The "I'm Not Going to Jinx It" Thread, 2019-20 College Basketball Edition

[AGDukesky]

Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

This is either the best or worst attempt at a non-jinx in the thread

[duke4ever19]

Am I the only one who imagines two separate people whenever an announcer says "Killian Tillie?"

I think it sounds like two characters from a children's book circa 1930 . . "The Adventures of Killie and Tillie"

[OldPhiKap]

Am I the only one who imagines two separate people whenever an announcer says "Killian Tillie?"

I think it sounds like two characters from a children's book circa 1930 . . "The Adventures of Killie and Tillie"

Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

[duke4ever19]

Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

Killie and Tillie . . . the two mysterious figures identified as the last to see Mr. Kilgore Trout, after the failed author interviewed the failed Sports Illustrated journalist, Kurt Vonnegut.

"There was talk of a blue tunnel and little green men, but that's a story that Billy Pilgrim tells best." *takes one last drag from a cigarette, and flicks the embers in a whisky tumbler containing an unknown, diluted brown liquid. The owner of that drink, an elderly blind man, was told it was scotch some 30 years ago and never questioned it. There's little reason to think it isn't scotch, but that's just me being a glass-half-full kinda guy.*

[El_Diablo]

Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

Boo this man!!!

[mr. synellinden]

What was the story from My Cousin Vinny about the two Utes? Ah, that’s right - they were allegedly pretty bad, wild cats.

[robed deity]

What was the story from My Cousin Vinny about the two Utes? Ah, that’s right - they were allegedly pretty bad, wild cats.

Man, Utah was trying soooo hard to give the game to UK, but they just wouldn't take it.

[Bluedevil114]

Man, Utah was trying soooo hard to give the game to UK, but they just wouldn't take it.

The best nights are when uNC and UK lose in the same night. It makes for such a restful night. It reminds me of the Sweet 16. Go Duke.

[left_hook_lacey]

Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

Sounds like Dr. Suess character to me. I've watched The Grinch with the kids twice in the last two weeks, so that may have biased my interpretation.

[rsvman]

Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

You should be given a time out from DBR for this post alone.

[moonpie23]

Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

wth??? dood....what in the actual?

[mattyoung18]

wth??? dood...what in the actual?

I approve the heals losing message.

[devildeac]

I approve the heals losing message.

Spokane like a true gentleman.

[ndkjr70]

When Zion had the injury, I remember seeing a UNC fan-made tee shirt that was going around. I'm in an argument with a UNC fan and can't seem to track that shirt down -- anyone still have a link saved?

[kcduke75]

When Zion had the injury, I remember seeing a UNC fan-made tee shirt that was going around. I'm in an argument with a UNC fan and can't seem to track that shirt down -- anyone still have a link saved?

Is this the one??

https://twitter.com/TheDevilsDen/sta...32178669998082

[proelitedota]

wth??? dood...what in the actual?

Gonzaga is beating UNC.

By the standard of this thread, speaking in metaphors means that your underdog team of choice is winning.

Gonzaga is not the underdog.
They are winning.
So speaking in metaphors would be jinxing them if they are winning.
Speaking in non-metaphors would be cancel out the jinxing, thus not jinxing the Zags.

It's a double negative essentially.

[brevity]

Gonzaga is beating UNC.

By the standard of this thread, speaking in metaphors means that your underdog team of choice is winning.

Gonzaga is not the underdog.
They are winning.
So speaking in metaphors would be jinxing them if they are winning.
Speaking in non-metaphors would be cancel out the jinxing, thus not jinxing the Zags.

It's a double negative essentially.

Nice try.

I feel like I say this every year, but the only point of the thread is to abstractly call attention to a game of interest. “I’m not going to jinx it” by telling you what’s happening, but I do want to recommend turning on your TV.

While it was introduced to dispose of pointless, ineffective Upset Alert threads — those were the worst because they only rallied a hated team to victory — the favored outcome does not have to be an upset at all. (If UNC is losing to a higher-ranked Virginia team, for example.)

And for the record, yes, starting a thread about Clemson breaking their Chapel Hill losing streak is an upset alert thread, even if it was posted one month early. I am not pleased with that decision.

[Indoor66]

This is getting ridiculously complex.

[El_Diablo]

This is getting ridiculously complex.

It’s pretty simple: don’t name names.

If you refer directly to the game, the teams’ fortunes will change, and it will be entirely your fault.

[proelitedota]

It’s pretty simple: don’t name names.

If you refer directly to the game, the teams’ fortunes will change, and it will be entirely your fault.

Your logic is sound. I'll adjust my thought process for this thread in the future.