2023 NCAA Tournament - Elite 8

[WBT 20,670]

4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Ernie said this will be the first elite 8 without a 1 seed, ever.

No 1s and at most one 2

[Mdhorn 5,987]

5 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

we gonna win the whole fucking thing with an interim coach lol

And won't have to hire him if they do, because there's no way he'd be able to replicate this season.  

[LTtxfan 49,358]

UConn has played the best so far of the remaining teams... really good team

[Mdhorn 5,987]

1 minute ago, LTtxfan said:

UConn has played the best so far of the remaining teams... really good team

If you looked at their record vs top teams prior to the tournament, would've never chose them as an option.  They're destroying teams now. 

Edited March 25, 2023 by Mdhorn

[LTtxfan 49,358]

Bank is open for Miami 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Laxtonto 12,121]

Disappointed in Bama

They had SDSU dead to rights but were just off the mark. Sometimes I guess they just didn't have that killer instant that you expect for a team with that caliber of assassins on thier roster...

Fuck those guys.,.

[Mdhorn 5,987]

Houston defense is garbage.  Really.  

[TexArcher 38,070]

4 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Until Coogs fix their death trap of a football stadium they can’t win…karma won’t allow it. 

Also, they've never won shit and they never will.

[TrashMaster G 17,601]

Loving watching Coog High go down.  Fuck you, Ferttita.

But those Miami unis are hideous. 

[BurntOrange&White 40,028]

Alabama Aggy, so cringe

 

 

 

 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

Just now, Mdhorn said:

Houston defense is garbage.  Really.  

they struggled in Rd1 vs. Northern Kentucky, a school unbeknownst to most.  They had no chance in this tourney, seriously overrated all year.  Hurricane backcourt is so damn quick, especially Wong.  The tourney is a guard's game, good shots, limit the TOs, pass well, execute well, profit. 

and Brandon Miller goes 1-10 from 3s.  Top 3 pick? 

[LTtxfan 49,358]

Just now, Mdhorn said:

Houston defense is garbage.  Really.  

Yeah, Miami leads UH...    80-69

2:58 left

[Rickylovesweed 14,542]

5 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

UConn has played the best so far of the remaining teams... really good team

They've also had a really easy draw.

Iona (13 seed)

St Marys (5 seed)

Arkansas (8 seed)

[Mdhorn 5,987]

Just now, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

they struggled in Rd1 vs. Northern Kentucky, a school unbeknownst to most.  They had no chance in this tourney, seriously overrated all year.  Hurricane backcourt is so damn quick, especially Wong.  The tourney is a guard's game, good shots, limit the TOs, pass well, execute well, profit. 

The lane has been wide open for layups most of the game.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

14 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

There has never been a tournament without a number 1 seed in the Elite 8

that's a freaky stat.  I'd like to see Princeton win it all. 

[Rickylovesweed 14,542]

1 minute ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

they struggled in Rd1 vs. Northern Kentucky, a school unbeknownst to most.  They had no chance in this tourney, seriously overrated all year.  Hurricane backcourt is so damn quick, especially Wong.  The tourney is a guard's game, good shots, limit the TOs, pass well, execute well, profit. 

and Brandon Miller goes 1-10 from 3s.  Top 3 pick? 

Yeah, they just try to out physical teams. 

Once a team realizes that if you don't allow their physicality to beat you they aren't that great defensively. Houston's guards are drastically overrated (especially from a skill perspective) which I was all in on Miami winning this game. 

[Braff Zacklin 13,664]

9 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

UConn has played the best so far of the remaining teams... really good team

 

1 minute ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

that's a freaky stat.  I'd like to see Princeton win it all. 

Tha fuck wrong wit ch'all?

[GSU&UT 1,798]

Hope our game starts on time. Going to be moving to the West Coast this summer with my family so won't have to deal with staying up late and getting up with the kid early anymore strictly for sports.

[Deej 76,930]

13 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

And some chucklefucks will stay say we should replace him.

I mean, if he wins it all, what are the chances that he reaches the pinnacle again? Time to move on. 

[TexArcher 38,070]

3 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

that's a freaky stat.  I'd like to see Princeton win it all. 

 

[Droopy 2,626]

11 minutes ago, Mdhorn said:

If you looked at their record vs top teams prior to the tournament, would've never chose them as an option.  They're destroying teams now. 

@Juicy called it.

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

I mean, if he wins it all, what are the chances that he reaches the pinnacle again? Time to move on. 

Win the trophy, disband the program, go out on top. Good plan. 

[Mdhorn 5,987]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

 

Tha fuck wrong wit ch'all?

It couldn't break Texas way any better.  Xavier can be had.  

[LTtxfan 49,358]

Did not see Miami scoring so many points against UH... already have 87pts

[Dahobbs 17,686]

Just now, LTtxfan said:

Did not see Miami scoring so many points against UH... already have 87pts

UH has just been standing around on defense. I'd swear they have been throwing the game. 

[TexArcher 38,070]

When is the last time none of the 1-seeds made it past the Sweet 16?

[Hank_Hill 18,896]

Just now, TexArcher said:

When is the last time none of the 1-seeds made it past the Sweet 16?

Someone just said never

[Deej 76,930]

2 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Win the trophy, disband the program, go out on top. Good plan. 

 

[Zuerst 146]

1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

When is the last time none of the 1-seeds made it past the Sweet 16?

Today.

 

You're welcome.

[Blotto 23,579]

15 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Until Coogs fix their death trap of a football stadium they can’t win…karma won’t allow it. 

Pretty sure they built a new stadium, so either its a death trap as well, or karma's got more bidness with that Cougar High. Probably all those little boys Daniel Figurelli keeps in his basement.

[Radical Larry 28,663]

[The Ace of Aces 5,194]

Creighton and Gonzaga the only teams in the preseason top 10 still alive. 

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

Texas is the highest remaining seed left in the tournament. 

[Zuerst 146]

2 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Creighton and Gonzaga the only teams in the preseason top 10 still alive. 

And their only lost in the regular season to the remaining field...  

 

Texas

Edited March 25, 2023 by Zuerst

[Laxtonto 12,121]

You know what else I like about this tourney...

 

UH leaving to the B12... eliminated

UCLA leaving to B10... eliminated

SDSU rumored to the Pac12... still alive but if they do keep advancing all the tourny creds stay in the MWC

All the SEC... bye bye

Marquette... fuck you

 

UT.... still rolling

[Valmy77 13,273]

I hope selling your soul protecting an accessory to murder was worth a Sweet 16 trip Bama. 

[runthebone 8,047]

Wild

[Chad 1,728]

Bama was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Good riddance. If Miller was some scrub bench player he wouldn't even be on the team at the moment.

[Helobious 9,464]

“Bama was in the wrong place at the wrong time” jokes all over social media. I’m loving all of it. Pieces of shit.

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

Well, these prelims were cute. Bring on the game that matters. 

[BurntOrange&White 40,028]

1 minute ago, Gut Wagon said:

Well, these prelims were cute. Bring on the game that matters. 

Yessir, Princeton and Creighton!

[Laxtonto 12,121]

 

[markstanco 12,615]

“Bama was in the wrong place at the wrong time” jokes all over social media. I’m loving all of it. Pieces of shit.

Did you hear about the shirts fans were wearing? (I’m sure it’s been posted but haven’t seen it)

Something like “we are killing people….”

[Nicole44 22,078]

Creighton coming out strong…so far. 

[Mdhorn 5,987]

Bama now enters the dangerous off-season, where they get to try and keep their players out of jail until next season.  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Someone got the cheerleaders mixed up on what side of the courts they’re supposed to be on…

[LTtxfan 49,358]

Crazy if Miami's Nijel Pack was still at k-state

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How former Kansas State guard Nijel Pack became the face of name, image and likeness

Story by Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star • Yesterday 

The dollar amounts and other benefits college athletes have been receiving since the path was cleared for name, image and likeness agreements two years ago largely remains a mystery.

That’s why jaws dropped when the details of Nijel Pack’s deal were revealed last year.

An All-Big 12 guard at Kansas State in 2022, Pack decided to transfer to Miami. Soon after arriving his two-year, $800,000 agreement with LifeWallet, which included a car, became public. The gasp was audible throughout the sports landscape.

NIL deals could be worth that much?

Pack said he wasn’t fazed by the announcement by LifeWallet or the commentary that followed, including criticism from Alabama football coach Nick Saban.

But since the jolt of Pack’s news, the earnings of other college athletes have become known. That includes Saban’s quarterback Bryce Young, a former Heisman Trophy winner who made an estimated $1 million in NIL agreements last year.

“People in my corner told me to look at it with a positive perspective,” Pack said. “If you make it to the next level, and that’s my main goal, thinking about what people will expect from you because you make a certain amount of money.

“This is basically preparing me for the next level.”

Pack, a 6-0 guard, averages 13.4 points and 2.4 assists for a Hurricanes team looking to extend its season against top-ranked Houston in the Midwest Regional semifinal on Friday at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center. Fifth-seeded Miami overcame second-half deficits against Drake and Indiana to reach the Sweet 16 for the second straight year.

In two seasons at K-State, Pack started all but one game and averaged 15.3 points. He couldn’t prevent two ninth-place finishes and no postseason, a stretch that cost Bruce Weber his job.

The Wildcats hired Jerome Tang, and Pack had a conversation with his new coach, but soon made his decision to leave. In late April, LifeWallet CEO John Ruiz tweeted the details, and for a while Pack became the face of NIL

The reverberations were felt at Miami. The agent of guard Isaiah Wong, who had led the Hurricanes to the Elite Eight, told ESPN that Wong needed an NIL upgrade. The next day Wong announced the comments were unauthorized.

Still, it seemed possible that different NIL deals could have an impact in the locker room. Fifth-year guard Jordan Miller said Thursday the team was happy for Pack.

“At the end of the day he’s our teammate, and everybody’s happy for him,” Miller said. “We all have the same opportunity. There’s no bad blood.”

Miami coach Jim Larrañaga said he’s like to see more transparency in NIL.

“Nijel’s deal was transparent,” Larrañaga said. “Everybody knew. That’s how it should be. The NBA, you can look up salaries. I’d like to know what the collective at North Carolina is playing their players. If everybody knows what the market is, you can compete.”

Does Pack wonder how things might have fallen had he continued his career at Kansas State? He most certainly would not have earned the income there that he is at Miami. But he’d be part of one of college basketball’s great turnarounds.

The Wildcats, who took on Michigan State in the East Regional semifinal on Thursday, were picked to finish 10th this season, partly because several players like Pack weren’t coming back. But K-State finished tied for third under Tang and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m happy for their success and how well they’re doing,” said Pack, who added he remains in contact with a couple of his former teammates. “They’re doing great and our team is doing great. It’s worked out well for both of us.”

 

[dcar00 14,372]

22 minutes ago, Deej said:

I mean, if he wins it all, what are the chances that he reaches the pinnacle again? Time to move on. 

He wins it, he should mic drop and take the Kentucky job.

[Helobious 9,464]

 

[Mdhorn 5,987]

25 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

He wins it, he should mic drop and take the Kentucky job.

He should be able to defend the title but would be difficult with staff and player turnover.  He'd be the hottest coach on the market and should say sure, what the hell, yeah, I'll take one of the top jobs, historically, in college basketball.