Sir Michael Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Inspired by the NBA Basketball thread, I decided to make a College Basketball thread. March Madness is coming up soon, so maybe we can post our brackets. Also, you can show your Universities some love, current student and Alumni alike.I'll start by saying that Tyler Ennis did Pitt dirty with that buzzer beater yesterday. Saw that sh*t live! Edited February 13, 2014 by SirMichaelRocks23 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Anna Kournikova Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Man, I think I am going to go make the Official one now. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064735227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I am not a huge fan of college hoops but i am deffinately making a bracket this year. Im gonna win that billion dollars from buffett Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064735490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dildo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I was big fan of mens ball when I was still in college... but once you graduate it's hard to stay interested unless you're just a HUGE alumn fan. only because the sport is hard to follow with so much turnover. every year a handful of new names to learn. it's also just a conflict for me. these kids play their freakin' hearts out which makes the games a lot more exciting sometimes. the fact that they don't play for money = a lot of dramatic glory moments. but the fact that they don't play for any salary is also bullsh*t which needs to change. the universities make MILLIONS off these kids backs, most of which goes into the pockets of the school athletics board and the schools own advertising. those young men (and women) deserve more than tuition for what they bring to the community. especially considering that if they get injured and can no longer play, now they're just out of luck because they spent their whole life preparing to play sports and haven't made/saved a single penny. can't wait for March Madness though Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064736953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundism Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Inspired by the NBA Basketball thread, I decided to make a College Basketball thread. March Madness is coming up soon, so maybe we can post our brackets. Also, you can show your Universities some love, current student and Alumni alike. I'll start by saying that Tyler Ennis did Pitt dirty with that buzzer beater yesterday. Saw that sh*t live! Erm I think you meant Pitt did su dirty with all the clock shenanigans @ 44 secs left in the 2nd. Not to mention the bs charging call on cooney. That shot by Ennis had me out of my seat!! You can likely tell I am an SU fan. I can't wait to see them wipe the floor of the dome with NC tonight. Oh and Syracuse born and raised but a U of Nebraska @ Lincoln alumn. Edited February 15, 2014 by soundism Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064751948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Michael Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 I couldn't watch any part of the game except the last part, so I have no idea know what happened before that shot. That would have been quite a win for Pitt if he didn't make that shot tho. When I flipped my TV on, it was at 5 seconds left, so I decided to stay and watch.. Didn't think that was going to happen. Lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064752108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundism Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 It was a good game, but hard to watch as an SU fan. Pitt held the lead for most of the game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1064752414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Michael Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well guys, it's almost tourney time. It's about that time to start them brackets up.. I'll do it after my English Final tomorrow. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065001343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Posted my picks on the Yahoo Billion Dollar Bracket. Even though I never watch basketball, but how hard is it to determine the winner in 63 games? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065001352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I made my bracket. It will be interesting to see how many first round games I got wrong because my bracket is usually toast after the first round Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065001933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Michael Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Last year's Florida Gulf Coast ruined everybody.... I got a feeling that Syracuse may get bounced early though with how they've been playing at the end of the season. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065002001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) I made my bracket. It will be interesting to see how many first round games I got wrong because my bracket is usually toast after the first round Well according to http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/ncaa-tournament-odds-perfect-bracket-yahoo-warren-buffett/ there's only been one espn analyst, John Diver who picked the first round correctly in the past 7 years. The odds are about, 1:9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (2^63) but that's based on if the teams were a coin flipped heads or tails. So the number could be a lot lower considering better teams usually win with an upset here and there. This is what 1 quintillion pennies looks like, the white little thing in the lower corner is the Empire State building. If you can write a unique bracket every second, it would take you 292,471,208,678 years to get the perfect bracket. That's about 22 times longer than the universe is known to be old. How's that for mind f*cked? Then again, the top 20 brackets get paid $100,000. Edited March 18, 2014 by GTA3Rockstar Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065003095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoochie_Boochies Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I was big fan of mens ball when I was still in college... but once you graduate it's hard to stay interested unless you're just a HUGE alumn fan. only because the sport is hard to follow with so much turnover. every year a handful of new names to learn. it's also just a conflict for me. these kids play their freakin' hearts out which makes the games a lot more exciting sometimes. the fact that they don't play for money = a lot of dramatic glory moments. but the fact that they don't play for any salary is also bullsh*t which needs to change. the universities make MILLIONS off these kids backs, most of which goes into the pockets of the school athletics board and the schools own advertising. those young men (and women) deserve more than tuition for what they bring to the community. especially considering that if they get injured and can no longer play, now they're just out of luck because they spent their whole life preparing to play sports and haven't made/saved a single penny. can't wait for March Madness though where I live, not being a fan of college basketball is close to heresy, so i've been brought up to hold the game in high graces. To me the reason why it's so much better than the NBA is because of the names on the front, not the back. Yes, you may need to learn new names every 4 years, or every 1 or 2 depending on the school, you at least know what the name on the front of the jersey means. Programs like North Carolina, Kentucky, and Indiana have coaches, teams, and stories that mean so much more than individual players and how much they make. I do agree with you about the injustice in the system, though i think the problem lies with society, not the NCAA. I doubt it will ever change, but maybe we can at least offer more incentives to student atheletes for their commitment Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065014573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJackal2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Speaking of college basketball, has anyone taken advantage of the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge? You could win a BILLION DOLLARS (yes, that is a B) if your bracket is perfect: https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/challenge/?qls=GDN_B14brack.0000000030&mpch=ads Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065015570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Yea, my bracket got popped. Currently 11/16 correct so far, not too bad, considering you can still win $100k Hopefully I can get 25/32 correct to continue, any lower puts a damper on things EDIT There's quite a bit of people who got todays games correct, but seriously? Who would've picked North Dakota State over Oklahoma? Edited March 21, 2014 by GTA3Rockstar Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065022929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Well I got Duke/Mercer OSU/Dayton Colorado/Pitts Texas/ASU And NDSU/OU wrong so far. Im terrible at this Damn I wish I had cable to watch the UA game. Currently in like 3.6 millionth place on ESPN Heyyyy I currently have the same score as Wilbon from PTI Edited March 21, 2014 by gtamann123 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065026193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Duke threw a curve ball to a lot of people, me included, since I picked them to win the next round as well. 16 perfect brackets are left Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065027550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Got Stanford/NM and Baylor/Nebraska and Umass/Tenn wrong. I gotta stop picking minor upsets so frequently Edited March 21, 2014 by gtamann123 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065027599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Number of perfect NCAA men's tournament brackets dwindling - ESPN This has to be the worst first round for brackets I have seen. Atleast since I started following march madness. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065028980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) There's only one perfect bracket left, he was on ESPN. Thing is, he didn't play in the Buffet's tournament. Sucks for him cause he could've at least won $100k Anyways, look at this guy https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/422099 Totally screwed himself picking Duke to make it to the finals. But its fine I guess, considering the top 5 tops are 31/32 and they picked Duke to win at least once, others twice. I went 20/32 Edited March 22, 2014 by GTA3Rockstar Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065031687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Wait brackets made on ESPN aren't eligible for the $1 billion? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065031938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Wait brackets made on ESPN aren't eligible for the $1 billion? Nope, only on Yahoo and you had to have signed up specifically for the challenge, not just a normal pool. Because look at this guy https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/2030973 36/36 right now but guess what? Didn't sign up for the challenge specifically. So, if anything he lost his chance at $100k, let alone the billion. lol Upset! Dayton over Syracuse. No longer perfect Edited March 23, 2014 by GTA3Rockstar Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065034020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoochie_Boochies Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Kentucky comes from behind to beat Louisville in a nailbiter. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065075628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoochie_Boochies Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Final Four will be decided today! The teams remaining to punch the ticket are Michigan State, UConn, Kentucky, and Michigan. Predictions for today: Michigan State was my preseason pick for the National Champion, so i'm gonna pick them over UConn, 68-65. For Kentucky and Michigan, it's a close one. Kentucky is playing their best ball of the season, but without big man Willie Cauley-Stein I don't see them stopping Michigan's 3 point heavy offense. Michigan 72 Kentucky 66 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065083580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 f*ck Wisconsin! > But whatever I guess it will be interesting with only one #1 seed in the final four. Since AZ is out my pick to win it all is now Florida Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065083603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoochie_Boochies Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Wow, both of my predictions for today were wrong! I'll go out on a limb here and say the National Champion will either be Kentucky over Florida, or Florida over Wisconsin, it depends on who shows up to play Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065085456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I would say it has to be FLA at this point. I see no reason why they will get beat after how dominant they have been and the teams left in the tourney. I would have picked Michigan State, Louisville or Arizona to beat them but they are all out Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065086558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Wait brackets made on ESPN aren't eligible for the $1 billion? Nope, only on Yahoo and you had to have signed up specifically for the challenge, not just a normal pool. Because look at this guy https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/2030973 36/36 right now but guess what? Didn't sign up for the challenge specifically. So, if anything he lost his chance at $100k, let alone the billion. lol Upset! Dayton over Syracuse. No longer perfect Well, he started perfect but his bracket turned to sh*t. lol https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/2344987 decent 51/60 so far for him. I was 35/60 :c lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065090029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamann123 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I picked none of the final four. First time in like 4 years thats happened for me Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065090045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I picked none of the final four. First time in like 4 years thats happened for me I don't see how you couldn't have picked Fla at least. That's what I got lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/683603-unofficial-ncaa-basketball-thread/#findComment-1065090951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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