NCAA Tournament Open Thread

[tower912]

Tony Benford coaching LSU.

[Anti-Dentite]

What's with the short nets? I hate that, keep waiting for a ball to get stuck, so 70's.

[Dish]

I feel like New Mexico St/Auburn has been at the half for three hours. I'm not complaining as it's easier to watch the other two games at once.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Well, Florida St. certainly looks beatable.

[StillAWarrior]

They* say that the tournament doesn't officially start until you get your first correct pick on your bracket.  Thanks, LSU.


*You know.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Not a fan of our broadcast team.

Nobody really is. Yet, no anger ever comes there way. They will be fine. No ego's.

[NickelDimer]

Nobody really is. Yet, no anger ever comes there way. They will be fine. No ego's.

I gotta be honest I don't know what that means lol

[muguru]

I gotta be honest I don't know what that means lol

I mean you have probably the most talked about 1st round match up of the tourney..Morant vs. Howard. A game that will end the first session of the day at all sites, so they will have some TV time all to themselves...and they assign a crap broadcast team?? WTH??

[Benny B]

Sitting at a table in the hotel lobby before the pre-game, and this is what I overhear next to me from a guy who is obviously on a conference call for work:

(Paraphrasing) "Sorry about the noise in the background, evidently there's some sort of Final Four thing going on at the hotel here today, so i apologize if things get louder."


A Marriott lobby in a first round host city a few hours before the games start and you expected quiet?  Rookie move, outside sales guy.

[Mr. Nielsen]

I gotta be honest I don't know what that means lol

Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli has been one of the eight teams the last couple of years for CBS/Turner. They are the 8th team. Most fans don't dislike them, while also not a fan of them. Just meh. Average. Solid. No mistakes.

[Mr. Nielsen]

I mean you have probably the most talked about 1st round match up of the tourney..Morant vs. Howard. A game that will end the first session of the day at all sites, so they will have some TV time all to themselves...and they assign a crap broadcast team?? WTH??

Well, there not crap. Please. Yet, teams #7 and # 8 are normally sent out west.

[muwarrior69]

Well, Florida St. certainly looks beatable.

I hope we don't: look beatable. I hope we hit 7 3s in our first half.

[warriorchick]

A little something from my favorite chart-maker, Matt Shirley:

[nyg]

I really like Reggie Miller and the team with him, Harlan and Bonner.

Bunch of snooze games so far, maybe FSU falters or something. 

Auburn holding up well.  SEC vs WAC and New Mexico St has like a 20 game winning streak.  Just like Murray St, long winning streak in the OVC. 

[NickelDimer]

Sitting at a table in the hotel lobby before the pre-game, and this is what I overhear next to me from a guy who is obviously on a conference call for work:

(Paraphrasing) "Sorry about the noise in the background, evidently there's some sort of Final Four thing going on at the hotel here today, so i apologize if things get louder."


A Marriott lobby in a first round host city a few hours before the games start and you expected quiet?  Rookie move, outside sales guy.

If I'm on the other end of that call I'm instantly terminating my contract with him

[muguru]

Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli has been one of the eight teams the last couple of years for CBS/Turner. They are the 8th team. Most fans don't dislike them, while also not a fan of them. Just meh. Average. Solid. No mistakes.

Blackburn just called Kabengele...Koumadje..twice

[Mr. Nielsen]

If I'm on the other end of that call I'm instantly terminating my contract with him

[Mr. Nielsen]

Blackburn just called Kabengele...Koumadje..twice

Marquette doesn't have hard names. 

[Dish]

Sitting at a table in the hotel lobby before the pre-game, and this is what I overhear next to me from a guy who is obviously on a conference call for work:

(Paraphrasing) "Sorry about the noise in the background, evidently there's some sort of Final Four thing going on at the hotel here today, so i apologize if things get louder."


A Marriott lobby in a first round host city a few hours before the games start and you expected quiet?  Rookie move, outside sales guy.

As an outside sales guy, I lol'd hard at this.

[Dish]

I'm not jinxing us or anything by any means, but watching this Florida State game, I feel like if we played them, we'd either win by 20 or they'd win by 20, and there's no in between.

[Dish]

Words can't describe this NMSU/Auburn finish.

[Oldgym]

Words can't describe this NMSU/Auburn finish.

Incredible.

[#UnleashSean]

NMST Pg not knowing what the score is with 5 seconds left is best play of the ncaa tournament.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Wow. New Mexico State passed up a wide open lay up to tie. Pass it out for a three and Auburn fouled the shooter. Made only 1 of 3.

[nyg]

Auburn in full mental masturbation mode.  Up 7 with 56 to go.  Turnovers, missed free throws, fouling at wrong time, gives up a three as opposed to fouling, then just fouled guy on a three with two seconds left.  Poor NMS guy then misses two of three free throws to tie or go up one.  Auburn holds on

5 vs 12.