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Probably Magic
Oct 9, 2012

Looking cute, feeling cute.
Play-in games going on right now, but they're fake.

First round poo poo is as follows:

March 15
PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh) -- Tickets
12:15 p.m. ET, CBS: (7) Rhode Island Rams (25-7) vs. (10) Oklahoma Sooners (18-13)
2:45 p.m. ET, CBS: (2) Duke Blue Devils (26-7) vs. (15) Iona Gaels (20-13)
6:50 p.m. ET, TNT: (1) Villanova Wildcats (30-4) vs. (16) Radford Highlanders (23-12)
9:20 p.m. ET, TNT: (8) Virginia Tech Hokies (21-11) vs. (9) Alabama Crimson Tide (19-15)

Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita, Kansas) -- Tickets
2 p.m. ET, TBS: (1) Kansas Jayhawks (27-7) vs. (16) Pennsylvania Quakers (24-8)
4:30 p.m. ET, TBS: (8) Seton Hall Pirates (21-11) vs. (9) NC State Wolfpack (21-11)
7:20 p.m. ET, TBS: (6) Houston Cougars (26-7) vs. (11) San Diego State Aztecs (22-10)
9:50 p.m. ET, TBS: (3) Michigan Wolverines (28-7) vs. (14) Montana Grizzlies (26-7)

American Airlines Center (Dallas) -- Tickets
12:40 p.m. ET, TruTV: (3) Tennessee Volunteers (25-8) vs. Wright State Raiders (25-9)
3:10 p.m. ET, TruTV: (6) Miami Hurricanes (22-9) vs. (11) Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (28-5)
9:27 p.m. ET, TruTV: (3) Texas Tech Red Raiders (28-6) vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (24-9)
9:57 p.m. ET, TruTV: (6) Florida Gators (20-12) vs. (11) St. Bonaventure Bonnies (26-7)

Taco Bell Arena (Boise, Idaho) -- Tickets
1:30 p.m. ET, TNT: (4) Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-4) vs. UNC Greensboro Spartans (27-7)
4 p.m. ET, TNT: (5) Ohio State Buckeyes (24-8) vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits (28-6)
7:10 p.m. ET, CBS: (5) Kentucky Wildcats (24-10) vs. (12) Davidson Wildcats (21-11)
9:40 p.m. ET, CBS: (13) Buffalo Bulls (26-8) vs. (4) Arizona Wildcats (27-7)

March 16
Spectrum Arena (Charlotte, North Carolina) -- Tickets
12:15 p.m. ET, CBS: (7) Texas A&M Aggies (20-12) vs. (10) Providence Friars (21-13)
2:45 p.m. ET, CBS: (2) North Carolina Tar Heels (25-10) vs. (15) Lipscomb Bisons (23-9)
6:50 p.m. ET, TNT: (8) Creighton Bluejays (21-11) vs. (9) Kansas State Wildcats (22-11)
9:20 p.m. ET, TNT: (1) Virginia Cavaliers (31-2) vs. (16) UMBC Retrievers (24-10)

Little Caesars Arena (Detroit) -- Tickets
12:40 p.m. ET, TruTV(2) Purdue Boilermakers (28-6) vs. (15) CS Fullerton Titans (20-11)
3:10 p.m. ET, TruTV: (7) Arkansas Razorbacks (23-11) vs. (10) Butler Bulldogs (20-13)
7:10 p.m. ET, CBS: (3) Michigan State Spartans (29-4) vs. (14) Bucknell Bison (25-9)
9:40 p.m. ET, CBS: (6) TCU Horned Frogs (21-11) vs. Winner of Arizona State/Syracuse

Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Tickets
2 p.m. ET, TBS: (2) Cincinnati Bearcats (30-4) vs. (15) Georgia State Panthers (24-10)
4:30 p.m. ET, TBS: (7) Nevada Wolf Pack (27-7) vs. (10) Texas Longhorns (19-14)
7:20 p.m. ET, TBS: (1) Xavier Musketeers (22-5) vs. Winner of NC Central/Texas Southern
9:50 p.m. ET, TBS: (8) Missouri Tigers (20-12) vs. (9) Florida State Seminoles (20-11)

Viejas Arena (San Diego) -- Tickets
1:30 p.m. ET, TNT: (4) Wichita State Shockers (25-7) vs. (13) Marshall Thundering Herd (24-10)
4 p.m. ET, TNT: (5) West Virginia Mountaineers (24-10) vs. (12) Murray State Racers (26-5)
7:27 p.m. ET, TruTV: (4) Auburn Tigers (25-7) vs. (13) Charleston Cougars (26-7)
9:57 p.m. ET, TruTV: (5) Clemson Tigers (23-9) vs. (12) New Mexico State Aggies (28-5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9FImc2LOr8

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Probably Magic
Oct 9, 2012

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gently caress a quaker i feel very strongly about this centuries-long rivalry between these two schools

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Oct 9, 2012

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A lone Providence rebounder getting the offensive board over three Sooners is going to give an indication of how this game is going to go.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Bird in a Blender posted:

It's Rhode Island.

Go Rams and Ramblers later today.

Same state, same team. :colbert:

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Oct 9, 2012

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Is this the first time in 2018 the Sooner shave even tried to play defense?

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Oct 9, 2012

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The good news is that this makes the Big XII look better if their seventh best team is actually holding their own. Which is nice for bragging rights purposes.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Paul Zuvella posted:

havent paid attention to NCAA outside of NBA scouting stuff all year but posting to say gently caress Duke.

Probably Magic fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Mar 15, 2018

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Oct 9, 2012

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b0ng posted:

I feel like OU is just saying “gently caress playing defense”

The Late-Season Oklahoma Story

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Oct 9, 2012

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Pays to be Kentucky.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Davidson: Nice fundamentals, can't handle the ball worth a drat.

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Oct 9, 2012

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gently caress Tech, but drat, that dunk should honorarily win a contest.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Virginia gonna lose their game, book it.

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Oct 9, 2012

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My God, this is going to happen, isn't it?

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Oct 9, 2012

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Goldmine.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Probably Magic posted:

Virginia gonna lose their game, book it.

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Oct 9, 2012

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I can't believe it wasn't Kansas.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Butler is bad, but that doesn't make them evil.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Question for MourningView: In a hypothetical Duke-Syracuse matchup, who do you root to win, meteor unfortunately excluded?

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Oct 9, 2012

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MourningView posted:

Duke at least plays watchable basketball

Yeah, I'd rather have Bagley destroy Azubuike than watch Kansas struggle to beat the zone which is going to be the most obnoxiously stupid thing ever.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Syracuse bad, but motherfuck Sparty, eat poo poo.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Guy who's been to a trillion Final Fours clearly doesn't know how to coach once he hits the tournament.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Poque posted:

I don't think it's too much to ask for a 2018 tournament that doesn't end with Kansas, Duke, UNC, Syracuse, or Kentucky winning

Yeah, nigh-constant championship winner Kansas, so sick of all their winning.

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Oct 9, 2012

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MourningView posted:

Are you really gonna do this

Those blue-collar hard-working proletarian salt-of-the-earth Jayhawks.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Also, am I really getting lectured by a Dallas Cowboys fan over martyrdom about a historically successful franchise.

Having said that, the coolest team in the tournament is probably Texas Tech, and it's really difficult for me to admit it, but there it is.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Paradox Kansas That Always Loses In The Second Round But Also Always Wins Too Much And Is Also A Dead Cat

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Grittybeard posted:

My lord you're going full Kansas fan.

Behold my Final Form: "We Need To Move On From Bill Self, We Can Do Better."

vikingstrike posted:

Hasn’t Kansas won the second most basketball games in college basketball history lol

Guys will you also feel sorry for the Kentucky wildcats because they have to play so many freshmen. They just never have the experience the break through

Calipari has literally argued that, but whatever.

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Oct 9, 2012

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MourningView posted:

All those posts where i try to convince people to like the cowboys

My post where I say Everyone Has To Like The Jayhawks versus laughing at the idea of perennial Final Four team Kansas.

This is a dumb conversation that I started by trying to be self-effacing and that apparently backfiring, let's laugh at UNC.

vikingstrike posted:

And it’s loving stupid when he does it too. This comes from a fan of the program. My eyes can’t roll hard enough when he says it. Similar to your comments now

Eh, "Always Be Recruitin'."

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Oct 9, 2012

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Realllly obvious which day of the cycle was the upset day for this year's first weekend, eh?

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Oct 9, 2012

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shirts and skins posted:

it might be Kansas instead?

I've already been yelled at today, but gently caress it - Azubuike probably won't stay healthy enough throughout this tournament, and that puts a ceiling on how far Kansas can go past, say, Bagley or even West Virginia. Also, Tech has been better than them all year long.

Nova unless Duke never has a cold game, in which case, welcome to hell.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Strobe posted:

Go Kansas State. :toot:

no

*sees opponent*

never mind, yes

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Oct 9, 2012

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Michigan is definitely a blue blood (if only through osmosis from football), but Villanova... nah, Villanova isn't blue blood per se, just annoyingly successful the past few years.

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Oct 9, 2012

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vikingstrike posted:

Just end this abortion declare Kansas State the winner so I don’t have to listen to Chris Weber anymore

Are you really bitching about the only commentator worth a drat in this business.

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Oct 9, 2012

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vikingstrike posted:

I didn’t know that’s what he was but I guess I am. Fight me

I mean, it's a field with the likes of Fraschilla, Bilas, and Dakich, so it's not a high bar to clear.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Regardless of whoever wins, I'm going with this hot take: Knox is the only "good" player in Kentucky, the rest of them are really raw projects who never figured out how to get consistent. Which is what you'd expect of freshmen, just not Calipari freshman. Knox is legit, though.

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Oct 9, 2012

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GobiasIndustries posted:

goddamnit k-state you were up by 7 last I checked what is wrong with you

Team can't rebound worth a poo poo.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Grittybeard posted:

An unwatchable game that sends Bruce Weber to the Elite 8 as a...maybe betting favorite.

No way in hell a team that rebounds this poorly gets by next round. I believe in the Nun.

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Oct 9, 2012

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Matey posted:

lookin forward to subjecting the world to another game of kansas state's brand of unwatchable basketball :twisted:

Rather watch them than watch Kentucky not give a poo poo for thirty minutes and then decide to play defense and win by an inch.

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Oct 9, 2012

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GobiasIndustries posted:

Just...not Michigan in the Final 4 please.

Michigan is going to the championship game, man. :(

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Bird in a Blender posted:

gently caress you. I’m rooting for a meteor.

I'm glad Fred Hoiberg left.

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Oct 9, 2012

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I love you all, even the haters.

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