Day Two of the Tourney

[Muskie]

Up late watching Harvard. Bring on day two.

[paulxu]

12th seeds killing me.
Also, Harvard? Clearing the way for a Miller/Matta meeting. Crap.

[Masterofreality]

GOOOOOOOOOOO Creighton Blue Jays.

Multiple reasons for this..:hypnotized:

[Masterofreality]

12th seeds killing me.
Also, Harvard? Clearing the way for a Miller/Matta meeting. Crap.

Oh-ho-ho State is NOT a lock. Iowa State can take them.....and then knock off Zona too.

Karnak predicts!!

[paulxu]

I see Karnak has hit the spice bottle a little early this morning.

[GoMuskies]

I'm not a big fan of Iowa State's. That being said, with the way they shoot threes, they could get hot and have the chance to beat just about anyone. But I wouldn't count on them getting out of round one.

[Grylls]

Notre Dame is usually a sure fire first round loss, at least in my brackets they always are. I think Iowa State takes them then gives OSU a run for their money.

[paulxu]

A lot of people don't like Reilly. But this column had a couple of funny lines on how not to fill out a bracket.

I liked this one especially:


Pick against the Jesuits. They have five schools in the dance -- Gonzaga, Saint Louis, Creighton, Marquette, Georgetown -- and none lower than a No. 7 seed. Plus, they're coming off the election of the first Jesuit pope in history.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9070175/filling-losing-ncaa-bracket

[Mel Cooley XU'81]

12th seeds killing me.
Also, Harvard? Clearing the way for a Miller/Matta meeting. Crap.

Cheering for this!

Most fun we'll have all March.

[ammtd34]

Maybe OSU doesn't get passed Iona.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/gaels_got_gall_49e4eibonSgcy7ok6qpZCJ?utm_medium=r ss&utm_content=Basketball

[paulxu]

I did not know that Art Garfunkel played basketball.

[GuyFawkes38]

The important thing to remember is that Bo Ryan is a great coach.

[paulxu]

Art also plays for a B1G team, which like all B1G teams bombs in the tournament.

[Masterofreality]

Marshall Henderson > Orphan Annie

[Xville]

So two teams the sports media built up for little reason Wisconsin and New Mexico both lose in the first round... The term sports analyst is an oxymoron...sorry I might get flamed for this but I believe slu is next

[Smails]

Wisconsin is homeward bound and most definitely listening to the sound of silence.

Thank you....I'll be here all week

[paulxu]

Get going Blue Jays.

[GuyFawkes38]

A10 is killing it. I would feel a lot better about leaving the conference if this was a more typical year.

[GoMuskies]

My God LaSalle is crushing K-State. This is unreal.

I'm sure LaSalle will go cold and let K-State back in it though.

[Cheesehead]

Blue jays!

[coasterville95]

Yeah, I can't beleive how well the A-10 is doing. It's like the other schools have decided to stop being the stooges they usually are and build up a nice huge cache of NCAA credits they can use to taunt us wtih.

Just like a lot of other things, the minute we finally get something to its point of excellence, time to change everything.

That's okay - pretty soon we'll have our new conference on a roll.

[GoMuskies]

LaSalle is in the middle of LaSalle-ing.

[mistabeecee41]

Any update on Big Stain's weight after his weight loss? Watching the Creighton game and am trying to figure out if this Echenique guy for the Bluejays would be a similar comparison - big body who might not be super athletic but gets the job done.

[Muskie]

I believe McDermott is about to get ejected on a questionable Flagrant Foul. I thought you had to really drill someone to get an offensive flagrant foul.

[GoMuskies]

LaSalle one run away from winning this still.

[GoMuskies]

I believe McDermott is about to get ejected on a questionable Flagrant Foul. I thought you had to really drill someone to get an offensive flagrant foul.

Would he lose the Duke game?

[GoMuskies]

Ha ha. UC sucks.

[Muskie]

Nevermind, they called a flagrant one and UC managed to miss both FT's.

[Muskie]

Kilpatrick with a 3 to bring it within 3. Creighton will need to hit their FT's.

[GoMuskies]

That was a big shot by that guy from UC. Didn't catch his name. Didn't sound like something I've ever heard before.

[Muskie]

Big foul by that same guy.

[Muskie]

if you're going to let Cashmere Sweater go right by you. Don't foul him late after the made shot.

[GoMuskies]

UC killing themselves at the line.

[Muskie]

UC is not a good FT shooting team...

[GoMuskies]

Mom McDermott is a MILF.

[Muskie]

It's apparently tackle football allowed

[GoMuskies]

Creighton is gonna miss a FT and end up in OT. And I will be pissed.

[GoMuskies]

Yay, UC loses!

[Muskie]

How are some of these fouls not intentional? They are serious hard bumps.

[GoMuskies]

And LaSalle might still win!

[RealDeal]

Yes!

[Muskie]

Creighton wins.

[DC Muskie]

Thank God Creighton won.

[Muskie]

LaSalle up by 2 at the line for one more 9.6 left

[awayfan]

dont look now LaSalle is up 2 with 9.6 sec left

[GoMuskies]

Wow, what a terrible last possession for K-State.

[Muskie]

And Bruce Weber let his team shoot one of the worst last shots we'll see all tournament. Way to keep that time out in your pocket coach.

[Muskie]

Explorers role.

[GoMuskies]

That was worse than every Jordan Crawford last shot in that Wake Forest game. Combined.

[Muskie]

That was worse than every Jordan Crawford last shot in that Wake Forest game. Combined.

It's almost like ROdriguez (K-State) overshot the lane and then though "oh crap, i have to put this off balance behind the backboard shot up because there is no time left".

Horrible coaching. Bruce Weber, continuing to live off one Finals Appearance.

[gladdenguy]

sUCks loses. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssss

[coasterville95]

So how many brackets just got blown, at least in part by LaSalle winning.

I would have never called that.

[GoMuskies]

I had LaSalle. But I had Wisconsin winning the next game.

[BMoreX]

Gonzaga's path is paved. If they beat 9. Wichita st, they play the winner of the 12/13 game in Sweet 16.

Highest seed they face in elite 8 is 2 or 6.

[GoMuskies]

Let's go Shockers!

[Cheesehead]

sUCks loses. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssss

Mark it down. On this date, I agreed with Gladden Guy.:lol:

[LA Muskie]

I had LaSalle. But I had Wisconsin winning the next game.

Me too. I have to stop putting any faith in Bo Ryan in the tournament.

[GoMuskies]

Illinois/Colorado be crazy.

[GoMuskies]

Sonic is not a skateboard. Do not attempt.

[Masterofreality]

I see Karnak has hit the spice bottle a little early this morning.

I mean in the second round. Iowa State over ND is a no brainier.

Edit...."third round".

[Masterofreality]

Honestly, DSR.

How could you go to GTown and play that style?

[GoMuskies]

FGCU is making Georgetown their bitch.

[gladdenguy]

Suck on this DSR and Georgetown. Georgetown pulling a Georgetown in the tourney. I still say F--k the Big eAST. Good showings from Pitt and Gtown.

[BMoreX]

Lets go Eagles

[PM Thor]

I was killing it in my two brackets, each having picked 20 of 24 games so far, but this Georgetown game will officially kill both. Honestly thought Gtown had finally gotten over the hump of losing to lower seeds. Apparently not.

[GoMuskies]

I have Gtown out in the Sweet Sixteen, so this wouldn't hurt me that much.

[coasterville95]

Will the Georgetown mens basketball team please report to the court, I repeat will the Georgetown Men's basketball team please report to the basketball court. Thank you.

[GoMuskies]

FGCU is the best 15 seed I've ever seen, though.

[GoMuskies]

FGCU is tightening up.

[BlueGuy]

While driving to work yesterday, I heard one of the dudes on ESPN Radio say that "while watching FGCU earlier in march, he decided that he would pick them against anyone they were matched up against in the 1st round. ".

[GoMuskies]

That oop was ridiculous.

[BMoreX]

Sweet Jesus.

[GoMuskies]

That FGCU's coach's wife is so nervous. She knows a win changes her life in a big way. And she's got a brood of freaking kids!

[boozehound]

Not a stellar showing by the 'Catholic 7' so far. Wow.

[LA Muskie]

Well that pretty much destroys my brackets. I had GTown winning in most.

[GoMuskies]

The dunk of the Tournament:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKjWbf3Nq5k

[Jesuit4Life]

Hoya Suxa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball#Results)

http://gif.mocksession.com/2013/03/boom-boom-boom/

[paulxu]

My bracket is a giant piece of sh$t at this point.
I couldn't pick a 8/9 or 5/12 if there were real dollars on the line.

And oh yeah...thanks a lot Richm...er...Leheig....er...Florida Gulf Coast.

[LadyMuskie]

I'd like to thank Georgetown, Wisconsin and New Mexico for doing their part to insure I don't win any of the pools I'm in. Mostly Georgetown, since I had them winning the championship in one of those pools. Well done, Hoyas. Well done.

On the upside, I'm having no trouble whatsoever believing that Xavier will dominate the Big East/BE (for DC)/BEast (for MOR). Having watched Georgetown and Villanova pi$$ away their chances, I'm more than confident we will be A-okay. I'm also completely convinced that UC squandered their time in the Big East, further proving that the World's Tallest Leprechaun couldn't coach his way out of a pot of basketballs. I didn't really need to be convinced further, but it never hurts to have more evidence to prove a point.

[GoMuskies]

I don't understand the mindset of anyone who couldn't enjoy Gtown losing to FGCU because they're so worried about their $5 bracket pool. That shit was AWESOME!

[LadyMuskie]

Because I like to win.

I've never understood why everyone gets so excited about underdogs. Screw that. I cheer for champions. (Which isn't easy in Cincinnati.)

[GoMuskies]

FGCU is the champion of the A-Sun. Gtown didn't win any damn thing.

My feeling: if you didn't jump out of your chair to celebrate that alley-oop, you're either a Gtown alum, or you have no soul.

[LadyMuskie]

In that case, FGCU winning shouldn't be that big of a deal.

[BMoreX]

http://twitter.com/PeytonsHead/status/315279876926099457/photo/1

[MADXSTER]

That dude with the oop dunk was a two star recruit coming out of high school. Just sayin

[waggy]

I guess I have no soul.

[GoMuskies]

I guess I have no soul.

I KNEW it!

[Jesuit4Life]

If you're looking for a break from the evening session, USMNT is on ESPN. And holy shit look at the snow!

[waggy]

When I saw Western Kentucky as a #16 seed, I thought, that don't look right...

[GoMuskies]

I don't want any bracket bitching as WKU takes down KU!

[MADXSTER]

If you're looking for a break from the evening session, USMNT is on ESPN. And holy shit look at the snow!

Dude that is wild.

[BMoreX]

The Minnesota game is unbearable.

[LadyMuskie]

I don't want any bracket bitching as WKU takes down KU!

A 16 is bound to take down a 1 eventually.

And when it does happen, every other school in America (save one in a town called dayton because they have no hope of ever being a 1 seed) will breathe a sigh of relief that it wasn't their team that became the first 1 seed in history to lose to a 16 seed.

[GoMuskies]

Much as FGCU didn't look like a 15 seed, Western does not look like a 16 seed. They've got some guys who can play.

[PM Thor]

The tourney has changed over the years. Teams aren't coming into it being intimidated anymore like they did back in the day.

[MADXSTER]

The tourney has changed over the years. Teams aren't coming into it being intimidated anymore like they did back in the day.

Actually when they cut the schollies down to 13 it changed a lot and started giving more parity to all teams. The other aspect is a lot of players now go pro early and teams that have 4/5 seniors can truly compete with the more talented younger players/teams.

[paulxu]

This is great. I've never seen soccer in the snow.
Where is that being played?

[MADXSTER]

This is great. I've never seen soccer in the snow.
Where is that being played?

I was wondering the same thing.

[Masterofreality]

If you're looking for a break from the evening session, USMNT is on ESPN. And holy shit look at the snow!

Where is that game? Denver?

[Jesuit4Life]

Where is that game? Denver?

Yep.

[MADXSTER]

Oklahoma/ San Diego St is looking like a great game.

[MADXSTER]

Iowa St up 16 over ND in the second half.

[whiteyxu]

If you're looking for a break from the evening session, USMNT is on ESPN. And holy shit look at the snow!

That's crazy! I guarantee none of the players from Costa Rica have seen anything like that snow

[gladdenguy]

I give props to a poster named Masterofreality.....he called that Iowa St. thrubbing. Big East sucks.

[GoMuskies]

Big East sucks.

Until next year.

[GoMuskies]

Other than Iowa State, the Big XII has had a rough go of it. K-State losing to LaSuck, OK losing to SDSU, OK State getting drubbed by Oregon, and KS getting taken to the wire by a 16 seed. I warned the folks around here that the Big XII wasn't very good, but they were hearing nothing of it. Helping me big-time in the office bracket pool.

[Jesuit4Life]

Big XII - http://gif.mocksession.com/2013/03/notdrunk/

[GoMuskies]

Man, it's bad when Dukies are laughing at you.

[MarvAlbert]

I'd like to think that Duke fan was prairie dogging it and that drunk guy made him crap his pants.

[gladdenguy]

Until next year.

I'm not like a sUCks fan who feels like they need to rep their conference every chance I get. I hate that. I don't care about any other team but Xavier. I don't care how the conference does in the tourney.
Although I guess that's all sUCks had to comment about over the last decade. Next year when we move to the Big East I'm not gonna root for Georgetown or Villanova to do well in the tournament. No thanks.

[Juice]

I'm not like a sUCks fan who feels like they need to rep their conference every chance I get. I hate that. I don't care about any other team but Xavier. I don't care how the conference does in the tourney.
Although I guess that's all sUCks had to comment about over the last decade. Next year when we move to the Big East I'm not gonna root for Georgetown or Villanova to do well in the tournament. No thanks.

Ditto. I've hated those teams for too long to all of a sudden start rooting for them because of conference affiliation.

[LA Muskie]

FGCU is the champion of the A-Sun. Gtown didn't win any damn thing.

My feeling: if you didn't jump out of your chair to celebrate that alley-oop, you're either a Gtown alum, or you have no soul.

I'm a Georgetown alum. With them winning 3 of 6 pools. And I still jumped out of my chair.