenton Paulino buzzer beater against WVU were back to back on the TV that night, as I recall. A great night of hoops.

[jw4381 3,080]

Off the topic of this game, but got damn. Vegas welcomes UConn with dirt and vomit...in their hotel rooms.

They pelted us with dirt and vomit.

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

I'd forgotten that Taing had 10 new players on his team. In his first HC job.

What an incredible job he's done. 

Just now, jw4381 said:

Off the topic of this game, but got damn. Vegas welcomes UConn with dirt and vomit...in their hotel rooms.

They pelted us with dirt and vomit.

Where were they? The Linq?

[jw4381 3,080]

Luxor

[AustinHorn 57]

KSU cheerleaders look a little chunky

[Nicole44 22,061]

Let’s go Wildcats! Hang in there fuckers! No matter what they went on an impressive run this season.