College basketball

[Vrede too]

Against Duke?

"MIGHT"

[billy.pilgrim]

They'll get UNC or UCLA next.

I love underdogs when I don't know the teams, so I hope they get UCLA.

Misstatement - I want UNC to advance and I will probably root against the peacocks

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... I want UNC to advance and I will probably root against the peacocks

Against Duke and retiring Coach K?

[O Really]

Heels!
The U!

So after a season of being weak wimpy wussies, the ACC has 3 of the Elite 8.

[Vrede too]

Round 3
N. Carolina (8) vs UCLA (4) favored by 2.5
Iowa St. (11) vs Miami (10) favored by 3.5
Go basketball!

Hmm, rooting for 2 underdogs, ut-oh. So far, betting on O Really teams would have been a decent strategy.

Heels!
The U!

So after a season of being weak wimpy wussies, the ACC has 3 of the Elite 8.

Congrats x 2.
Congrats x 1, billy.pilgrim.

GO:
Duke (2) favored by 4 > Arkansas (4)
Miami (FL) (10) > Kansas (1) favored by 6.5

And umm, GO college hoops:
St. Peter's (15) vs N. Carolina (8) favored by 8
Houston (5) favored by 2.5 vs Villanova (2)

[O Really]

St. Peter's has proven themselves to be a formidable force - as their coach said, "what do they have to say about us now?" But eventually Cinderella's shoes turn into pumpkins, usually. And St. Peter's has ridden that glass slipper for a long time. Still, if they were playing anybody else but UNC or Duke, I'd root for them - even against the 'Canes. They have a great story and definitely a "one shining moment" in this tournament. So GO: Heels, Canes, Blue Devils, and 'Nova.

[billy.pilgrim]

... I want UNC to advance and I will probably root against the peacocks

Against Duke and retiring Coach K?

I want Duke all the way. I'll never forget the weeks my kid spent at Coach Ks basketball camps.

[Vrede too]

St. Peter's has proven themselves to be a formidable force - as their coach said, "what do they have to say about us now?" But eventually Cinderella's shoes turn into pumpkins, usually. And St. Peter's has ridden that glass slipper for a long time. Still, if they were playing anybody else but UNC or Duke, I'd root for them - even against the 'Canes. They have a great story and definitely a "one shining moment" in this tournament. So GO: Heels, Canes, Blue Devils, and 'Nova.

Only the UNC men remain.
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No school has binary ( ) teams still standing.

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I want Duke all the way. I'll never forget the weeks my kid spent at Coach Ks basketball camps.

My opinion of the teams in emojis, but I'm not predicting.

National title odds (descending order)

Kansas (+275)
Houston (+350)
Duke (+400)
Villanova (+600)
North Carolina (+600)
Arkansas (+1000)
Miami (+2500)
St. Peter’s (+4000)

[O Really]

Dook!! Halfway there.

[Vrede too]

GO:
Duke (2) favored by 4 > Arkansas (4)

13 Final 4s for Coach K!

... So GO: ... Blue Devils, and 'Nova.

Congrats x 2.

I want Duke all the way. I'll never forget the weeks my kid spent at Coach Ks basketball camps.

Congrats.

[GoCubsGo]

[billy.pilgrim]

So great if Coach K can retire with a Championship season.

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So great if Coach K can retire with a Championship season.

John Wooden did that in 1975, but then he won 10 of his 12 years at UCLA . Coach K's 13 Final Fours now beats Wooden's record . He has never faced UNC in MM.

2 Villanova won, but may be done.

Leg injury leaves Villanova's Justin Moore in tears as Wildcats clinch Final Four berth

I would root for it vs 1 KS, not vs 10 Miami.

[O Really]

It occurred to me that in the possibly unlikely event that the 'Canes get past Kansas, we'd have a Final Four to be happy about no matter who eventually wins. Sure, I'll root for UNC today, but if Cinderella keeps riding their pumpkin to the Final Four I couldn't be too upset about it.

If you were Roy Williams, you'd think it's pretty cool if UNC plays Kansas that you were the head of one or the other of those programs for 33 years.

[Vrede too]

It occurred to me that in the possibly unlikely event that the 'Canes get past Kansas, we'd have a Final Four to be happy about no matter who eventually wins. Sure, I'll root for UNC today, but if Cinderella keeps riding their pumpkin to the Final Four I couldn't be too upset about it.

If you were Roy Williams, you'd think it's pretty cool if UNC plays Kansas that you were the head of one or the other of those programs for 33 years.

'Canes!

Halfway there.

Edit: Opps, I jinxed them. Sorry.

[O Really]

UNC vs. Duke for the chance to go to the championship. Doesn't get much better. Bad thing is, whichever one wins will probably lose in the final, just by totally exhausting themselves.

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UNC vs. Duke for the chance to go to the championship. Doesn't get much better. Bad thing is, whichever one wins will probably lose in the final, just by totally exhausting themselves.

No preference? You think the other semi will be a cakewalk?

Final 4, GO

Duke (2) favored by 4 early > N. Carolina (8 Cinderella).
Tough call, but 1st year coach has many years of opportunities. Go last year coach!
Villanova (2) > Kansas (1) favored by 4 early, but 2nd half Kansas looked unbeatable.

Is anyone else appreciating a playoff without the Big 10 or SEC?

[O Really]

Go UNC, stomp those Hokies.

Oh nooo! Not even close. Oh well, being ranked (#25) was nice for the week that it lasted.
#8 Villanova barely escaped #20 UConn.

As in most of the games against tough teams this year, they chose to be the stompee rather than the stomper. Probably be out of the Dance first round.

Seems I may have been mistaken.

[O Really]

OK, so it doesn't matter to me personally - I get TBS, but seriously - they're not showing the Final Four on CBS? TBS? Really?