25/26 College Basketball

MVP2110 · Post #1341 » by **MVP2110** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 3:33 am

Glad to see the team who only won 6 conference games get knocked out right away

Profound23 · Post #1342 » by **Profound23** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:54 pm

Anyone fill out a bracket that somehow leads to a Marquette/Wisconsin NCAA championship?

Man, this state would go crazy if that happened.

Post #1343 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:19 pm

IT'S STARTED!

Post #1344 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:27 pm

Much as I hate the Badgers playing early today, I love the next two days at work.

MikeIsGood · Post #1345 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:30 pm

Kalkbrenner taking a much smaller/presumably quicker F off the dribble from the perimeter to drive and dunk is impressive.

Post #1346 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:31 pm

Must be nice to be an 8 seed and get essentially a home game.

Kerb Hohl · Post #1347 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:36 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Must be nice to be an 8 seed and get essentially a home game.

I feel like with whatever the juggling around of the seeds was, this was one of the factors. Louisville should've been a 5 but got an 8 as a "home" team.

Similar to the Badgers in 2004 winning the BTT (didn't count!) somehow falling to a 6, inexplicably, but getting Milwaukee.

Bernman · Post #1348 » by **Bernman** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:47 pm

Chucky Hepburn?!

I thought he was in college like 6 years. Only 4, so I guess. But I forgot he transferred.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #1349 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:55 pm

How did Creighton end up as a 9 seed? They look awesome.

Kerb Hohl · Post #1350 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:59 pm

Turk Nowitzki wrote:How did Creighton end up as a 9 seed? They look awesome.

The 5/6 line and 8/9 line got swapped this year...truly did in some cases.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #1351 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:05 pm

I remember Gard went pretty hard after McAndrew from Creighton and I can see why. 6'10" skinny white guy freshman so work to do physically and adding more aspects to his game but that jumper at his size is **** pure. Would've been a perfect fit for us.

PintSizedBox10 · Post #1352 » by **PintSizedBox10** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:07 pm

Chucky is carrying

MikeIsGood · Post #1353 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:13 pm

I knew I shouldn't have picked against Creighton. This really is like an all-time awful performance from Edwards, though. I went Louisville because he had been on an absolute heater recently.

jschligs · Post #1354 » by **jschligs** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:15 pm

Creighton went on fire from 3 there in the last 10 minutes of the half. This could be setting up for an amazing first game if Louisville can come back.

Looking back at Creighton's year. Their losses all came to good teams outside of 2 or 3. St. John's twice, UCONN, Alabama, Texas A&M, SDSU.

Post #1355 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:26 pm

Let's go High Point!

Turk Nowitzki · Post #1356 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:29 pm

Tough one for Chucky and Louisville. One god mode shooting half from Creighton did them in. That's all it takes in the tournament sometimes.

MikeIsGood · Post #1357 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:30 pm

I've got love for Chucky - frustrations from his Badger years and all. But it's kinda funny that the ACC DPOY was absolutely torched. I'm not sure if he matched-up with Ashworth or Neal, but both of them went off.

Much like it was here, I suspect his defensive reputation was predicated on his steals, not actual man defense.

Post #1358 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 7:34 pm

Auburn not exactly running away from Alabama State.

Post #1359 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:02 pm

5 seed Climpson has 8(!) points with seven minutes left to go in the first half.

Post #1360 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:19 pm

Clemson with 13 at the half is hilarious.