GMG.com 2018 March Madness Thread

CMJ · March 17, 2018

I always thought ONE day it would happen. I never thought it would happen by 20. LOL

DeepGreen · March 17, 2018

#16 UMBC destroyed #1 Univ of Virginia

FirefightnRick · March 17, 2018

I liked the announcers saying....

U Must Be Cinderella

Rick

THOR · March 17, 2018

a bit conflicted...not that umbc won, but how they did...would have been cool to have a shot at the buzzer to win, but a 20 damn beatdown...that's also pretty badass

greenminer · March 17, 2018

Was VA missing any players? 16 seeds were 0-135 going into last night's win.

THOR · March 17, 2018

12 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Was VA missing any players? 16 seeds were 0-135 going into last night's win.

just their badass 6th man who broke his wrist or something

CMJ · March 17, 2018

Even so, that's not much of an excuse. UMBC lost badly to the other two Power League teams it played this season.

Matt from A700 · March 18, 2018

No. 11 Loyola-Chicago the first double-digit seed into the Sweet 16 after another upset. This time at the hands of No. 3 Tennessee, 63-62.

CMJ · March 18, 2018

I love that Loyola Chicago is still around! Maybe they can get another round too!

My bracket is pretty much crap though. Two of my Final Four are gone already. LOL

FirefightnRick · March 18, 2018

Houston cut down by a last second Michigan bomb.

A great season for the Cougs.

Rick

CMJ · March 18, 2018

That was a great ending. Feel for the Cougars, but those are the shots that make March Madness - March Madness.

FirefightnRick · March 18, 2018

I like the stupid commercial that the NCAA and CBS is running in an attempt to promote the NCAA's dedication to "The Student Athlete".

Yeah, if any of you actually cared about the The Student Athlete over your bank roll...you wouldn't have assigned two teams from West Virginia to play on the West Coast at 8 pm on a Sunday night.

Rick

CMJ · March 18, 2018

Back in the day when they actually tried to actually put all the teams into their geographic regions (or as close to possible if they could fit into more than one) people also complained because some regions would be much tougher than others.

Matt from A700 · March 18, 2018

19 hours ago, CMJ said:

I love that Loyola Chicago is still around! Maybe they can get another round too!

My bracket is pretty much crap though. Two of my Final Four are gone already. LOL

I had Michigan State in my Final Four. Syracuse taking them down didn't help me.

greenminer · March 18, 2018

greenminer · March 18, 2018

Could CUSA get 2 bids if the bottom 4-6 teams improved their RPI?

Edited March 19, 2018 by greenminer

GreenBacker · March 19, 2018

Unbelievable comeback for Nevada! Down 22 with a little over 10 minutes remaining. Happy for Johnny.

Matt from A700 · March 19, 2018

Now that UNC is out, my bracket is officially busted. Oh well. I have to say, maybe I just haven't been paying enough attention in recent years, but this has been an absolutely wild Tournament. Let's just hope someone can knock out Duke, Kansas and Kentucky soon.

FirefightnRick · March 19, 2018

The Herd gets routed by WV. Still a great season though.

Rick

CMJ · March 19, 2018

I only had seven of the Sweet 16 in my bracket. Ha! Two of my Final Four are still around, but I lost my National Champ (Virginia).

If I could pick my Final Four from the current bracket, I'd go with Kentucky, Gonzaga, Villanova, and Duke. Duke or Nova to take the whole thing.

FirefightnRick · March 19, 2018

8 hours ago, CMJ said:

I only had seven of the Sweet 16 in my bracket. Ha! Two of my Final Four are still around, but I lost my National Champ (Virginia).

If I could pick my Final Four from the current bracket, I'd go with Kentucky, Gonzaga, Villanova, and Duke. Duke or Nova to take the whole thing.

That's not bad considering this bracket had a historical landmark, plus all the other upsets.

. I got 9 of the 16, and only have Nova and Duke left of my final 4, with Duke winning it all.

Rick

emmitt01 · March 19, 2018

18 hours ago, GreenBacker said:

Unbelievable comeback for Nevada! Down 22 with a little over 10 minutes remaining. Happy for Johnny.

They have JJ’s kid AND they knocked out UT? Yep, I’m a Nevada fan for as long as they stay alive.

greenminer · March 20, 2018

WKU hanging with USC in NIT.

CMJ · March 20, 2018

2 minutes ago, greenminer said:

WKU hanging with USC in NIT.

I actually briefly considered going to the game. I would have probably had to leave as soon as our game ended and by the time I got home it would be pretty late, even on the West Coast, though and decided against it.