Final Four: (8) Butler vs. (11) VCU - Saturday, 6:09 PM

• gorocks99

  

  The most obvious matchup heading into the tournament. Gotta believe most people saw this one coming.
• Mulva

  

  I had Butler against USC.
  
  Fuck having to turn in brackets before the play-in games.
• Ironman92

  

  lol
  
  
  I think it's safe to say no one knows.
• Ironman92

  

  IF VCU continues....does this give the NCAA more reason to move the field to 96 teams?
• Sykotyk

  

  According to ESPN, there were 192 brackets posted with VCU and Butler in the Final Four (roughly 0.01% of all brackets submitted). Of those, only 8 had UConn, UNC, VCU, and Butler), and only 2 had UConn, Kentucky, VCU, and Butler.
  
  That's just amazing. Too bad it couldn't be UConn vs. Butler and UK/UNC vs. VCU. But, no matter what, a mid-major will be in the title game for the second straight year.
• sportswizuhrd

  Sykotyk;726613 wrote:According to ESPN, there were 192 brackets posted with VCU and Butler in the Final Four (roughly 0.01% of all brackets submitted). Of those, only 8 had UConn, UNC, VCU, and Butler), and only 2 had UConn, Kentucky, VCU, and Butler.
  
  That's just amazing. Too bad it couldn't be UConn vs. Butler and UK/UNC vs. VCU. But, no matter what, a mid-major will be in the title game for the second straight year.

  
  I wish I could say this was me...
  
  http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/entry?entryID=1079446
  
  
  Also, a lot has been said about said about Butler losing Gordon Hayward to the NBA, but VCU also lost a lottery pick in Larry Sanders last year and are going to the Final Four.
• sportswizuhrd

  My bad. Sanders was not a lottery pick(top 14), as he went 15th to the Bucks.
• Sykotyk

  

  Yeah, that bracket is insane. That can't be the only one he submitted.
• like_that

  

  gorocks99;726557 wrote:The most obvious matchup heading into the tournament. Gotta believe most people saw this one coming.

  
  Gibby sure did. He knew the NCAA had this Final 4 matchup from the beginning.
• killer_ewok

  

  David vs. David. Winner gets Goliath.
  
  CAN'T WAIT!!!
• dlazz

  I think Butler will win. They'll play that down-tempo offense and suck all of the life out of the ball.
  
  From what I saw of them against Kansas they like to push the tempo of the game. Against Butler that won't happen.
• Non

  

  thrilling pace
  
  the first five minutes
• mallymal614

  I just LOVE the way VCU plays. Press on defense, run and shoot on offense.
• killer_ewok

  

  Non;731297 wrote:thrilling pace
  
  the first five minutes

  
  Definitely.
• reclegend22

  

  Calm down, Jim Nantz.
  
  "HE'S HURT. HE IS HURT!"
  
  Then he gets up and walks to the bench. Lol.
• mallymal614

  reclegend22;731301 wrote:Calm down, Jim Nantz.
  
  "HE'S HURT. HE IS HURT!"
  
  Then he gets up and walks to the bench. Lol.

  At least Billy Packer not next time him anymore. lol.
• Midstate01

  

  I was just thinking, everyone on espn and other analysts have kept saying vcu still didn't deserve to get in. Has anyone of them ever said, maybe the committee knows more then we think they do??
• killer_ewok

  

  VCU is strokin'. Damn.
• mallymal614

  Butler is making the mistake of trying to play VCU's game. They need to slow it down and play THEIR game.
• jordo212000

  

  Refs doing their best to slow this game down and let their presence be known
• jordo212000

  

  I just LOVE the way VCU plays. Press on defense, run and shoot on offense.

  +1
• mallymal614

  If VCU has a weakness it's their rebounding. It seems as though teams been killing them on the boards all tournament.
• mallymal614

  jordo212000;731306 wrote:Refs doing their best to slow this game down and let their presence be known

  lol
• Non

  

  Butler on the comeback charge
  
  good work by Howard going inside after settling for too many threes
  
  and Marshall getting on the offensive glass
• september63

  

  It is 15-15. Ill take VCU by 7 at the finish.