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March Madness 2009

Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
edited March 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
God I love this time of year!

UConn #1 Men's and Women's Hoops!!!! WooHoo!!!

(we'll see how long that lasts!)

UConn has Pitt this Saturday in Pitt...lots riding on this one...

Conference Tournaments next week, and then NCAA's.

HaiHailVitalogy - we'll be lookin' for your GMason boys!!!

Carolina looks tough, and as much as I hate them, I never count Duke out, Oklahoma is coming on, and GTown is my sleeper for next week.

Get in here and let's have at it!!!
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    My Ducks are toast this year. I think this is the worst season they've had since I was in high school.

    Right now I'm leaning towards Pitt making some noise.
    NERDS!
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    With the right matchups- the Sweet 16 could have 12 teams between the ACC and Big East make it. The fact that the Big Ten might have 6 or more teams make the tournament is a joke though. Hopefully some good midmajors show up and make a case for themselves.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    don't rule out the defending chapions. yeah, they're young...but they are clicking at just the right time. Collins & Aldrich will need to keep it going. Coach Self has to win Coach of the Year....he lost all of his starters & has led KU to the brink of their 6th conference title in a row.

    Beware the Phog!

    Rock. Chalk. Jawhawk. 8-)
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,867
    The Big 10 shouldnt have any more than 3-4 teams. It is so damn boring to watch and I just dont think that it is a quality basketball product. I'll take the Big East and ACC any day of the week. So much more entertaining to watch with a majority of the best teams in the country.
  • TheDecline13TheDecline13 Posts: 990
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    Tour with fucking NOFX
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    TheDecline13 wrote:
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    WHITSH!!!
    (backhand to the head!)

    none of this duke crap around here! ;)

    a lot will be decided this weekend!!!
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  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    South of Seattle wrote:
    My Ducks are toast this year. I think this is the worst season they've had since I was in high school.

    Right now I'm leaning towards Pitt making some noise.

    My alma mater, Oakland University, beat Oregon in Eugene this season. That's back-to-back wins against the Ducks. Not bad for a tiny little school...
    OU also had it's first 20-win season since going to DI. Unfortunately, they will have to win their conference tournament to go to the dance, and even then, they would more than likely be a No. 16 seed... Oh the joys of rooting for a tiny school...
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • TheDecline13TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    TheDecline13 wrote:
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    WHITSH!!!
    (backhand to the head!)

    none of this duke crap around here! ;)

    a lot will be decided this weekend!!!

    FU*K UNC & that baby ass Hansbrough!
    Tour with fucking NOFX
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
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    The Ville Baby!
    "It's all happening"
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    big week this week!!!!

    what i wouldn't give to go to 1 day in the garden. some great games ahead.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    what the fuck are you people talking about? :? that doesn't sound like rugby :mrgreen:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    what the fuck are you people talking about? :? that doesn't sound like rugby :mrgreen:

    sorry hels...we're talking college basketball in here. across the usa, there are many college basketball tournaments going on this week. and then next week, a large 65 team nationwide college basketball tournament begins...it's called 'March Madness' because many of the games are quite competitive, and many teams across the country are trying to get into the big 65 team tournment. there are a lot of games on television...many that go on at the same time, and not a lot of work gets done here in the US once the games begin. finally, there are many people who like to wager on who wins the big tournament, and they try and pick the winners of all the teams/games before any of the games are played. this in america is known as 'filling out the brackets'. all of this can be quite maddening (in a fun way)...hence the term 'march madness
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    the Pitt/UCONN game this weekend might have been the best game I have seen all year.
    The Big East tournament is crazy, the winner almost deserves a bye into the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney. And watching Big Ten basketball should be considered a form of torture these days.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    TheDecline13 wrote:
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    Go Heels.

    They will probably meet again next Sunday in the ACC title game.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • SC54115SC54115 Posts: 15
    TheDecline13 wrote:
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    the blue devils need to have their moniker changed to carolina's whipping boys, lol

    GO TARHEELS!
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    It's on tonight in my house!!!! UConn/Syracuse!!! battle royal in steve's house!
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    rock.
    chalk.
    jayhawk.

    that is all. 8-)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    mfc2006 wrote:
    rock.
    chalk.
    jayhawk.

    that is all. 8-)

    still don't understand that chant. please explain if you have time.
    I love to turn you on
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    Do we have a pool for bragging rites around here?
    I know there's the PJ goods one on the Porch...but we should really get our trash talk on..
    PJ: St. Paul 6.16.2003, St. Paul 6.26.2006, St. Paul 6.27.2006, Hartford 6.27.2008, Mansfield 6.28.2008, Mansfield 6.30.2008, Beacon Theater 7.1.2008, Toronto 8.21.2009, Chicago 8.23.2009, Chicago 8.24.2009, Philly 10.30.2009, Philly 10.31.2009, Columbus 5.6.2010, Noblesville 5.7.2010

    EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    It's on tonight in my house!!!! UConn/Syracuse!!! battle royal in steve's house!
    a friend and i were walking around downtown the other night, almost went in to see the girls, but didn't. A coworker went to 'cuse and is a big fan...hope we destroy them
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    I will be starting my March Madness "Illness" soon enough. Start coughing on Monday, feeling more crappy Tuesday and Wednesday, out sick Thursday and Friday for the games.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    ROCK Chalk jayhawk....game over. Baylor wins!
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    mfc2006 wrote:
    rock.
    chalk.
    jayhawk.

    What the hell does that even mean anyway???
    "It's all happening"
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    ROCK Chalk jayhawk....game over. Baylor wins!

    yeah, yeah...they played like crap. the sooner they realize that in order to win they MUST involve Aldrich, the better they'll be.

    i wasn't too mad to see them lose to Baylor, though. i went to KU for undergrad & now I'm a Baylor for post-grad.

    at least Oklahoma lost as well!!!!

    as far as the chant goes....

    KU's world famous Rock Chalk Chant evolved from a cheer that a chemistry professor, E.H.S. Bailey, created for the KU science club in 1886. Bailey's version was "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU" repeated three times. The rahs were later replaced by "Rock Chalk," a transposition of chalk rock, the name for the limestone outcropping found on Mount Oread, site of the Lawrence campus.

    The cheer became known worldwide. Teddy Roosevelt pronounced it the greatest college chant he'd ever heard. Legend has it that troops used the chant when fighting in the Philippines in 1899, in the Boxer Rebellion in China, and in World War II. At the Olympic games in 1920, the King of Belgium asked for a typical American college yell. The assembled athletes agreed on KU's Rock Chalk and rendered it for His Majesty.
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    ROCK Chalk jayhawk....game over. Baylor wins!

    yeah, yeah...they played like crap. the sooner they realize that in order to win they MUST involve Aldrich, the better they'll be.

    i wasn't too mad to see them lose to Baylor, though. i went to KU for undergrad & now I'm a Baylor for post-grad.

    at least Oklahoma lost as well!!!!

    as far as the chant goes....

    KU's world famous Rock Chalk Chant evolved from a cheer that a chemistry professor, E.H.S. Bailey, created for the KU science club in 1886. Bailey's version was "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU" repeated three times. The rahs were later replaced by "Rock Chalk," a transposition of chalk rock, the name for the limestone outcropping found on Mount Oread, site of the Lawrence campus.

    The cheer became known worldwide. Teddy Roosevelt pronounced it the greatest college chant he'd ever heard. Legend has it that troops used the chant when fighting in the Philippines in 1899, in the Boxer Rebellion in China, and in World War II. At the Olympic games in 1920, the King of Belgium asked for a typical American college yell. The assembled athletes agreed on KU's Rock Chalk and rendered it for His Majesty.

    excellent description - thanks for putting the time/effort into that post...never knew any of that!!!

    and the huskies sucked ass last night - good win for the cuse.
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    Sick games last night, but those losses by Pitt, Uconn and OU could also be helpful come next week with the added rest. UNC may fall today since Lawson looks like he is out.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Sick games last night, but those losses by Pitt, Uconn and OU could also be helpful come next week with the added rest. UNC may fall today since Lawson looks like he is out.

    Louisville/Villanova should be a good one too
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Sick games last night, but those losses by Pitt, Uconn and OU could also be helpful come next week with the added rest. UNC may fall today since Lawson looks like he is out.

    Louisville/Villanova should be a good one too

    Louisville is in a good spot, but they were a 1 or 2 seed no matter what they did. Nova, WVU, and cuse can all help their causes though. Duke has a good chance to win the ACC tourney now as well.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    South of Seattle wrote:
    My Ducks are toast this year. I think this is the worst season they've had since I was in high school.

    Right now I'm leaning towards Pitt making some noise.
    Went to a couple of Oregon games this year and they were miserable :oops: . They've really only ever had a couple of good seasons so I don't find it surprising.

    The Syracuse/UConn game was sick last night was hoping for a record tying 7th OT. That loss may have cost UConn thier #1 seed.

    Pitt all the way!!!
    #FHP
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,768
    GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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