[bigsmooth]

i cannot wait for thursday! let's bring it all here. tthe ACC gets 7 teams, and the big east gets 6, but the cuse got robbed!! GO HOOS!!

[JDUB]

go bluedevils... hopefully we can at least make it to pitt

[SuperJon]

I just texted you Smoothie, but I think there is no way Carolina makes it to the Final Four.

[bigsmooth]

it will be a tough road, but give your boys some credit...they are playing well and at the right time!

[thesportscritic]

That East portion of the bracket is loaded.

[JDUB]

e ither marquette or so cal will beat unc

[thesportscritic]

e ither marquette or so cal will beat unc

wouldn't be shocked if that happened.

[SuperJon]

e ither marquette or so cal will beat unc

Typical Dook fan.

Carolina will get to the Sweet 16 and lose to either Texas or Georgetown. I think Ginyard can help contain Durant. However, Georgetown's road to the Elite 8 is easier than Texas or Carolina's, so I think they'll win the Elite 8 and make it to the Final Four.

[JDUB]

i'm tellin you those are good teams, and unc will struggle with them.
i mean, personally, i think this would be a good year for a 16 to beat a 1, i was just tryin to be reasonable and say they wouldn't lost until the 2nd or 3rd round

[SuperJon]

Didn't Carolina just win the ACC tournament, which is the best conference in America? Didn't they beat every team by 9 points or more?

[JDUB]

yeah, but they gotta lose sometime!

[El Scorcho]

Didn't Carolina just win the ACC tournament, which is the best conference in America? Didn't they beat every team by 9 points or more?

Didn't they just barely pull it out against a tired NCSU?

I mean, I'm not saying they're going out early in the tournament, but let's not overstate their case. They've got more losses than any other 1 seed and they've shown some inconsistencies in spite of their plethora of talent. I think they'll do well, but they'll have their hands as full as anyone else will in this tournament.

[SuperJon]

They won by 9, I wouldn't call it barely pulling it out.

I said earlier they won't make it to the Final Four, but to say they won't even make it to the Sweet 16 is a little excessive.

[JDUB]

exactly. they won't make the elite 8

[SuperJon]

UNC/Texas will be a great game.

[JDUB]

so. cal beats texas. then unc. then loses to georgetown.

[SuperJon]

Are we talking about the same SoCal team that lost by 30 last night?

Just wanna make sure we're on the same page.

[JDUB]

yeah, there gonna turn it around.

[JDUB]

doesn't matter, georgetown will be in the final 4 no matter how you look at it

[JDUB]

anyone think that oregon can win it all?

[SuperJon]

Gregg Marshall is on ESPN2 right now, and he's not making me hate him.

He just called ESPN2 "the Deuce." Haven't heard that in a while.

I didn't know ESPNU was based in Charlotte.

[El Scorcho]

They won by 9, I wouldn't call it barely pulling it out.

They only had that margin because of clock-extending fouls by NCSU at the end. They had a three point lead at the end. I'm just saying the final score doesn't tell the entire tale of the game. NCSU was worn down and kept it close enough to be interesting into the last minute of play. If Carolina is as good as everyone thinks they are, I would have expected them to run away with that game. They were fresher, deeper and more "athletic", whatever that means.

[SuperJon]

I know I'm just one person, but I was not worried at any point during that game. I just didn't feel like it was as close at it really was.



Marshall would be a great tv analyst.

[thepostman]

this could come from my hatred on Winthrop, but did anybody else see the idiot jumping around in front of the camera once they announce WU on tv?? I don't know if he was trying to come off as a tough thug or what...but he looked like an idiot...

with that said, I haven't filled out my bracket yet....I have absolutely no idea who is going to win....I do think Georgetown is a team people need to watch out for....but there is no clear cut favorite

[LUconn]

I love the fact that my adopted team plays Duke in the first round. It makes it that much easier for me to love them. Go VCU!