NCAA Tournament 2026

[MuggsyB]

Gotta root for Arizona.  If Michigan wins, UConn might have PTSD flashbacks of MU kicking their ass and have performance issues.

Everyone outside of the B18 wants the streak to move to 27. 

[Billy Hoyle]

Everyone outside of the B18 wants the streak to move to 27. 

Many in the B18 would be happy to have the streat move to 27 if it means Michigan not being the one to break it.

[MuggsyB]

UCONN won that game shooting 35%.

[tower912]

UCONN won that game shooting 35%.

Illinois lost it shooting 34%

[willie warrior]

The fact that UCONN is in the title game is absolutely stunning to me having watched them all year.  Obviously they were fortunate vs Duke, but you have to give Hurley credit. 

The gap widens. Giddyup Shaka.

[mileskishnish72]

This sucks - it's like a Super Bowl halftime.

[tower912]

Meh, MU kicked their ass the last time they played.

[MuggsyB]

Meh, MU kicked their ass the last time they played.

MU's returning triumvirate, with just a few additional pieces, is very capable of making some noise in '26-27.  I fully expect all three guys to come back vastly improved and with increased tenacity. 

[MuggsyB]

This sucks - it's like a Super Bowl halftime.

Has this always been the delay between games?

[tower912]

All about the benjamins.

[MuggsyB]

The "Fab 5" is beyond annoying as fk.  They won nothing. Absurd. 

[The Sultan]

The "Fab 5" is beyond annoying as fk.  They won nothing. Absurd. 

They were a lot of fun and accomplished quite a bit.

[tower912]

They made me root for UNC and Duke.

[MuggsyB]

They were a lot of fun and accomplished quite a bit.

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Ya....it's stupid. What other losing team has ever milked this nonsense?

[The Sultan]

Ya....it's stupid. What other losing team has ever milked this nonsense?

Starting five freshman back then was unprecedented. And for them to get to title games in those two seasons was considered an amazing accomplishment.

Futhermore they were a cultural phenomenon as much as anything.

[MuggsyB]

Zona with a horrific start.  Not ready to play. 

[MuggsyB]

Starting five freshman back then was unprecedented. And for them to get to title games in those two seasons was considered an amazing accomplishment.

Futhermore they were a cultural phenomenon as much as anything.

Who cares?  They didn't win. 

[The Sultan]

Who cares?  They didn't win. 

OK. You've decided to be stubborn.

They had an impact on the history of college basketball and the NCAA tournament. If you want to discredit that, go right ahead. But it makes you look dumb.

[MuggsyB]

OK. You've decided to be stubborn.

They had an impact on the history of college basketball and the NCAA tournament. If you want to discredit that, go right ahead. But it makes you look dumb.

A "cultural phenomenon"?  Oh...okay. 

[MuggsyB]

Zona better wake up or this could get ugly.

[Elonsmusk]

Who cares?  They didn't win. 

Sultan loves a good runner up. It tracks.

[Billy Hoyle]

Dusty May to Indiana: "I want the job. I want to revive my alma mater."

Indiana: "We're going to run it back one more time with Mike Woodson. But if it doesn't work out we'll keep you in mind."

[The Sultan]

A "cultural phenomenon"?  Oh...okay. 

Read this...

https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/the-fab-five-how-michigans-freshman

"And just like every new sensation from Elvis to Eminem, there was serious debate about whether the Fab Five represented something creative and wonderful or arrogant and destructive. Their brash confidence, in-your-face trash talking and hip-hop fashion sense were both embraced and attacked like no college sports team before or since. The debate continues to this day, especially in Ann Arbor, where the basketball team struggles along under a cloud of impropriety that dates back to the Fabs' recruitment. But one thing is beyond debate: the Fab Five represented something entirely new, an entire class of blue chip recruits covering every position, each of whom lived up to their top billing."


Oh, and from the same article:

"The familiar voice of Dick Vitale's booms through the phone line, scratchy and emphatic. He may be a bit less frenzied off the air, but Vitale can't contain his excitement when the subject turns to the Fab Five, the heralded freshmen who drove Michigan to consecutive title games in '92 and '93. "This story deserves special acclaim," Vitale says. "I can't tell you how many times I hear coaches say, 'We can't win because we have two freshmen in our rotation.' It's absolutely accepted wisdom and the Fab Five turned it on its head. I think what they did is absolutely unique in the history of basketball and doesn't get the play it deserves."

[wadesworld]

Everyone outside of the B18 wants the streak to move to 27. 

I could not care any less.

[tower912]

Wife just informed me she had UConn vs Michigan in her bracket.  I hate rooting for Michigan.

She also had High Point over Wisconsin.

34th anniversary today.  She once again proves how smart she is.