NCAA 1st Round - Thursday

[waggy]

I haven't even really looked at the brackets much, let alone fill one out. Looks like I'm getting the BYU-Florida game here on the west coast. Should be a good one. Hope Florida wins - wouldn't want to face BYU in Salt Lake.

[BandAid]

Here we go!

[XSpex]

Got ND/ODU on in Cincy...BYU/Florida on the alternate.

Just switching back forth...love it!

[XSpex]

I'm hoping they put the nova/robert morris game on for a bit here...looks like nova is having some trouble

[xavierj]

I'm hoping they put the nova/robert morris game on for a bit here...looks like nova is having some trouble

Rob Morris getting 18.5 was the easiest cinch of the tourney. Nova gets way too much respect. They rely on the 3 and are not real big or strong on the inside.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Cmon Robert Morris! We need a good 15/2 upset

[Perma Fro]

I just turned on Colin Cowherd and Coach Mack is on.

[Kahns Krazy]

I am getting no work at all done, thanks to CBS MMOD.

Robert Morris is leaving nothing in the tank. C'mon upset!

[xavierj]

In my eyes Rob Morris is up 24.5 at the half.

[xu2006]

I am getting no work at all done, thanks to CBS MMOD.

Robert Morris is leaving nothing in the tank. C'mon upset!
Ditto.

[coasterville95]

I am tryign to stay strong, did not buy the iPhone viewer app.

That may change before 12:30 friday :logo:

As of 1:34 ESPN ScoreCenter is telling me:
Robert Morris is giving 'Nova a run for its money at the half. Up 6 even!.. You mean to tell me Nova wouldn't dominate RMU's conference ??!!??

Part of me says "Come on 15/2 upset special!", then I look at my brackets. Get your head out of your rear Nova!

Picking Florida as one of my first round upsets is not looking like a good idea, but being only down 5 and not even to the first media time out of the second, plenty of time for them to pull it out.

NO!-Tre Dame and ODU look to be in a tight game.

[DC Muskie]

Goodnight Florida. Thanks for playing.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Lets go ODU! And 1.

[waggy]

Would love to see two B-espn teams go down after just three games played. Wont happen though.

[pizza delivery]

Hasn't BYU lost 7 straight first round games? FLA closing the gap...

[xavierj]

The Big East is 2-3 in the NIT having played 4 of those games at home and they may start out the NCAA 0-2 if things hold up. Solid. People keep telling me they are the best conference ever to grace the world of college basketball. OK.

[DC Muskie]

Goodnight Florida. Thanks for playing.

Good morning Florida, nice to see you. Come on out and play.

[pizza delivery]

LOL, F the BE.

FLA ripping BYU's heart out at the moment. Not sure I like it.

[pizza delivery]

Fredette reminds me of Lavender in terms of scoop shots and craftiness.

[XUglow]

We are off to a great start for this tournament. 3 close games out of 3.

[eXdrummer]

Rob Morris getting 18.5 was the easiest cinch of the tourney. Nova gets way too much respect. They rely on the 3 and are not real big or strong on the inside.

Was gonna take the points, but my card apparently will not allow me to deposit on online gaming sites...

[pizza delivery]

BYU hates winning in the tourney. Fredette just coughed up the ball! 81-81.

[eXdrummer]

Is the cbs online feed completely f'ed for the Robert Morris v. Nova game?

[Xman95]

Is the cbs online feed completely f'ed for the Robert Morris v. Nova game?

It's back now.

[Xman95]

Well, it was a great effort by Robert Morris, but starting to look like it's going to slip away. Nova clawed back, just took the early lead in OT.

[Xman95]

Nova up 4 now...very surprised if RM can hang at this point. However this game should help show that Nova is possibly the most overrated team in the dance. No way should they have even sniffed a 2-seed. Drop them lower and make them play a better team - they're out in Rd. 1.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

I can't take much more of these Ivan Brothers commercials on CBS.com. Literally every minute

[Kahns Krazy]

I am tryign to stay strong, did not buy the iPhone viewer app.

That may change before 12:30 friday :logo:

As of 1:34 ESPN ScoreCenter is telling me:
Robert Morris is giving 'Nova a run for its money at the half. Up 6 even!.. You mean to tell me Nova wouldn't dominate RMU's conference ??!!??

Part of me says "Come on 15/2 upset special!", then I look at my brackets. Get your head out of your rear Nova!

Picking Florida as one of my first round upsets is not looking like a good idea, but being only down 5 and not even to the first media time out of the second, plenty of time for them to pull it out.

NO!-Tre Dame and ODU look to be in a tight game.


I pulled the trigger on the $9.99 iphone app. So far, the video streaming is spotty at best. If you get a great signal, it's nice, and the audio is good. Not sure if streaming audio is included in the free app.

[pizza delivery]

RM's coach is a hot head, lol.

It seems like the refs are letting guys play rough in the early games.

[Xman95]

Officiating at its finest...Robert Morris getting hosed on a jump ball/foul call. Should have been jump ball, but refs bailed Nova out by calling a foul on RM.

[pizza delivery]

WOW! RM down 1 after awesome steal in pressure situation.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Bobby Mo!!!!!

Down 1!!!!!!!!!

[D-West & PO-Z]

Morris not going away!!!!

[Kahns Krazy]

Holy shat this is a game!

[D-West & PO-Z]

If Richmond beats St. Marys I am liking my pick of them over Villanova.

ODU and BYU did well for me today.

[Kahns Krazy]

This game is potentially huge for Richmond's chances at a sweet 16 run, obviously.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Great game.

Villanova will not get too far in this tournament. I do not know why so many people have been picking them so far.

[Xman95]

Great game, great effort by RM. Can't wait to see Nova bounced in Rd. 2.

[XUglow]

Go underdogs. 1 win, 2 OT losses, leads vs. Vandy and Baylor. I love it.

[pizza delivery]

On the flip side, Villanova now has been warned, they may respond better for next game.

[THRILLHOUSE]

On the flip side, Villanova now has been warned, they may respond better for next game.

Thats what happened last year after a scare from American...but this years team isn't as good as last years, so I'm feeling good about my Richmond pick in round 2.

[XU05and07]

Hasn't BYU lost 7 straight first round games? FLA closing the gap...

That was BYU's first win in 17 years

[DC Muskie]

That was BYU's first win in 17 years

Bust out the banana splits, Provo will be rocking tonight!

[pizza delivery]

Let's go RU, I want to see a blow out.

[pizza delivery]

Bust out the banana splits, Provo will be rocking tonight!

Cue the Herb Alpert, it's time for delight!

[eXdrummer]

Anybody else noticed the guy in the banana suit behind one of the baskets near the baylor cheerleaders? Reminiscent of this:
http://content8.flixster.com/question/51/22/36/5122366_std.jpg

[drudy23]

I'm beginning to seriosuly doubt my Villanova in the Finals pick...oh well.

[GoMuskies]

St. Mary's is just pounding Richmond on the glass. They've got some serious space eaters down low.

[xsteve1]

UR tied but St. Mary's big man (Sahnman) is dominating them.

[drudy23]

Understatement...12 pts and 8 boards in first 7 minutes.

[GoMuskies]

Hopefully our A-10 POY comes out tomorrow playing like Richmond's is today.

[GoMuskies]

If Baylor loses to Sam Houston, I'm fairly certain I can just go ahead and tear up all my brackets.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Vandy down 1 with the ball and 22 seconds left...

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Unbelievable!!! Murray state! At the Buzzer!!!!

[drudy23]

Vandy down 1 with the ball and 22 seconds left...


Holy crap...what happened?

I following on the stat tracker and Murray State just won...jumper at the gun?

[pizza delivery]

Murray St. just owned Vandy!!! Great day of bball so far, guys.

[Muskieblue]

what a shot

[Muskieblue]

If Baylor loses to Sam Houston, I'm fairly certain I can just go ahead and tear up all my brackets.

likewise, i have them going to the final four on 1 of my brackets

[xsteve1]

Murray deserved that game, outplayed Gloria Vanderbilt all game.

[pizza delivery]

4 seconds left, seemed to last all day, jumper at the gun indeed

[GoMuskies]

I almost went to Murray State, so I've always followed them. Great program. Awesome win for them today.

This caps their return from the damage Cronin did to the program.

[gladdenguy]

That was awesome...perfectly played with the clock. I wasn't sure if they were gonna get it up in time.

[cinskyline]

ha ha. The Commode Doors go down!!! Congrats to Murray St.!!

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Holy crap...what happened?

I following on the stat tracker and Murray State just won...jumper at the gun?

Vandy got fouled with like 12 seconds left. The guy hit 2 free throws to go up 1. Murray state came down, missed the shot, but it went off a Vandy player out of bounds. There was like 4 seconds left. They inbound and the guy calmly knocks it down as the horn sounds. It was awesome

On to Sam Houston State Baylor!

[DC Muskie]

This caps their return from the damage Cronin did to the program.

Not to get off topic, but what did he do? I remember DeCoursey wrote a very interesting article about the program years ago. Just about the conference tournament if I remember correctly.

[GoMuskies]

Cronin loaded Murray up with JuCos to get them to the NCAA Tournament and then skipped town with the roster completely depleted. They'd made something like 14 NCAA Tournaments in 20 years when Mick left, and this is their first return in the four years he's been gone.

[The_Mack_Pack]

Richmond can't handle Samhan, he needs to pick up his fourth foul.

[gladdenguy]

Richmond better not shit the bed here. I will be pissed. I really want to see them take down Villanova.

[X-Fan]

Richmond can't handle Samhan, he needs to pick up his fourth foul.

What's with Richmond putting such a small guy on him? How about a zone D? I wish Richmond would have played like this against X.

[GoMuskies]

St. Mary's is taking them to the woodshed.

[The_Mack_Pack]

Saint Mary's should have 10 fouls this half, nothing is being called Richmond's way.

[Espe]

Richmond is getting pounded on the boards. THey have to be -15.

[xsteve1]

I'm trying to figure out why we didn't pound it into Love when we played Richmond.

[DoubleD86]

I know I am in the minority, but I picked St. Mary's to win. I think their guards/wings are good enough to keep up with Richmond and the Spiders have no one to stop Samhan...so far SMC is making me look good.

BTW, I also have SMC upsetting Nova so hopefully that comes true too!

[GoMuskies]

Love isn't as good as this St. Mary's kid.

[gladdenguy]

What's with Richmond putting such a small guy on him? How about a zone D? I wish Richmond would have played like this against X.

All about matchups. I think Richmond would give Villanova all it can handle....St. Mary's on the otherhand, could get blown out. Hopefully Richmond can pull this out. Not looking good now.

[The_Mack_Pack]

Whoever wins this game will beat Nova, come on Spiders!

[GoMuskies]

Richmond isn't even trying on the boards, just standing and watching.

[Espe]

No way Richmond pulls this game out. Neg me if I'm wrong.

[GoMuskies]

Richmond never gets a rebound. Only way Richmond gets the ball is taking it out of the net.

[GoMuskies]

Just an all-around pathetic effort and performance for Richmond. Our guys had better not play like this.

[xsteve1]

Down 12 and with SMU style they are done. Gotta think Richmond playing last sunday hasn't helped them. Maybe it's a good thing we lost.

[The_Mack_Pack]

Richmond isn't even trying, god they look pathetic.

[gladdenguy]

See ya Richmond. Way to represent.
Terrible matchup for them.

[XUglow]

Richmond never gets a rebound. Only way Richmond gets the ball is taking it out of the net.

Taking it out of the net works for fishing. Sucks for basketball, hockey, and soccer.

[cinskyline]

Richmond looks awful today. Very little effort on their part. I knew St. Mary's was good, but the Spiders are probably making them look better than they really are.

[xu_fan]

Of course I picked Richmond to win for obvious reasons but I really should have went with my gut in this one! It's just so hard to pick against an A-10 team come NCAA tourney time.

[Xman95]

This pic sums up Richmond today. Just plain crapped themselves today.

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/f/fc/Bungeepoo.jpg/340px-Bungeepoo.jpg

[X-Fan]

Kenny needs to take some notes from the St. Mary's bigs. They're just moving their feet, letting the smaller guards come to them, and then either swatting their shot or greatly impacting it.

Come on Richmond! Make a run!

[GoMuskies]

Thankfully I only picked Richmond to win once.

[The_Mack_Pack]

I would have been fine with a Richmond loss but they gave such a half-assed effort I'm embarrassed that Xavier is in their conference. If X plays like that tomorrow I'll be pissed.

[Xman95]

Of course I picked Richmond to win for obvious reasons but I really should have went with my gut in this one! It's just so hard to pick against an A-10 team come NCAA tourney time.

I picked them to win a few games. They're much better than they're playing today. Unfortunately it's a bad time for that to happen. They get bounced and my bracket suffers.

[X-Fan]

And now Butler is looking like crap against UTEP as well. Very sloppy and not even coming close to UTEP's energy level.

[XU 87]

With 3:30 to go in the game, Richmond has a total of 12 rebounds. That is an incredible stat.

[GoMuskies]

Cut it to 11. You know, a couple of steals and this could get interesting...nah, they suck.

[xsteve1]

Well Anderson sucks today.

[GoMuskies]

9 point game. One quick steal and bucket and it would be a game.

[RealDeal]

Is the A10 POY playing in this game? I can't tell.

[xu_fan]

Thankfully I only picked Richmond to win once.

Me too!

[GoMuskies]

Is the A10 POY playing in this game? I can't tell.

He should FedEx the trophy to Milwaukee. He was terrible.

[X-Fan]

Is the A10 POY playing in this game? I can't tell.

No, he only shows up against X.

[Xman95]

Gonzalvez is tough...kept Richmond's slim hopes alive. Anderson didn't seem to show up today.

[Xman95]

Is the A10 POY playing in this game? I can't tell.

No, he plays tomorrow against Minnesota.

http://cnati.com/assets_c/2009/11/Jordan_Crawford_485-thumb-300xauto-729.jpg

[Bmuskie]

WOW!!! Richmond Doubled up St. Mary's in fouls in the second half. 16 against Richmond, 8 against St. Mary's. At one point it the difference was 11-3. Richmond put St. Mary's in the double bonus with 10 minutes to go. You are not going to win games if you foul like that.

[RealDeal]

Is Murray state where Cronin used to coach?

[Xman95]

Is Murray state where Cronin used to coach?

Yup.

[RealDeal]

Yup.

Man do they miss him.

[Cincypunk.org]

Great day of hoops so far!

The SEC is 0-2. Heck yes.

Um, thanks for ****ing me Richmond.

Butler better win or my brackets are screwed!

[GoMuskies]

And now Butler is looking like crap against UTEP as well. Very sloppy and not even coming close to UTEP's energy level.

Butler brought their A-team in for the second half.

[pizza delivery]

Butler laying it on UTEP in the 2nd half 55-39 after being down 6 at halftime.

[Espe]

Armon Basset is on fire for OU. They are up 12 on Georgetown late in the 1st.

Kelvin Sampson strikes again.

[xsteve1]

Charlotte would be wise to take a look at Groce. He's got OU rolling.

[Espe]

Georgetwon better get their shit together.. on the other hand, John Groce's wallet may becoming a little fatter come next year.

[gladdenguy]

COME ON BOBCATS!!!!!
Send another BIG LEAST team home!!!!

[GoMuskies]

Hopefully Bassett is inspiring Jordan.

[RealDeal]

I'm glad Groce isn't coaching UC. The guy can recruit and apparently he can game coach too. Beat GT!

[Xman95]

Charlotte would be wise to take a look at Groce. He's got OU rolling.

That's why I brought his name up in the Coaching thread. I think his time at OU is very, very limited.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

I haven't been watching the OU Gtown game...Are they just hitting everything?

[RealDeal]

I haven't been watching the OU Gtown game...Are they just hitting everything?

Yes. Live stream it on cbssportsline, beats the UK blowout any day.

[Espe]

The real Chris Wright trying to keep Gtown in it.

[Kahns Krazy]

OU is shooting well, but they are outplaying G'Town for the most part.

I just looked at the stats, and ou is 13-23 from three, that's tough to beat.

[GoMuskies]

Northern Iowa with the three-point dagger! Amazing shot.

This has been a fantastic Day #1.

[DC Muskie]

Wow, not a good day for the Big East.

[Kahns Krazy]

You can hear Hoya fans chanting "We Suck". I have to agree.

[DC Muskie]

It's not going to be fun around these parts for awhile.

[Xman95]

Wow, not a good day for the Big East.

That's because they got to the Big Dance and got paired up with reality.

[LadyMuskie]

Well, at least I was smart enough to have Georgetown losing their next game. Clearly Georgetown deserved that 3 seed. Boy, the Big East teams are sooooo good. :rolleyes:

[DC Muskie]

That's because they got to the Big Dance and got paired up with reality.

I can't argue that. Marquette looks like they just got the memo the BE is supposed to suck today.

[xu_fan]

This is amazing watching all these Big East teams losing. I love it sooooo much. I'm sure Georgetown would have won the MAC by 5 games though.:D

[DC Muskie]

Seriously out here we watch GTown get crushed then we switch over to Marquette and now Marquette is pulling a Dayton.

It's like I'm watching the BE worst ever tournament highlights or something.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Big East is 1-2 in the NCAA and 2-3 in the NIT. The way Marquette is playing they could go 1-3 in NCAA

[GoMuskies]

They've got four more teams going tomorrow though! Good for all of us!

[ford]

i can't wait to play Pitt

(insert obligatory apology for looking ahead)

[GoMuskies]

i can't wait to play Oakland




I assume this is what you meant.

[GoMuskies]

Lehigh 2, Kansas 0

[KabeX]

OK it looks like another 6 is going down. I'm OK if Tenn goes down too but that needs to be it!

[DC Muskie]

Is that 11 seeds 2 6 seeds nil?

[Xman95]

Lehigh 2, Kansas 0

Great...my bracket's done. I have Kansas winning it all!

[pizza delivery]

UW is a fun team to watch. Just need UT to hold seed tonight and I'll be happy.

[Kahns Krazy]

Big East is 1-2 in the NCAA and 2-3 in the NIT. The way Marquette is playing they could go 1-3 in NCAA

1-3 and damn near 0-4. Higher seeded in all of them.

[Xman95]

Is that 11 seeds 2 6 seeds nil?

Jes.

[Xman95]

1-3 and damn near 0-4. Higher seeded in all of them.

When you're in the greatest conference in the history of sports AND you have such a high seed (like G-town and Nova), shouldn't you be blowing teams out? Instead, the BE is getting bitch-slapped. Guess maybe they weren't as good as ESPN and coaches like Blowheim made them out to be.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Lets go Lehigh

[GoMuskies]

Is that 11 seeds 2 6 seeds nil?

6 seeds are due!

[GoMuskies]

Are you telling me Ohio, Washington and Old Dominion wouldn't all win the A-10?!?

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Whoever is guarding Aldrich for Lehigh is doing a hell of a job keeping him off the offensive glass

[Xman95]

When did Donny Osmond (or Seth Macfarlane) start coaching Lehigh?

[ford]

I assume this is what you meant.

I'd rather play Pitt

[THRILLHOUSE]

this Texas-Wake game is like a high scoring version of the Dayton-DePaul debacle. Neither team wants to win.

[danaandvictory]

Ish Smith onionball beats Texas. What an utter collapse Rick Barnes has overseen this year.

[Xman95]

Ish Smith is a bad, bad man.

Anybody else get the feeling Smith's shot took Dino off the hot seat? After losing to CSU last year, getting bounced by a fading Texas team would not have looked good. In addition, WF has supposedly had some great recruiting classes but the results don't seem to match.

[GoMuskies]

Damn, could we lose two #3 seeds on the first day?!?

[THRILLHOUSE]

great choke job by the horns and a clutch shot by Smith.

[GuyFawkes38]

Ish Smith is a bad, bad man.

Anybody else get the feeling Smith's shot took Dino off the hot seat? After losing to CSU last year, getting bounced by a fading Texas team would not have looked good. In addition, WF has supposedly had some great recruiting classes but the results don't seem to match.

He's still firmly on the hot seat. I'm sure this win helped. But the expectations at Wake are ridiculous. They expect sweet 16's.

[stophorseabuse]

He's still firmly on the hot seat. I'm sure this win helped. But the expectations at Wake are ridiculous. They expect sweet 16's.

I expect sweet 16's at X. Why is that ridiculous for Wake--a school with a stronger reputation, conference, recruiting resources, etc.

I know it won't happen every year, but I expect 2nd weekend half the time. I think we have got to that point. Why not Wake?

[Espe]

Ish Smith is great when he's on, and horrible when he's not.

[joebba]

I have probably gotten off to my worst start ever on a bracket. Stupid Georgetown. Richmond looked awful. Butler on a three point frenzy. Several overtime games many close games. Who could have ever predicted OS would blow away Georgetown.

I picked Richmond to win two games. I lost three sweet sixteen teams and one elite eight. Wow. I thought Florida and Texas would pull it out.

Very hard to pick teams this year.

[GuyFawkes38]

I expect sweet 16's at X. Why is that ridiculous for Wake--a school with a stronger reputation, conference, recruiting resources, etc.

I know it won't happen every year, but I expect 2nd weekend half the time. I think we have got to that point. Why not Wake?

yeah, I think that's true. Maybe I was off with Wake's expectations.

When was the last time they made it to the sweet 16. I don't think they did it during the Prosser era.

[The_Mack_Pack]

I picked Murray State and Ohio for first round upsets. It's too bad I had Marquette, Richmond, and Notre Dame in the sweet 16.