NCAA Tournament bracket watching thread, Elite Eight
Well, the Lady Vols ended their season by losing to Baylor this afternoon, which is a total and complete bummer, but the guys are still alive for at least one more game. Should the men get past Michigan State tomorrow, we'll play the winner of today's game between Butler and Kansas State, which tips off at 4:30 EST. Kentucky and West Virginia will play after that.
So consider this your discussion thread for today's men's games. Although we're finally to the point where they're only playing one game at a time, you can always use the CBS MMOD player if you're stuck somewhere with a computer but without a TV.
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NOT LOOKING AHEAD
But who would we rather play? Butler or K-state? I think we match up better with Butler, but they would have a huge home court advantage. Thoughts?
So Sayth King Zach I
I was going to pose the same question
I agree that we match up better with Butler. K-State is long, athletic, and deep (though Clemente seems to be limping at the moment, so there’s that).
If Clemente is hurt plus the double OT game the other night
K-State might run out of legs…definitely something to keep an eye on.
K-State
has a really scary looking coach.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
My friend thought he looked like he was in the mafia
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 27, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Butler's taking it to K-State early on
I’d love to be playing these guys next week. Because I’d love to be playing anybody next week.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions
K-State just looks totally dead
If the game was going to be in 2 days, I’d want them to win. Given that the game will be next Saturday assuming we win tomorrow…I’d prefer Butler.
I know he's a rival and all
But you gotta give Meyer props for apologizing to that reporter.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
I will give meyer props for nothing. ever.
...just apologize for not thanking me.
by kidbourbon on Mar 27, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't imagine...
him not apologizing.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I think we're in a good place with either of these two teams
in the sense that, if it’s Kansas State, we’d be the cinderella of the Final Four no matter who the other two teams are. And if it’s Butler, the game is in Indy…we’d be the bad guys. I think we’d play well in both of those roles, if we get past MSU
The officials seem to be Butler fans
That said, Butler has been the better team.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
I would rather not play a team the officials are for
lord knows it has not been us yet
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant
In part, I blame JP Prince.
Kid’s never going to get a favorable call.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
HA! No mention of the orange blazer.
And Chism doesn’t wear his headband for CBS interviews, FWIW.
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At the half:
“ride the girl that broug. . . take the girl that. . . never mind, let’s get back to the game.”
Hilarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 5:36 PM EDT reply actions
Butler looks like they're falling apart
They need to pull it together in the last few minutes. The lead is almost gone.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 6:24 PM EDT reply actions
Great game!
Butler by 4 with two to play.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 6:36 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
That was a great sequence! Butler up 60-54 under one minute.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 6:38 PM EDT reply actions
Butler is a great squad
And they’ll be a tough out with what will essentially be home games in the Final Four.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 27, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, they will
But we match up well with them, and I think we can take them. I feel the same way about Michigan State, btw. Hopefully we win both.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Butler is going home!
Only for them, that’s a good thing.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 6:41 PM EDT reply actions
A 5 seed in the Final Four
I hope there’s room for a certain 6 I could think of…
So Sayth King Zach I
Crazy thought
A 5 or lower seed is now guaranteed to play in the championship game.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 27, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
From the department of "I wish I could make this up":
Teddy Valentine will be one of the referees for Kentucky / West Virginia.
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Allow me to be the first to congratulate Kentucky for this Final Four.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
This means that TV won't be one of the Final Four refs, right?
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought I heard...
that they are advancing based on merit from round to round. If so, how did he get this far?
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how the hell does that happen?
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant
The college basketball fan in me would love to see Kentucky play a close game here
but the Tennessee fan in me – which is to say, all of me – just wants them to make it through to Indy
I dunno
I’m kinda pulling for WVU. I think they’re a better matchup for us. And we have an actual chance of making the championship game, so I’m actually paying attention to matchups. I’d love to see us BEAT them in the title game, but we’d have a better chance of beating WVU/Duke, imo.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Totally understand this viewpoint
it’s the more rational one. And I’d also love to play Duke for it all.
But since it’s something we have no control over anyway, I’m indulging fantasy. And my hope is it’s only the simple existence of the matchup that’s fantasy…because I’ve already seen us beat them.
But if Kentucky gets knocked out at any point, none of the teams that are left are as good as the team we just beat.
by Will Shelton on Mar 27, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Here we gooo.
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
yep. already pleading case to refs...and not getting back on D.
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Same song, next verse for us with the talking heads
Hubert Davis picks us again…Vitale and Digger pick MSU, on the incredibly enlightening grounds of “Izzo will find a way”.
No disrespect to Izzo, who’s done ten times more in East Lansing than we’ve ever done in Knoxville…but look, these guys could at least watch us play and offer a better reason we’re going to lose than “uhhhhhhhh….Izzo, yeah, that’s the ticket. Michigan State.”
Underdogs, HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
On the plus side,
UT has the chance to be the first NCAA tournament champion that the media never watched.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
11-0 UK run
Is it time to head over to ASoB and ask if Coach Cal will be nervous coaching in his first final four?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:21 PM EDT reply actions
I like how KY players are so used to not getting fouls called on them
that it seems they genuinely can’t believe it when one is actually called
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant
What was that?
Somehow they didn’t call Wall for an over and back?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
With Wall, the geometry of the court is non-Euclidian.
Hence, no charge.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
See my post above about Ted Valentine.
See, we can hate on Teddy now because the game doesn’t involve us!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
If we make it to the finals and play West Virginia
I hope Pearl wears a sweatsuit just to screw with Huggins. I wouldn’t put it past him.
"Every time they go in there, bad things happen."
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here, being 12.
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Hey, were you around for halftime of the earlier game?
For “Ride the girl that brough…”
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I was, kinda.
I was playing FIFA ’10 during that game.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Side note:
Man, DC United got nerfed going into next season.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't follow just a whole lot of MLS
I probably couldn’t name a single player for DCU.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I only follow them 'cause they're local.
Man City fan from across the pond, though. I’m just getting into soccer.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I follow national teams WAY more than clubs
I really only follow club soccer if there’s a USMNT player involved. Thus, I’ve greatly enjoyed this recent run by Everton.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have a group of friends getting all excited for the World Cup.
We’re getting in the spirit by buying vuvuzelas.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
"My, oh, my"?
Expect to hear from Verne’s lawyer for that, Dick.
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Sustainable as the gas tank of a Ford Pinto.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know.
Losing to a statistical anomaly isn’t exactly comforting.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, THAT was an uncalled travel.
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they are getting bailed out a lot by the refs
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant
Kentucky?
With Teddy V calling it? No way!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yet, my boyfriend is shrieking like Teddy V and co. are hosing them.
Sheesh.
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
that is a typical KY fan
they live in a very different world than the rest of us
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agreed.
Irrational…
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
So
WVU hasn’t made a 2 yet, have they?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:54 PM EDT reply actions
not that I've seen.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
0-15.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It will be interesting to see what the officials do if KY plays Duke
they will not know who to call against
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0 fouls called...
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Halftime
WVU 28
UK 26
WVU: zero two-point FGs.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
ridiculousity.
Life is tough, you’re going to get knocked down a bunch, and the quicker you learn to deal with how you react to it and dust your britches off and move forward, then the quicker you’re going to lead to happiness. -Coach Dooley
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
interesting tweets from AndyKatz
- ESPNAndyKatz
NCAA officiating chief John Adams heading into the locker room to talk to Shaw. I asked if this is his last game and he said he doesn’t know 1 minutes ago via TweetDeck
- Andy Katz ESPNAndyKatz
Curtis Shaw barking back at Ky asst John Robic to tell his players to settle down.
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
I've been out.
What’s going on with the officiating?
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
strange non calls on both sides.
technical foul called on UK…not really sure how/why…
Then these tweets came out.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
95% of the NCAA marketing and TV fees go toward athletes.
The other 4% goes toward Kentucky.
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Wow
Brad Stevens looks like he’s 18 years old.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
So, I think after this is over
I might watch UT/Ohio State again. Or at least the second half.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
I just rewatched the UTSports video.
Is this what it feels like to play with house money?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Another 3 for WVU.
This is Bizarroland.
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Cousins punches WVU where it hurts
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
Really?
The Alamodome was a slow death. Kentucky’s being killed by a statistical anomaly.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously.
1-17 inside the arc.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh. Yes.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy Moly.
Left him at the 3 point line…Are they watching the same game?
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Remember how our method of beating Kentucky was forcing them to make threes?
Yeah. Turnabout, Wildcats.
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(although this is going to HOSE my bracket if they don't come back)
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ditto.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait a second
Your brackets aren’t already hosed? I only got two Elite Eight teams right (WVU and UK).
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I had 6-8.
K-State losing more or less means I’ll win at least two pools. I have a shot at a third, but we need to win tomorrow along with Duke to get that.
I want Will to win the RTT one.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow. Impressive
I hope Will wins RTT’s too.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I was oh so close
on getting Maryland and Xavier in the Elite 8 as well…I hope my bracket keeps the hot hand
by Will Shelton on Mar 27, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Maryland going down was the highlight of my weekend.
I had bragging rights in the office already – I thought I had to get it all in by Friday. Fortunately, I don’t.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, what about me?
I picked UT also!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Well, beating Kentucky would've be ideal (albeit unlikely)
But I think Will has now been mathematically eliminated. It’s up to you.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 28, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
K-State loss hurt mine. Had them losing to UK in title.
The UK/Duke side of the bracket has been almost perfect in one of my brackets.
The others have been umm. destroyed.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here, but the only guy who could beat me had K-State winning it all.
I have everyone else covered who has a shot in that pool.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I have WVU in my championship game
Losing to the representative from the Midwest region. I hope that still happens.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
It's always fun
when Teddy calls a foul favoring John Wall. Admit it – you smiled.
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familiarity is comforting...HA.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow! Kentucky's made more FTs than WVU has attempted.
Never seen that before with this crew.
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hard to foul when UK's not playing defense.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Kentucky isn't expecting 50+% from three.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
too many times Mezzula has waltzed to bucket for easy easy layups.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
This game is WEIRD.
And it’s getting late enough that it might not matter.
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At the rate this game is going, Calipari will still have never made it to a Final Four.
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"Kentucky, this great shooting team..."
is it too much to ask that these announcers just watch basketball?
UK will go on their run
It’s up to WVU whether or not they can withstand it and win a tight one.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
I'm surprised the margin has held up this long
This is getting hairy.
by goodnight_vol on Mar 27, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Cousins could easily have 5 right now.
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Yup
Even the announcers were talking about how that last one should’ve been a charge.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
UK if you want to win stop jacking up threes.
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Wow
WVU is just trying to let Kentucky back in this. Can you believe that?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
You beat me to that post
by about five seconds.
by goodnight_vol on Mar 27, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I'd be lovin' it
Even though I may rather see Duke than Baylor.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And the three jacking continues despite being 0 for.
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If Kentucky goes down
What a lot of precious oxygen will have been wasted on the hype.
I still want Kentucky to pull this off
but I can’t wait to hear Cal answer the question about free throws and threes and say it was God’s will
Agreed.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
He was sliding his feet, but Bledsoe lowered his shoulder.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
woulda been 5 on bledsoe
and he can’t make FT, neither can the rest of the team.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Kentucky's in the double bonues!
Man, these jokes are fun.
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Also, Mazzulla has four.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Wingspan? Is Bledsoe an angel?
Where’s sddbaker?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Free throws...
You think one of these years Calipari is actually going to have his team practice free throws?
That's not God's will...
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Dang.
Didn’t see this coming. But, I can’t say I’m going to shed any tears if Kentucky loses.
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
And now UK fouls
With seven on the shot clock. Yup. That’s league.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
Also...
If WVU wins this, I will be thrilled.
They are my second favorite team by a very large margin, as my best friend is from West Virginia… watch a lot of Mountaineer games over the years.
Wouldn't it be great
If your favorite team beat your second favorite team in the national championship?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
flagged
Seriously, y’all.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
We're not looking ahead
We’re hoping against hope. There’s a difference.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not going to say I haven't thought about it
But I’m not writing anything on it.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
But believe you me, I’m not looking past Michigan State. Izzo’s bunch is always tough.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Kentucky's body language is TERRIBLE.
They think they’ve lost; ergo, it’s over.
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Some of it wasn't their fault, to be fair.
The three-pointers and atrocious FT shooting, on the other hand…
Come on. Teddy is trying to give you the game, Kentucky. Step up and take it.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
They don't want it to look obvious.
Rahspec’ Mah Direc’ Deposit!!!
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, +9 in FTs attempted.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Still even!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
This might help Kentucky down the stretch:

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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know they have been
But I still can’t help but smile at the current score.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, sure.
I didn’t mean to imply that we should feel for them. Just pointing out a bright spot for them.
After all, I’ve never known RTT types to turn into gloating trolls. Rival fans, yes. But trolls, no.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Does it count as trolling if you don't go anywhere?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really.
Our community is our community.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So is Rajon Rondo walking through that

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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, they have.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I'm not a lucky underpants kind of fan
Hopeful and excited, not superstitious.
by goodnight_vol on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thisclose to growing a playoff beard.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, you saw the K-state game, right?
by goodnight_vol on Mar 27, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but not sure where you're going with this.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought perhaps beard mojo was so last week now
by goodnight_vol on Mar 27, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a hockey thing.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm keeping a one day growth for each game
We do poorly on days that I shave and well when I have a one day growth. There is no data on 2+ day growths, and I’m not messing with a good thing.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It can happen.
I just love the fact that it is THIS team that took us here.
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
Still 4 minutes but UK can't act like they've already lost...
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They've been like that since the 5 minute mark.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yep.
poor effort.
BF officially on suicide watch here.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a bizarre loss.
So many oddities hit in this one game, but Kentucky just let it hit them.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
HA!
THAT was a backcourt violation. Go Teddy!
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off the guys "leg"
riight.
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
So, I think I'll call that successful three
The Blind Squirrel.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Letting UK back in...
assuming they actually hit a free throw here.
What on earth?
This crew is 20 seconds away from ripping off their shirts to reveal UK jerseys.
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"there's a little bit of sense of urgency right now"
A little?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
gonna need to be a helluva mo shift, there Jay.
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait a second
How’d you know my name?
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You know why you sense a UK momentum shift?
Because WVU is playing to hold the ball and get fouled.
I love this team:
wesrucker RT @DrewRutherford: Wayne Chism is owning some five and six year olds in a heated game of Fisher Price basketball in the lobby of our hotel.
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The mental image of this is awesome.
Either Weezy with 6 kids hanging off him or Weezy on his knees to even it up a bit.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Ted Valentine refereeing...
Chism gets called for 5 charges and fouls out.
God's will.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
A popular Sunday School analogy about people stranded on a rooftop during a flood.
Story made short: deny escape on a boat and a helicopter because ‘God will save them’. When they drown and ask God why, He says, “I sent a boat and a helicopter. What else did you want?”
…
Other teams, you know, practice free throws.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this akin to Kentucky drawing Ted Valentine in an Elite 8 game?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
"I gave you Ted Valentine and Curtis Shaw. What else did you want?"
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
And Wall makes a three
UK is not going gently. Finally.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
Well, he is playing against a bunch of kindergartners.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
They should've shot for 10 seconds
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
think they coulda got it too.
looked like WVU was looking for quick foul.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
last NCAA game.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He played in the NCAA?
spoiler alert!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
ha.
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by RockyTopinKY on Mar 27, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, at least he's the mature one.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
But hey, Wall made it one round further than Turner.
That’s gotta be worth a bonus and a contract extension, right?
WVU should get Flowers out of there
Oh, never mind.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:26 PM EDT reply actions
Timewise, we're the last SEC team standing.
What the hell?
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Kentucky isn't quite done yet
WVU couldn’t bring it up the court if their life depended on it.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
That warms my heart
to see Calicheat lose in the tourney
What are you talking about, Willis?
by Huge Alien Head on Mar 27, 2010 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
Upside:
UK just successfully played a non-vacatable game.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright guys
The SEC needs a rep in the Final Four. Weezy, Pajamas, Death Star, Swiper with your cheering, you know what to do.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
maybe Kentucky fans should be happy they didn't make the final four
Coach Cal has a history of getting those vacated.
I think Will's bracket has been eliminated
GO SDDBAKER!!!
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
Never thought
I’d lose out on the Kentucky part of that final equation first
by Will Shelton on Mar 27, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
So Cal has still technically never been to final four
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant
and we now carry the SEC torch...Beat Sparty!
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
The scene is Lexington, Kentucky. A cold, ill-lit living room.
The only light is an orange and blue flicker from the television. A solitary, depressed figure slumps into the recliner, lifts the tab on an adult can – the first of many for the night – and settles in for a long one.
The phone has been turned off. The computer is off. Only the television is audible, albeit barely, and albeit for only a short while.
And tonight we bring you the final game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Tennessee Volun-"
/mute
Sounds of soft, slow sobbing fill the nighttime air. Ladies and gentlemen, the offseason.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Whether or not it actually happens, one thing is for certain.
There are two games tomorrow. One involves Duke. The other involves Tennessee.
by David Hooper on Mar 27, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
A West Virginian runs naked outside, by the living room window.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 27, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hooper made me smile..
but you made me laugh.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Loved rucker retweeting Brian Williams
“lexington is on suicide watch lol”
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
I'm so glad I'm off work tomorrow. Lexington is a morbid place right now
and damned if they want a UT fan making their coffee in the AM.
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
It's in the works as we speak
within the hour for your late night viewing pleasure
by Will Shelton on Mar 27, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of which
The Only Colors has been duped by the national media. What are they scared of? That’s right: the press.
by Incipient_Senescence on Mar 27, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Tonight's nomination
for Best Thread Title on CatsPause:
At least we don’t live in Darfur.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Wow.
That’s gotta be like using Hitler in an argument.
by David Hooper on Mar 28, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

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