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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;790819]Now if UNC and Kansas win tomorrow I will have the entire final four right[/quote]

Wow...you had Butler? Quake you should be up there with Dickie V, Digger and Bilias. good stuff

My Final Four was...Notre Dame, OSU, Florida and UConn. Cant believe I bought into the Big East hype and went with ND. I mean come'on ND final four basketball? I need my head examined.

GM tough loss last night...thats how the tourney rolls sometimes. I think Florida gonna be top five next year. That small point guard missed 3 huge shots at the end of reg and the ot period. tough to watch.

Side note on my hatred of J Bilias, he actually sounded professional and like he knew what he was talking bout after the games last night. Got some respect back for the guy.

I hope vcu wins and screws everyones bracket up.

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[quote=hooskins;790821]I hope vcu wins and screws everyones bracket up.[/quote]

+billion

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[quote=Chico23231;790820]Wow...you had Butler? Quake you should be up there with Dickie V, Digger and Bilias. good stuff

My Final Four was...Notre Dame, OSU, Florida and UConn. Cant believe I bought into the Big East hype and went with ND. I mean come'on ND final four basketball? I need my head examined.

GM tough loss last night...thats how the tourney rolls sometimes. I think Florida gonna be top five next year. That small point guard missed 3 huge shots at the end of reg and the ot period. tough to watch.

Side note on my hatred of J Bilias, he actually sounded professional and like he knew what he was talking bout after the games last night. Got some respect back for the guy.[/quote]

I only picked Butler because I didn't trust anyone in their bracket (good choice) and their performance last year. They only lost Gordon Heyward. I have them losing the title game though.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;790819]Now if UNC and Kansas win tomorrow I will have the entire final four right[/quote]

How's that LSU basketball program these days?

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VCU just peeled off a 17-4 run. Wow. They're the real deal.

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Better team won today period

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I shit you not this post on jay bilias twitter an hour ago: "Final Four or out in 1st Round, Selection argument against VCU and UAB still the same. Neither w/ better credentials than CU, VT, UA, SM."

Effing let it go, lol

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[quote=Chico23231;790846]Better team won today period[/quote]

I disagree. The hotter team won today, not the better team. But that doesn't diminish the accomplishment. Congrats to VCU! Cinderella lives on.

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[quote=Chico23231;790820]Wow...you had Butler? Quake you should be up there with Dickie V, Digger and Bilias. good stuff

[/quote]

I put Quake up their with Hasselbeck's kid

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/24/matt-hasselbecks-five-year-old-son-henry-is-a-sports-savant/]Matt Hasselbeck’s five-year old son Henry is a sports savant | ProFootballTalk[/url]

[quote]Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times notes that Matt Hasselbeck’s five-year old son currently has the 103rd best NCAA tournament bracket entry on ESPN.com. Out of 5.9 million entries.

Henry’s method of picking teams: He usually picks the mascot he likes better.

Meanwhile, his dad isn’t even in the top half of all entries. Clearly Henry’s prediction genes didn’t come from his father’s side of the family.[/quote]

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I'll admit, I was a big hater on VCU making the tourney, and I vocalized that on this thread. I'm also a Florida Gator. Man I wish we had pulled out that game in OT yesterday. Florida-VCU would have been really cool.

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[quote=GMScud;790840]How's that LSU basketball program these days?[/quote]

I dont cheer LSU basketball. Football yes basketball UNC since I was born and I went to Florida as you know so I dont want them to suck.

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VCU! This is awesome. I've never seen this city or the campus come together like this before. Things are crazy down here

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[quote=mlmpetert;790883]VCU! This is awesome. I've never seen this city or the campus come together like this before. Things are crazy down here[/quote]

Loving the love in Richmond! Rams basketball has been completely insane. Go Rams! Knocking em out conference by conference.

[QUOTE=Chico23231;790848]I shit you not this post on jay bilias twitter an hour ago: "Final Four or out in 1st Round, Selection argument against VCU and UAB still the same. Neither w/ better credentials than CU, VT, UA, SM."

Effing let it go, lol[/QUOTE]


I agree he shouldn't bring it up again and again, but its true. That doesn't take away from what vcu has done. But based on credentials a Colorado or VT were more deserving. How can that be argued? Look at vcu's losses and their tourney play.

Also, its likely that those teams wouldn't have made it as far as vcu did but again doesn't mean they're less deserving based on rank. That's what ranking is.

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I'm not a fan of basketball but you don't have to be a fan to have enjoyed the games over the weekend. After maybe a few to many I really got into the FL/Butler game cheering for Butler when they were down by maybe 12. I'm probably now hooked on the sweet 16 and will watch again next year.

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[quote=firstdown;790905]I'm not a fan of basketball but you don't have to be a fan to have enjoyed the games over the weekend. After maybe a few to many I really got into the FL/Butler game cheering for Butler when they were down by maybe 12. I'm probably now hooked on the sweet 16 and will watch again next year.[/quote]Should've bid on Butler. :)

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[quote=firstdown;790905]I'm not a fan of basketball but you don't have to be a fan to have enjoyed the games over the weekend. After maybe a few to many I really got into the FL/Butler game cheering for Butler when they were down by maybe 12. I'm probably now hooked on the sweet 16 and will watch again next year.[/quote]


[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I like college basketball a lot but not a huge basketball fan, football is my favorite sport by far. Outside of the CAA I don’t really keep up with many teams; ill watch VT when theyre on tv and ill watch Duke since their always on tv. But I think the most exciting thing in sports is the NCAA tournament by far. It surpasses playoffs and the Superbowl for me. You have seniors that are playing the last high level basketball game of their lives, freshman in transition to the NBA not used to losing, underclassmen who want to help their seniors dreams come true, first time NCAA tournament crashers, unbelievable upsets, multiple high intensity play/effort/hustle basketball games at once all day long, girls winning their office pools, experts eating crow, Cinderellas, and a stark difference in emotions on the 2 opposing sides of the court once the final horn is blown.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Obviously with the Rams winning this has been the most enjoyable and memorable tournament for me so far, but this is something I say each year to my friends. This is the best event in sports. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]GO VCU!!!!!!!!!!!![/FONT][/COLOR]

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[quote=Chico23231;790848]I shit you not this post on jay bilias twitter an hour ago: "Final Four or out in 1st Round, Selection argument against VCU and UAB still the same. Neither w/ better credentials than CU, VT, UA, SM."

Effing let it go, lol[/quote]


[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Hes just an idiot. I think what the selection committee recognizes that he and many other people don’t is that the CAA has been a really good tough conference for the last 5 years+. USC and UAB probably shouldn’t have been invited over some of those teams but VCU can make a case for themselves just as much as the other teams on that list. Something I don’t really like is that the selection committee makes their picks based off of how a team has preformed over the entire season not just how it finished. VCU finished weak in the regular season, but overall our play all year long was pretty strong (sure we did do well in the CAA tournament). Just like how BYU didn’t finish as strong as they played prior to losing a key player but they still got a pretty high seed (probably deserved now in retrospect).[/FONT][/COLOR]

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;790917]Should've bid on Butler. :)[/quote]

Isnt that what I said

[QUOTE=mlmpetert;790935][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Hes just an idiot. I think what the selection committee recognizes that he and many other people don’t is that the CAA has been a really good tough conference for the last 5 years+. USC and UAB probably shouldn’t have been invited over some of those teams but VCU can make a case for themselves just as much as the other teams on that list. Something I don’t really like is that the selection committee makes their picks based off of how a team has preformed over the entire season not just how it finished. VCU finished weak in the regular season, but overall our play all year long was pretty strong (sure we did do well in the CAA tournament). Just like how BYU didn’t finish as strong as they played prior to losing a key player but they still got a pretty high seed (probably deserved now in retrospect).[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]


Alright, can you agree the inclusion of vcu was questionable over a CU or VT? Performance in the tourney has nothing to do with it.

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[quote=firstdown;790905]I'm not a fan of basketball but you don't have to be a fan to have enjoyed the games over the weekend. After maybe a few to many I really got into the FL/Butler game cheering for Butler when they were down by maybe 12. I'm probably now hooked on the sweet 16 and will watch again next year.[/quote]

You do realize the tournament starts before the sweet 16 right? ;)

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[quote=hooskins;790937]Alright, can you agree the inclusion of vcu was questionable over a CU or VT? Performance in the tourney has nothing to do with it.[/quote]

How about at the time of at the time of tournement selection VCU RPI was 49. VT was 62 Colorado was 65.

Now apparently RPI is a guideline the committee uses in determining the Field. Takes into account strength of schedule. Bad losses and quality wins. So based on that, it can be argued they belonged

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Yeah, to go along with what Chico is saying if VT or CU was included over VCU it would be just as questionable, but not as questioned since theyre bigger names from bigger conferences. VCU was easy to point a finger at. USC and UAB were probably the more appropriate teams to call out. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Ill be the first to admit the way VCU is playing right now is a little (a lot) different then how they played all year. But i still think they played well enough to be included. I didnt think they would get included because were in the CAA but i still thought we were deserving. This was the most competitive CAA ive ever seen, there are a lot of good teams in a very well coached and now very well recruited conference. I thought that Mason and ODU had a good shot at running to the Sweet 16, and thought it would be great if VCU won their first non-play in game. Now im just ecstatic. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also to talk about VCU a little. We are probably the most athletic team in the CAA (and most other mid-majors) and have been for the last 5 years or so (since Grant took over). Our players are just a lot more "raw" then the other teams in the CAA, albeit much more physically gifted. Right now they are just coming together, so physically they can match up well with the best teams in the country (with the exception of a pre-NBA lottery picks), and have always been able to. For whatever reason they are also matching up well when it comes to just good old fashion basketball fundamentals. The last few weeks have really been the first time the Rams have been playing to their potential all year long.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[quote=Dirtbag59;790852]I put Quake up their with Hasselbeck's kid

[URL="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/24/matt-hasselbecks-five-year-old-son-henry-is-a-sports-savant/"]Matt Hasselbeck’s five-year old son Henry is a sports savant | ProFootballTalk[/URL][/quote]

Pretty sweet. Didnt when Mason made it no one had the Final Four on either espn or cbs or both?

[url=http://www.masslive.com/mywideworld/index.ssf/2011/03/vcu_and_butler_may_be_the_darlings_of_the_final_four_but_john_calipari_vs_jim_calhoun_will_be_must_s.html]VCU and Butler may be the darlings of the Final Four, but John Calipari vs. Jim Calhoun will be must-see TV | masslive.com[/url]

ESPN's March Madness bracket contest was played by roughly [URL="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-jayhawks/2011/3/28/2076384/perfect-bracket-espn-com-final-four"][B][COLOR=#305cb6]5.9 million[/COLOR][/B][/URL] college basketball fans this year.
And guess what? Only two people picked the [URL="http://www.vcuathletics.com/landing/index"][B][COLOR=#305cb6]VCU[/COLOR][/B][/URL], [URL="http://www.butlersports.com/landing/index"][B][COLOR=#305cb6]Butler,[/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.uconnhuskies.com/"][B][COLOR=#305cb6]UConn[/COLOR][/B][/URL], and [URL="http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/kty-m-baskbl-body.html"][B][COLOR=#305cb6]Kentucky[/COLOR][/B][/URL] Final Four.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk;790949]You do realize the tournament starts before the sweet 16 right? ;)[/QUOTE

Really.

[QUOTE=mlmpetert;790961][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Yeah, to go along with what Chico is saying if VT or CU was included over VCU it would be just as questionable, but not as questioned since theyre bigger names from bigger conferences. VCU was easy to point a finger at. USC and UAB were probably the more appropriate teams to call out. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Ill be the first to admit the way VCU is playing right now is a little (a lot) different then how they played all year. But i still think they played well enough to be included. I didnt think they would get included because were in the CAA but i still thought we were deserving. This was the most competitive CAA ive ever seen, there are a lot of good teams in a very well coached and now very well recruited conference. I thought that Mason and ODU had a good shot at running to the Sweet 16, and thought it would be great if VCU won their first non-play in game. Now im just ecstatic. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also to talk about VCU a little. We are probably the most athletic team in the CAA (and most other mid-majors) and have been for the last 5 years or so (since Grant took over). Our players are just a lot more "raw" then the other teams in the CAA, albeit much more physically gifted. Right now they are just coming together, so physically they can match up well with the best teams in the country (with the exception of a pre-NBA lottery picks), and have always been able to. For whatever reason they are also matching up well when it comes to just good old fashion basketball fundamentals. The last few weeks have really been the first time the Rams have been playing to their potential all year long.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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A great time to start.

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Hell 2 for 4 isn't bad

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2 for 4 is damn good, espically since Bulter is one of your picks. They arnt just some magically team on fire right now (like VCU), they were a team most people just selpt on.

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Dan j pearlman

[url=http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/entry?entryID=1079446]ESPN - Tournament Challenge - jspearlman 1[/url]

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Looked like I was about to have 3 of the 4 FF teams...ended up with just 1!


I had UNC, UCONN, Kansas and Pitt. Lost Pitt early, ended up with on UCONN.


Had Kansas beating UNC. :Flush:




I'm still shocked at VCU beating Kansas. I have no rooting interest left in the Tourney so I'll pull for them. Win it all, Rams.

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[quote=GMScud;788844]Not to be a downer, but VCU and UAB for that matter making the dance over St. Mary's, Colorado, Alabama, and Va Tech is a total joke. The boys on ESPN have been absolutely trashing the selection committee, and I agree with them.[/quote]
What did you say? :rofl:

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[quote=Monkeydad;791279]What did you say? :rofl:[/quote]

He has more then enough said he was wrong and has congratulated them plenty. Something you and firstdown could learn to do when you are wrong half (I am being generous) the time.

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[quote=Monkeydad;791279]What did you say? :rofl:[/quote]

[IMG]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRebw89hbd_zJLOQOSOMAsJMeUevwA-mcXzlzaC6CI_1wUyJ7Ab[/IMG]

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[quote=Dirtbag59;791302][IMG]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRebw89hbd_zJLOQOSOMAsJMeUevwA-mcXzlzaC6CI_1wUyJ7Ab[/IMG][/quote]

Did you set us up the bomb?

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;791351]Did you set us up the bomb?[/quote]

We get signal.

Main screen turn on!

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Okay here are some songs for your Final 4 parties this weekend:


Ooga Shaka:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5H3e6I98Qk]YouTube - Shaka's Got 'Em Believing (VCU Final Four Song)[/ame]

Black and Yellow:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaNh2aGOHP4&feature=related]YouTube - VCU Black & Gold With Video & Lyrics[/ame]

Black and Gold:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSDKMmwzQZY]YouTube - Black and Gold - De Raw - VCU Anthem (VCU=Final Four!)[/ame]

Black and Yellow:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQoYL3c22FU]YouTube - NEW VCU BASKETBALL BLACK & YELLOW REMIX BY BLACK COBAIN[/ame]

Just a basketball song i like:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYliLca5IsQ]YouTube - We're Playing Basketball (lyrics in description)[/ame]

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Things are getting pretty exciting around Richmond and its still Thursday. This could honestly be the biggest weekend Richmond, especially the fan, has ever had. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Tomorrow you have First Fridays which is basically a block away from VCU’s main campus and always a really awesome event. Then you have the Monument 10k (with 40k runners) on Saturday which starts in the central part of VCU's main campus and goes up to the Museum District and then back and has always been a pretty wild event. Then the game at 6pm. Plus the Picasso exhibit in the Museum District, which is really a once in a life time opportunity for people in the Central East Coast area and people should try and check it out if they can before it goes back to france. The gun show was last weekend and a nascar race is in a couple weeks. If either of those things were also occurring this weekend I would fully expect Richmond to burn down again. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Then hopefully another game Monday night………..[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][URL="http://www.visitrichmondva.com/Landing-Pages/Picasso?src=ppc_google_events_picasso&gclid=CJ-OwPWc-acCFQbe4AodiRHyqw"][COLOR=#800080]http://www.visitrichmondva.com/Landing-Pages/Picasso?src=ppc_google_events_picasso&gclid=CJ-OwPWc-acCFQbe4AodiRHyqw[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Go Rams![/FONT][/SIZE]

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Let's Go V C U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Magical run for VCU. Ill be pulling for Butler for the championship