NCAA FINALS 2023

Hmmmm.....I guess no one else is interested. That's okay.

I knew Arizona would lose early without a decent point guard. I'm hoping UCLA can work out another magical run down two starters.

Go Cats!

This should have been a poll, so 90% could vote Vivian Vance.

I hate Duke. That is all.

Purdue?

Purdon’t!!!!

Go Guyjackers!

Down goes #1 seed Purdue!

Purdue loses to Fairly Ridiculous University.

They should be forced to play shirtless. Then I’d watch.

The coach for Princeton is a hot daddy.

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.

DAMN! I missed that upset! I got distracted with the women's tourney!

While I don’t think Purdue was worthy of the 1-seed, FDU has put on two very impressive Tournament performances.

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.

Who’s in that pic, R10?

Princeton is all white?

Fun to see some upsets spoil brackets right away.

All the brackets on ESPN are fucked

Will 3 #1 seeds be out before the Sweet Sixteen?

#1 seed and defending champ Kansas just went down to #16 Arkansas (the "hogs") - by a single point.

R17, it has some blacks. These guys are super smart plus super athletic.

That made my week, r21. I loathe KU.

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

BUT THEY’RE BIG10 AND MATTER MORE!

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.....

Princeton makes the sweet 16 for the first time since 1967!

Here are the Princeton players and coach at the press conference -- all handsome fellows. Coach was a Princeton ball player.

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.

Xavier game on now. Colby jones is gorgeous.

Marquette game is on now. Tyler Kolek is gorgeous.

Colby Jones

Saint Mary's with five white players is just so... anachronistic. Weird.

Marquette - Mich St is getting good.

And the camera guy keeps catching a HOT Marquette fan in the stands.

R33, 4 of the 5 starters of Princeton's team are white guys.

UConn is on a tear.

Final Four Prediction: Alabama, Houston, UCLA, Kansas St

UCLA wins it all

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.

R31 I've been lusting after him all season. Hot

Marquette's coach was HOT! The fade haircut, the 5 o clock shadow, the dad athleisurewear hiding a TIGHT body.

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.

R22 is super naive about how super Princeton is

Princeton!!!

Florida Atlantic!!!!

Boys!!!!

Of course with the Covid protocol, some of the players are 25 years old......

MEN!!!!

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.

Jay Bilas says Connecticut is playing the best ball in the tourney thus far. Hard to hard with that.

Jay always knows where to find the boys and the balls.

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.

R42 must be be resentful he didn't have the smarts to get into an Ivy League school. Well, at least I did.

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.

[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.

It must have been a poor Ivy if they didn’t offer you a scholarship.

Duke is out, both men and women, so everything's good.

Duke REALLY sucks

At least we all agree about Duke.

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).

Rip Rip Rip the Chipmunks off the field!

Darn, poor Iona. I always feel sorry for those "feeder schools."

Groundhogs!!!

When was the last time NYC saw real college basketball with one of their schools? Has it ever seen college football?

The closest they come is when UConn plays at MSG. It’s like a home game.

Remember "ABD"?

Anyone but duke!

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.

Anyone but Duke?

There’s the Evil Axis of college sports, in no particular order:

Duke

U$C

Notre Dame

$tanford

I only hate Notre Dame in football. I never really think about them the rest of the year.

Can we start a petition to please bring back the short shorts in basketball?

Stanford isn’t really a factor outside women’s basketball. I’d add in Alabama.

Miami Hurricanes made it to Sweet 16 again. Last year they got to the Elite 8. Hope the upsets continue.

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 that, I mean total NCAA / collegiate championships, team or individual.

"..... must be be resentful he didn't have the smarts to get into an Ivy League school."

Me either. But Trump got in.

[quote]Stanford has the “winningest” overall record for NCAA D-I sports.

OK but nobody cares about co-ed tiddlywinks championships from the Forties.

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.

R59 we saw real college basketball with CCNY, and real college football with Fordham, and that was before I was born.

UConn continuing to tear it up. Given Arkansas governor sarah huckabee’s recent attacks on LGBT, I thought it was important we humiliate them, and we did.

I hate the title of this thread. It should be either "NCAA Tournament", "March Madness", or "Final Four". "NCAA Finals" is, with all due respect, dumb.

Bona... UCLA's freshman monster center is out tonight. Bruins just have too many injuries now. It would be a huge upset if UCLA won.

R75 Hate? Hmm. Hate's an awfully strong word.

It’s not Final Four. That’s next weekend.

Bye , Bruins.

UCLA choked...and I'm not talking on a big cock.

Glad to see the SEC getting blasted.

Here's hoping Bama gets destroyed. And what the fuck, Texas too. May as well see them rendered hopeless years before they join the SEC.

It would be fascinating to compare this to a thread about the tournament on a site aimed at straight guys.

Even just a keyword analysis

I love my bruins but that was like an epic choke job. They have had a few of the same choke jobs in the second half this season. Which were infuriating but they were swept under the rug as ucla ended the regular season strong. But the inexplicable scoring droughts eventually bit them in the ass. How the fuck does a team not score a bucket in 10 minutes? They could have had 5 blind guys out there and one bucket would have gone in out of pure chance. And yet the bruins managed to go without a field goal for 50% of the second half. When that happens in multiple games, I blame it on the coach. There's something about Cronin's offense that is so timid.

Fuck drew timme.

Houston because it is long overdue.

R83 Ha, ha!

Good luck in the Big 10—you’ll need it.

R83, I wouldn't mind fucking Drew Timme. He's a hottie.

I shall miss watching Santí Véscovi. 🥺

Society

UConn will likely send Drew Timme packing.

There are lots of hot guys in March Madness. Drew ain’t one.

R86, go see an optometrist. And also adjust your personality radar. He's unfortunate looking and has the personality of a douchebag.

Looking forward to seeing Princeton tonight.

R75 I am sorry you don't like my thread title.....it was late and I just wanted something that would sort of reflect the topic.

I guess it makes as much sense as having March Madness continue into April.

UCLA were without two of their starters... Jaylen Clark and Adem Bona. And they were players with exactly the skills needed to match up against Gonzaga. That they were even in the game was a surprise.

Not scoring a basket for 11 minutes, being completely out-rebounded, and still the Bruins were ahead with 12 seconds, and it took another 34' shot to beat them.

R85 Did you pay attention this season? UCLA won the PAC 12 regular season championship by four games. The BIG 10 totally shit the bed in the tournament. No worries about Bruin basketball there - Bruin football? That's another story.

R89 Exactly, Timme looks like a guy working at the local auto parts store, fat, no chin, dumb, mouth breather, who needs a bath and smells... not in a good way.

Good thing that basketball skills are the only thing that matter, R93.

Sanogo and Clingan will slow him down.

Under no circumstances is a Texas team to win.

I’m hoping for a TX and Houston loss.

And Bama^

Is Drew T wearing that headband in memory of Olivia Newton-John?

And Houston goes down!!!

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Bye, Alabama!

I still don't understand how that guy involved in the gun controversy was still playing.....I've read the explanations and still don't get it. He was NOT a bystander.

One of the weakest groups of #1 seeds in many years.

UConn should win this all now.

Ucla sold its soul for 30 pieces of Midwest silver

Florida Atlantic.....but I know I am doomed to disappointment.

BIG 10's geography is now from California to New Jersey and Maryland, so I guess that silver is national, not midwestern.

BIG 10 stretches the point for sure - in both math & geography.

& pointlessness

Why did you adopt me?

Because I needed someone to change my diaper when I’m old, r107

I. Am. Not. One. Of. Your. FAAAAAAAAANNNNS!!! R108

Ah, yes R104…Rutgers and Maryland-College Park..something to aspire to …jeez. You sound more like a Trojan than a Bruin!

Goldin for FAU looks hot for a ridiculously tall guy

^Putin

Huh?

R111 I agree.

What a great game. I love it when a team struts around like Kansas St. and then gets its pants pulled down by another team and everyone sees its ASS!

Fun! Metaphorically speaking, of course.

He is hot! I looked him up during the game, of course. Usually super tall guys have strangely proportioned parts -- legs, faces, torsos. He looks well proportioned for somebody north of 7' tall.

Alas, it is Vladislav, not Vladimir. He goes by Vlad.

Did not expect Princeton to lose so easily to Creighton, when they beat two teams so much better.

Would have been fun to have a smart, preppy school in there for once. They’ve always had a good team and agree the coach is hot!

Would have been fun to have a smart, preppy school in there for once.

That’s not a very smart comment…just so you know.

Two more games coming up!

Any hot guys?

UConn looked awesome against the nasty little Zags. Glad to see those pesky little creeps go down.

The only thing stopping the Huskies now is Texas.

I hate Texas. Hate to see anything from Texas do well. So let's go Huskies!!

UConn is looking the best by far of all remaining teams. But they have to keep it up.

Andre Jackson is special. In his meeting with Coach Hurley after last season, all he wanted to discuss, according to Hurley, was what the team needed from him this season. He’s a real leader and sets the tone. As one writer noted, last night “he was everything everywhere all at once.”

Every UConn player is bringing it, including Sanogo, who, because of Ramadan, goes into every game having not had any food or water since sunrise.

Grant Hill is utterly fuckable

I don't watch basketball very much anymore, but got San Diego State in our office pool, so I decided to watch the Creighton game. It was intense, and I am one step closer to winning a whopping sum of $50.

Take me to Chilis if you win?

I mean, if we both order off the kids' menu--after tip-- my winnings should just about cover it. *Fingers crossed*

UConn coach is a hot hot daddy

I could get up Hurley in the morning

Hurley and his wife are really good people. As a UConn fan, so thrilled we have him. He wants to win, but really cares about his guys, treats them well and throws himself under the bus before them.

Who is the daddy who’s officiating Miami- Texas?

Yes!!

Fuck the Longhorns!!

Incredibly, I have FAU in the Final Four in my office bracket. It is the only team of mine left, but there is just one other who correctly picked a Final Four team. She has UConn in the championship game; I have FAU in it. If they both win Saturday, it will come down to the final game. If both lose next Saturday, we split the pot 75/25 in my favor because FAU is the lower seed. While it might not be a lot to most of you, the pot is $4000, and that is a lot to me.

Cool, R131.

I hope that Miami coach gets some heavy duty Poligrip for his dentures for the Final Four.

He about lost them several times during the game. Why the hell is a 73 year old guy still coaching?

Yes-obviously the coach who got to the Final Four is too old to be there.

Younger, hotter losers should be taking his place!

What's next - he'll be sitting on a wooden stool on the sidelines like that big ass elephant from West Virginia, Bubba Huggins.

Too bad the hot Primceton coach is out.

Go Houston Coogs!

Oh wait..fuck!

R136 I went to his dad's summer basketball camp for six years in elementary and junior high school and Bobby was there for all but my last year. He was a basketball star at Indian Valley South high school. The Huggins family ran the whole thing, Charlie (father) was in charge, Bobby's brothers participated in the camp, and his mother and sisters ran the mess hall.

This was in the 70s, so before AAU took over secondary school basketball. I just looked it up and it's now an AAU feeder. I see the Huggins family is still running it, probably Linda (Bobby's sister).

Coaches will never release their death grip on anything.

Here's hoping that the final is SDSU vs UConn, so that no team from Florida is in the game. Fuck DeSmegma.

I am also rooting for San Diego St. Go Aztecs!

Yeah, I'm pulling for SDSU... but the FAU coach is the cutest coach left (and seems a little light in the loafers in the interviews).

The best part about watching Iowa’s women’s basketball team are the cutaways to Caitlin Clark’s hot dad in the audience!

SDSU!!!!

One Florida team sent packing. A good start.

Aztecs.... never gave up, they deserve the win. No time out... crazy.

GOD HATES FLORIDA!!!! Down go FAU and Miami. BWAAAAAH!

Fuck me.

So, there is a God after all!

DeSantis will blame the Fla losses on drag queens. Too bad, Ron, there goes your photo op.

I’ll root for the Puppies.

They have a guy from my hometown there.

I'm kind of surprised SDSU still has the Aztec name.

It’s a bad ass name, why not?

^ because the SJWs will complain that it's racist

Blue state final, yay!

UConn feels inevitable. Throughout the tourney they’ve calmly taken care of business.

Every player is showing up.

Best shooter has a stomach bug all weekend? No problem.

Jackson, who is central to their offense, picks up two quick fails and has to sit? No problem.

It’s great to live in Connecticut.

[quote]It’s great to live in Connecticut.

As if you had anything to do with the win.

Makeup of the UCONN roster:

4 - New York

3 - Conn.

1 each - Tx, Cali, Ga, Mass, Md, Mali, Israel, Greece, Togo

SDSU roster:

10 - Cali

1 each - Mass, Mi, ILL, Tx, Az, Neb, Ghana

UConn should be a huge favorite. They've dominated in every game they've played in the tournament. But the Aztecs (a team name that was challenged in 2017 and was pretty much embraced by the SDSU community) is a group of big, strong, football-like players... it's going to be a rough and tumble game and if the refs continue to "let them play" I predict you'll see an upset.

I'm behind the Aztecs all the way - but it will be a great game to watch.....

Unless UCONN pulls away in the first few minutes and leads all the way......

Is Dusty Mae related to Elly Mae?

UConn is going to crush SDSU.

Not so quick, R165. I smell an upset brewing.

You’re likely smelling delusion.

Just a few more hours!

Go Huskies! While my team is out, I'm an ACC loyalist above all else.

Huskies are no ACC… But we are happy to have you rooting for our guys.

I have the Huskies winning the whole thing on my chart -- in fact, I might actually win money this year.

UCONN!!!

I hope the Mertz & Ricardo families are celebrating!

You Con....

Jordan Hawkins of UConn just declared for the draft. He was charmingly shy. And effusively thankful to people like Dan Hurley and his teammates.

Seems worth rooting for.