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2006 NCAA March Madness Thread

post #1 of 88
Thread Starter 
College Basketball threads seem to die a quick death here while baseball threads multiply like rabbits, even in the off season. Still, I'm surprised no one has commented on the brackets, being Selection Sunday and all. This is my favorite time of the year.

My Final Four looks something like this right now:
LSU
Memphis
UCONN
Ohio State

There are a lot of good looking first round matchups too. I am really looking forward to Syracuse-Texas A&M, Arkansas-Bucknell, Marquette-Alabama, Kentucky-UAB, Arizona-Wisconsin, BC-Pacific, Oklahoma-Wis-Milwaukee, and Georgetown-Northern Iowa.

Any one else have thoughts on this?
post #2 of 88
tennessee getting a #2 seed was fucking ridiculous. the selection committee remains extremely bias towards some teams. gonzaga deserved atleast a 2 seed. bc had a better overall record then north carolina, beat them head to head twice and fought for their lives against duke in the acc championship game and somehow are ranked lower then unc. that's just simple wrong and this is coming from a huge carolina fan. i'm pretty surprised by how well the heels played this year and i'm delighted tennessee are the #2 seed in their bracket. carolina actually has a chance to make it to the final 4.
post #3 of 88
I love living in the heart of ACC country. I had to be out of town for the tournament, but I listened to a couple of games on the radio, and I actually got to see UNC lose to BC. Hell of a game. BC made a big splash in the ACC in their first year. I'm a little surprised by that that, and if they had beaten Duke, I would have welcomed it.

There are always some mistakes in the bracket, but it continues to be the most exciting sports event around. I can't think of anything that comes close.

If UNC does make it to the final four, this would have to be regarded as one of their best seasons ever. Many people didn't think they'd crack the top 25 after all the players they lost.
post #4 of 88
this season really showed how great a coach roy williams is and how much of an idiot doherty was. the acc tourney was pretty awesome this year. the duke/miami game was a really terrific game as well.
post #5 of 88
anyone doing a CHUD pick em?

I'm thinking a Texas double dip could really happen. Not having followed much college I'm in trouble with those 4-12 seeds. no idea who is playing well now.
post #6 of 88
March Madness is absolutely one of my favorite times of the year,
My final four goes Duke, Uconn, Boston College, Gonzaga
post #7 of 88
villanova got fucked over having bc as a 4 seed in their bracket. bc matches up really well against them. if both teams get to the sweet 16 nova has no match against smith and dudley in the paint. if nova has a somewhat off night shooting bc can definitely take them down.
post #8 of 88
I was pretty bored this morning. Couldn't go to work cause most of Mpls is snowed in, so I started this here Tourney Group. Somebody better fucking join.

Get in the action now:
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Oh, by the way...

Memphis def. Texas
UNC def. Boston College

Memphis def. UNC, 75-68

Everyone's calling Memphis this year's weakest #1 seed... that's just the fuel they need.
post #9 of 88
I joined in -- my Final Four is Syracuse, Memphis, UConn, and Villanova, with UConn over Memphis in the final.
post #10 of 88
OK, so I also opened a CHUD Pick 'em Yahoo league.

If you want to join another one, please be my guest:

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men

League ID: 74808
password: chudboys
post #11 of 88
My Hogs will take down Memphis in the second round. Fear the #8 seed!
post #12 of 88
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuber
I was pretty bored this morning. Couldn't go to work cause most of Mpls is snowed in, so I started this here Tourney Group. Somebody better fucking join.

Get in the action now:
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/group...ord=unclemitch

Game Front: http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/frontpage
Group: CHUD March Madness
Password: unclemitch


Oh, by the way...

Memphis def. Texas
UNC def. Boston College

Memphis def. UNC, 75-68

Everyone's calling Memphis this year's weakest #1 seed... that's just the fuel they need.
I'm in too.
Memphis def. LSU
UConn def. Ohio State

Memphis def. UConn, 68-56
post #13 of 88
Convinced. In.

Edited to add: with Stuber.
post #14 of 88
I signed up for both leagues. And now I have a question. For those of you who do multiple leagues, do you make the same picks across the board?
post #15 of 88
Texas, UCLA, UConn, Ohio St
Texas vs UConn
Texas wins

Party time in GW land.

Tenn is going out in rd 1
post #16 of 88
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Originally Posted by Anyawatchin Angel
Tenn is going out in rd 1
You felt the Winthrop upset as well? Something about that story on Sportscenter had me doubting Tennessee's abilities... also a gut feeling about Winthrop. If that goes down... how far do you have Winthrop going? Could they get past a Seton Hall or a Wichita State?

I just jinxed my whole bracket.. FUCK
post #17 of 88
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sammy Jankis
I signed up for both leagues. And now I have a question. For those of you who do multiple leagues, do you make the same picks across the board?
I usually mix up a couple of upsets. I hate to see my bracket destroyed when an upset I pick doesn't pan out, and that team goes to the final four.
post #18 of 88
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Allen
I usually mix up a couple of upsets. I hate to see my bracket destroyed when an upset I pick doesn't pan out, and that team goes to the final four.
Cheater.
post #19 of 88
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuber
You felt the Winthrop upset as well? Something about that story on Sportscenter had me doubting Tennessee's abilities... also a gut feeling about Winthrop. If that goes down... how far do you have Winthrop going? Could they get past a Seton Hall or a Wichita State?
Winthrop to the sweet 16 though I have them losing to Mich St. Though if they actually get that far I can see them beating the Spartans. Then again they will probably lose by 20 and Davidson will be the upset winner.

my 1st rd upsets(11 seed or higher winning)
12 Texas A&M
11 Southern Ill
15 Winthrop

Though I hope Iowo gets crushed
post #20 of 88
I think Southern Ill will win that game, too.
post #21 of 88
i'm really pissed unc was sent to dayton. east lansing is only a couple of hours away so if unc and msu win, msu is going to a have a major crowd advantage. soem advantage for the 3 seed.

i haven't made any picks yet but at the beginning of the season 'nova were my pick to win it all and nothing has happened to make me change my mind.
post #22 of 88
Final Four Picks: Duke, UCLA, 'Nova, and UConn, with Uconn beating Duke in the final. Sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut.
post #23 of 88
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Originally Posted by JohnShade
I don't see how anyone can pick Texas to do anything - they got blown out 3 or 4 times this year. Not just beaten, but run off the court. Elite teams don't have that happen.
i was thinking the same exact thing. with their kind of talent in the terrible big 12 you'd think at some point in the season they would've looked totally dominate. it never happened i don't see why people can think it'll suddenly start happening now when it's in the most important and toughest part of the season. i don't see any kind of danny manning magic happening to this team.
post #24 of 88
Thread Starter 
Can someone please explain the appeal of Boston College to me? Sure, they swept a Freshman-packed UNC team this year and made the ACC tourney finals, but why do half of the people in my office pool and several people here have BC in the Final Four? BC has Villanova, Big Ten Champ Ohio State, SEC tourney champ Florida, and a very dangerous Nevada team in its region. Not to mention a first round matchup with Pacific, a team with a solid record of pulling upsets in the last two tournaments. They don't really have any bad losses, unless you count losing by 18 to NC State. I just can't see them beating Pacific, Nevada, Villanova, and Ohio State/Florida/Georgetown in consecutive games.
post #25 of 88
pacific are a tough 1st round game and nevada are a very solid team but neither are as good as bc. bc match up great against 'nova. osu are good but not great, florida are vasty overrated and georgetown are nothing special. bc are peaking at the right time. they can definitely get into the final 4. IMO they're the 2nd best team in it's region. who else do think can make it through? you know osu/florida/nevada/georgetown/'nova have to play against each other as well. when i look at it the team with the best chance at taking down 'nova are bc.
post #26 of 88
Thread Starter 
Good points. But I think of the top four seeds in the Minneapolis Region, BC has the toughest first and second round games. They have to run a tougher gauntlet than OSU, Florida, and Villanova to get to the Sweet 16. That's as it should be, given the seeding. I just don't see anything all that special in BC and don't understand why so many people think they will take Villanova, OSU and/or Florida.
post #27 of 88
ray is good to go and if they play bc it won't be for another week. nevada doesn't scare anybody? you mustn't follow college hoops very well.
post #28 of 88
cleared to play mean's he's good to go. if his eye was nearly poked out as you proclaim they wouldn't have cleared him 2 days after the injury. nobody at this point in the season plays at 100% anyways.

nevada are a scary team. ask kansas. trust me if they got a lower seed everybody would be going apeshit about how dangerous they are. they may not win the region but they can upset a couple of teams before they bow out. usually teams in shitty conference's get fucked over but they actually got a ranking they deserved. if fazekas isn't a great college player then i guess there's only about 5 this year.
post #29 of 88
all-american teams haven't been picked yet.

if his eyes weren't working the wouldn't have cleared him so quickly. and i doubt in 2 weeks time ray's eye is gonna be fucked too much. 'nova should be able to get through the first weekend fairly easy. people seem to be over dramatic towards this injury.
post #30 of 88
it's an eye injury where he was was cleared to play 2 days after it occured. man that's so fucking serious! 'nova should just just pack it in, allan ray got a boo boo. the wrath of monmouth will come down upon them!
post #31 of 88
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Originally Posted by JohnShade
It'd fuck my bracket, but go Pacific.
I have BC in the Elite 8 myself, so it would mess up my bracket as well. Still, I love me some upsets. Go Pacific indeed.
post #32 of 88
nice comeback really. you should become a fucking md.

great game between bc and pacific. i got bc going to the sweet 16 in my bracket so it wouldn't hurt me a great deal if they lose. pretty much everyone else got them going that far and some even have them going further.
post #33 of 88
Thread Starter 
Now we have to see if BC takes it as a wake-up call or if it a sign of things to come. Either way, Nevada in the Sweet 16 is looking pretty good to me right now.
post #34 of 88
What ever happened to Seton Hall being dangerous? Christ, what a waste. Good thing I didn't have them getting past Winthrop, who are hanging in quite nicely with Tennessee at the moment.
post #35 of 88
I keep checking the Winthrop score. Damn that game is tight. Please let this upset happen esp. since I have them going Sweet 16.

Nevada is killing me.
post #36 of 88
Winthrop has grabbed a lead and Marquette is getting beat at nearly every position by 'Bama. Fuckin' pansy-ass Golden Eagles.
post #37 of 88
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Originally Posted by JohnShade
If Winthrop advances, Wichita State is beating them by 20. Tennessee was actually much more vulnerable than WSU. Besides, a 15 has never gone sweet 16.
I kinda hate it when it's said something can't happen because no other team has done it. I've probably said it too but one thing has nothing to do with the other esp. when Winthrop shouldn't be a 15 seed, 12 or 13 more likely.

Yes-Nevada is on the comeback.
post #38 of 88
Thread Starter 
Montana is just about to put away Nevada. Marquette has stormed back and is now down just one with under a minute to play. Nevada and Marquette are both Sweet 16 teams for me. Looks like I'm taking it in the shorts this year.
post #39 of 88
Shit. There goes Nevada.
post #40 of 88
^ this coming from the guy who has watched one zags game in his life and chances are just witnessed his first nevada game. do you follow sports through sports columns or do you actually watch things?

what a moron that guy was from the aztecs who thought he'd have a backcourt violation if he picked up the ball that was poked away from him. it probably cost his team the win.

was a & m's win even an upset? if mcnamara missed the shot against cincy they wouldn't have even made it.

big east 0-3.
post #41 of 88
Thread Starter 
My Hoosiers escaped. Not that I got to watch much of it. My CBS affiliate in Salt Lake was showing the Washington-Utah State game in its entirety. So, instead of seeing Syracuse getting bounced, Southern hanging with Duke for 25 minutes, or the close high-scoring IU-SDSU game, I got to see about 40 minutes of turnovers, off-balance three point attempts, and blown lay-ups. It was a real treat.

My bracket is kind of screwed right now. I still have all my Elite 8 teams in, but two of my Sweet 16 teams are already out.

So far the SEC is 4-0. Who would've guessed? The Big Ten is 2-0, the ACC is 2-0, the Big 12 is 1-1, and the Big East is 0-3. Of course, the Big East teams who lost were the last three teams from that Conference to get in. It's just funny that after the first day of the tournament, the Missouri Valley, the A-10, the Big Sky, the WCC and the Horizon Conference have more wins than the best conference in the nation.
post #42 of 88
Indiana did not deserve to win that game the way they played throughout. I was sure we lost it on 3 seperate occasions.

Thank god for Earl Calloway!
post #43 of 88
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Originally Posted by heLL pAso
was a & m's win even an upset? if mcnamara missed the shot against cincy they wouldn't have even made it.
Technically, no. A&M was favored by 1.5 points. Amazing, isn't it? A #12 was favored over a #5. Not that it was shocking, considering how often 12's beat 5's, but still.
post #44 of 88
And Northwestern St. beats Iowa on a total prayer of a three-point shot.

Bucknell/Arkansas going down to the wire, but Bucknell just hit some free throws late.
post #45 of 88
I love seeing Steve Alford - A.K.A. Rapist Protector - lose. Of course he's still going to get a bump in pay in the offseason no matter if he leaves IA or not.
post #46 of 88
Figures the 1 time I pick a school I hate because of their coach(Iowa) to actually win a couple games I get screwed when they lose.

My souther ill uppset is looking bad and Memphis is down by 3. Go Oral Roberts.
post #47 of 88
All the Memphis love was odd to me. I don't follow a ton of college basketball, and I do know that John Calipari would make a great head recruiter for any school but he is just a terrible coach.
post #48 of 88
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Originally Posted by JohnShade
Yea, I don't think this is the day for you to be spouting off about other people's NCAA knowledge, Mrs. Fazekas.
nice one there bud. if you want to be a part of a discussion please atleast know what you're talking about. before i mentioned fazekas name you probably didn't have a clue who he was. you just heard nevada had a good player. oh and if you wanna get all brainy because of one game how about adam morrison, the good but not great player who isn't in jj redick's league, who carried his team on his back last night? how about allan ray's eye which was nearly poked out that made him a no go? i'm done responding to an uneducated clown. enjoy the tourney. go heels!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
I love seeing Steve Alford - A.K.A. Rapist Protector - lose. Of course he's still going to get a bump in pay in the offseason no matter if he leaves IA or not.
i'm with ya. why do indiana fans want him to coach them so bad? he's been a decent coach in a solid program for about 5 years. you wouldn't know if he's been taking iowa to final 4's every second season. are they really that desperate to have one of their own?
post #49 of 88
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by heLL pAso
i'm with ya. why do indiana fans want him to coach them so bad? he's been a decent coach in a solid program for about 5 years. you wouldn't know if he's been taking iowa to final 4's every second season. are they really that desperate to have one of their own?
For those who grew up watching Alford, he is a freaking institution in that state. He was the best high school basketball player in Indiana's history until Damon Bailey came along. He lead IU to the National Title in 1987. That's a lifetime of goodwill to the Hoosier faithful right there.

In addition, he did a great job turning around a joke of a Div III program in Manchester College (which I attended during the Alford years), taking them to a #2 national ranking and the national title game in his third full year as coach. He did it through recruiting Div I and Div II transfers. One of the stars on that team left behind a scholarship at North Carolina. Alford then took SW Missouri State to the Sweet 16 with a bunch of former Indiana high school prospects (Including Indiana Mr. Basketball Kevin Ault) he recruited at the expense of IU and Purdue. His performance at Iowa is almost beside the point.

The Hoosier faithful want their Golden Boy to come home. The idea is that he is a competent coach who learned at the feet of the General who would be able to recruit a lot of the top Indiana high school prospects in state. A lot of IU fans haven't forgiven Mike Davis for not landing Sean May, Greg Oden, Josh Smith, and others. They think Alford + IU = Recruiting Success.
post #50 of 88
Murray State gave me a scare tonight. UNC played pretty crappy but atleast they're through.

Bill Self isn't having too much success in the tourney with Kansas.
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