NCAA FINALS 2023
I didn't see a thread so I thought I would start one.
Things are moving right ahead and the boys are working hard to entertain us.
My favorite game so far was last night's Iowa Loss! I cannot believe there is NO criticism of Iowa coach giving his son Connor a scholarship for SIX years - he offered him his first one while Connor was still in High School. And the Covid portal has kept him on two MORE YEARS.
He is a middling player at best. Of course we still have scholarship son Patrick for another season....and two more McCaffrey sons coming up (one in high school who will no doubt be offered a scholarship during his senior year....and a boy in Jr. High.......).
None of them are really outstanding players. Last night at the end of the game Connor was bawling and moaning because his college career is finally over. My guess is he'll be back next year on his father's coaching staff.
Rant over.
Tonight: Purdue!
by Anonymous | reply 73 | March 22, 2023 2:22 AM
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Hmmmm.....I guess no one else is interested. That's okay.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 17, 2023 11:36 PM
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I knew Arizona would lose early without a decent point guard. I'm hoping UCLA can work out another magical run down two starters.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 18, 2023 12:21 AM
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This should have been a poll, so 90% could vote Vivian Vance.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 18, 2023 12:39 AM
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I hate Duke. That is all.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 18, 2023 1:01 AM
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Down goes #1 seed Purdue!
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 18, 2023 1:17 AM
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Purdue loses to Fairly Ridiculous University.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 18, 2023 1:35 AM
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They should be forced to play shirtless. Then I’d watch.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 10 | March 18, 2023 1:42 AM
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The coach for Princeton is a hot daddy.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 18, 2023 1:47 AM
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Glad I switched over from the Kentucky game to watch fdu/Purdue. Purdue couldn't do anything right. How do you the big 10 player of the year only take one in the last 12 minutes of a one and done game. Last year I was on reddit and there was a comment by a Purdue fan who hated Matt painter. I pointed out they kept Gene keady around for decades and he never got them to the final four. Looks like painter may be another keady. He has underperformed in March.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 18, 2023 1:53 AM
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DAMN! I missed that upset! I got distracted with the women's tourney!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 18, 2023 2:58 AM
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While I don’t think Purdue was worthy of the 1-seed, FDU has put on two very impressive Tournament performances.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 18, 2023 3:29 AM
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Yes......Painter saw exactly what FDU was doing in the first quarter and didn't change a damned thing.
So goodbye, Boilermakers! Sad.
CBS - Crotch Boy Shot - is doing the best at showing us some nice crotch and butt shots with TNT - Tight Nuts Taint - a close second.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 18, 2023 5:03 PM
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Fun to see some upsets spoil brackets right away.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 18, 2023 11:26 PM
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All the brackets on ESPN are fucked
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 18, 2023 11:28 PM
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Will 3 #1 seeds be out before the Sweet Sixteen?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 19, 2023 12:08 AM
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#1 seed and defending champ Kansas just went down to #16 Arkansas (the "hogs") - by a single point.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 19, 2023 12:12 AM
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R17, it has some blacks. These guys are super smart plus super athletic.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 19, 2023 12:51 AM
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That made my week, r21. I loathe KU.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 19, 2023 12:59 AM
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Purdue has now lost to a double-digit seed in three consecutive NCAA tournaments
2021 - L to 13-seed North Texas
2022 - L to 15-seed St. Peter's (Sweet 16)
2023 - L to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson
by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 19, 2023 1:06 AM
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BUT THEY’RE BIG10 AND MATTER MORE!
by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 19, 2023 1:34 AM
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R24 they weren't out played - they were out coached.
Fairleigh Dickinson coach is a weird hyperactive guy with a gorilla face.....I'm not sure if he has a speech impediment or is on something.....
They're playing on TRU tv tomorrow night at 7:45 ESDT......give it watch to see his reactions.....
by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 19, 2023 3:18 AM
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Princeton makes the sweet 16 for the first time since 1967!
by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 19, 2023 4:37 AM
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Here are the Princeton players and coach at the press conference -- all handsome fellows. Coach was a Princeton ball player.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 28 | March 19, 2023 5:50 AM
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I'm not into basketball at all, but saw the end of the Princeton game in the gym locker room. They were interviewing I guess the lead player and the coach. Princeton is hot! I was so excited for their win. The coach is super hot as well. I'm going to be watching them. The whole team is very cute.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | March 19, 2023 6:16 AM
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Xavier game on now. Colby jones is gorgeous.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 19, 2023 4:43 PM
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Marquette game is on now. Tyler Kolek is gorgeous.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 31 | March 19, 2023 9:38 PM
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Saint Mary's with five white players is just so... anachronistic. Weird.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | March 19, 2023 10:35 PM
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Marquette - Mich St is getting good.
And the camera guy keeps catching a HOT Marquette fan in the stands.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | March 19, 2023 11:17 PM
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R33, 4 of the 5 starters of Princeton's team are white guys.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | March 20, 2023 1:06 AM
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Final Four Prediction: Alabama, Houston, UCLA, Kansas St
UCLA wins it all
by Anonymous | reply 37 | March 20, 2023 1:47 AM
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I had Baylor versus ucla in the final. Baylor lost tonight so my atrocious bracket continues to sink further.
I worry UCLA's injury woes will sink them. Too bad because healthy, they have good balance and great defense.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 20, 2023 4:15 AM
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R31 I've been lusting after him all season. Hot
by Anonymous | reply 39 | March 20, 2023 4:18 AM
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Marquette's coach was HOT! The fade haircut, the 5 o clock shadow, the dad athleisurewear hiding a TIGHT body.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | March 20, 2023 10:59 AM
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R37 fuck you and the horse you’ll soon ride out of town in…let’s see how many NCAA titles Ucla wins as part of the Big 10… must feel strange that your school’s entire athletic program was led by the nose as U$C’s second banana.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | March 20, 2023 12:31 PM
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R22 is super naive about how super Princeton is
by Anonymous | reply 42 | March 20, 2023 12:33 PM
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Princeton!!!
Florida Atlantic!!!!
Boys!!!!
Of course with the Covid protocol, some of the players are 25 years old......
MEN!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 43 | March 20, 2023 3:37 PM
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R41 Ahem, did you see what BIG 10 did in the tournament this year? ACC, Big 12 all have more successful post seasons. UCLA will help restore prestige to BIG 10 basketball.
Having said that, I'm not happy being in a league where we have to travel to Rutgers to play FB instead of rivals like WA and Oregon. Better restaurants in Palo Alto than West Lafayette.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | March 20, 2023 4:04 PM
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Jay Bilas says Connecticut is playing the best ball in the tourney thus far. Hard to hard with that.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | March 20, 2023 4:56 PM
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Jay always knows where to find the boys and the balls.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | March 20, 2023 8:56 PM
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I am loving these cute white boys killing it. I have only love for the traditionally majority black powerhouses which is why it is so fun to see these boys go to the top. It's rare, even genetically. Maybe what they are saying is true about gen z having the biggest cocks because of the all the hormones in foods. Maybe that goes for height, too.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | March 21, 2023 1:18 AM
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R42 must be be resentful he didn't have the smarts to get into an Ivy League school. Well, at least I did.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | March 21, 2023 2:11 AM
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Actually, I was accepted at an Ivy—I turned the offer down in favor of my flagship public school. ….At a fraction of the cost.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | March 21, 2023 2:17 AM
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[quote]Actually, I was accepted at an Ivy—I turned the offer down in favor of my flagship public school. ….At a fraction of the cost.
F.I.T. is NOT an Ivy, except to the dizzy queens that attend.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | March 21, 2023 3:39 AM
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It must have been a poor Ivy if they didn’t offer you a scholarship.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | March 21, 2023 4:46 AM
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Duke is out, both men and women, so everything's good.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | March 21, 2023 5:10 AM
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At least we all agree about Duke.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | March 21, 2023 5:34 AM
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Duke out. Kentucky out. Kansas out. North Carolina never made it in.
And there was a wide-spread media comment about this tournament - "all the Blue Bloods are out!!"
Ahem... UCLA w/ 11 national championships. UConn w/ 4 national championships since 1999.
Also, given DL's obsession with plastic surgery, seems like on this thread we should remark on the astonishing facial surgery on that crook Rick Pitino, who has just moved from Iona (let's see if he can stay out of jail) to St. John's (now he can break more laws).
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 55 | March 21, 2023 3:06 PM
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Rip Rip Rip the Chipmunks off the field!
by Anonymous | reply 56 | March 21, 2023 6:29 PM
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Darn, poor Iona. I always feel sorry for those "feeder schools."
by Anonymous | reply 57 | March 21, 2023 7:12 PM
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When was the last time NYC saw real college basketball with one of their schools? Has it ever seen college football?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 59 | March 21, 2023 7:18 PM
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The closest they come is when UConn plays at MSG. It’s like a home game.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | March 21, 2023 8:06 PM
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I have a good friend who went to Duke and roots hard for the men’s and women’s teams. I haven’t the heart to say what I think of Duke.
Though Kara Lawson, who coached the women, is quite likable. That’s because she didn’t go there so lacks the arrogance.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | March 21, 2023 8:39 PM
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Anyone but Duke?
There’s the Evil Axis of college sports, in no particular order:
Duke
U$C
Notre Dame
$tanford
by Anonymous | reply 63 | March 21, 2023 9:27 PM
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I only hate Notre Dame in football. I never really think about them the rest of the year.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | March 21, 2023 9:42 PM
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Can we start a petition to please bring back the short shorts in basketball?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 65 | March 21, 2023 9:57 PM
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Stanford isn’t really a factor outside women’s basketball. I’d add in Alabama.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | March 21, 2023 10:00 PM
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Miami Hurricanes made it to Sweet 16 again. Last year they got to the Elite 8. Hope the upsets continue.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | March 21, 2023 10:05 PM
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R66. Um, I hate to say it—Stanford has the “winningest” overall record for NCAA D-I sports. They are followed by Ucla, Usc, and California (Berkeley).
by Anonymous | reply 68 | March 21, 2023 10:26 PM
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^By that, I mean total NCAA / collegiate championships, team or individual.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | March 21, 2023 10:27 PM
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"..... must be be resentful he didn't have the smarts to get into an Ivy League school."
Me either. But Trump got in.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | March 21, 2023 10:30 PM
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[quote]Stanford has the “winningest” overall record for NCAA D-I sports.
OK but nobody cares about co-ed tiddlywinks championships from the Forties.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | March 21, 2023 10:36 PM
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R71 UCLA was leader until the last decade or so.... so it's not "old time" Furd. And it's Men's volleyball, Men's water polo, and a bunch of women's sports.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | March 21, 2023 11:29 PM
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R59 we saw real college basketball with CCNY, and real college football with Fordham, and that was before I was born.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | March 22, 2023 2:22 AM
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