NCAA Tournament Day 1 Open Thread
by zeeehjee on Mar 18, 2010 9:24 AM PDT
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Figured it might be nice to chat about everything happening. BYU and Florida are just tipping off, which means that the best couple of days of the sports year have begun!
Seems like Murray State is a popular upset pick, as well as San Diego State. Oh, an Villanova will be sitting a couple of there starters, but they should still see plenty of court time.
Hopefully this has already gotten to 75 words, because I'm sick of telling you all things you already know.
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BYU vs. Florida
Nice pace to open the game… 9-6 at three and a half in. Fredett (sp?) already having a game for BYU.
Bracket Blow-up
I usually get my bracket blown up in the evening games of the first day, but Nova is trying to make it happen first thing.
I don't think they'll hang on.
But it doesn’t look like Nova will be going too far, at this point. Good luck, though.
Amazing games, so far.
Horrible idea by me to have an open thread!
Samhan has 8 points
Everyone else on his team has 0.
Thanks for making this thread
It’s been an amazing day. I’ve snuck into various conference rooms all day trying to catch up!
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Most definitely
I was alternating between watching on my computer all day and finding TV’s at work….kept texting my friends score updates and they were like, “Are you working today AT ALL???”
Love this day!!! So many good games and matchups….Robert Morris brought it against Villanova, Murray State brought it against Vandy, BYU and Florida in Double OT, Sam Houston and Baylor was insanely close until like the 3 minute mark…IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
WCC
I admit, I don’t want St. Mary’s to do too well. But at least they’re making the WCC proud!
Hopefully the Zags can follow suit.
Elite 8????
Nova looked beatable, and Baylor didn’t look that great either. I think E8 is a real possibility.
i got baylor as a final four team in every bracket i have...
i need them badly. didn’t see them play though. nova looked like a wreck.
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Sam Houston could have won
But self destructed in the final 2 minutes.
for sure
Sam Houston had like 4 straight turnovers and then played the foul game way too early, really messed it up for them, but they definitely could have taken that game
13 Rebounds.
That is really, really pathetic. Richmond deserves to lose.
Alright
Congrats St. Mary’s. Way to represent the conference! You took out one of my sweet 16s, but good work.
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
When any team, including St. Mary’s, plays a team from another conference, you should cheer for the WCC team.
Many Zag fans complain that the WCC is a bad conference. Then you should hope that WCC teams play well out of conference. It only helps to build up the programs in the conference and, consequently, helps Gonzaga in the long run.
Congrats to St. Mary’s. They could make some noise. This should make us feel (a little bit) better about the Zags going into tomorrow.
Dilemma
I was having this problem all through the SMC game. I HATE SMC. But it does give more cred to the WCC when they win which could potentially help the Zags in the long run. I still am not able to be happy about their success though. I would probably have cheered USD or Portland if they were in the tournament, but I just can’t stand SMC.
Can we start the GO MARQUETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers?
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have to tip your cap to the selection committee
they have seeded this thing right. some really solid match ups and great games all day
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If all the top seeds are barely surviving the first round...
doesn’t that indicate a problem?
Well I thought Villanova was a seed line too high
but you are right that it has felt way more competitive this year. Whether that is a problem, I don’t know but looking at some of the mid-range matchups like your 6-11, 5-12, 7-10, and 8-9 and it looks great.
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UTEP
Looks like I lost another one. Butler looks good, though.
Butler looks incredibly solid
With them and Saint Mary’s looking so good today, it really makes me want Gonzaga to come out and make a big statement tomorrow night.
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I still hold a grudge against Butler
But they looked really good. I really thought they were overrated all year with their conference, but I take that back…they looked good.
UNI/UNLV
on deck. Should be another quality matchups between two teams the majority of the nation knows nothing about
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god only knows
but they’re killing my bracket
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horrible start to the night session
UW looks good, GTown getting drubbed, and UNLV is in a dog fight. Sheesh
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Horrible day for the Big East.
What happened to all of them? They must’ve spent the whole season beating up on each other and now they’re out of gas…
Wheels coming off this Husky Train
Damn (even though I think I’m the only one).
looks like they shut it down in the second half
there are just so many holes in that team. abdul gaddy had to be great this year and he wasn’t.
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these night games
are just fantastic.
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boo
i love unlv. oh well. both teams were playing to get annihilated by kansas
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Well, my first Elite 8 team is about to be gone
thanks alot Georgetown. I fall for your BS every damn year.
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Big East
looking a little overrated right now
Shit
come on marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrqueetttte!
don’t blow this
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The good this is
that Marquette is used to close games.
i'm stunned
UW is playing so well away from Seattle in the face of adversity.
Didn’t think that was possible
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Heading over to the UW board
See you guys in a little while
haha
probably a good call! best of luck
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Big East has broken my heart today
lazar hayward has been my mortal enemy this game
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Congrats on the win
Pondexter was gutty at the end. The bracket sets up well for them to advance into the Sweet 16. I think they have a good shot against UNM/Montana
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That felt great.
But I’m focused on the Zags now.
I think we all need to focus on tomorrow
Think the best Bouldin plays well and Sacre and Harris hold their own!
Wake and Texas
I knew this was going to be a great man, but this is an awesome way to end the opening day of the tournament!
by GU.AmericasTeam on Mar 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions
Brackets
ESPN said of 4.7 million brackets submitted on espn.com only 56 remain perfect after yesterday, unbelievable.
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