The Syndicate

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:16 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:09 pm Cincinnati trying their best to choke just plain choking.

No kidding.

March madness is real. I bet Kentucky didn't think their 5 seed would be the best in their region in the Sweet 16.

...and well, shit. Ugh. I had UC to win it all.

Of course they blew an entire-game massive double digit lead classic Cincinnati style.

At this point, go UMBC to win it all. I actually wasn't TOO bad off until that disaster.

The ultimate underdogs must reign.

UMBC didn't win, but we had two 7-seeds and two 9-seeds reach the Sweet 16 today instead.

You expect the 1-4 seeds to make the sweet 16 right? Only one of the eight teams to advance today was a 1-4 seed. Good stuff.

Marmot wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:54 pm UMBC didn't win, but we had two 7-seeds and two 9-seeds reach the Sweet 16 today instead.

You expect the 1-4 seeds to make the sweet 16 right? Only one of the eight teams to advance today was a 1-4 seed. Good stuff.

Here's a cool article by 538 where they empirically show that this year's Sweet 16 is even stranger than the average March Madness.

Little Caesars is giving away free lunch combos today. They promised free pizza if a #16 seed knocked out a #1 seed in the men's tournament this year. You have to place your order and pick up between 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local time.

I bet their insurance company hates them right now.

Anyone want to participate again this year?

Here is a group I made; if anyone wants to join, feel free. Password is chronoton (because I couldn't help but reference Futurama).

A pox on all who don’t pick Buffalo to go to the Elite 8 at least.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:20 pm A pox on all who don’t pick Buffalo to go to the Elite 8 at least.

How about Sweet 16?

A pox!

I'll have a go and probably forget.

Tournament’s over, I guess.

I didn't watch any of the tournament after UB was eliminated until the championship game tonight. It was exciting, overtime always is. I was rooting for Texas Tech so I could at least say my school lost to the eventual champion.

Their last possession in regulation was kind of botched, and that opened the door for Virginia to dominate overtime.