NCAA Sweet 16: (5) Butler vs (1) Syracuse

• reclegend22

  

  Never saw this coming. My WTOL Channel 11 bracket just died. And I could've won it, too.
• mallymal614

  The Butler coach looks like he is 20 years old.
• Non

  

  Just keep calling timeouts and fouling so we don't have to watch the end of WVU/Washington.
• ironman02

  Syracuse just collapsed, leading 54-50 with possession of the ball.
  
  Butler executed perfectly down the stretch and 'Cuse didn't...at all.
  
  Unbelievable.
• Non

  

  there's the final turnover
  
  Butler wins
• mallymal614

  lol gotta love Gus Johnson.
• osu45804

  

  63-59 FINAL
• devil1197

  See you Cuse
• jpake1

  

  Thank you Butler. The love affair with the Cuse on this website can now end.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  I really liked Butler coming in and thought they had a shot, but I thought Syracuse was better than this. I guess not.
• SportsAndLady

  

  (no offense ewok) just never saw anything special in this Syracuse team.
• Non

  

  Better get the contract extension papers out for Brad Stevens.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Yesssss.
  
  I hate Syracuse.
• Mulva

  

  SportsAndLady wrote: (no offense ewok) just never saw anything special in this Syracuse team.

  I agree with that. They just never struck me as having "it". Didn't think they'd lose this one though.
• mallymal614

  Another #1 goes down. It will be three number 1's when Kentucky loses to Cornell tonight.
• devil1197

  Butler just stayed calm and patient on the offensive end. They didn't let the zone of Cuse frustrate them into playing a different tempo of offense.
  
  It also helped that Jackson from Cuse is terrible at handling the ball.
• trep14

  The game ended with a turnover by cuse. How appropriate.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Mulva wrote:

  SportsAndLady wrote: (no offense ewok) just never saw anything special in this Syracuse team.

  I agree with that. They just never struck me as having "it". Didn't think they'd lose this one though.

  Yep, been saying that all year about Syracuse, and quietly (to myself) about Kansas...Obviously I never portrayed my weakness in Kansas to other people, but all year I just couldn't visualize Kansas..or syracuse..as being hte best team in the country.
• ou1980

  This Butler team makes me think of 'Hoosiers'
  
  Butler still plays in Hinkle Fieldhouse where the film and real Milan team played in the IHSAA Championship game...
  
  Would be great to see them in Indy in the Final Four, a few miles away from campus
  
  
• namod65

  

  OSU still has to play well, but if they do, they've got a great chance of making the title game now.
• devil1197

  namod65 wrote: OSU still has to play well, but if they do, they've got a great chance of making the title game now.

  Yep, its shaping up nicely for OSU. Just gotta play their game and not slip up.
• jpake1

  

  That's the thing, nobody in this field looked like they had "it" all year. A weak year in general.
• devil1197

  jpake1 wrote: That's the thing, nobody in this field looked like they had "it" all year. A weak year in general.

  Yeah especially considering teams like UCONN, UNC, Indiana, Arizona etc aren't in the tournament.
• Non

  

  That would be a nice subplot.
  
  Butler in Indy for the Final Four.
• SportsAndLady

  

  jpake1 wrote: That's the thing, nobody in this field looked like they had "it" all year. A weak year in general.

  Kentucky.
  That's about it.