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Title: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 12:30:11 PM
Thursday and Friday games were not very exciting or compelling... Saturday and Sunday were outstanding!  Villanova out??  Duke Out?  Not really surprised by Florida State getting beat but not they way they did...

Hows you bracket and who is going on??
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: stephenc on March 20, 2017, 12:48:11 PM
This weekend was great. Couldn't believe that Wichita State / Kentucky game. Noticed, this morning, that Florida's tipoff on Friday isn't till 10pm. Really??
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 12:57:45 PM
ACC is getting no love today...lol
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: stephenc on March 20, 2017, 01:13:15 PM
I'd imagine so. 9 teams down to 1 after the opening rounds. Overrated
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: spuwho on March 20, 2017, 01:48:30 PM
ESPN is reporting that out of some 16 million brackets submitted, only 18 are left today!

The largest filter was Duke losing to South Carolina. After that Xavier.
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
My Final Four is still alive...but barely...Florida, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and Michigan. 8)
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:33:01 PM
Quote from: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
My Final Four is still alive...but barely...Florida, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and Michigan. 8)

Hopefully you filled out ESPNs bracket... you would be one of the 18 left... Good luck!
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: Steve on March 20, 2017, 02:39:18 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:33:01 PM
Quote from: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
My Final Four is still alive...but barely...Florida, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and Michigan. 8)

Hopefully you filled out ESPNs bracket... you would be one of the 18 left... Good luck!

Not exactly. The 18 people are those that picked all 16 of the sweet 16 teams.

Unless FlaBoy somehow got the other 12 teams as well...which would be a SERIOUS accomplishment
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:45:10 PM
Quote from: Steve on March 20, 2017, 02:39:18 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:33:01 PM
Quote from: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
My Final Four is still alive...but barely...Florida, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and Michigan. 8)

Hopefully you filled out ESPNs bracket... you would be one of the 18 left... Good luck!

Not exactly. The 18 people are those that picked all 16 of the sweet 16 teams.

Unless FlaBoy somehow got the other 12 teams as well...which would be a SERIOUS accomplishment

Ah.. ok... you're right. 
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:53:31 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:45:10 PM
Quote from: Steve on March 20, 2017, 02:39:18 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on March 20, 2017, 02:33:01 PM
Quote from: FlaBoy on March 20, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
My Final Four is still alive...but barely...Florida, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and Michigan. 8)

Hopefully you filled out ESPNs bracket... you would be one of the 18 left... Good luck!

Not exactly. The 18 people are those that picked all 16 of the sweet 16 teams.

Unless FlaBoy somehow got the other 12 teams as well...which would be a SERIOUS accomplishment

Ah.. ok... you're right.

Yeah lol. I missed day 1.
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: RattlerGator on March 20, 2017, 05:43:54 PM
I'm at the 57% level on ESPN's bracket challenge. I have 11 of my Sweet 16 still alive and 3 of my Final Four (Florida, Gonzaga, and Kentucky). Iowa State was my miss [so far] on the Final Four (they came close; I had also picked Vermont to upset Purdue in the first round & lose to ISU).
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 21, 2017, 07:06:02 AM
Interesting article about re seeding the Sweet 16... Also... Is South Carolina a "Cinderella"?

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18956668/wisconsin-badgers-emerge-no-1-seed-re-seeding-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16

1. Kansas Jayhawks (Reseed: No. 1 overall, previous seed: 1)
2. North Carolina Tar Heels (Reseed: 1, previous seed: 1)
3. Wisconsin Badgers (Reseed: 1, previous seed: 8)
4. Gonzaga Bulldogs (Reseed: 1, previous seed: 1)
5. Michigan Wolverines (Reseed: 2, previous seed: 7)
6. Arizona Wildcats (Reseed: 2, previous seed: 2)
7. UCLA Bruins (Reseed: 2, previous seed: 3)
8. Florida Gators (Reseed: 2, previous seed: 4)
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (Reseed: 3, previous seed: 4)
10. Kentucky Wildcats (Reseed: 3, previous seed: 2)
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (Reseed: 3, previous seed: 7)
12. Oregon Ducks (Reseed: 3, previous seed: 3)
13. Butler Bulldogs (Reseed: 4, previous seed: 4)
14. Xavier Musketeers (Reseed: 4, previous seed: 11)
15. Purdue Boilermakers (Reseed: 4, previous seed: 4)
16. Baylor Bears (Reseed: 4, previous seed: 3)
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: manasia on March 21, 2017, 11:22:12 AM
SC looks like the Cinderella team of the tourney so far.

I am so proud of my Gators for making it to the Sweet 16, especially when a lot of people said we were overrated and would loose in the first round.

RIP to FSU and Miami yall had a good run  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: RattlerGator on March 22, 2017, 10:55:07 AM
We are playing like a 1-seed. Maybe they'll figure that out when we beat Wisconsin.
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 23, 2017, 07:30:37 AM
Thursday, March 23

7:09 PM 
CBS
   #7   Michigan   
   #3   Oregon
   
7:39 PM
TBS
   #4   West Virginia   
   #1   Gonzaga

9:39 PM   
CBS
   #4   Purdue   
   #1   Kansas

10:09 PM   
TBS
   #11   Xavier   
   #2   Arizona
   
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 24, 2017, 08:59:29 AM
Let me start by saying I freeking HATE the late start times... argh....  >:(

The Xavier win was a definite upset of Arizona... but the crushing of Purdue was the biggest surprise from last nights games.  I knew Kansas was good and was a good bet to win it all but to embarrass a very good Purdue team was unexpected...
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: manasia on March 24, 2017, 10:12:54 AM
Yea the start times suck balls. That Xavier win was like WOW; and I have to agree with Bridge on the Kansas win, did Purdue not show up or was Kansas that good?
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 24, 2017, 11:18:16 AM
Florida is a slight favorite tonight...

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 27, 2017, 09:47:48 AM
Interesting weekend and some epic games.  Of course Floridas buzzer beater was the most exciting.  An extreme west coast vs extreme east coast... NW vs SE
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: I-10east on March 28, 2017, 03:09:22 AM
I don't know about yall, but I'm rooting for the Carowinds championship; North Carolina vs South Carolina. :)
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: manasia on March 28, 2017, 10:47:39 AM
I got the Zags, they look like they are indestructible.
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: finehoe on March 28, 2017, 11:20:14 AM
Quote from: Murder_me_Rachel on March 27, 2017, 10:41:02 AM
... the time Michael Jackson came over to my house to use the bathroom ...

When you were around 12, I'm guessing.

Did he offer you any jesus juice?
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: MusicMan on March 28, 2017, 09:39:45 PM
"Never have I let out as loud a joyous WHOOP at 1 AM as I did when Chiozza hit that 3.  Holy shit that was amazing."


UF is a pretty good baseball, golf and basketball school.

But they are years away from actually winning an SEC Championship in Football.  Honestly cannot see it in the foreseeable future.
Title: Re: Sweet 16?
Post by: BridgeTroll on April 01, 2017, 08:28:59 PM
Gonzaga moves on to the title game!!  The SC Cinderella story ends... great game.   Can only hope NC vs Oregon is as good...