*** Official March Madness NCAA Tournament Thread 2023 ***

[jsb]

Northern Kentucky has a shot. They really do look to be well coached.

 

[HoopsTournament]

About halfway through the tidbits for the day.

Round of 64 Tidbits - Thursday

Maryland is 2-1 vs. West Virginia in the tournament. They also defeated West Virginia 102-77 in the 1984 Round of 32. Kevin Willard wins hi...

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[ClonerJams]

N Kentucky beating Houston would be funny because it would just make Iowa fans even more angry

 

[HoopsTournament]

With Arkansas's win over Illinois, they are now 6-1 vs. the Big Ten in the tournament. Ironically, their only loss was to Iowa in 1999 which clinched Iowa's last trip to the Sweet Sixteen.

 

[madguy30]

Heard none of his staff can go home until he goes home, no matter what time of the night it is.

I hate those kinds of rules that coaches have.

 

[t-noah]

The play-in games are done. Time for the Madness to begin!


CBS, TruTV, TNT, TBS

Halftime interview with Kelvn Sampson (N Kentucky v Houston): "We've got to get a bowel movement!" At least that's what my wife thought he said. Haha.

"Everybody, quick, you've got 15 minutes, everybody needs to have a bowel movement! Get it done. I want better bowel (ball) movement in the 2nd half!

They should run faster too.

 

[clone4life82]

Sampson is a pretty well known cheater.

A lot of the things Sampson did were piddly compared to what most coaches do. He got his hand slapped for making too many phone calls to recruits…. Now the not letting his assistants go home is a d-bag move.

 

[jsb]

A lot of the things Sampson did were piddly compared to what most coaches do. He got his hand slapped for making too many phone calls to recruits.

Yeah, my feeling is that he's done a lot more than what he's been caught at.

 

[DSM4Cy]

Heard none of his staff can go home until he goes home, no matter what time of the night it is.

This is the definition of a toxic culture. If that's what it takes for you to find success, the success isn't worth it.

 

[jsb]

I wonder if jerserib is ******** about the late night in Wells Fargo.

 

[exCYtable]

N Kentucky beating Houston would be funny because it would just make Iowa fans even more angry

Either way that Houston team is extremely vulnerable if they don't have Sasser moving forward. That side of the bracket was actually set up quite nicely for Iowa.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Arkansas is 7-2 this decade in the tournament which is 2nd behind KU who has 8 wins. If they beat KU on Saturday, they will tie KU for the most wins this decade (with a chance to pass them).

 

[HFCS]

N Kentucky beating Houston would be funny because it would just make Iowa fans even more angry

It would make the “blame pollard” people more hilarious

 

[HFCS]

Either way that Houston team is extremely vulnerable if they don't have Sasser moving forward. That side of the bracket was actually set up quite nicely for Iowa.

Hassel and Miller on IA Everywhere said this and they were right.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Arkansas is 7-2 this decade in the tournament which is 2nd behind KU who has 8 wins. If they beat KU on Saturday, they will tie KU for the most wins this decade (with a chance to pass them).

Edit: Baylor, Gonzaga, Houston and UCLA also currently have 7 wins this decade, so they all can move to 8 with a first round win. (But for the time being, they are first).

 

[NWICY]

They literally play tomorrow?

That's good for team unity.

 

[HoopsTournament]

If Houston loses, my bracket is toast. Which is fine because I love toast.

 

[NENick]

Arkansas is 7-2 this decade in the tournament which is 2nd behind KU who has 8 wins. If they beat KU on Saturday, they will tie KU for the most wins this decade (with a chance to pass them).

Baylor?

Edit: saw the update

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Crybaby

 

[Gunnerclone]

I thought OSU deserved to get in but they received the #1 overall seed in the NIT and sqeaked by what I assume was the #32 seed Youngstown State. Youngstown lead most of the game. Had to play it on the road, though, because OSU was hosting the wrestling tourney.

Comparing their performance in the NIT to playing in the NCAA tournament and using that to project on their entire season is pretty farcical.