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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Venerable Bede on March 15, 2004, 03:19:00 pm
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$5 per bracket entry fee. . .pm me if interested or want more info.
any predictions? my final four right now is gonzaga, oklahoma st., xavier and stanford.
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Final 4:
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Connecticut
St Joes can't even make it past B Knight's Texas Tech.
Duke gets upset by Seton Hall.
Pittsburgh vs UConn in the final for the 4th meeting of the year.
Nat'l Champ = Pitt.
Such a homer... :p
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I haven't started my in-depth analysis, but at first glance, I'll say:
UNC
UConn
Kentucky
Pitt
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Its so wide open this year, i havent done my brackets yet so no predictions.
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as much as i would want pitt to win, the glaring lack of a players who can shoot will sink them.
kentucky
okla st.
duke
nc state
might change that, not too sold on ncs or osu
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Georgetown
Howard
Ball State
Bob Jones University
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Originally posted by Thirsty J. Balls:
Bob Jones University
well, liberty is in it. that's close enough.
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<img src="http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/ncaa/clubhouses/logos/275.gif" alt=" - " />
all the way baby!
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Go Ball State!
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Go Maine!!!!!!!!! Oh wait they lost to Vermont......My bad.
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I refuse to take part in any bracket challenges this year, in protest of AU's loss to Lehigh yesterday. :(
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Originally posted by es9450a:
I refuse to take part in any bracket challenges this year, in protest of AU's loss to Lehigh yesterday. :(
ah, an AU sports fan, why bother? the school doesn't
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Gonzaga anybody?
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I'm calling for
Georgia Tech
UCONN
Pittsburgh
Texas
and i am saying Ga Tech takes it.
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here are some tips for filling out your bracket:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=shanoff/040316 (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=shanoff/040316)
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"DO accept that your bracket WILL collapse within the first weekend, and when that happens, you need to root like crazy for the next best thing to you winning your pool: all Bracket Hell to break loose."
- this is me by Friday evening!
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
"DO accept that your bracket WILL collapse within the first weekend, and when that happens, you need to root like crazy for the next best thing to you winning your pool: all Bracket Hell to break loose."
- this is me by Friday evening!
i think that's how most people end up winning their pools. . .by having everyone else lose.
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by es9450a:
I refuse to take part in any bracket challenges this year, in protest of AU's loss to Lehigh yesterday. :(
ah, an AU sports fan, why bother? the school doesn't [/b]
I am the school. Or a student of it, rather.
Did anybody chance to watch AU/Lehigh on ESPN? Heartbreaking. So close, so close...Maybe next year we'll finally break through and win the PL.
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Originally posted by es9450a:
I am the school. Or a student of it, rather.
I know, I could tell by your board name. Class of '98 myself.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
as much as i would want pitt to win, the glaring lack of a players who can shoot will sink them.
hey, i'm probably gonna be at the pour house on friday if you and letters and soda wanna come out. pitt is playing around 10 that night. we're just gonna be drinking some i.c. light and eating pierogies.
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nice! i'll mention it to her, if she doesn't talk me into going to shortstack.
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Are the Beavers in it?
I'm a big fan of the Beavers....I love the Beavers!!
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Originally posted by mankie:
Are the Beavers in it?
I'm a big fan of the Beavers....I love the Beavers!!
down Mankie, down boy.
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btw, here's the lastest line on the games. . any takers? i like the over on uconn/vermont. :)
2004 NCAA TOURNEY: VEGAS' ODDS TO WIN
Kentucky 9-2 Pitt 18-1
Oklahoma State 9-2 Mississippi State 18-1
Duke 6-1 St. Joseph's 20-1
UConn 8-1 Georgia Tech 20-1
Stanford 9-1 North Carolina 25-1
Gonzaga 10-1 Wake Forest 25-1
DAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Tue, 7 pm Lehigh 7 Florida A&M 133
Thu, 12:20 Florida 5½ Manhattan NL
Thu, 12:25 Texas Tech 2 Charlotte 145
Thu, 12:40 Maryland 6½ UTEP 148½
Thu, 2:40 Alabama 2½ So. Illinois 134
Thu, 2:55 W. Forest 12½ VCU 149½
Thu, 2:55 St. Joseph's 23½ Liberty 136½
Thu, 3:10 Syracuse 2 BYU 135
Thu, 5:10 Stanford 25 UTSA 136
Thu, 7:10 Duke 34 Alabama St. 133
Thu, 7:10 UConn 20 Vermont 134
Thu, 7:20 Texas 11½ Princeton 119
Thu, 7:35 Michigan St. 1½ Nevada 139½
Thu, 9:40 DePaul 2½ Dayton 131½
Thu, 9:40 Arizona 2½ Seton Hall 154
Thu, 9:50 N. Carolina 2½ Air Force 130
Thu, 10:05 Gonzaga 18 Valpo 147
All Times ET --
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Michigan St. over Nevada
and the over 130 on the Air Force game are probably the easiest shoe-ins for betting.
I would take Syracuse as well, by 2? no problem.
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eh...excluding last year, the 'cuse are choke artists. would stay away from them with a ten ft pole. its that 2-3 zone, if you can shoot over it, they are done.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
and the over 130 on the Air Force game are probably the easiest shoe-ins for betting.
i don't know. . .that princeton-style offense is tough to score alot of points against. i mean, look at the over/under for the princeton/texas game, 119. . i think that's a better representation of the point total for the carolina/air force game.
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Syracuse with only a two-point spread is a frickin steal. I'd lay my tuition money on the Orangemen, if I wasn't on scholarship.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
the over 130 on the Air Force game are probably the easiest shoe-ins for betting.
Offense:
UNC = 71.2 ppg
Air Force = 57.3 ppg
Total = 128.5
Defense:
UNC = 75.2 ppg
Air Force = 50.1 ppg
Total = 125.3
Take the under
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
the over 130 on the Air Force game are probably the easiest shoe-ins for betting.
Offense:
UNC = 71.2 ppg
Air Force = 57.3 ppg
Total = 128.5
Defense:
UNC = 75.2 ppg
Air Force = 50.1 ppg
Total = 125.3
Take the under [/b]
ok, wait til tomorrow :)
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
ok, wait til tomorrow :)
So you want the over?
I'll take the under.
How much you wanna go? $20?
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the way i see it , Air Force doesnt score a lot of points, but WILL against a suspect UNC defense.
The Air Force defense let up many points, because they dont play UNC everyday.
I'll figure about 74-60 UNC, and enough to cover 130
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
ok, wait til tomorrow :)
So you want the over?
I'll take the under.
How much you wanna go? $20? [/b]
I've already got $40 on it. maybe, lemme think.
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geez. . .florida is getting killed by manhattan.
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
geez. . .florida is getting killed by manhattan.
So my 10:00 AM meeting that should have ended by 11:00 ran until 12:30. Sorry I didn't get in your pool.
I only made it into one pool this year -- I took Pitt beating Stanford. (Stranger things have happened.)
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
geez. . .florida is getting killed by manhattan.
One 12 beats a 5 every year......smackie had that one. Sorry I didn't get in the pool, I'm in like 5 others.
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I remember going to West Point when I was 12 or something and seeing the Dan Marino-led Pitt team trounce Army in football.
That was probably the last time I paid any attention to any kind of college sports.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
geez. . .florida is getting killed by manhattan.
One 12 beats a 5 every year......smackie had that one. Sorry I didn't get in the pool, I'm in like 5 others. [/b]
yeah, i got this one too.
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i went with the work poll, lots of trash talking in the office. i have manhattan in that game...partially because i was in the big apple last weekend.
caved and went with pitt over stanford too (weird). figure that pitt has a chip on its shoulder after getting the worst draw in the tourney. plus, i can actually root for them.
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I took two 12-5 upsets -- Manhattan and BYU.
I really, really wanted to take Princeton over Texas, but couldn't bring myself to do it.
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so, anyone take utep over maryland?
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jesus, i took byu too. i think ggw may be my evil republican twin.
i really really wanted to take utep. if you were going to pick a 4 to lose, it was maryland. i really should have, i think i took byu to win 2 games
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
so, anyone take utep over maryland?
No. But after BYU beats Syracuse today, I picked them to beat the Turtle on Saturday.
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i took princeton over texas. . .my other big upset is east tennessee state over cincinnati. . .
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
jesus, i took byu too. i think ggw may be my evil republican twin.
i really really wanted to take utep. if you were going to pick a 4 to lose, it was maryland. i really should have, i think i took byu to win 2 games
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
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mcnamera is carrying syracuse. . he's having a great game.
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Ahh, i did pretty well yesterday, 14 out of 16 isnt bad.
ggw, dood thing i didnt bet you on that Air Force/UNC game. i actually even changed my own bet ;)
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Ahh, i did pretty well yesterday, 14 out of 16 isnt bad.
ggw, dood thing i didnt bet you on that Air Force/UNC game. i actually even changed my own bet ;)
sonick, after day one you are tied for the lead in the pool. only two people picked nevada over michigan state. . .i was one of them. . .too bad i took princeton over texas. whooops!
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
[qb]only two people picked nevada over michigan state.[/b]
The other pool i am in has someone pickig Nevada to go to the Final Four! wierd.
Tied for the lead? hmm, I have a lot to pray for today. having picked Murray St, E. Tenn St, and W Michigan all to win!
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ah, I think I may have to reconsider my love for the Big 10. Not looking good. Damn. This is the last time I do a "give the Big 10 the benefit of the doubt" bracket.
(go badgers)
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
[qb]only two people picked nevada over michigan state.[/b]
The other pool i am in has someone pickig Nevada to go to the Final Four! wierd.
Tied for the lead? hmm, I have a lot to pray for today. having picked Murray St, E. Tenn St, and W Michigan all to win! [/b]
i have e. tenn. state and western michigan winning too. . .i have western michigan going to the sweet sixteen, too! murray state has their work cut out for them since their second leading scorer is suspended for this game.
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i was just reading about that murray st thing. sucks, i wish i knew about that before i picked them.
i think i have Richmond over Wisconsin too !
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i know someone on here must want a part of this. . .
2004 NCAA FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
March 25 St. Joseph's 2.5 Wake Forest 156.5
March 25 Oklahoma St. 2 Pittsburgh 127.5
March 25 Syracuse 1.5 Alabama 134.5
March 25 Connecticut 8.5 Vanderbilt 140
March 26 Duke 7 Illinois 145.5
March 26 Texas 2.5 Xavier 142
March 26 Georgia Tech 4 Nevada 149.5
March 26 Kansas 4 UAB 154.5
i'll take xavier and the points. . .and the over on duke/illinois.
i think the line isn't giving georgia tech much respect and giving st. joe's too much.
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I'd take Syracuse and Pittsburgh in a flash
I won $180 last weekend. :)
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pitt is the only final four team i have left
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
pitt is the only final four team i have left
i've got oklahoma state and xavier left. importantly, osu is my pick for national champion.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
pitt is the only final four team i have left
Surprisingly I still have all 4 of my teams
UCONN, Texas, Pitt and Ga Tech.
I dont think i have ever had all 4 teams make it this far ;)
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i have pitt to win it all. the other guy that has pitt is 2 points behind me, yet has all 4 final four teams left. no cash for me this year
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I don't want to talk about it.
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
pitt is the only final four team i have left
i've got oklahoma state and xavier left. importantly, osu is my pick for national champion. [/b]
OSU is my pick to win it also against Duke. My upset picks didnt do well this year. W. Michigan = loss, S. Illinios = loss, Dayton = Loss. Luckily is still a few teams in it still.
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and you can look forard to playing Ottawa in the playoffs. :)
GP W L T OTL PTS
x-Boston 75 37 17 14 7 95
x-Toronto 76 41 23 9 3 94
x-Ottawa 75 39 21 9 6 93
Montreal 76 40 26 7 3 90
Buffalo 75 33 32 6 4 76
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
and you can look forard to playing Ottawa in the playoffs. :)
GP W L T OTL PTS
x-Boston 75 37 17 14 7 95
x-Toronto 76 41 23 9 3 94
x-Ottawa 75 39 21 9 6 93
Montreal 76 40 26 7 3 90
Buffalo 75 33 32 6 4 76
Oh did the season end already? ;)
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Originally posted by chimblysweep:
<img src="http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/ncaa/clubhouses/logos/275.gif" alt=" - " />
all the way baby!
[throat clearing...]:
Badgers receive dose of their own medicine (http://www.jsonline.com/badger/bkb/mar04/216439.asp)
and
Pitt is Too Tough for Badgers (http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_15342798.shtml)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we'll be back in full force next year-- just you wait!
(truth be told, i really like basketball mostly for the opportunity to drink pitchers of high life lite and eat nachos. the game's fine, but the sports bar comestables-- that's what makes me want my team to go all the way.)
Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by chimblysweep:
<img src="http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/ncaa/clubhouses/logos/275.gif" alt=" - " />
all the way baby!
[throat clearing...]:
Badgers receive dose of their own medicine (http://www.jsonline.com/badger/bkb/mar04/216439.asp)
and
Pitt is Too Tough for Badgers (http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_15342798.shtml) [/b]
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well...you definitely have the coolest mascot.
that's one sweet candy-stipe t-neck:
Bucky Badger (http://www.uwbadgers.com/photos/full_photo.aspx?pic_filename=badger_bucky_gs_01_02a)
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
i know someone on here must want a part of this. . .
2004 NCAA FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
March 25 Oklahoma St. 2 Pittsburgh 127.5
I'll take Pitt w/2 pts in what's basically a home game:
North Jersey site could give Pitt advantage (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/sports/college/s_185855.html)
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And with a name like Bucky, how can you go wrong?
Actually, it was always funny going around campus seeing students wearing the shirts that just say BUCKY. Especially if they had bucked teeth.
Originally posted by grotty:
well...you definitely have the coolest mascot.
that's one sweet candy-stipe t-neck:
Bucky Badger (http://www.uwbadgers.com/photos/full_photo.aspx?pic_filename=badger_bucky_gs_01_02a)
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Originally posted by chimblysweep:
Especially if they had bucked teeth.
Did you have a lot of those in Wisconsin? :D
[said the guy writing from Pittsburgh...]
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Movement in right direction
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31679946/supreme-court-sides-former-players-dispute-ncaa-compensation
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Virginia is for losers.
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I don't like UVAs style of basketball so delighted to see them lose, but I feel bad that the kid who was pinned in the corner with time outs and decided tp just THROW THE BALL UP IN THE AIR WILDLY is going to have to see that clip played every year until the end of time.
EDIT: Oh God, he was also the player who missed the free throw on the other end right before.
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Link?
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Yeah I feel bad too….not sure about whether he could have just held on to ball or not….
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Yeah I feel bad too….not sure about whether he could have just held on to ball or not….
THEY HAD TIME OUTS REMAINING! He could have just called one!
It was like he thought there was 3 seconds left and the clock would run out before the ball fell back down to Earth and that very much was not the case. It was wild.
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Link?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acrfBSy-68&ab_channel=MarchMadness
Jump to about 1:25 and it starts getting good. 2:08 is where the clip you will see every year until the end of time starts.
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Link?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acrfBSy-68&ab_channel=MarchMadness
Jump to about 1:25 and it starts getting good. 2:08 is where the clip you will see every year until the end of time starts.
Thanks for the time marker… as I wanted to keep my March madness watching in 2023 under 1 minute total
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That is wild. Oh well, he is going to have to live with that…
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Not that it matters, do we really think the wahoos were going to make it past the second round anyways
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Well they always choke but that one time they won it all….
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Bye bye Arizona….we hardly knew ya
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between Furman and Princeton (and to a lesser degree, Penn St), a lot of brackets got blown up on day 1...
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What is a “catamount”?
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What is a “catamount”?
Its a cougar.
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Nice
Thanks
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go Pitt!!!
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MY PURDON’T SHIRT HAS NEVER FELT MORE PRESCIENT.
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MY PURDON’T SHIRT HAS NEVER FELT MORE PRESCIENT.
"FDU BELIEVE IT?!? FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME EVER, A SIXTEEN BEATS A ONE!!!"
gonna be some confused, long faces in northwest indiana...
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Looks like sally in accounting might have a chance this year with the picks everyone mocked her for
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Purdue always chokes….every darn tournament
Their coach really underwhelmed me. He seemed to have absolutely no answers.
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It truly cannot be stated how bad FDU is and how dogshit they played and still won. That’s the most ignominious loss in basketball history. UVA/UMBC and UVA/Chaminade are staring up at that game on the shit podium.
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Yeah…there was a point between about 7 minutes and 2 minutes left that both teams were missing everything….then a guy from FD made a shot and the rest was history
Not great basketball
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PRINCETON IS GOING ALL THE WAAAAAAAY!!!
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PRINCETON IS GOING ALL THE WAAAAAAAY!!!
Finally, Ivy Leaguers get a damn break!