2012 NCAA Tournament thread

[chuckywang]

Let's start a new thread just on the NCAA Tournament. Starts tonight on truTV.

[treebird]

i was very surprised to learn i get trutv

[Smack]

So no Illinois fans allowed?

[SouthSideRyan]

So no Illinois fans allowed?

 

We spend 75% of our time running down tournament teams. (Plus 15% Iowa, 9% Illinois, 1% trace)

[Smack]

Time to update your brackets, Fab Melo to miss the tournament for Syracuse.

[chuckywang]

How can I post a well-formatted schedule for first and second round games here?

[Old Style]

Time to update your brackets, Fab Melo to miss the tournament for Syracuse.

Wait, what?

[Old Style]

Wow

 

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7681715/2012-ncaa-tournament-syracuse-orange-announce-fab-melo-ineligible-tourney

[Guest]

Time to update your brackets, Fab Melo to miss the tournament for Syracuse.

Wait, what?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7681715/2012-ncaa-tournament-syracuse-orange-announce-fab-melo-ineligible-tourney

 

Fab Melo was ruled ineligible and will miss the tournament.

[Smack]

I think Vandy beats them now. Well, to be fair, that was a fairly popular upset pick even before.

[Guest]

There's like 5 teams I could see winning that spot in the Elite 8. That whole region is a mess.

[Smack]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

[chuckywang]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

 

Long Beach St

[SouthSideRyan]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

 

Xavier

 

ETA: Long Beach and Belmont in Sweet 16

[Smack]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

 

Long Beach St

 

Damn, I've got MSU in the Final 4... anyone else? I'm looking for a good upset pick.

[Andy]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

 

Long Beach St

 

Damn, I've got MSU in the Final 4... anyone else? I'm looking for a good upset pick.

I have Harvard and Creighton in the Sweet 16, although I'm quite certain Creighton is one of the dumbest picks I've ever made.

[chuckywang]

Anyone have a double digit seed getting to the Elite 8 in their bracket?

 

Long Beach St

 

Damn, I've got MSU in the Final 4... anyone else? I'm looking for a good upset pick.

 

I got MSU losing to Memphis, and LBSU beating Memphis.

[SouthSideRyan]

MSU losing to UNC in the title game here

[Smack]

Demetrius Walker from the book Play Their Hearts Out is playing for New Mexico in the tourney. I had forgotten about him until I saw his name pop up on Pomeroy's twitter the other day. He was supposed to be the next LBJ and then got caught up in the AAU/rankings hype machine. It's a great book if you want to learn more about the scumbags running AAU.

[Old Style]

I think Vandy beats them now. Well, to be fair, that was a fairly popular upset pick even before.

I think Vandy is going to have trouble getting by Harvard.

[Guest]

I put Ohio into the Sweet 16, and if UNC is without Henson or gets upset, they might go that far. Long Beach is a good pick too, especially if MSU gets knocked off.

[Smack]

Man Syracuse.

 

Molestation scandal with an assistant coach. Check.

 

Drug testing scandal with 10+ former players. Check.

 

Starting center academically ineligible before the NCAA tournament. Check.

 

It's been a rough year!

[SouthSideRyan]

Man Syracuse.

 

Molestation scandal with an assistant coach. Check.

 

Drug testing scandal with 10+ former players. Check.

 

Starting center academically ineligible before the NCAA tournament. Check.

 

It's been a rough year!

 

HE'S NOT JOE PATERNO

[UMFan83]

So no Illinois fans allowed?

 

Nope they get to post in the NIT CBI offseason college basketball thread.

[Smack]

TruTV feed is shaky except when it goes to commercials. Anyone else getting that?