NCAA Tournament Thread - Sweet 16/Elite 8

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60 of 66 entries in our office pool failed to identity a final four team. that's amazing. I got one - UCLA.

[Andy]

60 of 66 entries in our office pool failed to identity a final four team. that's amazing. I got one - UCLA.

Yes, 6 out of 8 in my pool failed to get one right, and I was the only one that has a final two team left (also UCLA). This is ridiculous.

 

Kind back on topic. Has anyone been to ESPNzone? We will all be watching the final four there in Vegas, and I wondered what to expect.

I've been to the ESPN Zone in Chicago a couple of times, once last July and once for this year's Duke-UNC game at Cameron, and I honestly can't think of a better place to watch March Madness. The ESPN burger is the best burger I've had anywhere and there's at least 12 different television feeds broadcasting at once, any one of which you can watch (on a short delay) from your booth on a miniature screen. It's a fantastic place (not sure if the Vegas one is any different).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Net result not good: Memphis Coach John Calipari, appearing on FSN's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" on Wednesday, discussed how he prepared his players for the NCAA tournament.

 

"We practiced cutting down the nets," he said. "I told them they were going to be cutting down nets for a while, so let me show you how to do it."

 

"I had them go up and cut one string and wave it. There was no one in the building but us."