March Madness 2007 is here

[southerner]

Time for conference and NCAA tournaments!

What team(s) are you pulling for?

[Niobe]

Texas A&M. I'm from a big Aggie family. :D

[TracieB]

Well, I'm definitely cheering for Indiana. Butler is having a pretty awesome season, too.

I hope the Hoosiers can pull off a win at Northwestern. Their 8-6 conference record could stand to be a little better!!!

[msnicolea]

Go Heels!

[coquelicot]

Kentucky...but given the fact that they've lost 4 out of their last 5, they might be lucky to even get IN the tourney... :P

[kugrrly]

best time of the year!

I have to root for my KU Jayhawks and Wisconsin Badgers.

[sem426]

Rough week for my badgers....but better to lose now than in March!


GO BADGERS!

[conneals]

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!

[southerner]

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!
lots of hawks fans around here!

[PookiePrincess]

Texas A&M. I'm from a big Aggie family. :D

Ditto! My DH is an Aggie and he's so excited that they are doing so well! :)

[TazLuv]

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! :D

[scarlett]

Go Buckeyes!!!!!

[Niobe]

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I can't believe A&M lost to UT in double overtime. There went our chance at the conference title.

[conneals]

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I can't believe A&M lost to UT in double overtime. There went our chance at the conference title.

I could not believe it went into DOT! That was unbelievable!

[TerpsFan]

Obviously...

GO TERPS!

Awesome game against those Dookies last night. Fear the Turtle!

[Niobe]

I could not believe it went into DOT! That was unbelievable!

Oh, it was one of the most thrilling games I've ever seen. Right up until the very last minute, I was on the edge of my seat.

[lawyerlee]

Texas A&M. I'm from a big Aggie family. :D
They're having an awesome year. :)

I'm a Kansas and Kansas State fan. We're hoping K-State will make the tournament and that KU will make it past the first round, unlike the past two years. I went to both schools, so I'm allowed to cheer for both, though in the interest of full disclosure, when they meet up, I cheer for K-State. ;) It's cool that we have so many Jayhawk fans here. :D

Does anyone want to do a bracket competition? I'll find one and get something set up.

[lawyerlee]

I just wanted to let you guys know that I started a thread for a bracket competition. If it's okay, we can keep the general discussion of the tournament here and just use that thread for questions or comments about the bracket competition. :)

NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2007 (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1228953#post1228953)

[southerner]

lawyerlee, thanks for setting that up! I'll join when it gets a bit closer.

Hawks take the title from Texas! (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270622305)

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[miaclear]

GO Badgers!!!!

[TerpsFan]

What do all you ACC fans think about this weekend? Of course I am all about the Terps, but very hesitant. They tend to not do so well when riding a good wave as they have been. With them you never know what's going to happen...it's so stressful watching their games!

[TerpsFan]

I guess I'm psychic...Terps lose in 1st round of ACC tournament to MIAMI!! :mad: ARRGGHH! They are such a frustrating team to root for.

[southerner]

Duke lost to State. Wow :eek:

[scarlett]

I am not excited about Ohio State having to play Michigan in the Big Ten tournament today. It is so hard to beat a team 3 times in one season.

I am interested in seeing the new uniforms though. The tight shirts should cut down on some of the holding on Oden. I don't know why their shorts need to be practically pants length though. :rolleyes:

GO BUCKS!

ETA link to Sport Illustrated story about new uniforms: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/06/bc.bkc.nikeuniforms.ap/index.html

[sem426]

GO BADGERS!!!!!!!!!!

I'm totally ducking out of work at like 3 on friday to go watch the game! shhh!

[amberfiddles]

go vols!

and i'm rooting for whoever beats florida!! :)

[christy1010]

Go Purdue.

[TracieB]

Yikes. IU is in a pretty tough conference. Hopefully they have what it takes to knock off Gonzaga in the first round. Eek!!

[southerner]

Thre first games are Thursday, aren't they? I've been so busy the past few days, I've barely looked at the bracket :eek: :o

[villanelle75]

Well, I'm a Duke fan but it doesn't really seem like this year will be there year, does it? I am hoping they make it to the Elite 8 though. My bracket has an Florida, NC finals. I don't fallow college Bball like I used to and haven't made a bracket in a few years so a lot of it was stabs in the dark, but it was fun to do it again.

[msnicolea]

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[jessied1025]

GO BADGERS!!!

I am hoping to leave work by 2 on Friday to catch the game.

[vwinkel]

Are we doing a Yahoo bracket thingy again?

[sublime311]

Are we doing a Yahoo bracket thingy again?
Yup! Here's the thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30657).

[vwinkel]

Thanks sublime311!

[southerner]

Don't forget the first round of games is today. It's not too late to sign up for the CC bracket, lawyerlee started.

Here is the post with info:

http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1228953&postcount=1

Let the games begin!

[msnicolea]

Almost time for tip-off--I think I'm gonna pee myself!

[southerner]

First upset of the tourney, Duke loses at the very end.

[TracieB]

That Duke game was crazy!!! Go HOOSIERS!!!!!

[lawyerlee]

I was so giddy that Duke lost. I'm such a total Duke hater.

And yay that KU rolled in our game tonight. I couldn't really accept that we had any chance of losing in the first round this year, but after the past two years, I was a bit nervous. They played well, so I'm happy.

I love tournament time! :D

[screetch]

WOO HOO!! My Bulldogs won!

Now if the Boilers can just beat Florida....

[t3h_wookiee]

My bracket is so dead! I can't believe that Wisconsin lost yesterday! :( And Texas for their butts handed to them all wrapped up too. Even Kevin Durant couldn't save them this time.

[msnicolea]

Lot of sad Badger fans moping around these parts. I should be upset by I took them out early in my pool and now I'm crushing my co-workers :-)

GO HEELS!

[sem426]

Lot of sad Badger fans moping around these parts. I should be upset by I took them out early in my pool and now I'm crushing my co-workers :-)

GO HEELS!

sad badger fan....i can't even imagine how depressing it is in madtown now.:(
what an awful end to a great season.

the only thing that is making me smile is that i am still alive in my pool....$750 would make me feel a little better:D

[MrsBeckyLP]

sad badger fan....i can't even imagine how depressing it is in madtown now.:(

I'm fine! ;) But this dang city is so Badger-crazy, it's all anyone talked about at work this morning. Honestly, I'm not surprised they lost. I've been saying to friends all season that I think they're overrated (nobody would agree with me). I've watched them struggle and barely squeak past unranked teams for the past five months. I'm glad it's over, because this city is nuts about the Badgers (it's kind of like the Packers in Green Bay, but I'm from there so THAT'S OK with me ;))

Now if Ohio State will just pick it up a notch (yes, I picked a rival school to win it), I'll be sittin' pretty in my pool!

[tigger8402]

My bracket is TRASHED!!!! I made some stupid choices being lazy and forgetting about it but GEEZ!!! Damn TERPS!!! Now I gotta pull for Georgetown, I went to high school with Jeff Green so it would be awesome if he got a championship especially since he is more then likely going to the league next season.

[lawyerlee]

Maryland and Wisconsin losing made my bracket a little bit ugly, but I think I can recover. I'm just super happy the Hawks are still in it to win it. Fingers crossed we come out strong against Southern Illinois on Thursday. Rock Chalk Jayhawk, baby! :D

[sem426]

I have Kansas winning it all in my office pool...so I have just become a Big KU fan!!

[usafwife]

Another KU Jayhawk fan here. We are all in our hawks shirts watching the game.

[katzmeow671]

I don't post around here much but I'm feeling the need to scream after our win tonight...
GO TIGERS GO!!!!!!!

I am so so proud of our boys! And one of the guys graduated from my high school so its extra fun watching him.

ELITE EIGHT BABY!!!

[southerner]

Both the Memphis and Kansas game last night were wicked intense. I'm glad to see Calipari doing so well w/ the Tigers, they deserve it. Can't believe that kid lasted the whole game w/ his hurt ankle all week.

Can I get a HELL YEAH for the Hawks??? I'm so used to them choking by now in the tourney. I don't want them to face Memphis though, those are my two teams!

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[scarlett]

GO BUCKEYES!

I can't believe they came back from 20 down to win! I had pretty much given up by halftime, but I stayed up to watch the whole game. Wow. Amazing comeback and then win.

I just wish they wouldn't get into situations like that in the first place. Well, on to Memphis.

GO BUCKEYES!

[TazLuv]

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK - GO KU! :D

[vwinkel]

After hearing and seeing how bad Kansas is at free throws I'm second guessing my pick for them to win the tourney. Free throws win ball games!!

[lawyerlee]

After hearing and seeing how bad Kansas is at free throws I'm second guessing my pick for them to win the tourney. Free throws win ball games!!
We were bad last night, but we're not usually. Sasha Kaun is the only player who gets a lot of minutes that I *wouldn't* want on the line any given night. Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins both shoot more than 75%, and Brandon Rush is in the high 60s.

[kugrrly]

RockChalk Jayhawk

GoKU!!!!!!

[TazLuv]

Boo hoo! Say it ain't so. :(

Will they all come back? Let's hope so.

[lawyerlee]

Well, that sucked. We played like total shit. :(

[kugrrly]

Well, that sucked. We played like total shit.

They sure did. turnovers galore.

[tigger8402]

my bracket is DONE! GEEZ!!! I'm thrilled Georgetown won but it sure did throw my bracket in the garbage!

[vwinkel]

We were bad last night, but we're not usually. Sasha Kaun is the only player who gets a lot of minutes that I *wouldn't* want on the line any given night. Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins both shoot more than 75%, and Brandon Rush is in the high 60s.
Chiming in late, but um. . .those percentages are awful. They should all be in the 80's IMO.

Doesn't matter though, they lost. :( My brackets are done. I'm rooting for Florida now. Can't wait for next weekend!

[t3h_wookiee]

Damn, I have no one left now! My entire Final Four is gone. *sigh*

[lawyerlee]

I had Georgetown and Ohio State in the Final Four, so I'm not too unhappy with my bracket. I guess I'm cheering for Georgetown now, but I don't care that much anymore. I'm still bummed out, but I'll live. ;) :)

[msnicolea]

I hate my life.

[rachrich]

it's 9 here in EST and the pre-game stuff is going on. I was wondering if there has ever been a similar situation before??? The same teams in the fball championship AND the bball championship games in the same school year?
Does anyone know?

[t3h_wookiee]

Nope, it's never happened before!

[rachrich]

Thanks t3h! too bad OSU had to lose...again. damn those gators. ah, oh well.

[vwinkel]

Can you believe I forgot the game was on last night and was busy watching my recorded programs?

[coquelicot]

I had two #1 seeds in the FF. Unfortunately, I picked the WRONG two #1 seeds. I honestly thought Florida would go down before now, as I saw their weak spots while they went through SEC play. Oh well, way to represent the SEC!