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Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:22 am
by Tangrowth
Man, these games have been getting intense. Except for Kansas v. Purdue. Go Kansas! :D

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 3:51 am
by Marmot
My school made it into the Final Four. :ponder:

Neato!

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:43 am
by Tangrowth
I was going to say! How about Oregon? Crazy!

I'm officially knocked out completely now too. And I'm solidly in 9th place. Hi, Sloonei! At least I beat you. :p

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:07 am
by Sloonei
Poor Xavier.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:10 am
by Tangrowth
Wow, how about South Carolina in the Final Four? Crazy.

It's also Gonzaga's first Final Four appearance ever (I believe), and they are definitely the favorite to win it out of the four teams left, but they're still a solid group of teams left.

Pretty cool stuff.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:34 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Wow, how about South Carolina in the Final Four? Crazy.

It's also Gonzaga's first Final Four appearance ever (I believe), and they are definitely the favorite to win it out of the four teams left, but they're still a solid group of teams left.

Pretty cool stuff.
I was thinking North Carolina would be the favorite at this point, but we'll see I guess.

I'm surprised I somehow managed second place right now. My bracket is a bloodbath. :eek:

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:05 pm
by Tangrowth
Marmot wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Wow, how about South Carolina in the Final Four? Crazy.

It's also Gonzaga's first Final Four appearance ever (I believe), and they are definitely the favorite to win it out of the four teams left, but they're still a solid group of teams left.

Pretty cool stuff.
I was thinking North Carolina would be the favorite at this point, but we'll see I guess.

I'm surprised I somehow managed second place right now. My bracket is a bloodbath. :eek:
I would have thought that too, but 538 which aggregates various statistics thinks otherwise. They actually give the UNC-Oregon match a 52%/48% probability, which is nearly an exactly even match. Crazy.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:13 am
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Marmot wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Wow, how about South Carolina in the Final Four? Crazy.

It's also Gonzaga's first Final Four appearance ever (I believe), and they are definitely the favorite to win it out of the four teams left, but they're still a solid group of teams left.

Pretty cool stuff.
I was thinking North Carolina would be the favorite at this point, but we'll see I guess.

I'm surprised I somehow managed second place right now. My bracket is a bloodbath. :eek:
I would have thought that too, but 538 which aggregates various statistics thinks otherwise. They actually give the UNC-Oregon match a 52%/48% probability, which is nearly an exactly even match. Crazy.
In a North Carolina/Gonzaga matchup, I'd give UNC the edge.

But yes, I agree that Gonzaga has an easier path to the Championship game than UNC, and therefore a higher chance of winning it all.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:51 am
by nijuukyugou
Huh. Who won the Syndicate bracket pool?

:shifty:

Go Heels Go America

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:34 am
by Tangrowth
nijuukyugou wrote:Huh. Who won the Syndicate bracket pool?

:shifty:

Go Heels Go America
Congrats!! :yay:

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:36 am
by Epignosis
I watched. That game turned into a foul fest.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:53 pm
by G-Man
I don't know basketball (like at all) but that seemed like a very sloppy second half to me. I didn't watch the first half but there were a lot of fouls and missed shots in the second. Am I crazy or just ignorant to the ways of basketball?

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:30 am
by Tangrowth
Yeah, I didn't watch it, but it sounded like it sucked.

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:34 am
by Epignosis
Sloppy basketball is the most entertaining basketball (except for fouling slowing down the pace).

Re: 2017 March Madness

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:37 am
by Tangrowth
Epignosis wrote:Sloppy basketball is the most entertaining basketball (except for fouling slowing down the pace).
Yeah, the fouling would have gotten on my nerves, but at least it wasn't a blowout or anything.

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:23 pm
by Marmot
How about that Virginia loss last night? :omg:

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:43 pm
by Tangrowth
Marmot wrote: Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:23 pm How about that Virginia loss last night? :omg:
OMG I KNOW RIGHT??! :D

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:58 pm
by Tangrowth
Crazy Round 2 day today. First Syracuse barely pulls it off over MSU despite both teams towards the end looking like they were trying to throw the game as much as possible, and then UNC absolutely got wrecked by TAMU. And still more to come!

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:09 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
Cincinnati trying their best to choke. :suspish:

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:16 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:09 pm Cincinnati trying their best to choke just plain choking. :suspish:
:rolleyes:

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:28 pm
by Marmot
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:16 pm
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:09 pm Cincinnati trying their best to choke just plain choking. :suspish:
:rolleyes:
No kidding. :sigh:

March madness is real. I bet Kentucky didn't think their 5 seed would be the best in their region in the Sweet 16.

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:34 pm
by Tangrowth
...and well, shit. Ugh. I had UC to win it all. :overreact: :WTF:

Of course they blew an entire-game massive double digit lead classic Cincinnati style.

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:35 pm
by Tangrowth
At this point, go UMBC to win it all. I actually wasn't TOO bad off until that disaster.

The ultimate underdogs must reign.

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:54 pm
by Marmot
UMBC didn't win, but we had two 7-seeds and two 9-seeds reach the Sweet 16 today instead.

You expect the 1-4 seeds to make the sweet 16 right? Only one of the eight teams to advance today was a 1-4 seed. Good stuff. :beer:

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:41 pm
by Tangrowth
Marmot wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:54 pm UMBC didn't win, but we had two 7-seeds and two 9-seeds reach the Sweet 16 today instead.

You expect the 1-4 seeds to make the sweet 16 right? Only one of the eight teams to advance today was a 1-4 seed. Good stuff. :beer:
Here's a cool article by 538 where they empirically show that this year's Sweet 16 is even stranger than the average March Madness. :nicenod:

Re: 2018 March Madness

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:35 pm
by G-Man
Little Caesars is giving away free lunch combos today. They promised free pizza if a #16 seed knocked out a #1 seed in the men's tournament this year. You have to place your order and pick up between 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local time.

I bet their insurance company hates them right now.

Re: March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:15 pm
by Tangrowth
Anyone want to participate again this year?

Here is a group I made; if anyone wants to join, feel free. Password is chronoton (because I couldn't help but reference Futurama).

Re: March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:20 pm
by Sloonei
A pox on all who don’t pick Buffalo to go to the Elite 8 at least.

Re: March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:22 pm
by Tangrowth
Sloonei wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:20 pm A pox on all who don’t pick Buffalo to go to the Elite 8 at least.
How about Sweet 16? :p

Re: March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:25 pm
by Sloonei
A pox!

Re: March Madness

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:56 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
I'll have a go and probably forget. :goofp:

Re: March Madness

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm
by Sloonei
Tournament’s over, I guess.

Re: March Madness

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:50 pm
by Sloonei
I didn't watch any of the tournament after UB was eliminated until the championship game tonight. It was exciting, overtime always is. I was rooting for Texas Tech so I could at least say my school lost to the eventual champion.

Their last possession in regulation was kind of botched, and that opened the door for Virginia to dominate overtime.