2015 NCAA TGT Bracketology & Tournament Talk [Archive]

JBHuskers

03-15-2015, 09:42 PM

Kentucky offensively has seven scorers. If a team shuts down one, you still have six to contend with. Combine this with their defensive ability, I can't go against them.

I thought I was being too chalk with my bracket, but do have two double digit seeds in the Sweet 16, so I guess that isn't so bad.

CLW

03-16-2015, 12:18 PM

:Kentucky: LOOKS unbeatable because they have not played ANYONE since 12/27/14.

They are the best team right now but the gap is not as large as everyone thinks. There are at least 10 teams that could beat them straight up on any given night and it wouldn't be that big of a deal but the media will spin it as such since they have basically said this is the greatest basketball team since the Dream Team.

SmoothPancakes

03-16-2015, 01:07 PM

Who does everyone think will be the Cinderella this year? There are some good teams that got sort of screwed on seedings, so there are going to be some great games this week. Some very talented mid-major teams that have the chance to make some noise. Question is, will any of them be able to make the Sweet 16 and/or crash the Elite Eight or Final Four?

And what about Dayton? First, not only does a very good Dayton team get absolutely fucked over by being one of the last four in, while shitty ass UCLA was apparently safe by a mile, but now Dayton will be playing on their own home court in the first round. I feel sorry for Boise State in that game!

JBHuskers

03-16-2015, 01:21 PM

SmoothPancakes

03-16-2015, 02:51 PM

I've got Dayton in the Sweet 16 to go with Stephen F Austin as my double digit "Cinderella's in the Sweet 16". I also have Northern Iowa in the Elite 8.

I think Dayton definitely makes the Sweet 16. They'll beat Boise State. Providence might be a bit tough and Oklahoma will be a challenge, but Dayton's got the talent to make it to the second week.

It sucks Wyoming got paired up with Northern Iowa, I think the Cowboys could have made a little noise, but Northern Iowa should get definitely at least Sweet 16. Louisville just isn't playing very good right now. I'm not picking it, but I honestly wouldn't be that surprised if the Anteaters knocked off Louisville.

Steven F. Austin is an upset pick of mine. I like Wofford, I'm just not sure they can hang a full game with Arkansas. They did knock off NC State, but they got trounced pretty good by West Virginia and Duke. I would have happily picked Harvard to break some more hearts in the tournament again, but matched up with North Carolina, I'm not sure they can rise to that test. North Carolina may have 11 losses, but look at who they came to? Butler, Iowa, NC State, Kentucky, Notre Dame (regular season and tournament), Louisville, Virginia, Duke (twice). Their only bad loss the entire season was Pittsburgh. They are good and I don't see Harvard pulling off their usual tournament upsets.

One upset that I think could happen, Eastern Washington knocking off Georgetown. Georgetown is good, but they're sloppy and they've had some rough games recently.

JBHuskers

03-16-2015, 03:02 PM

For some reason I don't like Wofford.

I have Eastern Washington beating Georgetown, almost had them beating Stephen F Austin, but went SFA instead.

ram29jackson

03-18-2015, 02:23 PM

LOL UCLA shouldn't even be in and get an 11 seed? That's right,the fix is in.

I did a more serious bracket here and another that's just upset city

SmoothPancakes

03-18-2015, 10:35 PM

What a game between Dayton and Boise State! And I agree with the announcer, Dayton is extremely lucky that the refs didn't call the foul on that final shot. That was an easy foul call if they decide to blow the whistle.

#TheScriptIsDead

JBHuskers

03-19-2015, 12:34 AM

I almost had to alter that section of the bracket!

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 12:38 AM

Same here! That nearly screwed me before the start! :D

JBHuskers

03-19-2015, 12:44 AM

I was out of town tonight seeing Cable Guy doing a special small show to warm up for his tour. Told my girlfriend if Boise won I'd have to fix a lot of brackets late tonight when we got back in town :D

skipwondah33

03-19-2015, 01:22 PM

Northeastern gave Notre Dame a scare. 69-65.

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 01:45 PM

Fuck you Iowa State.

#TheScriptIsDead

JBHuskers

03-19-2015, 01:48 PM

Good for UAB to get that upset of Iowa State after they lost their football program.

One less Sweet 16 team for me though lol at least I had them getting beat by Gonzaga. Some "experts" had Iowa State as a sleeper for Final Four :D

skipwondah33

03-19-2015, 01:48 PM

Should have known they would lose. One of the games I was hesitant about lol. Didn't have them getting out of 2nd round anyway

Guess those Fred Hoiberg to Chicago rumors can heat up some more

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 01:49 PM

I had them losing to Duke in the Elite Eight. Gonzaga always loses by the Sweet Sixteen, so no way was I going to trust them to actually make it beyond that this year.

#TheScriptIsDead

skipwondah33

03-19-2015, 02:05 PM

Shit nevermind I had them making it to the Sweet 16 and didn't realize it lol

Accidently had them going to the finals because I was trying to undo the pick but it kept moving them further. Then only way I found out how to fix it was have them losing early on. Didn't fix it at the SMU game though haha

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 03:11 PM

Fuuuuucckk yoooooou Baylor!

ram29jackson

03-19-2015, 03:12 PM

made a serious and a funky bracket but still picked Baylor in both LOL

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 03:18 PM

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx305/SmoothPancakes/March%20Madness/bracket-burning_zpskstvfnqx.gif

skipwondah33

03-19-2015, 03:41 PM

I had them making the Sweet 16 lol

Putting faith in 19-20-something yr olds haha

CLW

03-19-2015, 03:54 PM

Yeah tourny has been CRAZY a.k.a. status quo.

CLW

03-19-2015, 04:19 PM

:SMU: might actually be trying to lose this game. WOW

CLW

03-19-2015, 04:22 PM

WOW "questionable" goal tending call to say the least and :UCLA: escapes saving me another L in the bracket challenge

ram29jackson

03-19-2015, 04:22 PM

another fixed game obviously

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 04:24 PM

Son of a bitch.

#TheScriptIsDead

jaymo76

03-19-2015, 06:20 PM

SMU and Iowa State have pretty much destroyed my bracket... I didn't see either of these teams losing today.

cdj

03-19-2015, 07:56 PM

To be fair, SMU probably shouldn't have lost on that goaltending call.

I had ISU losing second round. Their recent 'start slow & rally' strategy wasn't going to hold up in the tourney, but I figured they'd be OK in game one.

skipwondah33

03-19-2015, 08:35 PM

Well damn

JBHuskers

03-19-2015, 11:16 PM

I've lost a lot of games, but Elite 8 is in tact still. That's what really matters.

SmoothPancakes

03-19-2015, 11:32 PM

Damn, Wofford came up just short against Arkansas. I picked Arkansas to win, but I would have been happy seeing Wofford with the upset.

#TheScriptIsDead

JBHuskers

03-20-2015, 04:40 PM

Have my main bracket, then 9 others on ESPN for their contest. My best brackets are from completely following the ESPN Insider and then my chalk bracket :D

SmoothPancakes

03-20-2015, 06:39 PM

I just do one bracket. Extra bracket cheapen the fun and aggravation of watching the games.

And damn, UC Irvine and Valparaiso came up just short. I didn't pick them, but as I said on here before the tournament, I liked their chances at pulling off upsets. They were talented enough to challenge Louisville and Maryland.

#TheScriptIsDead

JBHuskers

03-20-2015, 07:53 PM

I don't follow or root for those other brackets. I just focus on the main one.

SmoothPancakes

03-21-2015, 08:36 PM

And Villanova is the first #1 seed to fall (as expected), losing 71-68 to NC State. That's good for me, because I had Northern Iowa beating Villanova in the Sweet 16.

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cdj

03-21-2015, 08:50 PM

Last year Creighton absolutely rolled Nova a couple times and that was enough (with previous tourney results) to never pick them to do much again. I stumbled into NC State upsetting them due to this logic.

JBHuskers

03-21-2015, 09:03 PM

Villanova losing helps me out long term. I have UNI in the Elite 8 and Virginia in the Final Four.

SmoothPancakes

03-21-2015, 09:18 PM

Yeah, Villanova is always overrated. They're a good team, but they choke in the tournament and they fold against mid to upper level teams of the power 5 conferences, like they did today against NC State. I don't know whether to feel sorry for the people who actually picked them to win it all, or laugh at them for thinking Villanova would do more than win 1 or 2 games before bowing out.

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JBHuskers

03-21-2015, 10:22 PM

This bracket was already set up for either Virginia or Northern Iowa to take.

SmoothPancakes

03-21-2015, 11:24 PM

I'm not really sold on Virginia, but while I like Northern Iowa, I didn't feel comfortable pushing them all the way to the Final Four. I took a gamble on Oklahoma, who I think will beat Virginia.

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SmoothPancakes

03-21-2015, 11:29 PM

Ouch, looking at the TGT group. Jaymo, OSUCowboys and ksweeney all picked Villanova.

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jaymo76

03-22-2015, 02:58 AM

Yup. Jaymo's picks have packed up and went home... I'm done now. Nova you suck!!!

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 11:25 AM

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 01:21 PM

Down goes Virginia! Michigan State came through for me. The East is WIDE OPEN now with the 1 and 2 both gone.

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CLW

03-22-2015, 01:37 PM

Down goes Virginia! Michigan State came through for me. The East is WIDE OPEN now with the 1 and 2 both gone.

#TheScriptIsDead

Yep :Virginia: fell apart down the stretch and really did not play well at all after Anderson broke his finger and then had an appendectomy. No margin for error when you play the way the Hoos play.

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 01:46 PM

Yep :Virginia: fell apart down the stretch and really did not play well at all after Anderson broke his finger and then had an appendectomy. No margin for error when you play the way the Hoos play.
Nope, none at all. A lot of the experts were still expecting Virginia to keep moving on, but I liked Sparty's chances against that slow grind turtle defense. Even they're offense wasn't great. Just a bunch of never ending picks, rolls, screens and quick passes to try and get an opening to chuck up a shot. That and a ton of missed free throws killed them.

#TheScriptIsDead

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 02:22 PM

San Diego State is so screwed.

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CLW

03-22-2015, 03:55 PM

San Diego State is so screwed.

#TheScriptIsDead

When :Duke: decides it wants to play hard they are a tough out. They came out focused today and pretty much shredded the #4 defense in the country.

CLW

03-22-2015, 04:10 PM

BTW - HUGE game for me in the pool coming up as I doubt few have :Wichita_State: taking out :Kansas:

EDIT: surprised 3 out of the top 8 actually have the Shockers

skipwondah33

03-22-2015, 04:28 PM

I picked them because Kansas chokes or has choked quite a few years now. Or not necessarily choked just been beaten

JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 05:20 PM

This is why I picked Michigan State to upset Virginia. Michigan State is a fast ass team. Virginia needs time to get back and set up their turtle in the paint defense, and the Spartans aren't giving them any. Add to that cold shooting by the Cavs, and Michigan State is already running away with this one half way through the first half.

#TheScriptIsDead

They were terrible against any team of substance this year; which is why I stayed away from them. Should have know the Izzo magic in March was going to come out.

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 05:54 PM

They were terrible against any team of substance this year; which is why I stayed away from them. Should have know the Izzo magic in March was going to come out.
That too. And I definitely wasn't going against Izzo. Hell, I picked Oklahoma to beat Michigan State in the Sweet 16 and even now I'm starting to doubt that pick against Izzo.

As for Wichita State and Kansas, I wasted no time in picking the Shockers. I liked this team to knock off Kansas from the moment the brackets were announced. If they do hold on for the upset, I'm just wondering if I should have gone with them over Notre Dame. I picked the Irish to beat Wichita in the Sweet 16, but these guys could easily topple Notre Dame if they keep playing like this.

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JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 05:57 PM

That too. And I definitely wasn't going against Izzo. Hell, I picked Oklahoma to beat Michigan State in the Sweet 16 and even now I'm starting to doubt that pick against Izzo.

As for Wichita State and Kansas, I wasted no time in picking the Shockers. I liked this team to knock off Kansas from the moment the brackets were announced. If they do hold on for the upset, I'm just wondering if I should have gone with them over Notre Dame. I picked the Irish to beat Wichita in the Sweet 16, but these guys could easily topple Notre Dame if they keep playing like this.

#TheScriptIsDead
I had Dayton beating OU.

KU is young. This isn't their year. It was a no brainer for me either at the time of filling it out.

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 06:03 PM

I like Dayton. I had them going on their run last year and it paid off. This year, they're good enough to make the same run, but they have got to be wearing down. Today is their 6th game in the last 10 days. Anybody would start to wear down and tire out with that schedule. And none of those games were easy, almost all of them going right down to the buzzer. As long as Oklahoma can drain their shots in the second half, they'll be in great shape.

#TheScriptIsDead

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 06:05 PM

Even worse for Dayton, if I'm remembering right and thinking of the right team, they only have something like 7 scholarship players. They have no bench at all.

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JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 06:31 PM

That whole Kansas was scared to schedule Wichita State talk will sure be magnified until they play again.

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 06:33 PM

And Wichita State gets it done! And now, unless the NCAA forces the matchup again in future tournaments, it'll be another 20 years before we see this game again since Kansas is nothing but a team of pussies.

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CLW

03-22-2015, 06:34 PM

Welp the :Wichita_State: win just put me into a two way tie with Skip for 2nd

JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 06:37 PM

Here comes Dayton!

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 06:39 PM

Fuck. Come on Oklahoma.

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CLW

03-22-2015, 06:39 PM

Here comes Dayton!

I know the bastards are playing at home as an 11 seed after literally playing a home game in their play in game and they are about to take away 1/2 of the only possible correct picks I have left in the East region.

JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 06:40 PM

The only bad thing about watching the Dayton game is I have to listen to Doug Gottlieb.

CLW

03-22-2015, 06:41 PM

The only bad thing about watching the Dayton game is I have to listen to Doug Gottlieb.

LMAO I have it on Mute while I listened to K's post game press conference.

JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 06:41 PM

Fucking hate that troll.

CLW

03-22-2015, 06:43 PM

Fucking hate that troll.

I just hope he calls :Duke: "alarmingly unathletic" last time he did that :Kentucky: chocked early and :Duke: went on to win the title.

CLW

03-22-2015, 06:47 PM

BTW - who is the guy in the lead - I don't recognize the ID?

JBHuskers

03-22-2015, 06:52 PM

Probably a newbie signed up from Twitter.

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 07:19 PM

It's looking good for the Sooners!

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SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 07:30 PM

Boomer Sooner!

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CLW

03-22-2015, 07:36 PM

Probably a newbie signed up from Twitter.

Well :Oklahoma: helped Skip and I took the lead sitting at 95.1%

steelerfan

03-22-2015, 07:42 PM

Wow!

Was that fucking Buddy Hield for OU speaking English in that post game interview? Sheesh!

https://youtu.be/vZ3zMu_WRYU

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skipwondah33

03-22-2015, 08:13 PM

Well :Oklahoma: helped Skip and I took the lead sitting at 95.1%

I had Villanova and Virginia in the Sweet 16 so that will hurt me

SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 08:55 PM

Despite having a total meltdown on the first day, I've only suffered small losses since then. Have 7 of 8 final four teams still alive and have the most potential points remaining out of everyone in the group.

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SmoothPancakes

03-22-2015, 10:49 PM

Well, Northern Iowa just fucked me. Down goes my first Final Four team.

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JBHuskers

03-23-2015, 12:40 AM

Half of the Sweet 16 is all I got. 3 of Final Four, and my final is still in tact so far.

SmoothPancakes

03-23-2015, 08:19 AM

I've got 9/16 Sweet Sixteen, 6/8 Elite Eight, 3/4 Final Four and my title game is intact.

#TheScriptIsDead

CLW

03-23-2015, 01:12 PM

I've got 9/16 Sweet Sixteen, 6/8 Elite Eight, 3/4 Final Four and my title game is intact.

#TheScriptIsDead

11/16

6/8

3/4

2/2

Those F'ers in the East Region has been my only trouble spot. Thanks :Villanova: and :Virginia:

SCClassof93

03-23-2015, 02:11 PM

Pretty sure I'm out of this one but my final 4 are still intact.

CLW

03-23-2015, 03:38 PM

Pretty sure I'm out of this one but my final 4 are still intact.

ESPN's setup is all about the champion - if you pick it right you get 320 points. So basically you need to predict the correct champion and have the highest accuracy for that team.

Right now here are the "leaders" for each team -

:Wisconsin: - "RW"

:Kentucky: - CLW/Skip

:Notre_Dame: - celtics1211

:Arizona: - JayGaming901

:Duke: - DirtyJerz

:Gonzaga: - volsfan_rockytop

cdj

03-28-2015, 08:42 PM

UK & ND tied at half......hope the Irish can keep it up.

steelerfan

03-28-2015, 08:58 PM

UK & ND tied at half......hope the Irish can keep it up.
Go Irish!

I don't really care.

#TheScriptIsDead

cdj

03-28-2015, 09:11 PM

:D

Heck of a game so far.

cdj

03-28-2015, 09:24 PM

ND missed too many shots when up four that could have stretched the lead to seven or ten.

UK with three missed FTs on this stretch and they are still down two. Each team missing opportunities. If ND can hit even a couple threes, though....

SmoothPancakes

03-28-2015, 09:57 PM

Son of a.....

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SmoothPancakes

03-28-2015, 09:59 PM

Damnit! I'm sick of these lucky bastards always escaping at the last second.

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CLW

03-28-2015, 10:02 PM

Damnit! I'm sick of these lucky bastards always escaping at the last second.

#TheScriptIsDead

:Notre_Dame: crapped their pants Grant too much hero ball in the last few possessions.

cdj

03-28-2015, 10:04 PM

The last few possessions for ND were terrible and cost them. After making that long three, Grant thought he would takeover - not so much, though.

CLW

03-28-2015, 10:06 PM

The last few possessions for ND were terrible and cost them. After making that long three, Grant thought he would takeover - not so much, though.

Yep too much hero ball from Grant cost the Irish dearly.

:Kentucky: better not try that against :Wisconsin: as they are about as sound and un-selfish as it gets.

steelerfan

03-28-2015, 10:07 PM

There was a stretch in the last 5 minutes where the Irish missed 3 FTs in like 3 minutes. Can't do that.

The final 3 ND possessions were garbage too.

Oh well.

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CLW

03-29-2015, 07:14 PM

WOW tickets in Indy next weekend are going to be through the roof with the programs there. My aunts and mother are all going - they might wanna rethink that and fund that retirement.

JBHuskers

03-30-2015, 10:30 AM

Great Elite 8 games. This is going to be a fun Final Four. With me being WAY out of the bracket challenge, I think I'm going to root for Izzo.

SmoothPancakes

04-04-2015, 09:29 PM

Come on Wisconsin!!!

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SmoothPancakes

04-04-2015, 09:49 PM

Well, so much for that. Now Wisconsin is starting to shit the bed. :fp:

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SmoothPancakes

04-04-2015, 10:15 PM

WISCONSIN!!!

A big 8-0 run gives Wisconsin the lead and they wouldn't give it up in the battle of free throws.

Wisconsin stuns Kentucky 71-64!

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skipwondah33

04-04-2015, 10:15 PM

I stopped watching after the travel and shot clock violation all in the same sequence wasn't called.

Shot an air ball caught it then shot it again after clock expired lol

Good run Kentucky, tough to make a run like this when night in and night out everyone gunning for you....even in this crappy Era of College ball..according to CLW lol

SmoothPancakes

04-04-2015, 10:15 PM

38 and DONE!

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cdj

04-04-2015, 10:22 PM

#B1G

Thought UK could be beaten, but still surprised after seeing it.

Refs even in the Final Four terrible, so that matches the caliber for the rest of the season. Fortunately, they blew calls going each way.

SmoothPancakes

04-04-2015, 10:36 PM

If only I had gone with Wisconsin instead of Arizona. I picked Arizona to beat Kentucky and then beat Duke in the championship game. If I had picked Wisconsin instead, I'd be sitting pretty in the TGT pool.

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CLW

04-04-2015, 10:51 PM

:Wisconsin: :Duke: for the title

SO.......... glad :Kentucky: lost - most overrated team of all-time playing in a HORRIBLE conference. If they had played in the :ACC: or :Big10: they would have had 3-5 losses before tonight.

ram29jackson

04-06-2015, 10:30 PM

LOL notice how Wisc. didn't even try to shoot the second to last time down court. Cant you people figure anything out ?

SmoothPancakes

04-07-2015, 06:50 AM

So that's why you finished 14th in the TGT pool? :D

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CLW

04-07-2015, 10:43 AM

still a little :sf: from last night :nod:

skipwondah33

04-07-2015, 11:14 AM

...so I hear the officiating was per the usual bad lastnight (did not watch the game as I had no interest after the officiating that I saw the previous game)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/how-did-the-national-championship-refs-give-duke-this-ball/ar-AAaw2fP

Those damn basketball gods always seem to perk up righting wrongs don't they. Wisconsin probably now knows what a difference a no call can make