Official NCAA Basketball Trash Talking Thread

[Ratickle]

78070

Getting close to all of the league tourneys and the big bracket where I'll win One Billion Dollars from Warren!!!!


Michigan State looked bad today. Illinois looked pretty good....



But Oregon won. They're barely hanging on to a tourney bid I think....

[Ratickle]

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[Bobcat]

Illinois Basketball is going to be a powerhouse in the next two years, the recruiting is incredible...and that was a mostly Freshman team out there yesterday.

[Ratickle]

My loyalties in order are:

1 - Oregon Ducks
2 - Pac 12
3 - Michigan State
4 - The Underdog almost always (This year looks to be Wichita State again)

So, those Arizona Wildcats sure looked good last night. They'd crush Illinois!!

[Ratickle]

So Oregon knocked off Arizona!!!!


I wonder if Brooks noticed that Connie's Nebraska Huskers knocked off those overrated Wisconsin cheesehead dudes????

[Bobcat]

Saw that Wisco score this morning...

[Ratickle]

I was texting with Connie but we didn't rub it in to Brooks yet. He probably saw it here but is ignoring us cause of the embarrassment...

[Bobcat]

Illinois gave a good showing today...lost by one to Michigan....I watched the first half..but when they went down by nine in the second half...I went on errands.

[Ratickle]

Michigan-Michigan State tomorrow for the championship.

[Blue Oval]

Great game today. Those boys will be playing hard!

[Ratickle]

Working on my Billion Dollar bracket!!!

[Ratickle]

Pissed at the committee though. They put three Pac 12 teams in the south and none in the east. They always try to make sure a team from the west cannot win the east so they have a team from the east in the east championship. That's BS and I hope the Big 10 wins the east because at least they split the first four Big 10 teams into the four separate regions like they are supposed to.

[Ratickle]

Just put in my Billion Dollar bracket winner!!!!!

[Ratickle]

And, I'm not winning the billion......:banghead:

[Bobcat]

Ohio State got a lot of people. I only had them winning one game.

[Ratickle]

Officially there were 3 people left with perfect brackets until Memphis beat George Washington yesterday. Now there are none!!

[Ratickle]

I'm already missing 3 of my elite 8!!!! Oregon got robbed.....

[Ratickle]

Ended up with only 11 of the sweet 16 ......

[Blue Oval]

Good job, I never did fill one out.

[Ratickle]

My wife is ahead of me....

[Ratickle]

I may pass her now. We both had Louisville in the final four but I had them losing their first game there and she had them winning it all......

[Ratickle]

Only one of my teams left in the final four. Michigan and Michigan State both gone.....

[Ratickle]

Final 4 today!!

[Ratickle]

Well, my bracket absolutely sucked!!!

[Ratickle]

78070

Almost time once again. Anyone think that someone can take down Kentucky this year?

[Ratickle]

Well, anyone here have a perfect bracket still??????:banghead:

[Bobcat]

12/16

[Bobcat]

Correct Picks
25/32
( 25 of 63 )

[Serious News]

Out of more than 11.57 million brackets entered in ESPN's Tournament Challenge, one bracket emerged from the round of 64 of the NCAA tournament with a perfect 32-0 record. This is the first time there was a perfect first round in ESPN's Tournament Challenge since at least 2010 (we're still trying to find out exactly the last time it happened, but it's been a number of years).

There were six perfect brackets heading into the final game of the night between the Dayton Flyers and Providence Friars. The No. 11-seeded Flyers' upset win reduced the perfect field to one.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/105360/tournament-challenge-one-bracket-remains-perfect

[Bobcat]

Correct Picks
30/40
( 30 of 63 )

I'm toast...I had Villanova losing in the Final:dupe:

[Serious News]

And then there were none.

In the 35th game of the NCAA tournament, the final perfect bracket fell.

A 26-year-old sign language interpreter from Cleveland picked his favorite team -- Ohio State -- to beat Arizona. The Wildcats bested the Buckeyes 73-58 Saturday night.

On Friday night, the man who became the sole ESPN.com entrant with a perfect bracket through the round of 64 was checking his phone from a salsa club, reloading the final scoreboards to make sure he still had every game correct.

By day's end, Malachi, who asked to keep his last name anonymous out of privacy concerns, had the only one out of 11.57 million brackets with every team still in green.

Picking Kansas to beat Kentucky in the Elite Eight is one regret for Malachi, who had the only perfect bracket out of 11.57 million after the second round.

So what type of basketball savant is this guy? How much research and number crunching did he do?

"Nothing," he said Saturday, after his first two picks of the day, UCLA and Kentucky, advanced. "I actually haven't watched a full game this entire year."

Malachi got much further than anyone got last year, as no entry on any of the major websites survived the round of 64.

He said his brother called him Thursday morning to remind him that he only had 15 minutes to fill out a bracket. He filled out two.

"I knew I had to have some upsets, but I can't really give you specific reasons as to why I chose certain teams over others," he said.

In the Midwest and the East, Malachi chose all the favorites to win, with the exception of Dayton.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12532715/entrant-only-perfect-ncaa-tournament-bracket-watched-college-basketball-game-all-season

[Bobcat]

I also had Kansas Beating Kentucky.

[Bobcat]

Correct Picks
35/48
( 35 of 63 )

[Bobcat]

Correct Picks
37/52
( 37 of 63 ) 53 pts.....fading fast!

[Ratickle]

Damn Duke!!!!!:banghead:

[Bobcat]

Correct Picks
39/56
( 39 of 63 )
Pool
61 pts

[Blue Oval]

Go Green, great run for MSU!

[Ratickle]

Rooting for them!!!!

[Bobcat]

And I'm done !!!:smash:

[fund razor]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=MSU+sucks

I didn't realize that it was such a well-used expression. :)

[Ratickle]

There is not a single first choice team I like in the final four. Michigan State was a second choice for me. So, go underdogs!!!!!!

[Bobcat]

I had Duke going to the Final Four...but losing...I have no teams left


Correct Picks
40/60
( 40 of 63 )
Pool
69 pts
Overall Leaders

[Ratickle]

So what is your final four remake like?

[Ratickle]

I guess he doesn't have one. It sure looks like a Duke/Kentucky final to me. But, I'm rooting for Wisconsin and Michigan State!!

[Bobcat]

I'll have to root for the Big Ten.

[Ratickle]

You sound so enthusiastic. Calm down!!!!

[Bobcat]

I always root for the Big Ten...except Ohio State:reddevil:

[Ratickle]

How can you root for a conference that can't even count how many teams they have? :)

[Bobcat]

Kentucky Fans went a little crazy after the game.

It's almost impossible for the police to identify who started this riot. There are no dental records in Kentucky and everyone has the same DNA:rofl:

[Underdog88]

B10 Champs in football and basketball may push Rat over ther edge... we are so over rated;) 2 outa the final four?

We have more than 10 now cuz everyone wants to be a part. Ducks are banned...

[Ratickle]

Your guys blew it.

I'm sure glad I'm not a big time Wisconsin fan. I think I'd biotch-slap the refs.

[Ratickle]

The first came with 3:14 left and Wisconsin trailing 61-58. Justise Winslow went baseline on a defender, stepped on the line a few feet away from the ref before dishing to Jahlil Okafor for an “and-1″ opportunity. It was a huge momentum-shifting play. One that stretched the lead to five points.

A little later, Several replays showed the ball going off the tip of Winslow’s finger. But it wasn’t enough to convince officials.

http://uproxx.com/sports/2015/04/duke-bad-calls-wisconsin-national-championship/

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green believes the officials should be looking for a new line of work after Monday.

Draymond Green ✔ @Money23Green
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If those 3 refs don't lose their jobs the entire NCAA need to be under federal review!!!!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2422772-ncaa-championship-game-2015-controversial-call-replay-video-twitter-reaction

[Ratickle]

I see they actually caught Coach K in one of his lies!!!

Go Ducks!!

[Bobcat]

I had 3 teams in the Final 4 until Yesterday...fugging Kansas was My overall Winner...Now, all I have is Oklahoma and North Carolina.

[Ratickle]

I think you're still good. North Carolina and Oklahoma appear to be the two best teams.

[Ratickle]

I see they actually caught Coach K in one of his lies!!!

Go Ducks!!

K still hasn't apologized for lying and trying to make an Oregon player out to be a liar. And he only apologized for saying that to the player after CBS played the tape they had of him saying what he said he hadn't.

What an ass. Trying to make a collage player out to be a liar for something you really did say. Sure glad that CBS had the tape of him saying what was reported by the Oregon player.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/armour-apology-was-krzyzewskis-only-option/ar-BBqY8Nn

[Ratickle]

I'm still sticking with Oklahoma and North Carolina.

[Ratickle]

Time to find out.....

[JordanBotes]

I'm still sticking with Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Close...Oklahoma froze in the second period and let Villanova walk all over them, NC had a good showing though, proved why they were number 1!

[Ratickle]

Pretty bad when the team you pick to win sets a record for the all-time worse loss in final four history. Smashed the old record by 10 points!!!!!:banghead:

[Bobcat]

I finished 265,000th out of 575,000 people...So I got that going for Me.

[Ratickle]

What did you finish after the championship game?

I had that one wrong too......:(

[Bobcat]

I had Kansas beating Mich St., So My points were done after the Final Four.

[Ratickle]

But not everybody else's......:sifone:

So you probably dropped to 365,000.......

[Ratickle]

Well, it's that time again.

My Ducks were gonna win it all, but now their leading shot-blocker and 3 point shooter got hurt and is done for the season. DAMN!!!

So the overall winner has to be whoever comes out of the West bracket.

Gonzaga or Arizona??

[Ratickle]

So who's your final four and overall winner??

[Bobcat]

I didn't get My usual invite from Yahoo...I guess they folded that program along with their Comics and Crossword Puzzles.

I couldn't get on CBS's(site crashed) in the Morning, and waited too long in the Afternoon:mad:

[Ratickle]

Still time for your final four (or 8, or 16) Serious Picks!!

[Ratickle]

Pac 12 goes undefeated in first round!!

[Ratickle]

After the Sweet 16 is set we'll pick the winners the rest of the way......

[Ratickle]

And then there were none.

After 40 games of the 2017 NCAA tournament there are no perfect brackets remaining among the tens of millions submitted, according to Daniel Wilco of NCAA.com.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/no-perfect-brackets-remain-for-mens-ncaa-tournament/ar-BBylCO8?li=BBxU6kX

[Ratickle]

My next round winners:

Kansas over Perdue
Oregon over Michigan
then Kansas over Oregon, but I hope to heck I'm wrong and will be betting on Oregon

Florida over Wisconsin
Baylor over S Carolina
then Florida over Baylor

UNC over Butler
UCLA over Kentucky
then UCLA over Florida

Gonzaga over W Virginia
Arizona over Xavier
then Arizona over Gonzaga, but I hope I'm wrong. Rooting for the Zags

What's yours??????

[Ratickle]

no one???????

[Ratickle]

Damn Arizona:mad:

[Ratickle]

Damn UCLA!!

Go Oregon and the Zags!!

[Bobcat]

I think its time for an intervention:D

[Ratickle]

Oregon and the Zags are both in!! :party:

Your intervention didn't work!! :cheers2:

[Ratickle]

I'd love to see an Oregon, Zags championship game!!

[Ratickle]

Damn, these refs in the second half really are trying to make sure it's a tight contest. Already called 12 fouls on the Zags and only 4 on SC.


I can't believe it. :cuss:

[Ratickle]

Well, the refs certainly made it exciting.

Unfortunate though. It's getting to be that the college game has no more integrity than the pros.:(

[Ratickle]

Damn it, no Oregon in the final. :banghead:

[Ratickle]

Go Zags!!

[Ratickle]

This has to be the worse officiated championship game ever!!

22 fouls called in 11 minutes in the second half. Disgusting.....:mad:

[Ratickle]

Who's following the tourney this year?

And picking that perfect bracket???????

[Bobcat]

I picked Yesterday....Virginia all the way !!!!!! (I think)

[Ratickle]

Who are your final four?

[Bobcat]

I think 0wedongo has the same pics as Me:puke:

I'll have to go back and look....But My Puter updated and I'm locked out of My Mail:huh:

[Bobcat]

I haven't paid attention all Year...So I'll probably do well.



85179

[Ratickle]

I haven't paid attention all Year...So I'll probably do well.



85179

KANSAS????????:huh:

[Blue Oval]

Short night of sleep. Stayed up to watch the Michigan game. They played like poop. But won.

[Bobcat]

Arizona hurt Me a little...I had Miami winning one...14 out 16 pts sofar.

[Ratickle]

Only 9.8% of the brackets at ESPN had Arizona losing........

PAC12 is really sucking this year. All done in the tourney, sucked in bowl games too. Too many votes for Bernie and Hillary I guess means the West Coast has turned into mostly cupcakes and snowflakes, even in sports?

[Ratickle]

DOWN GOES VIRGINIA!!!!!:eek:

[Bobcat]

I guess They had a very 'Cavalier" attitude....F*ckers

I've got 24 pts.

[Ratickle]

This has got to be the weirdest tournament ever.

[Ratickle]

And probably IZZO's worst coaching job ever.

[Bobcat]

My whole left side is done...As always, the Right's doing OK.

[Bobcat]

RANK SCORE BEST POSSIBLE
BobcatKW 491495 38 82

[Ratickle]

Damn, I'm down to no teams that I really like after Gonzaga's loss. I kinda like Michigan since they hired Beeline though.

[Ratickle]

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN: The Big 12 and ACC are leading the way entering the Elite Eight.

The Big 12 earned seven bids and has three teams (Kansas, Texas Tech and Kansas State) still alive to go with an 11-4 tournament record (.733).
The ACC tied its own record with nine bids and has two left (Duke and FSU) to go with a 12-7 record (.632).
The Big East (Villanova), Big Ten (Michigan) and Missouri Valley Conference (Loyola-Chicago) have the other spots

[Bobcat]

I shot up (too soon?) the rankings Yesterday

BobcatKW Rank:258985(was at 795000) Pts. 66 Best scenario: 82

[Ratickle]

Unfortunately, it looks as if Villanova is the best left.........

I do wish the Loyola/Michigan game was for the championship.

[Ratickle]

Almost time!!

Go Michigan!!!!!!!!

[rschap1]

Maybe next year


Heck of a run though
:)

[Ratickle]

So far, not good. 22 correct, 14 wrong...…..:(

[Bobcat]

I ain't checked yet....

[Bobcat]

Rank ........ Name ....... ....Rd 2 pts .... Total Points

472862 Bobcatgatord 12 36

I still have two out four , Final Four Teams:(

[Bobcat]

Moved up 440449

[Ratickle]

Seriously, already lost two of your final four? Who the heck did you choose???

[Ratickle]

Damn lucky-azz Duke. Refs bailed them out on that last foul on the big guy. :ack2:

[Ratickle]

How bout them Ducks!!!!!!:26:


I have 13 of the sweet 16. Lost none of my Elite 8 yet.

[Bobcat]

Maryland
Gonzaga
Kansas St.
Kentucky

Gonzaga vs Kentucky in Championship Game..Gonzaga takes all.

Sitting on 48 pts right now.

[Ratickle]

I have Gonzaga versus Houston final. Gonzaga takes all.

:sifone:

[Bobcat]

How many pts Ya got

[Ratickle]

I didn't enter on-line.

But I'm tied with my wife in-house!

[Ratickle]

The next two days will make a huge difference between the two of us though.

[Ratickle]

Tennessee loss cost me big. I had them in the final four.

[Ratickle]

I also had Michigan winning.

[Ratickle]

Houston needs to get going!!!

[Ratickle]

And Zion gets away with a foul again on the last play for the win.

[Bobcat]

I'm up to 60 pts..Today will determine everything.

[Ratickle]

So far, today determines that I suck.

I am getting sick of crappy ass referring though. How can they miss that the player was out of bounds by an entire foot, not his toe or something. That was a 4 point turnaround, plus an additional foul.

Gonzaga was my champion.

[Bobcat]

Gonzaga'd !!!!!!!!!!!:cuss:

Still got Kentucky in the Final....losing.

[Ratickle]

Damn, I sure get sick of crappy ass referees blowing calls that cost teams games. Only a complete idiot, or somebody with an agenda, would miss an obvious double dribble right in front of them. Even the heavyweight champ was calling the double dribble when it happened.

That's as obvious a blown call that cost Auburn a chance to play for a championship as the idiot referee that cost the Saints the chance to play in the Super Bowl.

Idiots:mad::cuss::smash::banghead:

[Ratickle]

And, the refs do it again.

Overturn a call, with no "Indisputable Evidence", and possibly changed the outcome of the game. Hell, after 15 replays the announcers couldn't decide, but the refs changed it anyway.

[Ratickle]

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[Ratickle]

It's tourney time.......

95315

[Ratickle]

Friggin Duke won again.....:banghead: