Yeah, pretty much what the title implies.

I went with

NC
Pitt
Memphis
MSU

Pitt over MSU for the title.

I had MSU over Pitt until this morning, but I switched it.

*UPSET ALERT*

BYU DOWN 12 TO TEXAS A&M

Anyone's CBS channel fucking up like mine?

Friggin Memphis only up 4 almost at the end of the half. 2-15 matchup. I'd expect this to get easier for Memphis in the 2nd.

edit..due to not reading above posts. I WL'd it.

MSU in the Final Four? You trying to suck up to bukdow?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s6Ofh7u9lF0/RohweWRRfZI/AAAAAAAAAUI/YWBR3QNywk0/s400/butt.kisser2.jpg

MSU in the Final Four? You trying to suck up to bukdow?


sig check

I'm mancrushing on Izzo lately.

*UPSET ALERT*

MEMPHIS IS NOW TRAILING (2ND HALF)

So much for "the best defensive team in the country".

I have Memphis going deep. Not good here.

Northridge is Denny's team. He should be in here post padding on them.

Friggin Memphis only up 4 almost at the end of the half. 2-15 matchup. I'd expect this to get easier for Memphis in the 2nd.

I like it actually. I have Memphis winning it all. A little scare can sometimes do you some good.

I have:

Pitt
Memhis
MSU
UNC

Memphis over UNC finals.

I like it actually. I have Memphis winning it all. A little scare can sometimes do you some good.

I have:

Pitt
Memhis
MSU
UNC

Memphis over UNC finals.

I was actually going to type that very thing Chris. It is sometimes good.

I have Pit too. Its always IF they can get through to the big games. I like their chances if :we: can get through the early games.

There's a yes and no to that. These early round scares against bad teams can reveal weaknesses that better teams and coaches can really capitalize on. It usually spells DOOM. Check out UM under Bill Frieder--the guy couldn't get past the second round but once--then Fisher took UM all the way with a completely different approach and coaching style, and the use of better substitution and finding the "hot" player. Yes, I know it helped to have Glenn Rice and Sean Higgins hitting everything they threw up, but that team seemed tougher, more resilient, and had a very fetching and, dare I say, :gutsy: personality after Frieder departed.

The only thing I can say in memphis' defense is that sometimes, nay, ALOT of times it just depends on matchups (just like football bowl games). You may run into a team that just has a style that is going to give you fits. Also, in these early rounds, you have the teams who really have nothing to lose and play like it. In the later rounds, sphincters start to tighten a bit more and yes, form may usually hold out.

I'm hoping our Wolvies play this "We have nothing to lose" type of style today, while Clemson has a sphincter problem.

I was listening to the Herd and he thinks Michigan could make the sweet 16. He was their biggest sleeper team.

Calhoun ill, won't coach UConn in first round (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/news/story?id=3996427)

Final Four: Louisville, UNC, Memphis, PIT
Championship: UNC over Louisville

By the way, not to brag or anything (I'm not Chris), I had A&M over BYU, Maryland over Cal, and LSU over Butler. And I don't know DICK about college ball!

Final Four:
UNC and Pitt (the easy picks)
Wake Forest and Purdue (the "are you serious?" picks)
UNC beats Wake for the title.

I have Villanova making the Elite 8. Would that be considered an "are you crazy?" pick?

Final Four:
UNC and Pitt (the easy picks)
Wake Forest and Purdue (the "are you serious?" picks)
UNC beats Wake for the title.

Whenever I say those things, UNC and Pit won't make it and Wake and Purdue will.

Final Four: Louisville, UNC, Memphis, PIT
Championship: UNC over Louisville

By the way, not to brag or anything (I'm not Chris), I had A&M over BYU, Maryland over Cal, and LSU over Butler. And I don't know DICK about college ball!

WTFTCOIDH

Sorry, I didn't sign up for that. I can take a screen cap of my bracket if you'd like :(

1st time I've signed up, so I had to talk some shit.

This was my first time just doing a bracket.

Final Four: Louisville, UNC, Memphis, PIT
Championship: UNC over Louisville

By the way, not to brag or anything (I'm not Chris), I had A&M over BYU, Maryland over Cal, and LSU over Butler. And I don't know DICK about college ball!

I also picked Mississippi State to beat Washington and they're down 17 last I checked. Bah.

Nova down 10 to American at half.

^ That would hurt my bracket substantially..if Nova went down.

I've got em going to the Elite 8, so mine too.

I hope American can win one for Stoney!

Looks like our brackets aren't hurt substantially after all. Nova about to pull it out.

That would have sucked.

Northridge is Denny's team. He should be in here post padding on them.

Showed CSUN some love here Denny

My Final Four:

http://partmule.com/jennifer_aniston.jpg

http://popularbiographies.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/jessicabiel.jpg

http://partmule.com/blog16/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/jessica-alba.jpg


http://streetknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/vida_guerra_playboy_set_07.jpg

That's as far as I'd be able to get. I'd be dead after the semi final games to determine tha champion.

1, 3, 4 are all 2 thumbs up. 2 not so much.

2 is Jessica Beil, douchebag.

Never heard of her

I'm not surprised.

I only do foreign lying

Alba and Aniston were both born here.

I only do foreign lying

and hot American chicks named Aniston and Alba

Boise State is now my second favorite NCAA team. I know they're not in the tournament, but their arena is named Taco Bell Arena, and that's enough for me.

alsocheesygorditacrunch

1,3 no. 1 is old, busted, and was never that hot. 3 is a popsicle stick.

2 is hot and 4 is a HELL YEAH!

Your standards are pretty damn high if you wouldn't do even one on that list.

I said I'd do 2 and 4. 1 and 3 are maybes.

Jessica Alba is hard right up at the top for me.

I said I'd do 2 and 4. 1 and 3 are maybes.

I'm betting any one of those 4 walk into your bedroom naked and you drop your pants in 5 seconds. If not you're either gay or you're pulling in some damn fine ass.

^ I'm guessing both.

19-5 in the Yahoo league I'm in. I'm so upset, I don't know what to do!

I just need someone to be here for me right now.

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/PED1858.jpg

Cleveland State on the verge of being Wake. Son of a bukdow's mother!!!

Hellz yeah.

FAIL

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http://www.thermocaster.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/brutus.jpg

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0609/campus.superfans4/images/015983527.jpg

http://www.benkepple.com/Images/buckeyes2.jpg

http://msp174.photobucket.com/albums/w96/Mgoblue4evr/Ohio_State_Beer_Run.jpg

http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/20/O91983.jpg

Big Ten not representing as well as I had hoped, with 3 of the 7 teams losing in the 1st round - all to very beatable opponents (Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio State).

On a more personal note - since I picked Wake Forest to make it to the championship game and lose to UNC in that game, I'm officially done. Even if I get every other pick right, I'm fairly certain there's no way I can win.

Fuck the Big Ten--especially OSU and MSU. What is it with people that root for a fucking CONFERENCE??? Who gives a fuck what the other teams do? I've got a lot more stuff going on that to worry about the Big Ten gosh golly gee whiz

http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/scanner/2009/03/01-07/moran.jpg

Fuck the Big Ten--especially OSU and MSU. What is it with people that root for a fucking CONFERENCE??? Who gives a fuck what the other teams do? I've got a lot more stuff going on that to worry about the Big Ten gosh golly gee whiz

http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/scanner/2009/03/01-07/moran.jpg



A friend of mine is a USC football fan and he brings up the Big Ten all the time, probably because I'm a Michigan fan. "Who gives a shit?" I ask.

^^^NO shit. Go axe a Sparty or a buckeye if they root fro Michigan to do well because Michigan is in the big Ten. They'll fucking eat your children for even axing such a dumb question.

Oh, I KNOW what Jethro would say. The standard Michigan fan reply: "We're better than that. We're Michigan fans. We are classy. Classy, but not flashy"

Fuck that. I hope MSU and OSU (and for some odd reason, Indiana) lose every fucking game they play in every sport for the next 5,000 years.

Ya know what's funny? I saw some guy on another site treating the whole "root for the Conference to do well" thing as if it was some sort of unwritten rule or something.

If I remember correctly, a Michigan fan was taking joy in OSU's loss to Texas in the Fiesta Bowl. Someone (an OSU fan -- go figure) took offense, and preached this "Big Ten Conference Brotherhood" bullshit. I felt like signing up and asking this asshole if he even attended a Big Ten University.

^^^You know he'll say he did. I mean, out in the real world, about 25% of adults have a college degree, but in Message Board World, that figure jumps to 623% (Because most message board guys have at least TWO degrees, and many have masters and PhD's as well).

No, I want the conference to do well because if they do, it makes UM look better.
This past year UM was horrible in football, but what made it even worse was they lost to a bunch of teams who couldn't win bowl games. Had the Big Ten gone out and worked everyone else in their bowl games, I wouldn't have been happy for OSU, but I would have been able to say "At least UM had a bunch of losses to good teams".

So this year everyone was saying that the possibility of the Big Ten getting 8 teams in was insane because the conference isn't that good. Well, UM went 9-9 in the conference. If they were only .500 in an ok conference, that doesn't reflect as well on them. However, if they were 9-9 in a conference that had more teams in than ever before (and yes, I realize Penn State didn't make it) AND those teams did very well in the tourney, then it's like "Ok, UM may have only been .500, but they played against some of the top competition in the country night after night."

But make no mistake, while I want the Big Ten to do well, it's actually wanting Minnesota, Purdue, Wisconsin, and Illinois to do well. I enjoy MSU and OSU losing.

Purdue's D looks tough today against Wash.

Damnit. Fuck Duke.

Classic Pit...struggling early in tournaments

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2945/izzoironcompany.jpg

^^^NO shit. Go axe a Sparty or a buckeye if they root fro Michigan to do well because Michigan is in the big Ten. They'll fucking eat your children for even axing such a dumb question.

Oh, I KNOW what Jethro would say. The standard Michigan fan reply: "We're better than that. We're Michigan fans. We are classy. Classy, but not flashy"

Fuck that. I hope MSU and OSU (and for some odd reason, Indiana) lose every fucking game they play in every sport for the next 5,000 years.
Actually, UM is the only Big Ten team I don`t root for. Perhaps I am being childish, or perhaps it has to do with the fact UM is a douchebag institution with wannabe fans like those on this board.

I root for all big ten teams except OSU.

FWIW, since I'm probably the only poster who needs this, but the streaming off of cbssports.com is really good. And you get to pick your game.

It looks like Syracuse run has come to an end.

Izzo is the difference in this one.

Kansas was up 3 with the ball and now its tied and MSU has the ball. Not a good stretch for Jayhawk fans.

MSU is the real deal.

And these refs are blind.

Damn, there goes my bracket.

This game makes twice that I've rooted for Kansas. The first time and the last time.

I wonder if Izzo realizes he can get ANY job he wants

This might have been his best coaching job ever.

The Izz just keeps piling concrete on that castle.

UM hockey took a dump today and lost to Air Force in the NCAA tourney.

UM hockey took a dump today and lost to Air Force in the NCAA tourney.

http://gripedujour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/crying_baby.jpg

UM hockey took a dump today and lost to Air Force in the NCAA tourney.

Surprised bukdow hasn't come on to start a thread about that. Maybe tomorrow (or later today rather).

Fuck the Jayhawks!

http://gripedujour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/crying_baby.jpg

^

http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/actors_films_images/George_Clooney_laughing.jpg

I'm concerned that MSU has a legit chance to beat UL. They looked pretty impressive last night.

MY Spartans looked pretty solid.

Aldrich looks good, too.

Mizzou can get beat on the boards and still win this. I hope they can keep it close on the boards though and hit some 3s.

I liked the piece that CBS did on Michigan State and the Final Four being in Detroit.

My Tigers are hangin tough.

Damn, doody poo missed a layup to cover. Good game though.

Come on Pit. Do sumpin

Wow, there goes my champ.

Wow that looked like a charge

Rename my bracket...'Toast'

So Izzo has his boys in the Sexy Six, it suits him, I suppose.

Nice presser, Pitt.

:crying:

Although I had MSU in the Finals in my bracket, I think their run ends today. Louisville seems like they just have too much firepower. There's only so much that Izzo can do.


Either way, a paisan gets to the Final Four!

There's only so much that Izzo can do.

:dismissed:

You obviously underestimate The Izzo, Gl'enn. How many guys can do this?

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/iz/izzo-deluxe-square-golf-umbrella.jpg

Oh, I know he walks on water, but so does The Tino.

No, The Izzo is a Shape Shifter and can turn himself into an umbrella.

Oh, I know he walks on water, but so does The Tino.

Comparing The Tino and The Izzo is like comparing apples and oranges.

No, The Izzo is a Shape Shifter and can turn himself into an umbrella.

SHH!!! David Icke is supposed to be a wacko.

Going to K-Mart to get some MSU stuff. Sparty on!

Fa Shizzo! 22-20

Good first half.

I can't believe CBS let Gus Johnson have the MSU game. It's nice to not have to listen to Pitino ballwashing. In fact, he seems to get just a bit more enthused for Spartan baskets. I hope that pisses off the rest of the country.

Did CBS on TV have a moment of Gus and the other dude just chatting it up with each other and their producer on camera thinking they were off?

the only thing unlikeable about this msu team buckdow and dre tre.

ill be extremely impressed if they can hold on and beat louisville. if they do, they have to be considered the favorites headed into the FF.

Good first half.

I can't believe CBS let Gus Johnson have the MSU game. It's nice to not have to listen to Pitino ballwashing. In fact, he seems to get just a bit more enthused for Spartan baskets. I hope that pisses off the rest of the country.

Yeah, Gus is great.

the only thing unlikeable about this msu team buckdow and dre tre.

ill be extremely impressed if they can hold on and beat louisville. if they do, they have to be considered the favorites headed into the FF.

Good point.

13 point game with 5 minutes left.

My Sparties showed up today.

I'm sure bukdow made note of the fact there are 4 white boys on the floor right now.

SPARTANS!!!! SATURDAY WE DINE IN DETROIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/king%20leonidas%20pretty%20pissed.jpg

Oh, I know he walks on water, but so does The Tino.

The Izzo owned the Tino today.

What an amazing game MSU played today.

I remember when the Pistons played like that. *sigh*

Maybe they'll end up getting another crack at UNC at Ford Field.

Ah, that would be such sweet revenge.

Impressive. Most impressive.

FUCK YEAH!!!!!

Tahoe and I, being true fans of the Spartans and college basketball in general, knew this would happen. Y'all can jump onto the bandwagon with your 2 degrees and alum status, but this is much sweeter for those of us that actually WATCHED all year long.

Draymond Green just gave the Sagnasty shout out, gota love it.

Now, for the main attraction, Griffin v. Hansbro.

if oklahoma wins, someone please shoot me.

Griffin will outperform Hansbro on the boards and in the scoring column, but Hansbro's team will get the W because MSU-UNC II is destined to happen.

Best coaching job ever?

DrTre sighting in 3...2...1...

nope (as far as a sighting goes).

Gay Mariotti - Izzo's Best Coaching Job: Quieting Critics (http://jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com/2009/03/29/izzos-best-coaching-job-silencing-critics)

Enjoy the read, G.

Griffin will outperform Hansbro on the boards and in the scoring column, but Hansbro's team will get the W because MSU-UNC II is destined to happen.

I'd prefer Villanova and MSU. Two teams overlooked by the UNC/Uconn circle jerk at the beginning of the year.

UNC vs MSU

Then The Shizz wins it all

I'd prefer Villanova and MSU. Two teams overlooked by the UNC/Uconn circle jerk at the beginning of the year.

Which is why I would love to see MSU taking them both out. Knocking off Uconn and then getting revenge on UNC would be over the top on the cool scale.

yeah, i can see that.

on the other hand I wrap up 2nd place in my work pool if anyone but UNC wins the title (nobody can catch the first place person). So I've got some money in my pocket if Nova, MSU or Uconn wins it. For that reason i'd like to see UNC loose ASAP.

Also, some friends of ours went to Nova and it would be fun to watch the game together and root against each other.

After beating the #1 overall seed (UL), MSU doesn't have to beat a better team (UNC vs Nova) to validate their title (if they won). They've already proven they deserve to be there.

You're right. They have proven they deserve to be there. But I want more. I want them to beat the best, to be the best, and in front of tens of thousands of fans in Detroit, stick it to the East Coast Sports BS machine.

But I'm not asking for much.

if I didn't have money on UNC losing I'd probably agree with you.

I'd be happy with a win over Nova though. That is three wins (UL, UConn, Nova) over the Big East power conference that everyone has talked about this year.

Fuck the best. Get them ships.

Apparently, the reunited Fab Five is doing some appearances this weekend at the Final Four.

Looks like Jackson is not going to make it to Detroit, though.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03fabfive.html?em

At first, I was like, "Hey, what is Jason Maxiell doing in that pic?"

Okay, no I wasn't, that would be stoopid.

IBBSTTADGSITP

Apparently, the reunited Fab Five is doing some appearances this weekend at the Final Four.

I'm just glad those fucks embarrassed themselves in the championship games and didn't win anything that UM would have had to vacate.

http://umtailgate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/spt-acthm3.jpeg

I'm just glad those fucks embarrassed themselves in the championship games and didn't win anything that UM would have had to vacate.

By University of Kentucky standards they didn't win anything.

By Michigan State University standards they won multiple championships.

Izzonyone watching?

MY Spartans are going all the way!

Heh heh heh...

So I just rolled up here and it looks like my Sparties won? This litterally has to be Izzo's best coaching job ever.

So I just rolled up here and it looks like my Sparties won? This litterally has to be Izzo's best coaching job ever.


COGENT

By University of Kentucky standards they didn't win anything.

By Michigan State University standards they won multiple championships.
Shut the fuck up you deluded little piss-ant. Keep demanding excellence you slack-jawed half-breed. I am sure you will ascend to unimaginable hieghts. Like maybe assistant manager over your fellow bag boys down at the Kessel.

Don't waste your time, bukky. Just let our team do the talking. At midnight tomorrow night, our Spartans will be hoisting their 17th Larry O'Brian Trophy.

I agree with Jethro and I've submitted a complaint to the NCAA.

Why the fuck are they printing this false propaganda on these shirts and hats and giving it to kids and to make it worse they put it on the freaking trophy! Wait a minute, that's another complaint, WHY ARE THEY HOLDING A TROPHY DAMN IT!!! >>>

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=A3&Date=20090329&Category=GW0201&ArtNo=903290806&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=23

Seriously, did you miss the Calipari press conference? The one where he said one of the things that drew him to Kentucky was the fact that they don't celebrate anything besides national championships? They don't hang Final Four or conference banners at Rupp because they don't mean anything when your standards are Kentucky standards. It's all or nothing. That's the attitude I love. That's why I'll be in Lexington in 4 days. (or perhaps it's because that's where I go golfing every year on Easter weekend).

Seriously, did you miss the Calipari press conference? The one where he said one of the things that drew him to Kentucky was the fact that they don't celebrate anything besides national championships? They don't hang Final Four or conference banners at Rupp because they don't mean anything when your standards are Kentucky standards. It's all or nothing. That's the attitude I love. That's why I'll be in Lexington in 4 days. (or perhaps it's because that's where I go golfing every year on Easter weekend).

Good for them. Look where it has got them. All it is, is big talk to make your program appear better or above others. UNC cuts down the nets and celebrates Final Fours, so does Duke, so does Indiana, so who cares?

I think you miss the point on this one. Celebrating an achievement doesn't mean you are settling for less. Did Izzo look satisfied yesterday? Celebrating one achievement doesn't mean your #1 goal isn't the ultimate prize. It is simply taking a short moment to take in the fact that you worked so hard to reach a goal and you've done it. Not cutting down a net or hanging a banner doesn't make you more likely to beat the next guy or make you better than the other guy (MSU cut down the net, UConn didn't). It's just a false front to look better. In reality not celebrating is just robbing kids of a memory that will last their lifetime and one they deserve. It doesn't make you more focused on the ultimate prize

Tre:

I think YOU are missing the point: Jethro goes golfing every year in Lexington. Aren't we Michigan fans the most nifty gadabouts you ever did see?
You'll ne'er run into a Michigan fan who isn't about the most important person, with the most critical involvements, who really needs to get somwhere in a hurry, and who is always in between vacations that are to die for.
It's the Michigan way. It comes from having the need to justify.

Seriously, did you miss the Calipari press conference? The one where he said one of the things that drew him to Kentucky was the fact that they don't celebrate anything besides national championships? They don't hang Final Four or conference banners at Rupp because they don't mean anything when your standards are Kentucky standards. It's all or nothing. That's the attitude I love. That's why I'll be in Lexington in 4 days. (or perhaps it's because that's where I go golfing every year on Easter weekend).
You are a monumental douchebag. Here is Jethro34, the SVSU grad demanding excellence, damn it! Obviously, Jethro is the type of individual that will not only accept nothing but the best from himself, but from the hand of fate as well. And, he golfs in Kentucky. My word, what can`t an SVSU grad who demands excellence achieve? I dare say nothing.

Jethro you are a beacon of awesomeosity to the rest of the guys down at the Speedway. Seriously, from golfing in Kentucky to obviously only accepting, not merely demanding, excellence from yourself and others your entire life to your support of a greaseball like Calipari. You, Jethro34, are top-shelf.

^ jealous.

So as I bite through the sarcasm, I'm to believe that an SVSU grad is in the wrong for expecting excellence however there isn't anything even remotely troubling about a double-major MSU grad spending his days chopping wood.

By the way, you should really check to news. All the bashing you have done of "Wal-Mart Wolverines" must be smacking you right about now. I have seen dozens of interviews on the news from State fans who admittedly "never went to the school but I partied there a few times" driving around with their S car flags raiding Wal-Mart for Final Four apparel.

I'm assuming there's nothing hypocritical about that, right?

(not sure why I even spent the time typing this since your typical response to logical arguments is not at all or "STFU fag")