Andy

Do the NSBBers that have Facebooks want to put together an NSBB group again? I was going to create it tonight but I want to make sure all the usual suspects want in.

I have K-State, George Mason, Butler, and (gulp) Mississippi State all in the Sweet 16. You jerk. :wink: Gutsy picks though. I thought for a loooong time about the Butler/Tennessee game before wimping out and taking the Vols. I suppose my biggest 'surprise' pick is Michigan State to the Elite 8.

For the first time probably ever I have no double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16. I'm not sure I feel good about that. I only have one 7 making it that far and none below that.

I have picked North Carolina to beat Stanford in the national title game.

Holy crap. Mayo vs. Beasley in the 1st round. 6 USC vs 11 Kansas State

Good spot for ND. Mason doesn't scare me and Wazzu is less a threat in my mind than a lot of other possible opponents in that spot. I'm satisfied.

Georgia is 17-16, unless you meant losing record pre-conference tournament.

Georgia officially bounces Villanova/Ohio State/Illinois State/whoever from the NCAA tournament.

Lunardi still has ND as a 4 seed...I'm still not sure I see it. I had ND as a 4 too, but it seems like we have the profile of a 5. If the Irish get a 4 it's because of the mass tournament crap-out of the other teams in that area.

I just want one finish like the Minnesota/IU game. The last time I can remember a legitimately "OMG what the hell just happened" NCAA buzzer-beater was Northwestern State/Iowa I think in 2006. OSU/Xavier was awesome last year but not quite the same.

Any minute now somebody is going to post a lame "the deal is done but they don't want to announce it on the same day as [insert random current event] joke. It's coming, I can feel it. The deal is done but they won't announce it on the same day as Selection Sunday. :wink:

With Purdue, IU, Vandy and Marquette all losing today, I think ND may be able to hold their 4 seed. It's sort of a jump ball between ND and Marquette resume-wise, and I think ND finishing tied for 2nd in the conference vs. 6th for Marquette might get them over the top despite losing 2/3 to the Golden Eagles.

THE KARMA GODS SAVE MINNESOTA!!! What an ending!!!

IU just received the most nauseating run of calls I've ever seen in my entire life. Eric Gordon gets a Wade-esque call on a drive, can't tie it from the line, White tips in a FT miss and a foul that wouldn't even be called in the ACC, and then White misses that FT for the lead and gets another ridiculous ticky-tack foul. Under no circumstances should this be an IU win.

Who's ready for a Minnesota/Illinois Big Ten semifinal?

They had to get one eventually. Huge, HUGE win for Illinois.

OSU should be out, and VT should be out unless they beat UNC.

Every freaking year in this stupid tournament. ND may well get knocked down to a 6 thanks to the glut of Big East teams (Louisville, Marquette and UConn) now hanging around that 4/5 area. I firmly expect to get matched up with an underseeded 11/12 like Davidson or something.

I will be Ball State baseball's PA announcer this season and we have a game on May 10, so I can't make it. If anyone on NSBB wants my ticket I'll sell it to you for 47 dollars, which is what I paid for it.

NCCubFan alluded to BSU's loss. The Cardinals end up with a school-record 24 losses, an amazing 10 by six points or fewer, and an incredible 15 by ten points or fewer. Just a wearing season. Credit to the Cardinals for never throwing in the towel, and as bad as this season was, I don't think Ball State taking Georgetown to the wire in Muncie will ever be topped as my favorite BSU sports moment ever.

1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Albert Pujols 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Jose Reyes 5. Ryan Braun 6. David Wright 7. Chase Utley 8. Jimmy Rollins 9. Miguel Cabrera 10. Johan Santana 11. Matt Holliday 12. Ryan Howard 13. Grady Sizemore 14. Prince Fielder 15. Jake Peavy 16. Troy Tulowitzki 17. Victor Martinez 18. Carl Crawford 19. Alfonso Soriano 20. David Ortiz 21. Carlos Beltran 22. Brandon Webb 23. Vlad Guerrero 24. Ichiro 25. Derrek Lee 26. Russell Martin 27. Joe Mauer 28. Brandon Phillips 29. Brian Roberts 30. BJ Upton 31. Derek Jeter 32. Corey Hart 33. Josh Beckett 34. Manny Ramirez 35. Dan Haren 36. Robinson Cano 37. Justin Verlander 38. Erik Bedard 39. Aramis Ramirez 40. Cole Hamels 41. Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones 42. Adam Dunn 43. Mark Teixeira 44. CC Sabathia 45. Carlos Lee 46. Lance Berkman 47. Roy Halladay 48. Carlos Zambrano 49. Scott Kazmir 50. Francisco Liriano 51. John Smoltz 52. John Lackey 53. Chris Young (the outfielder) 54. Curtis Granderson 55. Brian McCann 56. Ian Kinsler 57. Magglio Ordonez 58. Jorge Posad 59. Khalil Greene 60. Carlos Guillen 61. Garrett Atkins 62. Felix Hernandez 63. Aaron Rowand 64. Geovany Soto 65. Chris Young (the weirdly proportioned pitcher) 66. Roy Oswalt 67. Aaron Harang 68. Ryan Zimmerman 69. Carlos Pena 70. Joe Nathan 71. Matt Kemp 72. Francisco Rodriguez 73. Dan Uggla 74. Gary Sheffield 75. Jonathan Paplebon 76. Daisuke Matsuzaka 77. Hunter Pence 78. Tim Lincecum 79. Rich Hill 80. Nick Markakis 81. Rickie Weeks 82. Kosuke Fukudome 83. Kenji Johjima 84. Fausto Carmona 85. JJ Putz 86. Takashi Saito 87. Jose Valverde 88. Todd Helton 89. Javier Vazquez 90. Nick Swisher 91. James Shields 92. Miguel Tejada 93. Brad Hawpe 94. Hideki Matsui 95. Travis Hafner 96. Edgar Renteria 97. Alex Rios 98. JJ Hardy 99. Chone Figgins 100. Billy Wagner 101. Joba Chamberlain 102. A.J. Burnett- picking for IMB 103. Bobby Abreu 104. Shane Victorino 105. Mariano Rivera 106. Placido Polanco 107. Kevin Kouzmanoff 108. Jason Bay 109. Josh Hamilton 110. Brad Penny 111. Michael Young 112. Torii Hunter 113. Adrian Gonzalez 114. Matt Cain 115. Eric Byrnes (IMB) 116. Huston Street 117. Adrian Beltre 118. Howie Kendrick 119. Brett Myers 120. Andruw Jones 121. Justin Morneau 122. Bobby Jenks 123. Ben Sheets 124. John Maine 125. Matt Capps 126. Delmon Young 127. Pedro Martinez 128. Francisco Cordero 129. Rich Harden 130. JI....JIM THOME 131. Tim Hudson 132. Adam Wainwright 133. Paul Konerko 134. Kelly Johnson 135. Ted Lilly 136. Yovani Gallardo 137. Joakim Soria 138. Rafael Soriano 139. Yunel Escobar 140. BJ Ryan 141. Trevor Hoffman 142. Pat Burrell 143. Josh Fields 144. Chad Billingsley 145. Kerry Wood 146. Jeff Kent 147. Jermaine Dye 148. Jarrod Saltalamacchia 149. J.R. Towles 150. James Loney 151. Lastings Milledge 152. Willy Taveras 153. Eric Gagne 154. Adam LaRoche 155. Jeremy Hermida 156. Jason Varitek 157. Ken Griffey Jr. 158. Jeremy Accardo

I would've preferred to avoid Marquette. I'm a little worried about tonight's game.

1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Albert Pujols 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Jose Reyes 5. Ryan Braun 6. David Wright 7. Chase Utley 8. Jimmy Rollins 9. Miguel Cabrera 10. Johan Santana 11. Matt Holliday 12. Ryan Howard 13. Grady Sizemore 14. Prince Fielder 15. Jake Peavy 16. Troy Tulowitzki 17. Victor Martinez 18. Carl Crawford 19. Alfonso Soriano 20. David Ortiz 21. Carlos Beltran 22. Brandon Webb 23. Vlad Guerrero 24. Ichiro 25. Derrek Lee 26. Russell Martin 27. Joe Mauer 28. Brandon Phillips 29. Brian Roberts 30. BJ Upton 31. Derek Jeter 32. Corey Hart 33. Josh Beckett 34. Manny Ramirez 35. Dan Haren 36. Robinson Cano 37. Justin Verlander 38. Erik Bedard 39. Aramis Ramirez 40. Cole Hamels 41. Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones 42. Adam Dunn 43. Mark Teixeira 44. CC Sabathia 45. Carlos Lee 46. Lance Berkman 47. Roy Halladay 48. Carlos Zambrano 49. Scott Kazmir 50. Francisco Liriano 51. John Smoltz 52. John Lackey 53. Chris Young (the outfielder) 54. Curtis Granderson 55. Brian McCann 56. Ian Kinsler 57. Magglio Ordonez 58. Jorge Posad 59. Khalil Greene 60. Carlos Guillen 61. Garrett Atkins 62. Felix Hernandez 63. Aaron Rowand 64. Geovany Soto 65. Chris Young (the weirdly proportioned pitcher) 66. Roy Oswalt 67. Aaron Harang 68. Ryan Zimmerman 69. Carlos Pena 70. Joe Nathan 71. Matt Kemp 72. Francisco Rodriguez 73. Dan Uggla 74. Gary Sheffield 75. Jonathan Paplebon 76. Daisuke Matsuzaka 77. Hunter Pence 78. Tim Lincecum 79. Rich Hill 80. Nick Markakis 81. Rickie Weeks 82. Kosuke Fukudome 83. Kenji Johjima 84. Fausto Carmona 85. JJ Putz 86. Takashi Saito 87. Jose Valverde 88. Todd Helton 89. Javier Vazquez 90. Nick Swisher 91. James Shields 92. Miguel Tejada 93. Brad Hawpe 94. Hideki Matsui 95. Travis Hafner 96. Edgar Renteria 97. Alex Rios 98. JJ Hardy 99. Chone Figgins 100. Billy Wagner 101. Joba Chamberlain 102. A.J. Burnett- picking for IMB 103. Bobby Abreu 104. Shane Victorino 105. Mariano Rivera 106. Placido Polanco 107. Kevin Kouzmanoff 108. Jason Bay 109. Josh Hamilton 110. Brad Penny 111. Michael Young 112. Torii Hunter 113. Adrian Gonzalez 114. Matt Cain 115. Eric Byrnes (IMB) 116. Huston Street 117. Adrian Beltre 118. Howie Kendrick 119. Brett Myers 120. Andruw Jones 121. Justin Morneau 122. Bobby Jenks 123. Ben Sheets 124. John Maine 125. Matt Capps 126. Delmon Young 127. Pedro Martinez 128. Francisco Cordero 129. Rich Harden 130. JI....JIM THOME 131. Tim Hudson 132. Adam Wainwright 133. Paul Konerko 134. Kelly Johnson 135. Ted Lilly 136. Yovani Gallardo 137. Joakim Soria 138. Rafael Soriano 139. Yunel Escobar 140. BJ Ryan 141. Trevor Hoffman 142. Pat Burrell 143. Josh Fields 144. Chad Billingsley 145. Kerry Wood 146. Jeff Kent 147. Jermaine Dye 148. Jarrod Saltalamacchia 149. J.R. Towles 150. James Loney 151. Lastings Milledge 152. Willy Taveras 153. Eric Gagne 154. Adam LaRoche 155. Jeremy Hermida

They did, but since we were already eliminated by this point...

Good. No surprise on Jarrett. Panthers deserve it for stupidly cutting Keyshawn last year.