***OFFICIAL FIRST ROUND THREAD***

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Xavier up 5-2 on Georgia early and Portland State and KU tipping off!

[Ardmore_Sooner]

And the Kansas game is already over. 11-3 kansas with 16:06 in the half.

[Collier11]

That didnt take long...ive actually only got a few 1st rd upsets this year, here is to hoping I dont regret it

[Collier11]

Kansas playing NO D but still easily winning. UGA playing well early as is Temple

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Why o why am I forced to watch this Kansas game? Why can't they put a game on that is somewhat entertaining?

[Collier11]

Why o why am I forced to watch this Kansas game? Why can't they put a game on that is somewhat entertaining?

go to espn.com, you can watch any game you want online for free

[birddog]

georgia up 9 at half.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

@#%*()U#@)(%*(@#)%()@#*% Xavier

[Norman Sooner]

Xavier needs to get their freaking act together..

[birddog]

the a-10 is having a rough start. let's hope that continues tomorrow.

[Ash]

Drew Lavender just got pwned.

It's midget on midget action in this game. LOL

[King Crimson]

Xavier is officially *in trouble*.

[birddog]

X down 11 and georgia hitting shots= trouble indeed.

[birddog]

lavender is more of a dwarf, i'd say. he's a good inch or 2 above the cutoff.

[King Crimson]

X will make a move, but UGA is unconscious.

[Eielson]

This is much more fun than KU/Portland State.

[Collier11]

xavier getting close, lets not screw up my bracket this damn early!

[birddog]

X will make a move, but UGA is unconscious.

now they've slipped into a coma.

this georgia team reminds me of some of sampson's teams in the late '90's.

[Eielson]

Doctor's office better have this game on!

[birddog]

the doctor is just an excuse to miss work. you're not supposed to actually go.

[NormanPride]

These online commentators are nerds.

[Ash]

lavender is more of a dwarf, i'd say. he's a good inch or 2 above the cutoff.

:D

[Eielson]

Xavier tied it up. Bracket wise I guess that is good. I think I'd rather watch Georgia win, though.

Xavier up 3.

[birddog]

damn, ga now in trouble. down 3.

[Ash]

xavier is a bunch of wussies when it comes to getting through screens, hard to watch.

I think the play-by-play guy has X going far in his bracket his f'n stoked that they got the lead.

[NormanPride]

All is well. Georgia is coming down to earth.

[NormanPride]

I've only caught the last few minutes.. can anyone tell me why Georgia is getting hosed on fouls/freethrows? The announcers said "not driving to the basket" but they're idiots.

[birddog]

georgia isn't swinging the ball around. it looks like they're just going straight at their man with the ball.

[King Crimson]

I've only caught the last few minutes.. can anyone tell me why Georgia is getting hosed on fouls/freethrows? The announcers said "not driving to the basket" but they're idiots.

i've thought about 4-5 of the last "could have gone either way" calls have gone against UGA, starting off a mystery "pushoff" with the lefthand that negated a UGA hoop.

not saying anything is remiss just my opinion watching the game

[NormanPride]

Georgia is getting hosed. You can't call a jump ball when the defender is going over the player's shoulder.

[NormanPride]

Poor Gawgya.

[Collier11]

Looks like Xavier will keep my 1st rd bracket perfect thus far...through 3 games ;)

[NormanPride]

Kentucky is hot out of the gate, and Marquette looks as poorly coached as ever.

[NormanPride]

Wow, that turned around quickly. Marquette by 6, and UK looks like they did early this year. Why did they make the tourney again?

[King Crimson]

not too many people at the UK-Marquette game....lotta empty seats.

kinda weird for UK not to travel....where are they playing it, Newfoundland?

[Norman Sooner]

woohooo 3-0 through the first 3..Man im good

[NormanPride]

Sloppy game. Marquette by 4.

[Collier11]

Baylor up 1, Oru up 2...that a way Eagles!

[King Crimson]

is this Drew Neitzel's 8 or 9th year at Mich State?

[sooner518]

i admit it, I had no idea who to pick in the Kent St/UNLV matchup. I picked Kent becuase Golden Flashes sound cooler than Runnin Rebels.

Theyre down 31-10 at halftime. thats like Texas A&M bad! ZING!!

[CincySooner]

Kent St. with 10 (thats one-zero) points at the half. My quest for perfection ends.

heh... beat me to it.

[Collier11]

I picked Ken, Baylor and Kent st, OUCH!

[stoops the eternal pimp]

is this Drew Neitzel's 8 or 9th year at Mich State?

He was there with Shawn Respert

[bri]

Drew Neitzel helped Mateen Cleaves up off the floor after he ran into Eduardo.

And my brackets are once again victim to my inability to accurately pick upsets. I gotta quit picking low-seed religious schools. :D

[NormanPride]

Kentucky hanging around Marquette... all other games are laughers. :(

[NormanPride]

Actually, the similarities in the scores for the other games is kind of eerie. :eek:

[stoops the eternal pimp]

c ya ORU

[bri]

I don't know why I keep picking ORU. I mean, I hate ORU. I think their campus is a joke, their buildings are ugly pieces of sh*t, I can't stand the Roberts family OR the Sutton family. And yet for two years in a row, I didn't bat an eye when I put them into my second round.

Gah.

[Jeopardude]

I don't know why I keep picking ORU. I mean, I hate ORU. I think their campus is a joke, their buildings are ugly pieces of sh*t, I can't stand the Roberts family OR the Sutton family. And yet for two years in a row, I didn't bat an eye when I put them into my second round.

Gah.

Hey, lay off those buildings! They're awesome. 100% on the rest.

[Ton Loc]

I don't know why I keep picking ORU. I mean, I hate ORU. I think their campus is a joke, their buildings are ugly pieces of sh*t, I can't stand the Roberts family OR the Sutton family. And yet for two years in a row, I didn't bat an eye when I put them into my second round.

Gah.

What? You don't like the copper plated building that beams sunshine down onto you at 176 degrees.

About 2/3 of my office picks them every year. Even though they've never seen a ORU that season. Just because they beat OSU doesn't mean they're any good.

[bri]

You can tell that "university" was built in the 70's. Gah.

[NormanPride]

Hobby Lobby for the lose.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

you guys are right..I dont know why you would pick ORU

[stoops the eternal pimp]

There should be no Oprah on after tourney basketball..especially celine dion....

[tulsaoilerfan]

Where's the upsets?

[Eielson]

Did anybody else pick Drake to beat UCLA in their brackets? :P

[SleestakSooner]

There should be no Oprah on after tourney basketball..especially celine dion....
The tourney is on CBS, Oprah is on ABC... admit it you tuned in just to watch Oprah place her rhinoceros lips on Celine's French-Canadian derriere! :D

[Eielson]

The tourney is on CBS, Oprah is on ABC... admit it you tuned in just to watch Oprah place her rhinoceros lips on Celine's French-Canadian derriere! :D

Opera came on after the tournament for me, too.:(

[The Maestro]

Gee, looking over the scores at work it appears I have missed....NOTHING!

The NCAA Tournament ain't what it used to be, but still fun.

And I am 6-1 so far so that's nice. I was needing the 2nd half Kent State to show up in the first half!! 10 in the first half and 48 in the 2nd half.

Parting gifts = enjoy

[bri]

Did anybody else pick Drake to beat UCLA in their brackets? :P

Close, I've got 'em in my Sweet 16.

[Eielson]

Close, I've got 'em in my Sweet 16.

I just kinda like this Drake team. Plus, UCLA might have trouble with a Texas A&M if Mbah Moute and Love aren't completely healthy.

It mainly was just one of those fun picks, though. Kinda like Davidson beating Georgetown. Probably won't happen, but it makes the tournament more fun.

[NormanPride]

These games sucked today. The only good one was Gawgah/Havier. :mad:

[bri]

I just kinda like this Drake team. Plus, UCLA might have trouble with a Texas A&M if Mbah Moute and Love aren't completely healthy.

It mainly was just one of those fun picks, though. Kinda like Davidson beating Georgetown. Probably won't happen, but it makes the tournament more fun.

Yeah, I watched them in the MVC final and decided right then and there that they were going in my Sweet Sixteen, regardless of where they got sent or who they played. That international style is gonna be hard for teams to figure out on such short notice.

[King Crimson]

Hey Digger: say something that's not colossally stupid or mind-crushingly obvious, I DARE YA!

[Eielson]

Even my mom is 6-1 so far. She would have been 7-0 if Georgia had pulled off the upset.

Of course, she might have troubles with Arizona being in the Finals and Oklahoma beating Indiana to advance to the Final Four.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Dickie V tossing Bob Knight's salad

[shaun4411]

im undefeated and on SF's top 10 so far! woo

[bri]

Dickie V tossing Bob Knight's salad

That's nothing new. Is he still trying to get Indiana to hire Knight back?

Gah.

[The Maestro]

I didn't pick one single upset and im undefeated and on SF's top 10 so far! woo! Picking all the favorites is hard work!


Fixed.

[tommieharris91]

OK Srsly, can we in Tulsa get someone other than boring azz ATM? The KSU/suc game will be in like the 100s, while this one might not have a team that will break 50.

[birddog]

ksu 37
sc 27

half.

[tulsaoilerfan]

ATM blows an 11-0 run to start the game and BYU is tied with them right before halftime

[Jeopardude]

Belmont's tied up with the Dukies!?!

[SleestakSooner]

Under two minutes to play and Belmont is ahead by one.

The ACC should have had more teams in the NCAA and Duke really deserved a 2 seed.:rolleyes:

[joeTsooner]

This Duke game is a good one

[SleestakSooner]

K-State is really F-ing up my brackets! And aTm is attempting to show that even mormon U is better than aggie!

[Sooner98]

Crap! Belmont just threw the game away.

[joeTsooner]

I mean, who really roots for Duke other than aholes and people that went there?

[SleestakSooner]

Duke just got very fortunate... again

[SleestakSooner]

CBS needs to have a running ticker showing current scores if they are going to go to commercial every five minutes!!!

[Eielson]

Duke just got very fortunate... again

They can thank the refs for that one.

[Collier11]

They can thank the refs for that one.

why cant anyone get over their Duke hatred and think rationally, Duke played like crap and should have lost but they didnt and didnt cheat to do it

[Eielson]

why cant anyone get over their Duke hatred and think rationally, Duke played like crap and should have lost but they didnt and didnt cheat to do it

When a guy goes to the basket, has two duke defenders on both sides of him, and then shoots 10 feet to the right of the goal, I think there might have been some contact.

[Collier11]

When a guy goes to the basket, has two duke defenders on both sides of him, and then shoots 10 feet to the right of the goal, I think there might have been some contact.

it was a forced shot man, im not going after you im just saying. Watch any game and 9 out of 10 times when you force a shot the ref isnt going to call it in the last 10 seconds

[Eielson]

it was a forced shot man, im not going after you im just saying. Watch any game and 9 out of 10 times when you force a shot the ref isnt going to call it in the last 10 seconds

Well, that's a difference of opinion I guess. I think that 9 out of 10 times that call goes the other way.

[illinisooner]

Duke should not have won the game; they got very lucky on the non call and the fact that Belmont parted the Red Sea for Henderson to get an uncontested 2 points. So far, only 1 higher seed has won (9 seeded Aggies beat 8 seed BYU), but there have been some good games...at least it's not as bad as last year.

[illinisooner]

Oops, forgot about the Wildcats beating USC.

[tommieharris91]

I love the close #1 vs #16 reference to OU vs ...whoever they played in 1989.

Ohh and a few web sites have links to feeds of other games. It's pretty allsome that people can watch 2 NCAA games at once now.

[Eielson]

Oops, forgot about the Wildcats beating USC.

I picked them both.:)

[Mr. Poon]

I love the close #1 vs #16 reference to OU vs ...whoever they played in 1989.

Ohh and a few web sites have links to feeds of other games. It's pretty allsome that people can watch 2 NCAA games at once now.

I believe that was East Tennessee State that lost to OU by 1 point in '89. Those small TN schools can scare you, but just can't finish the job...

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Duke should not have won the game; they got very lucky on the non call and the fact that Belmont parted the Red Sea for Henderson to get an uncontested 2 points. So far, only 1 higher seed has won (9 seeded Aggies beat 8 seed BYU), but there have been some good games...at least it's not as bad as last year.

Did you know that 9 seeds STATISTICALLY beat the 8 seed more than the other way around?

[SleestakSooner]

WVU is attempting to find a way to fail. Thuggins needs nore goons to send in. Why does Smalligan look like the missing Deliverence giant? I hear banjos playing everytime he shoots!

[Blue]

Boring day of b ball overall. Lets hope tomorrow is MADDENING!

[tommieharris91]

Boring day of b ball overall. Lets hope tomorrow is MADDENING!

Ummm... cept for us of course.

[Eielson]

Boring day of b ball overall. Lets hope tomorrow is MADDENING!

I'd be fine if there weren't any upsets tomorrow.:)

[tulsaoilerfan]

If Belmont would have won that would have made my day

[Collier11]

Im making a comeback, now 13 and 3 and tied for 2nd(or as the group shows it 6th)

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Anybody else pick St. Mairy's?

[NormanPride]

No. :D

[NormanPride]

American foolishly jumped out to a 11-5 lead, ****ed Tennessee off, and is now losing by 5. Also, is it just me, or are the refs in this tourney letting a lot of big men walk?

[Collier11]

American foolishly jumped out to a 11-5 lead, ****ed Tennessee off, and is now losing by 5. Also, is it just me, or are the refs in this tourney letting a lot of big men walk?

If so then good for Longar, he will have a good game now :D

[bri]

Anybody else pick St. Mairy's?


I did.

Which, you know, given my stellar performance yesterday, should let you know that you chose poorly. :D

[NormanPride]

Smarter strategy now. Make Tennessee think they're winning by a lot, but only stay down by a few. Then make your move when it's too late to realize they're sticking around. :D

[bri]

Hey, it almost worked for Belmont. ;)

[NormanPride]

Man, good games this morning. I love this stuff!

[SleestakSooner]

Anybody else pick St. Mairy's?

Yes, but Drake and Davidson were also my picks and neither one looked good in the first half. Oh well, just like boogers, you can't pick em all (unless your name is Chase Daniels)

[SleestakSooner]

Guess Drake was highly over rated... they are losing by 16 to the damned Hilltoppers now late in the second half.

Davidson has come back to tie up the Zags though.

American is trying to hang with Tennessee, only down by three.

[SleestakSooner]

Oh and Miami is now blowing out St Mary's

[Eielson]

I started out 15-1 with the one loss being a team that was going to lose in the next round anyway. I might be 15-5 after these first four games and lose a Final Four team, Elite Eight team, and a Sweet sixteen team.

Tennesee- Final Four
Drake- Elite Eight
Davidson- Sweet Sixteen
and St. Mary's

[Eielson]

Guess Drake was highly over rated... they are losing by 16 to the damned Hilltoppers now late in the second half.

I've watched this team play and they aren't bad. They are 7-1 against top 50 opponents I think.

[Collier11]

Im a Drake comeback(only down 8 now) from possibly going 4-0 this morning

[NormanPride]

Davidson survives. Good, because I had them going pretty far. :D

[King Crimson]

Drake ain't dead yet....

[SleestakSooner]

Drake only down by one now with just over a minute to go

[Newbomb Turk]

after a kinda slow day yesterday, today is good stuff.

[SleestakSooner]

now it's tied up at 88 with 30 seconds left!

hell of a comeback for the Bulldogs

[Newbomb Turk]

Drake ball, 22.5 left.

tie game

[NormanPride]

W. Kentucky just got hosed.

[Newbomb Turk]

OT

[Newbomb Turk]

W. Kentucky just got hosed.

yeah they did.

[NormanPride]

Overtime! Woo!

[Newbomb Turk]

Drake has launched 38 3's

[SleestakSooner]

Drake is a huge key to both my brackets.

Does their coach really give them the green light from 30+ feet with plenty of time left on the shot clock?

[NormanPride]

Man, hosed again!

Edit: n/m, he's shooting.

[NormanPride]

Why is it that most teams can't tip-back worth ****? :D

[Newbomb Turk]

what a game.

what.
a.
game.

[NormanPride]

Holy ****! That was awesome!

[SleestakSooner]

**** **** **** **** ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OUsooner1]

hehe thank you WKU! my 12 v 5 upset

[Eielson]

I can't believe it. I had Drake in the Elite Eight and they lost like that. I really wanted to see Drake play again.

[Boomer.....]

Amazing game!

[Eielson]

GAH!!!!!!!!

[Newbomb Turk]

Even though I had Drake picked, I don't care. That's what the tournament is about right there.

[SleestakSooner]

Today the madness has definitely begun.

My bracket hopes just died as usual with that amazing WKU win.

Maybe Drake's loss will embolden the underdogs.

I don't really see SJU as an underdog since ALL the "experts" picked them to beat OU.

[NormanPride]

So. Alabama has an Eaton-esque pg. :mad: I hate those types of "bruisers". The whole concept of that kind of pg makes no sense to me. That's not basketball.

[shaun4411]

i actually picked western kentucky to win that game

[NormanPride]

UConn down to San Diego at the half...

[tfoolry]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080321/SPORTS020403/80321020

[NormanPride]

Awesome. That one will be on highlight reels for awhile. :)

[tulsaoilerfan]

that was one helluva shot, and that kid will live on forever in NCAA tourney highlight reels

[Eielson]

UConn down to San Diego at the half...

My mom picked San Diego to win.:D

Then she picked them to beat Western Kentucky in the next round.:P

[garland sooner]

Wow, the announcers still like looking for the next catchphrase. I hope I never have to hear again announcers talk about University of San Diego as "This ain't Carmen San Diego!"

gosh. that was awful.

[shaun4411]

where is the official ou beats st joes thread?

[SleestakSooner]

NT hasn't started it yet...

[Sooner98]

Godbold for 3. VERY good sign.

[shaun4411]

NT hasn't started it yet...

i always see NT. what does that mean? and im at work unable to watch tv, id appreciate any updates!

[Sooner98]

12-10 OU, just under 15 min. left in the 1st half.

[joeTsooner]

Do they have more fans there than we do?

It sounds like it or maybe the fans there are rooting for an upset

[Norman Sooner]

I would assume that most people in the arena will be rooting for the upset..

[shaun4411]

come on ou go on a 20-0 run, put 'em out.

[SleestakSooner]

It doesn't sound like we have many there, but neither do they. The crowd will probably cheer for the underdogs.

Both team looking good on offense so far. Blake is getting doubled no matter where he touches the ball.

[shaun4411]

so longar will have to man up

[joeTsooner]

that is the third slip on the ncaa logo I have seen today

GET RID OF IT!

[shaun4411]

be cool if a player busts a kneecap on it. lawsuit!

[Sooner98]

I started a game thread, BTW.

Everyone is cordially invited. :)

[shaun4411]

I started a game thread, BTW.

Everyone is cordially invited. :)

nachos?

[joeTsooner]

1058 to go, st joes 15, ou 14

We look nervous and OUr guards look tenative

[shaun4411]

be funny if someone puked on the floor.

[Sooner98]

nachos?

Yes. With jalapenos!

[IronSooner]

that is the third slip on the ncaa logo I have seen today

GET RID OF IT!

But how would we know this isn't the NAIA? ;)

[shaun4411]

But how would we know this isn't the NAIA? ;)

Najera?

[shaun4411]

Yes. With jalapenos!

only if you pronounce them juh-lap-en-ohs.

[Newbomb Turk]

dang, what's up with the 13's?

San Diego beat UConn and Siena is up on Vandy.

[SleestakSooner]

I picked Siena to win that one too... so sad my brackets are already busted thanks to K Korver and Drake sucking it up.

[Boomer.....]

UNC with 60 at half. :eek:

[SleestakSooner]

Down with the ducks!!!!!!!!!!

[Sooner98]

Seventy combined three pointers (30-70) were taken in the Drake/W. Kentucky game today. SEVENTY! :eek: