NCAA Tournament Thread/Join the RealGM Pacers Bracket game!

chatard5 · Post #1 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:32 am

This is the official thread for anything College hoops. I made a group on ESPN to fill out a bracket. The name is RealGM Pacers and the password is obviously Ron Artest. Just kidding, it's Pacers. Whoever wins gets bragging rights, a cricket lesson from gremz, a speech about TJ Ford from TJFordisGod, and a drunk congratulations post from cdash.

chatard5 · Post #2 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:38 am

I am the type that tries to pick a lot of upsets and don't like having #1 seeds win it all. I think it'll be a 1 seed that wins it all, though. Pitt has looked good, so I think it might be them. Louisville is real hot right now, but they have some games where they just suck.

The teams I like are Butler, Maryland (Fear the Turtle), Purdue, Arizona, and Missouri. I also like Dayton, Xavier, and Ohio State and usually root for the Big 10 and Horizon.

What is your biggest 1st round upset?

FreeRon · Post #3 » by **FreeRon** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:44 am

IU beats Louisville. Nobody will ever see it coming.

Post #4 » by **Miller4ever** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:05 am

I'm in, but I'm going to guess by flipping a coin for every matchup. I'd have a better chance with that than going with my gut.

chatard5 · Post #5 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:35 am

^ I said I thought Pitt was going to win it all and then I picked them to lose in the Elite 8... I refuse to put 3 #1 seeds in the Final 4.

cdash · Post #6 » by **cdash** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:18 am

chatard5 wrote:This is the official thread for anything College hoops. I made a group on ESPN to fill out a bracket. The name is RealGM Pacers and the password is obviously Ron Artest. Just kidding, it's Pacers. Whoever wins gets bragging rights, a cricket lesson from gremz, a speech about TJ Ford from TJFordisGod, and a drunk congratulations post from cdash.

I've been good lately...

I'm in the ESPN group.

chatard5 · Post #7 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:49 am

I know, it sucks. But it is part of the winnings, so now you have to get drunk the night of the Finals.

cdash · Post #8 » by **cdash** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:38 am

I can agree to that. It was probably going to happen anyways.

I was making my picks...not excited about them. I saw that this "TBD" team was undefeated, so I have them going to the Final Four. That's the only pick I'm sure of right now.

chatard5 · Post #9 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:05 am

Haha, good job. I don't like my picks, either, just because I am not being nearly as biased as I should be. I may have to change that, though. cdash, are you making the women's tournament group?

My biggest upset is Cleveland State over Wake Forest. A couple years ago my big upset was Long Beach State over Tennessee. Tennessee won by like 34.

chatard5 · Post #10 » by **chatard5** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:07 am

Oh yeah, you also win "Mod for a day!" and get to be a mod for M4E for a day. He hasn't approved this, but I am suuuuuure he is fine with it.

cdash · Post #11 » by **cdash** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:31 am

chatard5 wrote:Haha, good job. I don't like my picks, either, just because I am not being nearly as biased as I should be. I may have to change that, though. cdash, are you making the women's tournament group?

My biggest upset is Cleveland State over Wake Forest. A couple years ago my big upset was Long Beach State over Tennessee. Tennessee won by like 34.

Yep. In my first go around at picks I had Wake in my Final Four. A pick I was less than enthused about.

I don't have any big upsets yet, but I haven't done any sort of research into the teams yet. My Final Four right now is UNC-Pitt-Purdue-Louisville. Obviously, 3 top seeds and a Big Ten homer pick (although on a personal level, I really hate the Boilers). This will change once I get a good look at it.

Post #12 » by **Miller4ever** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:14 am

chatard5 wrote:Oh yeah, you also win "Mod for a day!" and get to be a mod for M4E for a day. He hasn't approved this, but I am suuuuuure he is fine with it.

Suuuuuuuuuure fine.

pacersrule08 · Post #13 » by **pacersrule08** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:05 am

Im am pacersrule 091 because pacersrule08 was taken

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #14 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:05 am

It was sooooo hard to not pick UNC, I'm a huge fan and believe they are the most talented team(provided Lawson is healthy), but I just don't think they have the toughness this year. Hopefully I'm wrong.

Post #15 » by **Miller4ever** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:30 am

I picked my UNC boys for going all the way.

(In my state of denial, I scanned the brackets for hours wondering where Notre Dame was. CSUN made the Big Dance, and I didn't know they HAD a basketball team. I went there for summer progams.)

cdash · Post #16 » by **cdash** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:54 pm

If Lawson doesn't play, stick a fork in UNC.

Post #17 » by **Gremz** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:16 am

Do I have to play? I really do hate losing...

Kuq_e_Zi91 · Post #18 » by **Kuq_e_Zi91** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:23 am

I'm in. I just went with my gut and filled it out in like 3 minutes.

cdash · Post #19 » by **cdash** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:59 am

BASKETballs;

chatard5 · Post #20 » by **chatard5** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:29 pm

cdash, please don't put your balls in my thread...

I hear Obama has a thread on ESPN. I will invite him, and soon enough he will be a huge Pacer fan and posting on the boards daily. OK, I wish he would join the group, but I don't know about him posting daily on the board. Maybe just once a week. Everyone join, it's gonna be crazzzzzzzyyyyyy.