NCAA Tournament Thursday Game Thread

[Ed Hillel]

Oh my God, what is he doing going up for the contested dunk!?
 
lol, this is comically terrible.

 

[johnmd20]

This is exciting. Awesome game. GState needs to hit FT's.

 

[tims4wins]

There have been so many poor decisions in the last minute of tight games today. Every game.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Oh, the head throwback. That's straight Pierce.

 

[DJnVa]

GSU is missing one of their best players today too in Ryan Harrow.

 

[Ed Hillel]

OMGGGGGG

 

[eddiew112]

OH MY GOD

 

[mabrowndog]

Holy mindblowing shitfucking Christ!

 

[CSteinhardt]

That was such a horrible possession to end in a made 3....

 

[johnmd20]

OMG!!

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Yup, it's that time of year again!!!!!!

 

[DJnVa]

His dad fell off the stool.
 
LOL

 

[SuperManny]

Wow that was a terrible play but it worked.

 

[tims4wins]

So yeah 3 v 14 is definitely the new 5 v 12

 

[DJnVa]

Yup, it's that time of year again!!!!!!

 
 
More mid-majors!!!!!
 

 

[CSteinhardt]

Nobody on the inbound?  

 

[mabrowndog]

This is beyond awesome. Two Big 12 number threes go down.

 

[johnmd20]

What an awful play by Baylor there. Wow. Horrible team.

 

[Rossox]

Big 12 really representing so far... :q:

 

[johnmd20]

That dude hit a three from like half court to win it. That was awesome. Coach falls off the stool. That was great.

 

[Ed Hillel]

That was the biggest chokejob I remember in this tournament in a while...maybe since Louisville missed all those FT in the championship game.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

So happy I changed my Georgia State beating Baylor upset pick 10 minutes before the tournament began.

 

[eddiew112]

Brutal from Baylor

 

[Just a bit outside]

Holy choke job!

 

[DJnVa]

Well, in my non-UK set of picks I had Baylor losing to BYU/Ole Miss, so I'll take it.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

Great for Kevin Ware!

 

[Rossox]

I know these are college kids but my God the coaching has been atrocious in these games. WTF was Baylor doing there at the end?  Up 3 and going for a dunk? Comical.

 

[DJnVa]

First time since 1995 that two #3 seeds go down--that year was ODU over Villanova in 3 OT and Weber St. over Michigan St.

 

[johnmd20]

First time since 1995 that two #14 seeds go down--that year was ODU over Villanova in 3 OT and Weber St. over Michigan St.

 
#3 seeds I assume you mean.

 

[54thMA]

So yeah 3 v 14 is definitely the new 5 v 12

 
This information would been helpful to me yesterday...................but it goes in the files for next year.
 
Another of my sweet 16 teams is adios muchachos.
 

 

 

[tims4wins]

 
This information would been helpful to me yesterday...................but it goes in the files for next year.
 
Another of my sweet 16 teams is adios muchachos.
 
 

 
This makes 3 straight years that a 14 has beaten a 3... we shall see if it continues.

 

[DJnVa]

 
#3 seeds I assume you mean.

 
Bah, yeah.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

I am fortunate to have both Baylor and Iowa State losing in the 32.  Bracket is still in the 90% range on ESPN.

 

[soxhop411]

@ESPNFantasy: After 3 GAMES: Only 86,737 perfect brackets remain.

How is yours doing in the @Acura Tournament Challenge? http://t.co/6fqgsdS6Tk

 

[johnmd20]

@ESPNFantasy: After 3 GAMES: Only 86,737 perfect brackets remain.

How is yours doing in the @Acura Tournament Challenge? http://t.co/6fqgsdS6Tk

 
I wonder how many entered? Millions, obviously. But how many millions?
 
A perfect bracket is not literally impossible. Yet, it is.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Finishing a game on a 13-0 run down by 12 is pretty cool.

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

Finishing a game on a 13-0 run down by 12 is pretty cool.

Unless you bet the other team at -8, in which case, comical - yes, cool - no  
 
Some great games so far though. Terrible day to be a gambler (well, a not very good gambler anyhow). 

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

 
I wonder how many entered? Millions, obviously. But how many millions?
 
A perfect bracket is not literally impossible. Yet, it is.

 
CBS is saying 2.9% of their brackets are still perfect.  I am sure ESPN is close to the same percentage.

 

[steveluck7]

 
This makes 3 straight years that a 14 has beaten a 3... we shall see if it continues.

So with this stat handy and the gap between the mid-majors and majors getting smaller, if i set the over / under at 7 years until a 16 beats a 1, which way would you bet?
 
Under for me

 

[johnmd20]

Unless you bet the other team at -8, in which case, comical - yes, cool - no
 
Some great games so far though. Terrible day to be a gambler (well, a not very good gambler anyhow). 

 
It's a GREAT day to be a gambler.

 

[johnmd20]

 
CBS is saying 2.9% of their brackets are still perfect.  I am sure ESPN is close to the same percentage.

 
That's amazing. After three games.

 

[Cellar-Door]

So with this stat handy and the gap between the mid-majors and majors getting smaller, if i set the over / under at 7 years until a 16 beats a 1, which way would you bet?
 
Under for me

Hard to say. For example this year the 3s are weak, but it is one of the best group of 1s and 2s in a while. Also 16 seeds are usually automatic qualifiers from bad conferences not mid-majors

 

[wibi]

Damn the brackets.  I love me some upsets
 
And Butler is going to have a tough time if Jones is out

 

[DanoooME]

I'm surprised the NCAA hasn't gone to corporate sponsor-named regions yet.  You know, the Pepsi bracket, the AT&T bracket, the Ford bracket and the Allstate bracket.
 
They must not want to rush into completely whoring themselves out.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

This Texas/Butler game is horrible.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Matt Stainbrook is my favorite player in the country. He looks like he should be a rec kickball league.

 

[johnmd20]

I'm surprised the NCAA hasn't gone to corporate sponsor-named regions yet.  You know, the Pepsi bracket, the AT&T bracket, the Ford bracket and the Allstate bracket.
 
They must not want to rush into completely whoring themselves out.

 
Oh, they completely have already.

 

[tims4wins]

Feels like I should have specifically put some money against Texas. Missed chance for free money.

 

[tims4wins]

UCLA looking to validade their selection. Anyone take them to beat SMU?

 

[Cellar-Door]

UCLA looking to validade their selection. Anyone take them to beat SMU?

Me. Seems like every year there is a team that gets ripped as shouldn't have made it who then plays well.