ELITE 8 - Day One

[the Q]

I saw it and I still believe what I just saw.

 

[The Funster]

Oh look, another losing team that shakes hands with a celebratory winning team...unlike the chumps from Kentucky.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[uconndoit]

Nigeria. Close

Yes - Westport is listed as his "hometown". Whatever that means.

 

[3rdbass]

How much money is Pitt throwing at porter moser in about 10 days?

Yeah, maybe we should have waited for him. Love how he plays with 4 guards who can all score and big guy who can pass. I wish we could have had a couple shooters playing with JA this year.

 

[Stainmaster]

Yes - Westport is listed as his "hometown". Whatever that means.

His guardians live there.

 

[freescooter]

Loyola is a really good basketball team. They play tough defense, play team basketball and they can shoot. If they were in the Big East they’d be a 4 seed.

 

[swami7774]

That Sneed kid from K-State can play on my team anytime. Kid’s a warrior.

 

[Stainmaster]

Loyola is a really good basketball team. They play tough defense, play team basketball and they can shoot. If they were in the Big East they’d be a 4 seed.

2 hours earlier:

Loyola is probably playing in the NIT is Wichita didn’t move to the AAC this season.

 

[Jaker]

And Syracuse's Paschal Chukwu was born in Westport?

Chukwu wanted to transfer to Uconn, but I understand that Ollie gave him the snub?

 

[swami7774]

Chukwu wanted to transfer to Uconn, but I understand that Ollie gave him the snub?

Oh, boy. That figures.

 

[freescooter]

2 hours earlier:

That’s the problem with playing in a 1-bid league. The selection committee is always going to take the 8th team from the ACC over the 2nd from the Missouri Valley. Because they all rely on pseudo scientific data.

 

[swami7774]

Oh look, another losing team that shakes hands with a celebratory winning team...unlike the chumps from Kentucky.

But the Squid says they meant no disrespect.
So there’s that.

 

[uconndoit]

Chukwu wanted to transfer to Uconn, but I understand that Ollie gave him the snub?

Ollie who?

 

[Travelman6]

Loyola is such a fun story. Despite less at large bids being given to mid majors this year than ever before, one finds their way to the final four any way!! I am sure next year a loyola like team will be left out because this is the last thing the committee wants, what a pity. Mid majors get little justice in March.

 

[tzznandrew]

Well, they won't win the title, but this 11 seed is legit. They're a good team and this is obviously America's team at this point.

 

[Fishy]

They seriously only take threes and layups

They’re good at math.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Matthews is a really good player. Love his intensity

 

[mauconnfan]

Another guy just came in that was almost a Husky Cofer FSU

 

[mauconnfan]

Wagner wanted to come to UConn but KO said no nazi’s I heard.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[gtcam]

There's a whole lot to like about the Loyola team
Well coached, the kids are all well rounded and the big freshman is going to be a terror when he's a senior
Their game makes them hard to defend - very disciplined
I would love it if they won the whole thing

 

[Rocktheworld]

Game has been ugly for Michigan so far, they should be very happy they are up at the half

 

[UCDaveD]

The big German is building a house out there with all of those bricks.

 

[gtcam]

Not a huge UM fan, except when they play MSU, but every year they get better and better as the year grows
I think Beilein is in the top 5 active coaches
He gets the most out of his players

 

[Scoe]

UM is a little less cringe then FSU so I gotta pull for them, the more this tournament goes on the more I say to myself Cincy and Houston really effed up.

 

[A10 fan]

I'll be rooting for Loyola, but let's be honest, their run isn't in the same league with George Mason's. GM had to go through Michigan St., North Carolina, and UConn to reach the Final Four. That's 3 super elites that they beat. They also gave Florida a better game in the semis than UCLA did in the Final.

 

[swami7774]

I’m rooting for FlState tonight simply because I despise the Big 10.
Every team. All 14 of them.

 

[Scoe]

I’m rooting for FlState tonight simply because I despise the Big 10.
Every team. All 14 of them.

Its a pick your poison type of game not quite Cuse-Puke level of cringe but somewhat similar, I dont wanna see an ACC team in the FF.

 

[swami7774]

Its a pick your poison type of game not quite Cuse-Puke level of cringe but somewhat similar, I dont wanna see an ACC team in the FF.

I can appreciate that. For me it might go back to 1989 when Seton Hall got the mother of all screwings against Michigan.