March Madness Thread

[HC]

The Wisconsin/Kentucky media narrative is going to be hilariously stereotypical. The "scrappy little gym rats" versus the "superior athletes".

[Sousa]

Damn it Arizona was I given a faulty sports almanac

[gunnar hendershow]

The Wisconsin/Kentucky media narrative is going to be hilariously stereotypical. The "scrappy little gym rats" versus the "superior athletes".

That was the narrative last year too.

Actually the narrative should be Wisconsin being a point away last year. They should have won that and they should have won the title.

[HC]

The Wisconsin/Kentucky media narrative is going to be hilariously stereotypical. The "scrappy little gym rats" versus the "superior athletes".

That was the narrative last year too.

Actually the narrative should be Wisconsin being a point away last year. They should have won that and they should have won the title.

I barely paid attention to the tournament last year once Memphis went out, which was obviously early. I just remember UConn beating Cal thankfully.

[gunnar hendershow]

Last year was an absurd tournament because the title game was a 7 and an 8 seed but those 7 and 8 seeds were UConn and Kentucky.

[RoHitman Reigns]

Well, kentucky can enjoy its title it shall get, as I don't see anyone even coming anywhere near close to defeating them like what happened tonight barring some major luck.

[Quom]

Am really hoping for Duke vs Kentucky so I can watch Okafor and Towns square off. Although I wonder if they won't have Cauley-Stein guard Okafor.

[Sousa]

SOUSA IS ON TOP OF THE EWB BRACKET STOP THE TOURNAMENT IT'S OVER

[HC]

I'd be winning were it not for my cute Iowa State final four pick. Totally fucked me. Still have the most correct picks thus far somehow.

[Meacon Keaton]

Unless the finals end up being Michigan State vs. Wisconsin, I doubt I'll watch. I can't stand that used car salesman John Calipari, and I hate Duke with the passion of a thousand suns.

That said, I'd almost guarantee a Duke/Kentucky showdown, just because the sports gods like to see if I stick with my word.

[DMN in the House]

You're a Yankee fan, who hates Duke.

Pot, kettle.

[phatman]

I didn't do an ewb bracket but my espn one, I've still got three of my final four teams in (damn you Virginia) and my 78-72 Duke over Wisconsin championship game could still happen

C'mon Duke!!!

[GhostMachine]

I don't care who wins, as long as its not Kentucky.

[gunnar hendershow]

Maryland's a Big 10 school now so I guess go Michigan State and Wisconsin?

[livid]

You go for Michigan State because Diamond Stone was supposed to be our's!

Seriously though. Losing big-time, in-state recruits sucks. I'm still not sure how they ended up landing Dekker.

[Meacon Keaton]

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge get for Texas tonight. Shaka Smart, the now former coach of VCU, has agreed to become the Longhorns new head coach for what I can only assume a small fortune. A few years ago I thought he was crazy for staying at VCU after their Final Four birth, but now he has pretty much everything he needs to win a title at his disposal, and though I haven't seen any numbers, I'm assuming he's going to be one of the highest paid coaches in the sport.

Oh and Stanford just beat Miami in the NIT final.

[gunnar hendershow]

Michael Irvin was going crazy during the NIT championship lol.

Shaka was always going to leave at some point. He hit the plateau at VCU and got out before his stock started to drop. He'll likely have the Horns regularly playing in the tournament, which is what Barnes did, but Smart might be a better in-game coach as opposed to just a top-notch recruiter. Now comes the bidding war when Ryan retires from Wisconsin in a few years as Smart is a Wisconsin native.

Gregg Marshall is staying at Wichita State, I have to wonder what it will take to get him out of that job.

Also, as an aside. The football and basketball head coaches at Texas are both African-American. Progress!

[livid]

I think if Texas wanted Marshall, he would have gone there but leaving Wichita State for Alabama would have been a terrible move. He can wait it out and get a better job in a year or two. Or he can continue to leverage that interest to get a raise every year. Seems win-win for him.

And I'd be curious what happens with Wisconsin after Ryan leaves. They're rapidly becoming a stronger basketball school than football so Alvarez may be inclined to open up the checkbook a little more to get his guy but I could just as easily (moreso in fact since they've never gone after big names) see them promoting from within or a coach from a smaller school.

[Meacon Keaton]

Duck Fuke

[HC]

Refs don't call a slap a flagrant then call a blocking foul a charge. Anything for Kentucky.