ELITE 8 open thread

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 4:57 PM EDT Comment 105 comments

case anyone wants to add comments about the 2 college basketball games today, here is your thread. UConn vs. Missouri up first and Villanova vs. Pittsburgh tonight.

Also, the D2 championship game was quite awesome, with the championship being won on a buzzer beater in overtime.

Also, since I need 75 words - Everyone's favorite infomercial guy, Vince from SHAMWOW, was arrested for beating up a hooker. For the full story and mugshot goodness, check out this link.

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Mizz getting PWNED by uconn early

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mizzou takes their first lead with 13:00 left in the game

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The tourney just isn't as much fun when there aren't a million games on

Kath?

by psuphiman80 on Mar 28, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree...and I like seeing new teams on network tv like radford and Cleveland St.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also agree

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yet another agree

thus the tardiness of this post.

"Even though it was bouncing, I knew it was so soft that it was just going to stay in," Battle said. "Then I ran around like a lunatic."

by bconway6 on Mar 29, 2009 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

67-63 UConn up with 3 mins left

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We’re looking at a doomsday scnario here, folks.

1) UConn defeats Mizzou.
2) Louisville defeats Sparty

If there are three Big East teams in the Final Four, than we’re almost guaranteed months of endless “Who’s better? SEC football or Big East basketball?” debate from the WWL.

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OMG BIG EAST SKILLZZZZZ vs. OMG ESSSSS EEEEEEE SEEEEEEE Speed

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TEBOW SMASH

vs.

CALHOUN SMASH

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd take what Tebow is smashing anyday!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Meh

The bball conference debate just doesn’t seem to bother me as much as the football one.

Kath?

by psuphiman80 on Mar 28, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe b/c in bball there's actually a tourny to determine who's best

whereas in football it’s pure speculation and BCS spit-outs

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

But the Big East hype gets tiresome after a while.

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

UConn advances

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What do you think the chances are

that all four #1s make it to the final 4?

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

I think Pitt, Louisville, and UNC are all going down. I don’t trust Pitt, I picked OU to win the whole shebang, and I’m crazy enough to think Sparty will win.

I’m going to be dead wrong, just watch.

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope you're right. I picked sparty to win the whole thing.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pitt vs. Nova coming up

OMG BIG EAST SKILLZ

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I blame OU for this

If they hadn’t [REDACTED] the bed, there wouldn’t have been three Big East teams as 1 seeds.

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Made the bed? Is that what you were getting at?

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn't getting at anything

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've got "Nova. Shitt on Pitt

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't know why, but for some reason, I always thought "Nova was in the A10.

Never knew they were OMG BIG EAST SKILLZ

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go Nova

Would have said go Cats…but that would have meant nothing.

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Blair really moves people out. He's a beast

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You should see him when the refs won't call anything

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man, I love 0-0 games!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i'd reveal my bracket

but i think yinz would kick me off this site. LOL

it’s be awesome if someone could make a basket

"You can't spell Nittany without NIT!"

by amandakt on Mar 28, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You should bet with your brain not your heart

So if you had Pitt to the final 4, you made a smart play. Hopefully it won’t work out. I bet my heart that Xaview would take them out and now my bracket has exploded.

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I picked them to make it to the Final Four

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OMG...I'm in the 95th percentile in one of my brackets

Unfortunately, my BSD bracket is in the 8.6 percentile. FAIL for PB & KY Jelly

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DAMNIT!!! Even the woman has me beat. She's in the 55th %ile

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I stopped paying attention to mine

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I went from the 90's %

to the 20’s after Thusday and Friday

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it'sa big east final four in my world

w/ unc in there for fun.

"You can't spell Nittany without NIT!"

by amandakt on Mar 28, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I picked my bracket this year by heart

and only let my brain choose when my heart was being a complete idiot (like Pitt knocked out first round…I moved that to the second round :-p )

This is different compared to my usual strategy of trying to analyze everything in depth, and figure out the “sleepers” as potential cinderellas, etc.

Right now I’m sitting at #2 in the BSD pool, and #1 in all my other pools.

Of course this was the one year where I didn’t put any $ down because a) I didn’t want to trust my “heart” to win me anything, and b) I waited until about a half hour until the brackets closed before making my picks.

by The JuggerNitt on Mar 30, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

where are they playing at?

sounds like it’s at Nova. LOL

"You can't spell Nittany without NIT!"

by amandakt on Mar 28, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Boston

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, did you guys see the SHAMWOW guy's mugshot

I can’t believe he’s 44. He looks so young for 44.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Link?

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's in the original post

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wasn't planning on getting a hooker

But his “You’re gonna love my nuts” line failed badly.

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He just looks sooooooo old in his mugshot.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The magic of show biz

Kath?

by psuphiman80 on Mar 28, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the game goes against Pitt

Go to their blog at http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=4cb934efd9&height=550&width=425 and joy in how quickly their fans desert them

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fields looks like that 40 year old HS hero who is still living his heyday in the summe playgrounds leagues

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So who smiles more...Blake griffin or Stephen O-A?

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hi, I'm blake griffin, and I am B-O-R-I-N-G!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

blake griffin is a little BEE-OTCH

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wha?

The dude gets manhandled every game. He’s nasty.

Kath?

by psuphiman80 on Mar 28, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

e is a hell of a B-ball player

He goes 120% every minute

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but I don't like him. So to me, he's a little bee-otch

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm unhappy...Pitt fans are happy Go Nova

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nova touched a Pitt player

that’s a foul

Pitt manhandles a Nova player

ref: “Great play kid!”

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitt is getting the best of the oficiating. Blair always manhandles people

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's probably gay and wants some action

but no one wants to get with someone from Pitt on account of the genetic problems their kids would have.

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think someone needs a class in reproductive biology :-p

by The JuggerNitt on Mar 30, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many times has Fields faked an injury

this tournament? This is getting worse than soccer.

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

looked like a fake to me!

Like a punter faking roughinh the kicker

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i actually think the officiating is pretty even

good and both calls on both sides of the ball.

"You can't spell Nittany without NIT!"

by amandakt on Mar 28, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitt Vs. Nova

not whatever game you’re watching

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

i’m watching the pitt/nova game.

i just don’t rabidly hate pitt basketball. pitt football, yes. basketball i haven’t learned to loathe yet.

i’m still new to basketball though.

"You can't spell Nittany without NIT!"

by amandakt on Mar 28, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and Pitt has had good officiating all tournament... it's getting old.

No idea why the NCAA would want them to win so bad.

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nova's FT% looking a lot like PSU's

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we have a Buzzer Beater comining

Hope it is Nova doing the beating!

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

nice job by Nova

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bad job by Nova

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well it was pretty stupid to leave Blair free

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bad Job Nova!!!

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

this can't go into overtime

I just want Pitt players to cry sooner than later… if they’re capable of tears… which they might not be… because they’re less than human… and have no souls… except on their shoes… but those are soles… and really, no one should have even given them those… they didn’t deserve them… criminals.

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

too bad they're not playing bowling green

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Talor Battle-esque?

by skarocksoi on Mar 28, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WOW

I get to see them cry and they haven’t even lost yet!

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh happy day!

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

awesome....pitt sucks

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't even think they would have won the NIT

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

of course not...b/c Penn State is going to win that sheezy!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give them their due

They are a bunch of thugs but they can play B-Ball

They are a top five team, just not national champions…HooRayyy

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

honestly don't think they'd win the NIT...

they’d probably win the CIT, the CBI, and the youth basketball league of Tel Aviv, Israel though

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fun fact

Pitt’s last Final Four appearance: 1941

Penn State’s last Final Four appearance: 1954

"Breaststroke, free style," Rubin said of his technique, "Let’s see Phelps do that one."

by ReadingRambler on Mar 28, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

HaHa...we win!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Mar 28, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only problem is

NOVA is a big Least team so they still probably get three in the final four….Go UNC and MSU

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oklahoma is Big 12

and I need them to win… they’re my champion… but by all means, go Michigan State

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I missed that

They play UNC so that bracket is free of Big Least teams. I picked UNC but I like Oklahoma’s style

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and really,

had the Big East gotten seeded fairly (Pitt ranked a number 2) Syracuse at least a 4… they wouldn’t have even lasted as long as they did.

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The picture of the'41 team looked strange...no brothers

by PaJoe on Mar 28, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yippy

Fock Arm Pitt

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

by wookieeman on Mar 28, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

from the Pitt Blather

Chas:
Great game from Pitt and Nova. Villanova managed to do a little more. This was Nova winning. Pitt lost, and I know there will be finger pointing and blame. That said, Villanova played a fantastic game. Pitt has nothing to be ashamed of. This team took Pitt basketball several steps further than it had ever been. Like the teams before them over the past decade, they have built on the past and made it possible for more to come in the future.

Had ever been… meaning, you’ve never been to the Final Four or you’re a liar.

You’re a liar… but you still suck

by AdamShell on Mar 28, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs