NCAA Tournament Day 1...OPEN THREAD
by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 4:33 PM CDT
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PrintToday is like Christmas for me, this weekend is easily the best four days of the year. Let this be your open thread to talk about today's action. And I want to pose one question...
Every year there is one team or sometimes one player who dominates the day. Who will be today's story, who will dominate the highlight reals? Give me your thoughts.
Here is today's action
| TIME (ET) | MATCHUP | TV |
| 12:15 PM | (12) Clemson vs. (5) West Virginia | CBS |
| 12:40 PM | (9) Old Dominion vs. (8) Butler | truTV |
| 1:40 PM | (13) Morehead State vs. (4) Louisville | TBS |
| 2:10 PM | (10) Penn State vs. (7) Temple | TNT |
| 2:45 PM | (13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky | CBS |
| 3:10 PM | (16) North Carolina-Asheville vs. (1) Pittsburgh | truTV |
| 4:10 PM | (12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt | TBS |
| 4:40 PM | (15) Northern Colorado vs. (2) San Diego State | TNT |
| 6:50 PM | (15) UC Santa Barbara vs. (2) Florida | TBS |
| 7:15 PM | (14) Wofford vs. (3) Brigham Young | CBS |
| 7:20 PM | (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Connecticut | TNT |
| 7:27 PM | (13) Belmont vs. (4) Wisconsin | truTV |
| 9:20 PM | (10) Michigan State vs. (7) UCLA | TBS |
| 9:45 PM | (11) Gonzaga vs. (6) St. John's | CBS |
| 9:50 PM | (11) Missouri vs. (6) Cincinnati | TNT |
| 9:57 PM | (12) Utah State vs. (5) Kansas State | truTV |
There are a few games I am REALLY looking forward to.
Penn State vs. Temple - Talor Battle gets some NCAA Tournament action against a good Temple team. Go Big Ten!
Wofford vs. BYU - The Cougars minus Jimmer face a trio of Minnesota kids. Go Terriers!
Belmont vs. Wisconsin - Supposedly Belmont is very good and play an up-tempo game. Should be a fun contrast to Wisconsin led by Taylor and Leuer.
Utah St. vs. Kansas St - this is my guaranteed upset of the day. The Aggies play great defense and as long as Jacob Pullen doesn't go crazy I think they pull off the annual 12/5 upset.
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I have
removed St. Johns from my Final Four
What the hell was I thinking?
Formerly thewild_viking_twins. Because my old profile was kidnapped by ninjas, and I was NOT a bad enough dude to rescue it...
If by tommorrow
you mean “November”, than tomorrow.
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by NorthernStar on Mar 17, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
not funny
today is supposed to be a day of happiness.
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by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I Hope K-St Romps
Have a couple of friends on coaching staff.
But that game (versus Utah St) will be a tough one!
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 17, 2011 10:44 AM CDT reply actions
Do you cheer for the Big Ten today?
I just can’t cheer for Wisconsin, which is why I have Belmont upsetting them. Which means Sconnie probably wins.
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I always cheer Big 10...
…bowl season and NCAA, and ACC Challenge.
My friends go either way….
your friends can go either way huh?
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by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
*cues up Rim Shot and becomes Dick Vitale*
THAT WAS A FUNNY JOKE BABY!!!!!*
I do
typically I don’t buy into the cheer for you league/division, but for some reason I do for the NCAA Tournament. Makes us all look better imo.
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by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
I love Dan Patrick's idea of a Gus Johnson alarm clock
When the alarm goes off, Gus’ voice yells “ARISE AND FIRE!!!”
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What do you mean "minus Jimmer"?
Cougers minus Jimmer???? What does that mean?
In 3 minutes I'll...
…be headed to the bar. I am Irish/German, and I am in Chicago. Shame on me for even coming to work today.
I'm leaving soon to go home
and park my butt on the couch for four days.
I told my 4 yr old yesterday that I have some good news and some bad news.
GN = dad will be home for four days!
BN = I’ll be dominating the TV with basketball for four days
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by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Bill Raftery is doing the Louisville game
I can’t decide if I love Gus Johnson or Raftery more.
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I have Utah St. going to the Sweet 16.
Go Aggies!
Your fantasy football expert since Jerry Rice's rookie year.
What a shot!
Anybody have Morehead St knocking off the Louisville Patino’s? I thought about it but couldn’t pull the trigger on it.
And the Louisville guy just got MUGGED and no call at the buzzer. Wow!
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After seeing the replay...
…maybe he didn’t get mugged after all. Looks like all ball.
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PSU losing was tough
I had Talor Battle in a fantasy game where you pick 5 players for the tournament. 1 guy had to be from a 10 seed or lower so if I could have got another game of Battle that would have been huge.
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Sorry Bucky couldn't make your day!
Mark 8:36
at least they kept the B10 from being shutout today
PSU had their chances but Michigan St is getting rolled.
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by GopherNation on Mar 17, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
UCLA W By Only 2
Big late rally by MSU but not quite enough.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 17, 2011 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
K-St Leading Utah St By 13 With 6 Mins Left
Low scoring game (so far).
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 17, 2011 10:56 PM CDT reply actions
yeah, nice win for K-State
That MSU finish was something else… if only they didn’t suck so bad to start the game…
My bracket is off to a terrible start, but wow… GREAT DAY OF HOOPS!!!
by GreasyLlama on Mar 17, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
K-St 73-68
Nice rally (late) by Utah St but ran out of time.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 17, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
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