NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Thread

[Coach Owens]

They don't have Deion Branch though!

I still don't get why you guys keep mentioning Deion Branch for.

[DiceDig]

Ohio State to the Final Four. mark my words!

[ragecage]

I still don't get why you guys keep mentioning Deion Branch for.

http://www.sportsmogul.com/vbulletin...ght=NFL&page=5

Start from post #62 and just work on down. lol

[Coach Owens]

http://www.sportsmogul.com/vbulletin...ght=NFL&page=5

Start from post #62 and just work on down. lol

Oh yeah, that... He's still a good wide receiver, our QB is just horrible.

[ragecage]

Oh yeah, that... He's still a good wide receiver, our QB is just horrible.

Don't you dare start again.

[Jordan]

Siena


They will of course lose to Duke in the sweet 16 round.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

They will of course lose to Duke in the sweet 16 round.

Haha!

This is the same Duke team that hasn't made it out of the Sweet 16 in the last 5 years. I don't know who the Blue Devils paid off to get such an easy bracket, but they'll get to the round of 16 again before falling to the 4/5/12/13 winner - that's their m.o.

[CCamels73]

I think thats because Sheyer's legs will be completely kaput after the first 2 rounds! And Duke relies a ton on how he does, if it weren't for that last basket he made they would have most likely lost to GT. So, given that they are so dependant on their top shooter I can't see them making it past the sweet 16 no matter who they play.

BTW, how did they rate getting to play the winner of the "play-in" game? I thought that was supposed to be the opponent of the best team in the tourny?

[DarthJaker]

BTW, how did they rate getting to play the winner of the "play-in" game? I thought that was supposed to be the opponent of the best team in the tourny?

That's what I was thinking

[etothep]

BTW, how did they rate getting to play the winner of the "play-in" game? I thought that was supposed to be the opponent of the best team in the tourny?

Yeh because the other 16 seeds are legit threats to win

[haveacigar]

Duke got seeded as the number 1 overall. It's pretty ********. Not only do they play 64/65 when KU should be playing them, but more importantly, they get Villanova which is the weakest of the 2 seeds. And then they get Purdue sans Hummel as a 4?

They've got a wide open path to the Final Four, that's for sure.

[Jeffy25]

I just want UK in the Final Four

and Mizzou in the Sweet 16

[DarthJaker]

Duke got seeded as the number 1 overall. It's pretty ********. Not only do they play 64/65 when KU should be playing them, but more importantly, they get Villanova which is the weakest of the 2 seeds. And then they get Purdue sans Hummel as a 4?

They've got a wide open path to the Final Four, that's for sure.

Purdue is bounced in the first round

[haveacigar]

Purdue is bounced in the first round

Agreed, which means that instead of playing a 4, Duke gets to play an even lower seeded team.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

Duke will not make the Final 4 - they rely too much on Scheyer, Singler and Smith. No one else is a viable scoring option for them. Second, their road is a lot tougher than people give the other teams credit for - Utah State and Siena are both tough mid-major schools, and Purdue and Texas A&M are both nationally ranked. Then, if they get to the Elite 8, they have to face either a Villanova team that causes so many mismatches, a Baylor team that can light it up when they're right, an unbelieveably hot Notre Dame team, or another solid mid-major in Richmond/St. Mary's. Given their recent reputation, expect the Blue Devils to slip up at some point, paving the way for someone else to sneak in.

Also, I hate the play-in game. Period. Anyone else think that they should just do away with one at-large bid? Would anyone really miss it?