2006 G|A march madness thread [Archive] - HP Deals, Computer Coupons And Bargains

ray

03-15-2006, 09:36 AM

If you guys want to setup a pool where we all pay an entry fee of let's say $10, i could probably get one set up online by the end of the working day.

If we get enough interest, i'll throw it up.

mcs328

03-15-2006, 09:46 AM

I hate how I can't select different scenarios when I'm part of more than one group. I joined this one and a friends one and I'm sure a family one is coming too. I guess they do this for those competitions so one person can't create every possible combination.

ShawnLee

03-15-2006, 02:51 PM

I'm choosing UCLA, even though they sort of messed me up last year.

Edit: By the way, my picks are listed as "2Hottie" and mind you, don't ask. It's sort of an inside joke.

guiseppewv

03-15-2006, 04:46 PM

me = phi slamma jamma

go bruins

You are a Cougar fan?

Yossarian

03-15-2006, 07:29 PM

nevada is my sleeper pick

Cheesypuff

03-15-2006, 08:26 PM

oh TEXAS... LET IT RAIN!!!

zenbooty

03-15-2006, 11:01 PM

I'm in. Also filled out various permutations of my bracket on espn.com and foxsports.com.

mcs328

03-16-2006, 12:05 PM

dammit...I'm going to be last this round. I already missed two picks.

guiseppewv

03-16-2006, 01:06 PM

I was hoping BC got upset eventhough I picked them to win their 1st round game.

Looks like Winthrop is hanging with Tenn.

Memo

03-16-2006, 03:58 PM

I was watching that Winthrop and Tenn game. That last shot by Tenn. was pretty bad ass! Too bad that one chump from Winthrop panicked and just threw the ball with .4 seconds left, I think he could have at least tried.

Yossarian

03-16-2006, 05:30 PM

i'm fooked...i picked OK and nevada to goto the 8

MikeD

03-16-2006, 05:37 PM

I'm rooting for Georgetown, GWU,

I'm pulling for the local boys too. GWU got shafted with their draw. I'd like to see G'Town make some noise.

and....for sh*ts and giggles, Duke.

Umm, no. Death to Duke basketball! (but keep the football team around for an easy ACC win every year). ;)

kimchicowboy

03-16-2006, 06:07 PM

Ucla!!!

kgsilvas

03-16-2006, 06:19 PM

UCLA 78 to 44 baby!

kimchicowboy

03-16-2006, 06:37 PM

this march madness on demand is AWESOME. i missed the UCLA game cuz of work, but i'm watching an archived copy. and its free! thanks goes to 'wird for hooking it up with the VIP pass. :)

mcs328

03-16-2006, 06:40 PM

Thank goodness GW came from behind!!! Same for Gonzaga.

Sirrich3

03-16-2006, 06:43 PM

Kimchicowboy, don't miss Saturdays game! GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!!

sizemic1

03-16-2006, 08:51 PM

pFFFT...stupid san diego blowing a 10pt lead

bachviet

03-16-2006, 08:57 PM

I'm screwed in the first round. I already went wrong on four teams and at least one more is coming (Syracuse). :cry:

Sirrich3

03-16-2006, 09:02 PM

nevada is my sleeper pick

I believe they slept today!

Yossarian

03-16-2006, 09:34 PM

yeah, most of my brackets are royally fvcked royally because of losses today. hell, in one of my brackets, i'm already down to only 10 possible points

zenbooty

03-16-2006, 10:19 PM

Not bad for day one. All my brackets have either 12 or 13 right of the 16 games, with none of my bad teams picked to go to the 16.

kimchicowboy

03-17-2006, 04:37 AM

argg! i had syracuse going ot the final 4 and oklahoma going pretty far too.

VTGreg

03-17-2006, 05:35 AM

I'm in pretty good shape so far. The only team I had advancing past the second round that lost today was Seton Hall.

Pools aside, yesterday was a great day in the tourney. Only a few blowouts and while only a few true upsets occured (A&M was actually favored to beat Cuse) the lower seeds really gave the big guns a run for their money.

mcs328

03-17-2006, 11:51 AM

Quite a few upsets...about the same or less than last year?

zenbooty

03-17-2006, 11:53 AM

****.

Well, there goes my bracket. ****ing Iowa. Buncha corndogs.

guiseppewv

03-17-2006, 01:00 PM

I had Iowa getting beat by WVU so it wasn't a huge loss in my bracket but dang that was the biggest upset thus far.

nickel

03-17-2006, 01:16 PM

my march madness is now march sadness

1st round loss for my team. :(

guiseppewv

03-17-2006, 02:06 PM

My march madness is now gladness. :D :)

1st round win!!!!! :) :woohoo:

my march madness is now march sadness

1st round loss for my team. :(

All kidding aside, it was sad that G-mac had to go out like that. He is a helluva competitor.

ialsohaveadream

03-17-2006, 04:29 PM

****.

Well, there goes my bracket. ****ing Iowa. Buncha corndogs.
Hell yeah! I had Iowa losing first round! I also have Texas losing round 2. We'll see how that goes.

So far the only team screwing me is Utah State. I had them winning first and second rounds. Other than that, I'm in good shape.

ShawnLee

03-17-2006, 05:32 PM

Wow. Other than a couple of upsets, I'm happy. Wow, In both my groups, I'm tied for first at twenty. We'll see how that ends up.

zenbooty

03-17-2006, 06:44 PM

And Michigan St. going down pretty much finishes me. That's two eights down. $#&%$&.

bachviet

03-17-2006, 09:22 PM

I picked Iowa to go to the Elite Eight. :cry: The max I could get out of that bracket is 23.

molecularfire

03-17-2006, 09:56 PM

Dang. Lost one of my two finals team in the first round... not too promising a start.

mcs328

03-17-2006, 10:17 PM

Aw crap....Kansas seriously hurt me. Had them in elite eight.

guiseppewv

03-18-2006, 05:52 AM

Kansas losing really hurt me. Not only did I have them in the final 4, I had them losing in the finals. Bad news.

Yossarian

03-18-2006, 08:26 AM

yeah, bradley really shook the bracket

VTGreg

03-18-2006, 11:16 AM

Kansas losing really hurt me. Not only did I have them in the final 4, I had them losing in the finals. Bad news.

Me too. Kansas is the only team that I lost in the first round that really hurts, but that REALLY hurts me. Damn young kids, don't they know how good they are supposed to be.

Sirrich3

03-18-2006, 12:00 PM

So far so good...right now

mcs328

03-18-2006, 03:11 PM

Tennessee goes down...ugh....it's ok...still in the game.

Sirrich3

03-18-2006, 07:51 PM

UCLA Advances to the SWEET 16 against Gonzaga..Thursday night

ialsohaveadream

03-18-2006, 10:04 PM

Tennessee goes down...ugh....it's ok...still in the game.
HA! I made a mistake earlier....I thought I had Texas losing 2nd round, but it was Tennessee. Hell yeah!

The Kansas loss killed me, though. I had them losing to UCLA in the Eight.

yippiekiyeh

03-19-2006, 04:45 AM

Ouch I really blew up my DC bracket getting only 5pts there... but other than that no serious missteps...

guiseppewv

03-19-2006, 11:34 AM

Pitt just got upset.

guiseppewv

03-19-2006, 01:22 PM

UNC just got bumped and dumped from the NCAAs. Wow, what a great game.

ialsohaveadream

03-19-2006, 01:42 PM

Damn....there goes my bracket. I had NC making it to the championship before losing.

Yossarian

03-19-2006, 03:37 PM

so many brackets screwed, and this is a great ****in tourny. i'm loving watching almost every game be within 5 points

mcs328

03-19-2006, 04:00 PM

so many brackets screwed, and this is a great ****in tourny. i'm loving watching almost every game be within 5 points

:stupid: No real big blowouts in this round I think. The underdogs are doing really well...too bad I picked against them. I can mathematically win still!!!

:woohoo:

bachviet

03-20-2006, 06:57 AM

UNC and Pitt really hurts my brackets. :cry: I got them goin' to the Elite 8.

guiseppewv

03-20-2006, 08:34 AM

Me too. I had Pitt and UNC going to the E8. Oh well, I was kind of glad to see UNC lose to GMU. It is nice to see the little guy win.

Did any of you see the shockers play? It was hilarious that whenever they panned in on the cheerleaders all of them were giving the sign for the "shocker". :heh: Cracked me the heck up. :heh:

mcs328

03-20-2006, 08:51 AM

angl2b is #1 in her office pool. She's got I think 48+ pts so far. Well I'm rooting for the home teams at this point.

kgsilvas

03-20-2006, 09:25 AM

:mad2: That UNC loss was good for the little guys, but awful for my picks!
I had them going to the finals against UCLA. I was doing great until that loss.

ialsohaveadream

03-20-2006, 09:28 AM

:mad2: That UNC loss was good for the little guys, but awful for my picks!
I had them going to the finals against UCLA. I was doing great until that loss.
:stupid: ...and I had them beating UCLA in the final.

guiseppewv

03-20-2006, 10:52 AM

I def did not think that was possible. UNC is too young of a team to go that far but I did have Kansas going to the finals and losing to UConn.

ray

03-20-2006, 11:01 AM

go boston college.

guiseppewv

03-20-2006, 01:59 PM

go boston college.

The end of the road is in sight for BC - this should be their last game this season. I had Pacific beating them in the 1st round. Damn close. :)

kimchicowboy

03-20-2006, 02:18 PM

i'm pretty much over. gah.

i still have UCLA, BC, and UConn in the final four.

ProMinx

03-21-2006, 11:29 AM

Undergrad at UCLA and law school at George Mason - both teams advancing to the Sweet 16. Not a very bad showing for my schools...except that i hate GMU. I bet a large amount of money against them in both of their first two games...and lost both wagers. Now I have GMU beating Wichita St. in a 3-way parlay, 4-way parlay, and 5-way parlay...which means that GMU will almost certainly lose this next game.

I also had a long-standing small $20 bet on UCLA to win the tournament (one of the free bets that canbet.com grants to new sign-ups), and so far so good with that bet...

I often base my cheering on which team I detest least rather than which team I actually like.

go boston college.

The end of the road is in sight for BC - this should be their last game this season. I had Pacific beating them in the 1st round. Damn close. :)

I'm rooting for Boston College too...largely because i detest their opponents (see above), but also because my brother-in-law is in grad school for phyiscal therapy up there.

zenbooty

03-23-2006, 06:34 PM

Don't matter if my bracket holds up or collapses. I'm just glad to be the one to call LSU over Duke :).

ialsohaveadream

03-23-2006, 06:39 PM

Good call, Zen. Nobody in my pool had Duke losing until the Final 4.

EDIT: Just realized that one of the ladies who didn't have Duke in the championship listed a final score of 21-7 for the championship game. :heh:

bachviet

03-23-2006, 06:39 PM

I picked Duke to reach the semifinal. I'm royally screwed on that bracket. :cry:

guiseppewv

03-23-2006, 06:52 PM

I picked Duke but I am glad they lost. :)

Good call, Zen. Nobody in my pool had Duke losing until the Final 4.

EDIT: Just realized that one of the ladies who didn't have Duke in the championship listed a final score of 21-7 for the championship game. :heh:

Just goes to show you that even a blind squirrel gets a nut every once in a while. :D

ialsohaveadream

03-23-2006, 06:57 PM

I'm rooting for WVU to pull out the win over Texas.

Sirrich3

03-23-2006, 06:57 PM

Poor Duke....

zenbooty

03-23-2006, 06:59 PM

ialsohaveadream

03-23-2006, 07:09 PM

Someone filled her in on the shot clock rule before taking her money, right?
Maybe she thought we were betting on football. Why ruin her fun?

mcs328

03-23-2006, 09:07 PM

Aw man...ironic. WV done in by a clutch 3 pointer. That was a good game because WV is deadly with the 3's.

ialsohaveadream

03-23-2006, 09:23 PM

Aw man...ironic. WV done in by a clutch 3 pointer. That was a good game because WV is deadly with the 3's.
Yeah, I love Pittsnoggle. He was clutch in last year's tournament, and he did it in this game too...but they started celebrating rather than getting set on defense, and Texas exploited that. Too bad. :(

mcs328

03-23-2006, 09:28 PM

I'm out...Gonzaga did me in.

kgsilvas

03-23-2006, 09:40 PM

That Oakland regional was awesome! Not only did UCLA prevail, they did it in amazing fashion! Go Bruins!
U rah rah rah
C rah rah rah
L rah rah rah
A rah rah rah

U C L A fight fight fight!

Cheesypuff

03-23-2006, 09:58 PM

Go Texas!!@!@!@!@!@

kimchicowboy

03-23-2006, 10:01 PM

UCLA!!!

i was talking to my friend over the phone and kept telling her that i have faith in my bruins from the very beginning when they were 0-8. and when they were down the whole time, that i still had faith.

UCLA!! WHOOO!!!!!

Sirrich3

03-23-2006, 10:30 PM

:woohoo: BRUINS!!!!!!!!:woohoo:

Freelance Superhero

03-24-2006, 12:00 AM

i have very little school spirit, but i'l just step in here and very quietly say

go bruins!

:)

ProMinx

03-24-2006, 12:20 AM

I can't believe that in a tournament game, there was only 1 lead change, UCLA only led for 10 seconds of the total game...and UCLA still pulled the miracle from nowhere.

I do love seeing Morrison cry like a 6-year old with a skinned knee though. I never respected the guy's overly emotional displays. (If you ask me, the basketball has treated Morrison fairly well throughout his life...so why does the guy feel the need to assault the thing with his head?)

guiseppewv

03-24-2006, 06:57 AM

Aw man...ironic. WV done in by a clutch 3 pointer. That was a good game because WV is deadly with the 3's.

That hurt. :( I could not believe that guy sunk that clutch 3 right after nogle canned the clutch 3 for the tie. It was a great game though.

mcs328

03-24-2006, 07:34 AM

That hurt. :( I could not believe that guy sunk that clutch 3 right after nogle canned the clutch 3 for the tie. It was a great game though.

I was rooting for WV too. I was like yeah...WV can make the 3. Tie it up...play some D...go for OT and then let it rain 3's all day. WV I think is the only team that relies heavily on 3 pointers from everyone unlike Duke who just counts on Reddick.

CornMonkey

03-24-2006, 09:21 AM

kgsilvas

03-24-2006, 09:58 AM

haha, yeah, i loved seeing him cry like the girl that he is. go bruins!!

:agree:Guess UCLA reminded Gonzaga that these games go for 40 minutes. Loved to see those last 11 unanswered points!!!
Adam Morrison was spread out on the floor in tears while UCLA players danced in celebration around him. A shocking turn of events in a game Gonzaga controlled for 37 minutes but somehow couldn't close out. (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap;_ylt=AuTLEeq.fK0oPV4udNJB30w5nYcB?gid=200603230606&prov=ap)

http://www.931jackfm.com/jackblast/032606bruinsbear.gif

yippiekiyeh

03-24-2006, 01:23 PM

Is it just me or is Texas about to do the trifecta? Didn't they win college world series, the national title in football, and on their way to a national title in basketball too? WTH!?!?!!

Showtime

03-24-2006, 01:40 PM

Great surprising finish for ucla. It reminded me of the last bruin run for a title... where dude went coast to coast.

Gonzaga will never forget that loss. I don't know if it was bad coaching or their star/team trying to not lose instead of playing to win... Maybe it was just fate. I did feel sorry for Morrison. Seems like he put his heart and soul into that game and was crushed. Hopefully he'll do well in the NBA.

CornMonkey

03-24-2006, 02:19 PM

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060324/capt.casm14503240618.ncaa_gonzaga_ucla_basketball__casm145.jpg

boohoo. get it together, mr. college player of the year!

ialsohaveadream

03-24-2006, 03:02 PM

Great surprising finish for ucla. It reminded me of the last bruin run for a title... where dude went coast to coast.
I think it was Tyus Edney. I remember that shot...great play.

Gonzaga will never forget that loss. I don't know if it was bad coaching or their star/team trying to not lose instead of playing to win... Maybe it was just fate. I did feel sorry for Morrison. Seems like he put his heart and soul into that game and was crushed. Hopefully he'll do well in the NBA.
Morrison did miss a few key shots late, but you're right, he definitely gave it everything he had. I actually think him crying like a little girl helped his draft stock. GMs will see that and hope he takes losing just as badly in the NBA.

guiseppewv

03-24-2006, 07:00 PM

Well, GMU and Nova are in the E-8!!!!!

I was very happy to see BC lose it. :)

2 conferences are completely out of it: Big 10 and the ACC.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060324/capt.casm14503240618.ncaa_gonzaga_ucla_basketball__casm145.jpg

boohoo. get it together, mr. college player of the year!

Stop crying you big baby.

kimchicowboy

03-24-2006, 07:49 PM

argg. i wanted BC to win. well, there goes another team in my final four. and the uconn-washington game is surprisingly close.

Sirrich3

03-24-2006, 08:40 PM

The last time UCLA won the title in 95, UCLA won 2 games in Oakland...

guiseppewv

03-24-2006, 09:23 PM

Well, G-town is out. I was hoping they would win it but I picked FLA to move on.

SpikeDig

03-24-2006, 10:33 PM

Whew, my team UCONN almost got bounced out. OT let them show the other Huskies out of the Big Dance.

Connecticut UCONN Huskies
Symbol of Might to the Foe
Fight Fight Connecticut
Connecticut, Let's Go!
-University of Connecticut Rally Song

TofuNinja

03-25-2006, 01:24 AM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/tofuninja13/gonzagowned.jpg

Memo

03-25-2006, 04:01 PM

And there goes Texas...

zenbooty

03-25-2006, 04:04 PM

'SU, baby!!!!

Good game, Memo. This tourny is giving me a heart attack every night.

Sirrich3

03-25-2006, 06:01 PM

Good game, Memo. This tourny is giving me a heart attack every night.

I am right there with ya! Those UCLA free throws are making me ill!

kimchicowboy

03-25-2006, 06:37 PM

Ucla!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sirrich3

03-25-2006, 06:57 PM

We're off to Indianapolis!

FINAL FOUR!

GO BRUINS!!!!

:woohoo:

kgsilvas

03-25-2006, 07:35 PM

U rah rah rah
C rah rah rah
L rah rah rah
A rah rah rah

U C L A fight fight fight!
http://www.931jackfm.com/jackblast/032606bruinsbear.gif
Another fantastic game! On to the final four!!!!! A perfect time to wear my '95 championship shirt again!

ShawnLee

03-25-2006, 09:10 PM

Dude... George Mason and LSU screwed my brackets up. I mean, I'm still in second place but... Otherwise, great games. Great games! Wooooo! Bruins!

VTGreg

03-26-2006, 06:55 AM

The UCLA defense will frustrate a young LSU team and then UCLA will get blown out in the championship game, probably by UCONN. UCLA was very fortunate to get by Gonzaga the other night and then Memphis laid an egg last night.

ialsohaveadream

03-26-2006, 08:03 AM

Dude... George Mason and LSU screwed my brackets up. I mean, I'm still in second place but... Otherwise, great games. Great games! Wooooo! Bruins!
Other than UCLA, my bracket is screwed anyway, so I'm rooting for GMU to make the Final Four and bring everyone else down with me. :)

zenbooty

03-26-2006, 01:50 PM

UConn, you are going to be the death of me...

buncha frickin' head cases on that team, I swear...

zenbooty

03-26-2006, 02:10 PM

uuhhhg, that just killed everything. See ya next year.

ialsohaveadream

03-26-2006, 02:12 PM

That was a GREAT game. I'm glad GMU won, just to kill everyone else's bracket. :)

guiseppewv

03-26-2006, 02:22 PM

That wa a good game. Sad for my bracket but happy for the cinderella story. :)

bachviet

03-26-2006, 03:34 PM

If Villanova lose today, all my brackets are shot.

kimchicowboy

03-26-2006, 04:04 PM

and if nova loses, none of the #1 seeds are making it to the final four. damn GMU. roar.

zenbooty

03-26-2006, 04:15 PM

It is conceivable I could win G|A group if LSU were to beat UCLA, I think. We'll see.

mcs328

03-26-2006, 04:17 PM

I out with Conneticuit gone. None going to championships. I'm rooting for GMU now. Let's go underdogs!!

kimchicowboy

03-26-2006, 04:18 PM

It is conceivable I could win G|A group if LSU were to beat UCLA, I think. We'll see.
sorry if i have to call you a loser. :D

Sirrich3

03-26-2006, 05:22 PM

Saturdays matchups

Game #1
George Mason vs Florida

Game #2
LSU vs UCLA

yippiekiyeh

03-27-2006, 11:39 AM

ShawnLee

03-28-2006, 12:18 AM

So basically... I win my school bracket either way. WOot!

For me to win the G|A bracket, UCLA needs to go all the way. Otherwise, if LSU wins this next round, Zen wins no matter what due to George Mason and Florida being the non-picks that they are. Otherwise, if UCLA wins and loses in the final to either George Mason or Florida, it's yippiekiyeh at the top, and me second.

Go Bruins!

On an even more selfish and personal note: how is it that I've won all the brackets I've done in the past few years, and haven't bet a single dollar the entire time?

VTGreg

03-28-2006, 06:25 AM

That UCLA game was excellent. Pac-10 gets hardly ANY love. If I could change my picks now, I'd go with UCLA taking it all the way, instead of losing in the finals :|. Hindsight is 20-20. Ugh

GO BRUINS!

I'm not sure what you consider excellent, but that was one of the most brutal, ugly games I have ever seen played. If Memphis were able to shoot a lick in that game, they would have run away with it. They just weren't hitting open shots and as a result you had the lowest scoring NCAA game since before the shot clock was instituted.

The Pac-10 doesn't get much love because most of their games are played after people are asleep and they don't have any teams that are consistently elite. Arizona would probably be the closest thing they have to a perennial power and they are very up and down. UCLA may be able to sustain success for a few years, but that all depends on if they have a mass exodus after this year.

yippiekiyeh

03-28-2006, 02:10 PM

I'm not sure what you consider excellent, but that was one of the most brutal, ugly games I have ever seen played. If Memphis were able to shoot a lick in that game, they would have run away with it. They just weren't hitting open shots and as a result you had the lowest scoring NCAA game since before the shot clock was instituted.

It is excellent because it is a win.
It always amuses me when people say it's brutal, ugly, etc etc wins. No knock on you VTGREG, a win is a win. Memphis goes home, and UCLA goes on.

shaggyucla

03-28-2006, 09:18 PM

yea go UCLA
two more wins
two more wins

Sirrich3

03-28-2006, 09:35 PM

I was at the UCLA store today and all of the Final Four wear sold out in under 3 hours!

GO BRUINS!!!

VTGreg

03-29-2006, 05:41 AM

It is excellent because it is a win.
It always amuses me when people say it's brutal, ugly, etc etc wins. No knock on you VTGREG, a win is a win. Memphis goes home, and UCLA goes on.

Yes it is a win, but it was not an excellent game. It was a game where poor offensive execution was the common thread. It's just disappointing to see two teams play at such a low level when so much is on the line. Unless I have a rooting interest in the game, I want to see a good game played at a high level. That was not the case in this game.

I'm not bashing anyone for rooting for a team. If your team wins, congrats, I understand you are excited.

CornMonkey

04-01-2006, 09:35 PM

UCLA's gonna win it ALL on Monday!!!

Sirrich3

04-02-2006, 12:53 AM

Way to Go BRUINS!!!!!!!!

Freelance Superhero

04-02-2006, 04:19 AM

pssst... go bruins!

:shifty:

kimchicowboy

04-02-2006, 05:39 AM

oh baby, i want to cry.

ufcrusher

04-02-2006, 12:06 PM

For all those rooting for UCLA...prepare to cry. Gators are going to win it all!

Lets go GATORS! Lets go GATORS! Gators got that ramajama, oh ah....Gators got that ramajama oh ah...Gators got that ramajama!!!!

ProMinx

04-02-2006, 07:37 PM

I've never liked Florida in general or the University of Florida specifically, but I'll be glad to watch them get destroyed on a national stage tomorrow. Florida has hardly any dimenion to thei game, and they're going to have a very hard time when UCLA freezes Noah...just as they have done with Big Baby and Morrison. I'm rather glad I dropped a $20 bet on UCLA to win the Championship a while back.

shaggyucla

04-03-2006, 10:27 AM

U....c...l....a !!!

Showtime

04-03-2006, 11:18 AM

I'm rather glad I dropped a $20 bet on UCLA to win the Championship a while back.

How long ago did you make that bet? I hope it was in Vegas cuz that could be worth a lot if they pull it out.

I didn't think Ucla had a chance until they beat the zags. The last few minutes of that game has defined how they now play all their games. It's pretty impressive imo and is the reason all those high scoring teams lost.

Also it's good to see bruin fans wearing their Ucla gear again and having some pride in their program. ;)

VTGreg

04-03-2006, 11:55 AM

UCLA's run ends tonight. They beat a young, overmatched team Saturday night, but UF has much better balance on offense, something UCLA has not been matched up against since the Gonzaga game.

This game is all about tempo. UCLA will not win if UF scores 80+ points tonight and UF will not win if the game is played in the 50's.

guiseppewv

04-03-2006, 01:01 PM

This game is all about tempo. UCLA will not win if UF scores 80+ points tonight and UF will not win if the game is played in the 50's.

Good take on the tempo of the game - I agree. I think FLA will win it but who knows. :)

VTGreg

04-03-2006, 02:10 PM

Good take on the tempo of the game - I agree. I think FLA will win it but who knows. :)

Yeah, at this point I don't know if anyone can pick anything with any certainty. Having as little knowledge of basketball as possible was the prerequisite for doing well picking this year's brackets.

yippiekiyeh

04-03-2006, 03:44 PM

I'd like to thank everyone in playing in this year's G|A? March Madness. But looks like, as defending Champ, the Trophy comes home with me for another year! Let's Go BRUINS!

ialsohaveadream

04-03-2006, 04:20 PM

Well, as a 'Canes fan, I find it difficult to root for the Gators. But as a Floridian, I'd like to prove that our state is vastly superior to you left coasters. So with that in mind (and just for tonight...),

2 bits,
4 bits,
6 bits,
a dollar
All for the Gators,
stand up and holler!

VTGreg

04-03-2006, 07:29 PM

So far so good. Unless UCLA can hold UF without a FG for about 6-8 min in the second half, this thing is over. UCLA doesn't have the fire power to win this game with UF on its current pace and UF won't give this game away the Gonzaga did.

On another note, Dick Enberg should be put out of his misery. He doesn't add anything to sports commentating anymore and seems to stumble over his tongue more often then not.

sizemic1

04-03-2006, 07:43 PM

Boy..UCLA looks like they're completely out of their league. I hope they can pull it together, but FL is really taking it to them.

UCLA SHOOTS! *brick*, *brick*, *brick*

ShawnLee

04-03-2006, 08:48 PM

I'd like to thank everyone in playing in this year's G|A? March Madness. But looks like, as defending Champ, the Trophy comes home with me for another year! Let's Go BRUINS!Good call. But go Bruins? If UCLA would've won tonight, I would've won! I would've won dagnabbit! Everytime I call UCLA, I lose! A pox on all you Bruins!

ufcrusher

04-03-2006, 08:58 PM

What did I say......Lets hear it for my Gators!

Well, as a 'Canes fan, I find it difficult to root for the Gators. But as a Floridian, I'd like to prove that our state is vastly superior to you left coasters. So with that in mind (and just for tonight...),

2 bits,
4 bits,
6 bits,
a dollar
All for the Gators,
stand up and holler!

It's "All Florida Gators, stand up and hollar!"

guiseppewv

04-03-2006, 09:03 PM

UCLA got pwned. I think that was the worst champ game and the worst final four games that I can remember.

kgsilvas

04-03-2006, 09:13 PM

U rah rah rah
C rah rah rah
L rah rah rah
A rah rah rah
U C L A fight fight fight! http://www.931jackfm.com/jackblast/032606bruinsbear.gif

Sad to say that wearing the '95 championship shirt didn't seem to help them. The poor Bruins were schooled by FL.

Oh well, "We're #2!"

ialsohaveadream

04-03-2006, 09:33 PM

It's "All Florida Gators, stand up and hollar!"
Yeah well, I'm a Canes fan....except when it comes to basketball, and the Gator bar in town gives free drinks and shots for every big-time Gator play. :)

yippiekiyeh

04-03-2006, 09:37 PM

Ack... good game. Congratz Florida.

bachviet

04-03-2006, 09:46 PM

UCLA was schooled big time tonight! Anyway congrats to all Gators fans. :D

VTGreg

04-04-2006, 04:16 AM

UCLA got pwned. I think that was the worst champ game and the worst final four games that I can remember.

The UCONN-GT championship game matchup 2 years ago was pretty bad, but I am also having trouble remembering a final four that was as bad as this.

I think that's what you get when all of the upsets continue to occur through the tourney. All of the teams that make it to the NCAA's are capable of going on a run, but I think the biggest thing that separates the top teams from the next tier is the consistency and typically the middle tier teams that make a run are going to play a bad game eventually.

UCLA, LSU and GMU were all middle tier teams that went on runs at the end of the season. UF was the only team that was very highly ranked through much of the season and that fact was fairly evident over the last two games.

kimchicowboy

04-04-2006, 04:49 AM

omg, it was a dunkfest. very disappointing. dah.

ialsohaveadream

04-04-2006, 04:55 AM

Man, that Noah kid is fun to watch. He's just a damn good player.

MikeD

04-04-2006, 05:05 AM

:shifty:

George Mason will be back next year! Bank it! Go Patriots!

:shifty:

guiseppewv

04-04-2006, 07:15 AM

Oh well, "We're #2!"

You guys are number 2. :P ;) :heh:

ShawnLee

04-04-2006, 11:10 AM

"Who does Number 2 work for?"

molecularfire

04-04-2006, 06:40 PM

guiseppewv

04-05-2006, 10:36 AM

Dang it, the finals was yesterday? I completely missed it. I am always so out of it post-call. Ah well... still ended up in third place which was a LOT better than I thought I would do this year given that I had Michigan State making it to the finals. :heh:

You really did not miss anything. It was not a good game to watch unless you were an FLA fan. I wanted FLA to win the game and it was not good game.

kgsilvas

04-05-2006, 11:05 AM

"Who does Number 2 work for?"

Guess I should have said "2nd place". 2nd is a whole lot better than UCLA has done in the past few years, and better than 62 other teams in the brackets! UCLA Pride of the PAC-10!

guiseppewv

04-05-2006, 12:30 PM

Guess I should have said "2nd place". 2nd is a whole lot better than UCLA has done in the past few years, and better than 64 other teams in the brackets! UCLA Pride of the PAC-10!

You mean 63 other teams. :P Florida beat you guy, remember? ;)