Friday March Madness Games

[Ricker]

Now that N texas is up 7 you must really have the mojo cookin. They don't know how much trouble they're in

 

[Huskymagic]

North Texas making me proud.

#LittleTen

 

[tzznandrew]

This is mojo people. When I made that comment, North Texas was up 4 with a minute left. This is why the B1G is an amazing conference.

You can lead a horse to water...

 

[superjohn]

Purdon't wants no part of this overtime.

 

[HuskyHawk]

He's a 6'3 guard, Donyell probably isn't the best comparison.

6’4” but noted. His quick leaping and shot blocking impressed me. Now that I know who his mom is, I’m sure he is well versed in the game.

 

[auror]

This is mojo people. When I made that comment, North Texas was up 4 with a minute left. This is why the B1G is an amazing conference.

Notably, by revealing the motivation it backfired on myself. Take heed. Mojo has to be pure of intent.

 

[upstater]

Wow, Syracuse is rebounding the ball like crazy:

 

[ASweet3781]

It's early, but San Diego St. in typical "Zone? What's a zone?" mode.

 

[ASweet3781]

Glad to see some of these little guys take out the Power 5.

Nelson was going in so hard so early on the Power 5 referee conspiracy that I was worried he'd end up in a straight jacket if some of the non Power 5 didn't move on.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Hadn't seen Purdue before tonight. They simply don't pass the eye test. Not many excellent athletes, nor do they have much in the way of excellent basketball skills. They might be the poster children for an overrated Big 10.

 

[Jaker]

North Texas Mean Green!! Well coached team, executed well flawlessly in OT

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Is there a way to measure which program, since the tournament has gone to 64 teams, has lost the most NCAA tournament games to teams seeded at least 5 worse than the program at the time of the loss? It would have to be Purdue.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Glad to see some of these little guys take out the Power 5.

Nelson was going in so hard so early on the Power 5 referee conspiracy that I was worried he'd end up in a straight jacket if some of the non Power 5 didn't move on.

I don't think it is a conspiracy, but it happens a lot. Point me to the game where the small conference school gets all the calls. I will hang up and listen.

 

[Jaker]

Tonight, we are all Aztec fans!

 

[superjohn]

Avery Johnson still sounds like a 12 year old, dude cracks me up.

 

[Huskymagic]

The Mean Green Machine. I called it.

#LittleTen
#KardashianKen

 

[auror]

Hadn't seen Purdue before tonight. They simply don't pass the eye test. Not many excellent athletes, nor do they have much in the way of excellent basketball skills. They might be the poster children for an overrated Big 10.

They're young. They'll be really good next year.

 

[navery12]

Is there a way to measure which program, since the program has gone to 64 teams, has lost the most NCAA tournament games to teams seeded at least 5 worse than the program at the time of the loss? It would have to be Purdue.

I'm not sure if it's on here, but if I had to guess this would be the site. They have this in the opposite direction, most wins as a lower seeded team

mcubed.net : Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament : Upsets

mcubed.net

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't think it is a conspiracy, but it happens a lot. Point me to the game where the small conference school gets all the calls. I will hang up and listen.

I have always believed that the gap between middle of the road P6 teams like Purdue and small conference championship level teams is close to zero. Yet the seeds never bear that out. I didn’t see any biased officiating in this game.

 

[Ricker]

Just a bad break for the big 10 that they had games with Oral Roberts and North Texas that were so massively underseeded
(sarcasm evidently wasn't clear)

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

They're young. They'll be really good next year.

I'd put that in the maybe column from what I could see tonight.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Just a bad break for the big 10 that they had games with Oral Roberts and North Texas that were so massively underseeded

But you have to play who's in front of you.

 

[tzznandrew]

Just a bad break for the big 10 that they had games with Oral Roberts and North Texas that were so massively underseeded

Unbelievable unfair matchups. NCAA committee actively trying to besmirch the B10.

 

[superjohn]

Just a bad break for the big 10 that they had games with Oral Roberts and North Texas that were so massively underseeded

Big 10 shouldn't be forced to play Texas directional schools and Evangelical Universities.

 

[Gurleyman]

Is there a way to measure which program, since the tournament has gone to 64 teams, has lost the most NCAA tournament games to teams seeded at least 5 worse than the program at the time of the loss? It would have to be Purdue.

Georgetown had a nice little run of these. But maybe that was just a few of them in a small window, versus more consistent programs that have done it over decades.