March Madness 2017

[Yoda]

Biggest time of the year and already some upsets. If you can call my of them upsets.

11 Xavier over 6 Maryland
Early exit for Melo Trimble

12 Middle Tennessee over 5 Minnesota

Who you got to win it all?

Duke fans need not answer.

 

[cascadesoccer]

Haven't followed much due to work, but I've always been a Gonzaga fan. Good Bulldogs

 

[Yoda]

They got their first round win but will have a touger matchup against Northwestern this round

Kansas and NC looking like they deserved their #1 rankings putting up big numbers in the first round.

 

[Yoda]

3 things about TSN coverage after first rounds that piss me off.

1. It should be a tournament rule that after each round you have to change the commercials.

2. Why can't they list the teams playing when you have coverage on 4 channels instead of "teams TBA" !!! CBS doesn't have a problem doing it.

3. Someone needs to replace Jack Armstrong, he's annoying as hell. How can everyone be "my boy". Kill me now. Partly why I can't watch a whole game of Raptors either. You aren't Dick Vitale! Get over it! And stop screaming!
I'll tolerate Sam Mitchell even though he doesn't have a lot of great points and has problems getting his words out, but he's less annoying

 

[Yoda]

Well that opens things up for Duke.

#8 Wisconsin over #1 Defending Champs Villanova.

 

[akslop]

Wisonsin Florida st. Instant espn classic? Wow

 

[Yoda]

Wisonsin Florida st. Instant espn classic? Wow

That will get replayed for years to come. What an awesome game. Showing the belt to Aaron Rogers will be played twice as many times as the game.

would rather have seen Wisconsin go through.

All 4 Elite 8 games will be entertaining. Even the Florida vs S. Carolina game but the big one will definitely be Kentucky vs North Carolina

 

[Walks]

That will get replayed for years to come. What an awesome game. Showing the belt to Aaron Rogers will be played twice as many times as the game.

would rather have seen Wisconsin go through.

All 4 Elite 8 games will be entertaining. Even the Florida vs S. Carolina game but the big one will definitely be Kentucky vs North Carolina

Outstanding game & last 2 minutes were insane.

 

[Yoda]

Absolutely insane @Walks
This has to be one of the most exciting years as far as number of games with crazy finishes. Other than last years final.

Florida South Carolina didn't dissapoint either.

Can't say I picked Oregon to knock off Kansas who looked unstoppable but I wanted it to happen.

Final 4 looks promising as well.

Saw this today and had a laugh.
Bar in Kentucky. Excitement to dissapointment in a matter of seconds:

 

[akslop]

Bulldogs!!!!!!!! Props to the gamecocks. One of the better march madness shows i've seen

 

[Yoda]

John Higgins sounds like the Kyle Williams of the NCAA!!!

 

[Yoda]

Oregon did not have their usual game.
Bell couldn't handle Meeks on the boards. He looked exhausted.

Refereeing was terrible! Was like watching the NBA

 

[cascadesoccer]

Poor Gonzaga. Looks like UNC is eating at Sizzler tonight

 

[Yoda]

Sounds like the refs should be eating their chiclets. Was the reffing bad again?

Was it John Higgins again?

Worst year for reffing I've ever seen for March Madness

Although even Coach Roy said neither team played well.

 

[Walks]

Refereeing was diabolical. Wasn't the best game to watch as every 30 seconds, there was a whistle blown for a foul so no flow.

Gonzaga blew it down the stretch - similar to the Oregon / UNC game in spurts.

I think the officiating is summed up like this :

 

[Yoda]

Agreed, even the announcers were complaining about it which you don't hear very often, usually they try to be neutral but they were replaying that hand on the line by Meeks I think, and the ref standing right there and no call.