March Madness 2009

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  • Stone Is God
    Stone 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 Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    ROCK Chalk jayhawk....game over. Baylor wins!
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  • Indian Summer
    Indian Summer Posts: 2,296
    mfc2006 wrote:
    rock.
    chalk.
    jayhawk.

    What the hell does that even mean anyway???
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    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 Dunne
    Steve 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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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    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 Dunne
    Steve 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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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    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.
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  • Horos
    Horos 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!!!
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,911
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    :lol: Sounds like someone has a different type of March Madness. I'm kinda digging the WBC this time around to be honest.
  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    I'm still worn out as hell from last night. That and Michigan (where I went) lost. Can't wait for the big dance
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    how uconn got a #1 seed i'll never know. 'overall body of work' was the prevalent theme of the committee. louisville will be tough, but as we saw in the conference championships, anyone can be beaten.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    Indifference71 wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    :lol: Sounds like someone has a different type of March Madness. I'm kinda digging the WBC this time around to be honest.
    i actually watched 4 innings of a WBC game yesterday.....Japan vs. Cuba...

    i saw Fukudumbass strike out twice...
    then i turned it off...

    some things never change.....

    as for March Madness......

    first round....im gonna bet $3,567,823 that #12 Western Kentucky beats #5 Illinois

    and i have already penciled in Gonzaga in my sweet 16
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,911
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    :lol: Sounds like someone has a different type of March Madness. I'm kinda digging the WBC this time around to be honest.
    i actually watched 4 innings of a WBC game yesterday.....Japan vs. Cuba...

    i saw Fukudumbass strike out twice...
    then i turned it off...

    some things never change.....

    as for March Madness......

    first round....im gonna bet $3,567,823 that #12 Western Kentucky beats #5 Illinois

    and i have already penciled in Gonzaga in my sweet 16

    Yeah, Fukudome is struggling still. I'm so happy the White Sox didn't get him even though they offered him more $.

    I'm lovin Illinois to go down in the first round as well. They seem to fall apart without Frazier.

    God I can't wait for Thursday.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    im liking #16 Radford over #1 North Carolina in the first round....

    hehehehehehehehe.................

    that point spread has to be 60...........

    hehehehehe......................
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    Will UCLA make its 4th straight trip to the final 4??????

    fuck no!!!!!

    Villanova is going to tear them up to get to the sweet 16..........

    UCLA may lose its first rounder to #11 Virginia Commenwealth............
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    and i have no idea what to think of any of The Big Ten teams......

    wait a second....yes i do....

    FUCK the Big Ten!!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    No chance any big ten teams make the sweet 16. And neither Arizona or Wisconsin should have got in.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,860
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    No chance any big ten teams make the sweet 16. And neither Arizona or Wisconsin should have got in.
    i had Pitt going all the way....

    then they lost their first round conference game.....

    so now its FUCK PITT!!!!!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....

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