2013 NCAA Tournament Thread

• Midstate01

  

  Is every single cal fan a hippie?
• Mulva

  

  Ironman92;1412882 wrote:Well, first of all I meant 1 out of every 3 years which is close. That's 1/12. I'd take the 54-4 more seriously if the #8 seeds beat the #9 seeds 75% of the time.

  It's 1 out of every 2 years exactly since expansion to 64 teams. 14 times in 28 seasons (losing to either an 8 or 9). Now at least 15 in 29.
• wildcats20

  

  LOL
• Ironman92

  

  Laley23;1412888 wrote:What??

  
  Looks like I was right in the first place.
• reclegend22

  

  Laley23;1412845 wrote:He wanted to use the "clever" pun...

  Ah. I just got it. I'm a bit oblivious right now on the cloud I am currently riding. Lol.
• Laley23

  

  Ironman92;1412893 wrote:Looks like I was right in the first place.

  Im still confused by the comment though lol.
• Ironman92

  

  Lol....let's just stop and agree that was the worst inbounds play ever.
• Classyposter58

  

  Cal +7 and they're down by 8. I swear I may have to kill someone if they don't cover!
• Laley23

  

  Ironman92;1412899 wrote:Lol....let's just stop and agree that was the worst inbounds play ever.

  Im not looking to argue. I genuinely dont understand the bolded part of your post. Can you please explain it to me. It will drive me nuts all night lol
• Mulva

  

  Classyposter58;1412900 wrote:Cal +7 and they're down by 8. I swear I may have to kill someone if they don't cover!

  Bullshit.
• Laley23

  

  Classyposter58;1412900 wrote:Cal +7 and they're down by 8. I swear I may have to kill someone if they don't cover!

  Gonna push.
• Classyposter58

  

  I seriously hope Cal does not foul
• Laley23

  

  Classyposter58;1412904 wrote:I seriously hope Cal does not foul

  They called a TO, they are fouling.
• Mulva

  

  The 2-0 Cal lead today was the only time Syracuse has trailed in 2 tournament games.
• Laley23

  

  Well, they are fouling. I guess it helps when the refs also had Cal +7 lol
  
  Congrats on the win
• Crimson streak

  

  Haha you got lucky as hell
• Classyposter58

  

  Laley23;1412903 wrote:Gonna push.

  :thumbup::laugh: No foul! I have gotten every bet right!!! I love this tourney
• Classyposter58

  

  Laley23;1412910 wrote:Well, they are fouling. I guess it helps when the refs also had Cal +7 lol
  
  Congrats on the win

  I was seriously jumping up and down in my living room. I think my buddies were confused a bit.
  
  On a side not here have been my bets, at $15 a piece...
  
  VCU -7.5 over Akron
  Colorado State +3 on Mizzou
  Michigan -11 over SDSU
  Oregon +4 on St Louis
  Oregon +160
  Wichita State +7 on Gonzaga
  Cal +7 on Syracuse
• killer_ewok

  

  Syracuse and Cal kept trying to give the game away late. Fortunately, Cal wanted wanted to lose the game more than Syracuse did. Ugly....but I'll take it.
• reclegend22

  

  Interested to perhaps see Indiana take on Syracuse's vaunted zone.
  
  A Temple-Syracuse rematch would be great TV too. Two all-time traditions from the northeast.
• Azubuike24

  

  Conference breakdown. I'd tend to argue that come tournament time, you can throw out conference affiliation as there seems to not really be a pattern. Match-ups are more important. However, interestingly, we might have an all-power 6 Sweet 16, minus 2 teams, if seeds hold. The Atlantic 10 and Mountain West could be surprisingly absent (if FGCU beats SDSU).
  
  Big Ten - 2 (OSU, ILL, MIN and IU pending)
  Big East - 3
  Pac 12 - 2
  Missouri Valley - 1 (CRE pending)
  SEC - 0 (FLA, MISS pending)
  Big XII - 0 (KU, ISU pending)
  Atlantic 10 - 0 (TEM, LAS pending)
  ACC - 0 (MIA, DUKE, UNC pending)
  Mountain West - 0 (SDSU pending)
  Atlantic Sun - 0 (FGCU pending)
• Rotinaj

  

  LOLgonzaga.
• gorocks99

  

  
• killer_ewok

  

  Crazy. Michael Carter-Williams' house caught fire during the game last night. The good thing is that his family wasn't hurt but that really sucks.
  
  http://m.wcvb.com/news/Syracuse-basketball-star-s-home-goes-up-in-flames-during-tournament-game/-/17428308/19444598/-/tm7cb8/-/index.html?utm_campaign=wcvb+channel+5+boston&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=hootsuite
• Ironman92

  

  Laley23;1412901 wrote:Im not looking to argue. I genuinely dont understand the bolded part of your post. Can you please explain it to me. It will drive me nuts all night lol

  
  Ok...my thought was just that there just isn't a scratch of difference between an #8 and a #9 seed. I went back to 2007 (got bored and stopped) and the #9 seeds are 14-14 against the #8 seeds. Furthermore (correct my math if I'm wrong).....if #1 seeds are 54-4 against #9 seeds....then since 1985 #9 seeds are 58-54 against #8 seeds.
  
  Regardless, Gonzaga as a #1 seed losing in this round was the least surprising of any #1 seed losses to any #8 or #9 seed.