March Madness game thread

[Hawk-Lock]

A lot of chalk so far, should make for some heavyweight games though.

 

[Natethegreat]

Yep,a lot of close competitive games in the sweet sixteen should be coming up.

 

[Natethegreat]

So we got a few days till Thursday. Who do you guys like as an upset and who do you guys like as a lock to win their first game?

 

[kidhawk]

I see there's only one perfect bracket left in the online-verse. According to that Bracket, the final will be Gonzaga vs. Kentucky with Gonzaga winning it all. Honestly I don't see this becoming the first ever perfect NCAA March Madness Bracket, but time will tell.

 

[Uncle Si]

So we got a few days till Thursday. Who do you guys like as an upset and who do you guys like as a lock to win their first game?

I like Auburn and Florida State as upsets. Texas Tech and LSU are underdogs but not sure id say theyre upsets if they win.

Duke is a lock.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

Zags will smack Florida St, huge revenge game. I think the line says it all, Zags are favored by 7.5 in that game. Also think Purdue beats Tennessee. Michigan against Tech could go either way, those teams are very similar. Should be a slow grind it out type of game. Oregon's run ends, lot of people unimpressed with UVA, but that's how they play. Don't be surprised if they win the championship.

On Friday I think Michigan State, UNC and Duke all win. Don't think the Duke game will be as easy as people think. VTech is really good, think it could be similar to the UCF game where they pull out the win late. I want UK to win because I have them in my final four, but not sure I see them getting there without PJ Washington. Still think they can get by Houston.

All the games should be great. Tourney has been all chalk so far. ESPN had an article saying that it's the first time since the field expanded to 64 that all 16 betting favorites won in the round of 32. But with chalk, you get the the best teams playing each other, which should be a lot of fun.

 

[Natethegreat]

I like MSU over LSU a lot and I also think Virginia beats Oregon.
I think Houston has a great shot to upset Kentucky.

Edit: I don't think Auburn has any chance against UNC unless they just shoot lights out from three.
I know they can do that but I think UNC wins that game pretty easy.

 

[Crizilla]

I'm going with Oregon over Virginia .

 

[DomeHawk]

I'm going with Oregon over Virginia .

Oregon has a shot, the ducks are not a Cinderella team, people seem to forget the highly rated classes they have had. Correct me if I am wrong but aren't there multiple 5-stars on that team?

 

[JSeahawks]

Man, Gonzaga being allowed to hold and hack the hell out of FSU.

 

[Natethegreat]

I was watching the Zags how did Tennessee come back?

 

[JSeahawks]

Tennessee and Purdue just trading shots. Fun. After Tennessee went on a 14-0 run.

 

[JSeahawks]

That Kline kid could shoot from any spot in the gym right now and hit it. On fire.

 

[Natethegreat]

Wish I could watch. Stuck in car right now.

 

[JGreen79]

I think the Tennessee run started when Kline picked up his 4th foul

 

[mistaowen]

This is an awesome game

 

[Crizilla]

Man, Gonzaga being allowed to hold and hack the hell out of FSU.

yeah after FSU tried to kill Rui with an elbow to the face

 

[DomeHawk]

Man, Gonzaga being allowed to hold and hack the hell out of FSU.

yeah after FSU tried to kill Rui with an elbow to the face

I saw it going both ways. They let them play.

 

[Hawkstorian]

Wow. What a finish.

 

[Natethegreat]

Two straight games UVA has incredible finishes.