The official NCAA tournament thread - Page 3

tarcone · 03-19-2015, 02:49 PM

ISU: Always screwing me over. Now I know why I hate them. Well, I always knew and it killed me today in one of my brackets and the Top Gun game here.

cartman · 03-19-2015, 02:49 PM

That was the essence of a lucky shot for Georgia State

SirFozzie · 03-19-2015, 03:13 PM

So.. Did the insanity of the day take down fofc?

corbes · 03-19-2015, 03:14 PM

I love Ron Hunter

cartman · 03-19-2015, 03:16 PM

There are no perfect brackets left in the FOFC Colossal Squid group

Thomkal · 03-19-2015, 03:19 PM

wow figured the Baylor game was over and stopped checking the score. I thought Baylor might be the only team from that conference to make it past round 3. what a choke job to lose to a small-school like that with such a big lead. Congrats to Georgia State however.

molson · 03-19-2015, 03:20 PM

I don't watch a lot of live sports but was lucky enough to catch both Georgia State's conference championship game and the game today. I also love Ron Hunter. The guy severely injuries himself celebrating one game with his son, and then awkwardly falls out of his chair and to the floor after his son's game winner the next game. You can't make this stuff up. I don't know who that lady was next to him the whole game that seemed to be in charge of making sure he didn't injure himself further, but I hope she gets a vacation after all this.

We had this little debate a couple of days ago but this is my favorite thing about the tournament - the little wacky stories from the wide diversity of schools that you'd never have a real window to without this tournament. I actually start to turn out when we get to the final 8.

VPI97 · 03-19-2015, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

what a choke job to lose to a small-school like that

I know you're strictly speaking about school size in sports terms, but GSU is twice the size of Baylor from an enrollment standpoint.

cartman · 03-19-2015, 04:06 PM

That was the Texas season in a nutshell. Played great defense, just couldn't get any kind of sustained offense.

tarcone · 03-19-2015, 04:08 PM

I guess its a good day when ISU and Steve Alford lose. That would be a really good day for an Iowa fan.

Thomkal · 03-19-2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by VPI97

I know you're strictly speaking about school size in sports terms, but GSU is twice the size of Baylor from an enrollment standpoint.

I did not know that.

QuikSand · 03-19-2015, 04:15 PM

College Basketball is just a better place with Larry Brown in it.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

I guess its a good day when ISU and Steve Alford lose. That would be a really good day for an Iowa fan.

Alford and son imitating the proverbial nuclear cockroach at the moment.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 04:18 PM

Good Lord, all of a sudden Bryce can't miss.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 04:19 PM

Wow, you gotta be kidding me. SMU handing UCLA a chance.

bob · 03-19-2015, 04:21 PM

I got my MBA at Georgia St - nice to see them get a win since GT can't be bothered to field a competitive team.

Fun note on Tech - they probably would have fired their coach this year, but they are still paying Paul Hewitt until the end of 2017 and can't afford to pay a third coach now. Speaking of Hewitt, George Mason just fired him. So now he's getting paid by two schools not to coach.

Vince, Pt. II · 03-19-2015, 04:22 PM

Radio guys making it sound like that goaltending call was bogus. Thoughts for those who saw it live?

nol · 03-19-2015, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Radio guys making it sound like that goaltending call was bogus. Thoughts for those who saw it live?

Let's put it this way - if those refs were doing the 1983 championship game NC State would have lost due to a last-second offensive goaltending.

bob · 03-19-2015, 04:44 PM

To me at least, from the initial live TV sideline angle it looked like a bad call. But once they showed the overhead angle, it did look like it would have skipped off the back end of the rim if it hadn't been goal tended. In short, I think the ref got lucky.

INDalltheway · 03-19-2015, 04:46 PM

Pretty bogus. Didn't look like it would hit the rim.

miami_fan · 03-19-2015, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Radio guys making it sound like that goaltending call was bogus. Thoughts for those who saw it live?

I have not searched for a replay, but it was looked like it was going to be short st first glance.

INDalltheway · 03-19-2015, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bob

To me at least, from the initial live TV sideline angle it looked like a bad call. But once they showed the overhead angle, it did look like it would have skipped off the back end of the rim if it hadn't been goal tended. In short, I think the ref got lucky.

I think the "overhead" view was a little deceiving.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 04:50 PM

It was tough to tell. I tend to agree with bob's interpretation. The overhead angle made it look a lot more like it could have been goaltending.

Regardless, that shot was so bad, even Kobe said, "Man, I wouldna taken that."

bob · 03-19-2015, 04:54 PM

I'll grant that the overhead angle could have been deceiving. But I think its gives enough circumstantial evidence to prevent any conclusive claim that the call was botched.

mckerney · 03-19-2015, 04:55 PM

Lathum · 03-19-2015, 05:03 PM

Ole Miss never saw a three they didn't like.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 05:03 PM

Hmm, it actually hits the rim after the SMU guy touched it and he didn't really alter the ball path from what I could tell. But even if he forced it onto the rim by the slimmest of touches, he still touched the ball on its way down to the rim and to possibly heading over the cylinder.

Assuming he touched the ball at all. That part, I am still not sure of.

Kind of an awful way to lose AND win a game. And no one really at fault, even the refs. Just the way it went.

muns · 03-19-2015, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Hmm, it actually hits the rim after the SMU guy touched it and he didn't really alter the ball path from what I could tell. But even if he forced it onto the rim by the slimmest of touches, he still touched the ball on its way down to the rim and to possibly heading over the cylinder.

Assuming he touched the ball at all. That part, I am still not sure of.

Kind of an awful way to lose AND win a game. And no one really at fault, even the refs. Just the way it went.

If i'm a ref i'm not calling that. The kid clearly missed the shot. I'm not donating a win to a team on something like that. It changed the outcome. That's nutty to me.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by muns

If i'm a ref i'm not calling that. The kid clearly missed the shot. I'm not donating a win to a team on something like that. It changed the outcome. That's nutty to me.

I agree. That was a crazy call to make, even if it is the right one.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-19-2015, 05:14 PM

Next year I gotta remember to check every roster for the presence of a coach's son before deciding upsets/chalk.

nol · 03-19-2015, 05:14 PM

Not only that, what kind of angle do you think this guy had?

Coffee Warlord · 03-19-2015, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Clearly I am a genius for picking UAB.

Clearly my genius left me when I picked Baylor...in the Final Four.

muns · 03-19-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Clearly my genius left me when I picked Baylor...in the Final Four.

I had texas in the sweet 16

so ya know, we aren't that far off base

wade moore · 03-19-2015, 05:44 PM

+1 if that makes you feel any better CW.

BishopMVP · 03-19-2015, 05:48 PM

Scott Drew and Rick Barnes are who we thought they were.

Still a crazy call in UCLA/SMU, but it sure looks like the UCLA guy would've been able to lay that in to tie the game, and SMU got 2 shots off.

VCU playing dirty? Shocker.

Atocep · 03-19-2015, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Hmm, it actually hits the rim after the SMU guy touched it and he didn't really alter the ball path from what I could tell. But even if he forced it onto the rim by the slimmest of touches, he still touched the ball on its way down to the rim and to possibly heading over the cylinder.

Assuming he touched the ball at all. That part, I am still not sure of.

Kind of an awful way to lose AND win a game. And no one really at fault, even the refs. Just the way it went.

I could be wrong, but my understanding of the goaltending rule is the ball has to be entirely above the rim and have a possibility of going in.

That ball had no chance.

Glengoyne · 03-19-2015, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Clearly my genius left me when I picked Baylor...in the Final Four.

Conversely, Baylor was a loss waiting to happen in my bracket, but Iowa state. Now that was a final four team.

Only one blemish on my bracket so far, but boy did it make a dent.

VPI97 · 03-19-2015, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Still a crazy call in UCLA/SMU, but it sure looks like the UCLA guy would've been able to lay that in to tie the game, and SMU got 2 shots off.

Yep. While I thought goaltending should not have been called, I also think that if the whistle hadn't blown, the UCLA kid who rebounded had an easy shot to tie it up. It's a bit disingenuous for anyone to say the goaltending cost SMU the game.

nol · 03-19-2015, 06:00 PM

Extremely impressive game from D'Angelo Russell with some nice defensive plays to go with the usual shooting and ball movement. I wouldn't be surprised if he's Rookie of the Year next year.

miami_fan · 03-19-2015, 06:12 PM

I agree with what Reggie just said. Blow the whistle, call the players and the coaches together and deal with it that way.

Chief Rum · 03-19-2015, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep

I could be wrong, but my understanding of the goaltending rule is the ball has to be entirely above the rim and have a possibility of going in.

That ball had no chance.

Yeah, I don't know the rule either. I think push comes to shove though, the ball was coming down to the hoop and the guy jumped up to touch it. While it had virtually no chance to go in, he removed the possibility by touching it prematurely. Just a very weird play altogether.

Glengoyne · 03-19-2015, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Glengoyne

Conversely, Baylor was a loss waiting to happen in my bracket, but Iowa state. Now that was a final four team.

Only one blemish on my bracket so far, but boy did it make a dent.

So VCU was in my sweet sixteen. My bracket is showing an alarming amount of red.

Buccaneer · 03-19-2015, 06:42 PM

My son's (a March Madness fanatic) goal this year is not to miss a single game, apart from the today's earlier games because of school. Right now, he got three devices going at once including the March Madness Live app. He had an issue with that app and immediately got on the phone to call customer support.

He got Georgia State right but missed on VCU, SMU and ISU.

Arles · 03-19-2015, 07:05 PM

I have OKlahoma going into the elite 8 in one pool, after today's Big 12 showing - I'm a little worried.

nol · 03-19-2015, 07:36 PM

Harvard was hanging in there for a while, but UNC is only going to need to score 50 or so points to win.

EagleFan · 03-19-2015, 07:42 PM

Major beat down going on. The streak of no 16 seed winning will continue for a little longer at least.

miami_fan · 03-19-2015, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nol

Harvard was hanging in there for a while, but UNC is only going to need to score 50 or so points to win.

I have seen this UNC game about ten times this year.

miami_fan · 03-19-2015, 08:27 PM

Brutal last possession for Harvard.

Thomkal · 03-19-2015, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Major beat down going on. The streak of no 16 seed winning will continue for a little longer at least.

Coastal Carolina plays tomorrow

Thomkal · 03-19-2015, 08:39 PM

Too bad about Harvard, love it when the Ivy gets a win against the big boys. Can't see North Carolina going any further in the tourney with that performance (they will now win the whole thing)

03-19-2015, 02:49 PM	#101
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	ISU: Always screwing me over. Now I know why I hate them. Well, I always knew and it killed me today in one of my brackets and the Top Gun game here. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

03-19-2015, 02:49 PM	#102
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	That was the essence of a lucky shot for Georgia State __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-19-2015, 03:13 PM	#103
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03-19-2015, 03:16 PM	#105
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	There are no perfect brackets left in the FOFC Colossal Squid group __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-19-2015, 04:06 PM	#109
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	That was the Texas season in a nutshell. Played great defense, just couldn't get any kind of sustained offense. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-19-2015, 03:14 PM	#104
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I love Ron Hunter

03-19-2015, 03:19 PM	#106
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	wow figured the Baylor game was over and stopped checking the score. I thought Baylor might be the only team from that conference to make it past round 3. what a choke job to lose to a small-school like that with such a big lead. Congrats to Georgia State however.

03-19-2015, 03:20 PM	#107
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I don't watch a lot of live sports but was lucky enough to catch both Georgia State's conference championship game and the game today. I also love Ron Hunter. The guy severely injuries himself celebrating one game with his son, and then awkwardly falls out of his chair and to the floor after his son's game winner the next game. You can't make this stuff up. I don't know who that lady was next to him the whole game that seemed to be in charge of making sure he didn't injure himself further, but I hope she gets a vacation after all this. We had this little debate a couple of days ago but this is my favorite thing about the tournament - the little wacky stories from the wide diversity of schools that you'd never have a real window to without this tournament. I actually start to turn out when we get to the final 8.

03-19-2015, 04:08 PM	#110
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I guess its a good day when ISU and Steve Alford lose. That would be a really good day for an Iowa fan. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

03-19-2015, 04:15 PM	#112
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	College Basketball is just a better place with Larry Brown in it.

03-19-2015, 04:18 PM	#114
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Good Lord, all of a sudden Bryce can't miss. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-19-2015, 04:19 PM	#115
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Wow, you gotta be kidding me. SMU handing UCLA a chance. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-19-2015, 04:21 PM	#116
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	I got my MBA at Georgia St - nice to see them get a win since GT can't be bothered to field a competitive team. Fun note on Tech - they probably would have fired their coach this year, but they are still paying Paul Hewitt until the end of 2017 and can't afford to pay a third coach now. Speaking of Hewitt, George Mason just fired him. So now he's getting paid by two schools not to coach.

03-19-2015, 04:22 PM	#117
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Radio guys making it sound like that goaltending call was bogus. Thoughts for those who saw it live?

03-19-2015, 04:44 PM	#119
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	To me at least, from the initial live TV sideline angle it looked like a bad call. But once they showed the overhead angle, it did look like it would have skipped off the back end of the rim if it hadn't been goal tended. In short, I think the ref got lucky.

03-19-2015, 04:46 PM	#120
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	Pretty bogus. Didn't look like it would hit the rim.

03-19-2015, 04:50 PM	#123
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	It was tough to tell. I tend to agree with bob's interpretation. The overhead angle made it look a lot more like it could have been goaltending. Regardless, that shot was so bad, even Kobe said, "Man, I wouldna taken that." __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. Last edited by Chief Rum : 03-19-2015 at 04:50 PM.

03-19-2015, 04:54 PM	#124
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	I'll grant that the overhead angle could have been deceiving. But I think its gives enough circumstantial evidence to prevent any conclusive claim that the call was botched.

03-19-2015, 04:55 PM	#125
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03-19-2015, 05:03 PM	#126
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Ole Miss never saw a three they didn't like.

03-19-2015, 05:03 PM	#127
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Hmm, it actually hits the rim after the SMU guy touched it and he didn't really alter the ball path from what I could tell. But even if he forced it onto the rim by the slimmest of touches, he still touched the ball on its way down to the rim and to possibly heading over the cylinder. Assuming he touched the ball at all. That part, I am still not sure of. Kind of an awful way to lose AND win a game. And no one really at fault, even the refs. Just the way it went. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-19-2015, 05:14 PM	#130
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03-19-2015, 05:14 PM	#131
nol Banned Join Date: Oct 2003	Not only that, what kind of angle do you think this guy had?

03-19-2015, 05:48 PM	#135
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	Scott Drew and Rick Barnes are who we thought they were. Still a crazy call in UCLA/SMU, but it sure looks like the UCLA guy would've been able to lay that in to tie the game, and SMU got 2 shots off. VCU playing dirty? Shocker. Last edited by BishopMVP : 03-19-2015 at 05:50 PM.

03-19-2015, 06:00 PM	#139
nol Banned Join Date: Oct 2003	Extremely impressive game from D'Angelo Russell with some nice defensive plays to go with the usual shooting and ball movement. I wouldn't be surprised if he's Rookie of the Year next year.

03-19-2015, 06:12 PM	#140
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	I agree with what Reggie just said. Blow the whistle, call the players and the coaches together and deal with it that way. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

03-19-2015, 06:42 PM	#143
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	My son's (a March Madness fanatic) goal this year is not to miss a single game, apart from the today's earlier games because of school. Right now, he got three devices going at once including the March Madness Live app. He had an issue with that app and immediately got on the phone to call customer support. He got Georgia State right but missed on VCU, SMU and ISU.

03-19-2015, 07:05 PM	#144
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03-19-2015, 07:36 PM	#145
nol Banned Join Date: Oct 2003	Harvard was hanging in there for a while, but UNC is only going to need to score 50 or so points to win.

03-19-2015, 07:42 PM	#146
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03-19-2015, 08:27 PM	#148
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Brutal last possession for Harvard. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

03-19-2015, 08:39 PM	#150
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Too bad about Harvard, love it when the Ivy gets a win against the big boys. Can't see North Carolina going any further in the tourney with that performance (they will now win the whole thing) Last edited by Thomkal : 03-19-2015 at 08:39 PM.

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