Historically, today kicks off a four day weekend for me full of buzzer beaters, beers, and brackets. Due to some work complications, I'll be somewhat hampered in those pursuits today and tomorrow, but it certainly doesn't lessen my enthusiasm.
This is my favorite weekend in all of sports. I love the upsets, the near upsets, the emotion, the split-screens, the announcers, the drama, the rooms of people losing their minds... So much possibility. Is there any other sport that manages to break the hearts of the fan bases of fifty teams in less than a week?
I'd like this thread to just follow the FUN of the next four days. If you want to talk about scandals, tripping, commentator bias, bad calls, or politics, please post in another thread. If you want to celebrate and amazing end, a near-miss, a play, a shot, or a player, please join me!
What a fun weekend - this tournament promises more surprises than any I can remember in recent years.
Let's Go Duke!
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club
Totally agreed. One year, my mom flew out to visit me, and we just watched games all day/evening, ordering in food as necessary. That was the best. I'm glad Duke plays early, so I can hopefully watch the rest of the day (uh, while working, of course), cheering for upsets and great games. So fun!
Here's to hoping my boss doesn't make his way to my cube today
I'm in the same boat here. Our corporate culture encourages heavy basketball watching over the first weekend (and for the duration) of the tournament.
I took on six hours of work over Friday and Saturday to pay for the new 50" 4K television and snacks for the weekend. Other than that work, it will be non-stop hoops.
No, it's a Vizio, but it's decent. It is a lot of snacks though. Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin is my vice.
Seriously though, I can't remember the last time that our Blue Devils opened up the tournament as the first Thursday game and not as a #1 seed. I am nervous/excited about the tournament, but also feel like I am about to throw up because of our first game. I have never had to deal with both at once, as far as I can remember. The cumulative effect is just that I feel more nauseated.
"Working from home" here. Can't wait to see some of you guys in chat!
The players make the first weekend to me. Watching which kid comes out and carries his team to victory. Last second heroics, 30 point games, a defensive stop in the closing seconds. Its all about the stars. So here is my prediction list of who is going to show out this first day of the Tourney. Some will be obvious some will be people you may not have heard of. Here we go!!!!
AJ English from Iona is the type of player who can get a team to the sweet 16 by himself. Hes an extremely talented player.
Justin Sears- Yale, look for him to give Baylor fits all day
Jameel Warney- Stoney Brook Kid just came off a 40 point game and has about 30 pounds on LEE from Kentucky
Josh Scott Colorado, If Colorado is going to win its going to be because of him
Kellen Dunham from Butler, something tells me this kid will do something great this weekend
Finally our very own Brandon Ingram- UNCW wont be able to hold him, and neither will the winner of Yale/Baylor. He will be the MVP of our first mini tournament.
Have fun!!
Well, we're sitting in the round of 32 with one other team... UConn.
Will someone else please step up and join us? It smells in here.
Is Spike Lee, Charles Barkley, and Sam Jackson singing The Pina Colada song funny? I must be missing something.
I'm at Buffalo Wild Wings, got a nice Pils and 3 screens in front of me. Fun time of year!
WOW! Little Rock was on the ropes… 18-5 run in the last 3:19 to force OT. This is why they call it madness.
Miami unis + orange shoes = clown suit
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block
Duke, Yale, Kansas, UConn, UVA, Butler, Iowa State, and Arkansas Little Rock... I picked 'em all! Eight for eight and my Blue Devils advance in the first game of the day! Perfect first half!!!!!
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