SEC/NCAA tourney thread

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Hawgs blow a 16 point 2nd half lead and lose in OT. That Williams kid Tech has is gonna be a handful for the Gators.

SEC will have at least 3 team in Elite Eight, Bama, Florida and UK/UT winner are locked in. Ole Miss and Auburn can win tonight and get in. 4 SEC teams would tie NCAA record for most EE teams. 5 teams would set the record.

 

[NavigatorII]

It's weird some of the things you seem to notice above all others lol

I've always thought that was weird. When I see guys who have asses as wide as a woman's, it's always a WTF moment. Not enough T? All ass, no D. 😂 I've got no ass at all, I have to wear a belt with every pair of pants. 😂😂😂

 

[NavigatorII]

That dude sure likes to travel, I lost count at around 5 times.

One time I almost jumped out of my chair, at least 5 steps and no call.

 

[gatordad3]

One time I almost jumped out of my chair, at least 5 steps and no call.

He'll get away with that in the NBA. Speaking of MD, their fan base is in total shambles as they fear their coach could head to Villanova.

 

[Gator Fever]

Some interesting games tonight. If there is an upset I think it will be Michigan over Auburn. So now Auburn will probably roll over them. 🤣

 

[NavigatorII]

Junior and Lulu are currently abusing the Ky Popes. Gotta wonder how long a rope he will get if this continues. One season and out?

 

[Gator Fever]

Junior and Lulu are currently abusing the Ky Popes. Gotta wonder how long a rope he will get if this continues. One season and out?

Rupp Rafters site is locking up....

 

[DCandtheUTBand]

GBO

UT 78 UK 65 MBB
UT 11 So. Carolina 7 Baseball
UT 5 Sooners 2 Softball

 

[Gator Fever]

I wonder if this is the chalkiest Elite 8 ever with three 1 & 2 matchups and the fourth a 1 & 3 matchup.

 

[Gator Fever]

I thought we were done down 9 with under 3 minutes but we started nailing those 3s. Final Four here we go...

 

[NavigatorII]

I thought we were done down 9 with under 3 minutes but we started nailing those 3s. Final Four here we go...

Even under Billy D we never came back in situations like what we went through tonight. Golden is earning his keep for damn sure. With this team if we aren't down by 20, we are not ever out of a game.

 

[Gator Fever]

Even under Billy D we never came back in situations like what we went through tonight. Golden is earning his keep for damn sure. With this team if we aren't down by 20, we are not ever out of a game.

It's like the opposite of Mike White who usually found a way to blow leads in games.

 

[gatordad3]

Not so nice for Bama. Poor bastards.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Not so nice for Bama. Poor bastards.

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I can tell you are heartbroken. We defended Flagg fairly well, but that's about all we did. Offense never got going, we had no defense at the rim. Don't play well against a good team and that's what you get.

Now we sit back and wait to be gutted by transfer portal.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

I thought we were done down 9 with under 3 minutes but we started nailing those 3s. Final Four here we go...

Nice closeout to the game, it as like a switch was flipped and the Gators took over.

 

[greyghost14]

I can tell you are heartbroken. We defended Flagg fairly well, but that's about all we did. Offense never got going, we had no defense at the rim. Don't play well against a good team and that's what you get.

Now we sit back and wait to be gutted by transfer portal.

After their our of their minds shooting performance 2 days prior against BYU did you even remotely think they would/could do the same thing against Duke ?
They shot their wad against BYU and couldn't recapture any of it against Duke.
Sucks because this Florida fan would've rather face Bama then Duke in the title game.

 

[greyghost14]

Even under Billy D we never came back in situations like what we went through tonight. Golden is earning his keep for damn sure. With this team if we aren't down by 20, we are not ever out of a game.

Last night almost hurt me, for 37 minutes they couldn't do much, the last 3 Clayton came to life and the D started getting stops.

Give me a 10 to 15 point lead w/3 minutes left in the game EVERY TIME !!

 

[greyghost14]

I've always thought that was weird. When I see guys who have asses as wide as a woman's, it's always a WTF moment. Not enough T? All ass, no D. 😂 I've got no ass at all, I have to wear a belt with every pair of pants. 😂😂😂

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

After their our of their minds shooting performance 2 days prior against BYU did you even remotely think they would/could do the same thing against Duke ?
They shot their wad against BYU and couldn't recapture any of it against Duke.
Sucks because this Florida fan would've rather face Bama then Duke in the title game.

No. I also didn't expect them to struggle against Duke's bigs in the paint as they did. Even Grant and Clifford were altering shots at point blank range to avoid blocks.

Not being able to score at the rim allowed Duke to maintain perimeter defense on the 3s.

Surprised we didn't make a better adjustment at halftime, Nate usually does. Ah well.

To be fair, I wish Bama could have played Florida instead of Duke yesterday too.

 

[greyghost14]

No. I also didn't expect them to struggle against Duke's bigs in the paint as they did. Even Grant and Clifford were altering shots at point blank range to avoid blocks.

Not being able to score at the rim allowed Duke to maintain perimeter defense on the 3s.

Surprised we didn't make a better adjustment at halftime, Nate usually does. Ah well.

To be fair, I wish Bama could have played Florida instead of Duke yesterday too.

They still would've gotten beat.

 

[LordofallSocks]

I can tell you are heartbroken. We defended Flagg fairly well, but that's about all we did. Offense never got going, we had no defense at the rim. Don't play well against a good team and that's what you get.

Now we sit back and wait to be gutted by transfer portal.

 

[NavigatorII]

Now we sit back and wait to be gutted by transfer portal.

That shit is completely out of control. I told everyone on these boards when NIL and the portal first got cranked up, nobody was going to like the unintended consequences. And here we are.

 

[Gator Fever]

Damn TN with 15 points at the half. 🤣

 

[gatordad3]

Damn TN with 15 points at the half. 🤣

Not even their Lori Lightfoot looking player, number 11, is bailing them out.

Edit: I may have spoken too soon about the Lori Lightfoot looking player.

 

[gatordad3]

GBO

UT 78 UK 65 MBB
UT 11 So. Carolina 7 Baseball
UT 5 Sooners 2 Softball

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Sorry DC

 

[DCandtheUTBand]

Sorry DC

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Today was not a total loss. The baseball and softball teams won their series. Baseball swept.

It would be nice to see a NC in MBB and Softball at some point in my life.

I have seen it in FB, WBB and Baseball.

Most schools have never won a NC in any major sport. So I am thankful. I am good.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Today was not a total loss. The baseball and softball teams won their series. Baseball swept.

It would be nice to see a NC in MBB and Softball at some point in my life.

I have seen it in FB, WBB and Baseball.

Most schools have never won a NC in any major sport. So I am thankful. I am good.

I'll be honest, Rick Barnes has over-performed what I thought he would get accomplished at UT. I figured the Sweet Sixteen would be his ceiling there.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

That shit is completely out of control. I told everyone on these boards when NIL and the portal first got cranked up, nobody was going to like the unintended consequences. And here we are.

It's totally ruined college athletics. I knew NIL would have a big impact, but the transfer portal has been far worse.

Wait till some billionaire alum from Old Dominion or some nothing school decides to 'donate' a hundred million to buy a NC team via NIL.

 

[DCandtheUTBand]

I'll be honest, Rick Barnes has over-performed what I thought he would get accomplished at UT. I figured the Sweet Sixteen would be his ceiling there.

Winningest active coach in D I because Cal and Tino vacated wins for cheating.

 

[Capt Ron 1]

Even under Billy D we never came back in situations like what we went through tonight. Golden is earning his keep for damn sure. With this team if we aren't down by 20, we are not ever out of a game.

We now have an opportunity to play a good entire game. Against Tech, we played very goof for less than 3 minutes and still won. I love my Gators, but I see Aubie/Duke in the final 4. IF we play an entire game good, we have a chance, especially after the injury to Aubie last night. He will not be 100%, and he is most of their team. Duke looks unreal, though.

 

[Capt Ron 1]

Today was not a total loss. The baseball and softball teams won their series. Baseball swept.

It would be nice to see a NC in MBB and Softball at some point in my life.

I have seen it in FB, WBB and Baseball.

Most schools have never won a NC in any major sport. So I am thankful. I am good.

Could not hit the broad side of a barn for most of the game. I think Duke blows them out anyway. We MAY have a remote chance against Aubie now that their star player is hobbled. We have not played well at all up to now, so hopefully we have a few good performances in up left at an opportune time.

 

[Gator Fever]

Winningest active coach in D I because Cal and Tino vacated wins for cheating.

Barnes just doesn't do great in the tournament when he has real good teams. That Final Four at TX keeps him from really getting called out on it but I think I read he has only beaten a higher seed one time in the tournament even when his teams arent a 1 or 2 seed all these years (not 100% sure if that is accurate). I can see the TN fans being disappointed they still don't have a Final Four after they made the Elite 8 with Pearl before Barnes got there.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

We now have an opportunity to play a good entire game. Against Tech, we played very goof for less than 3 minutes and still won. I love my Gators, but I see Aubie/Duke in the final 4. IF we play an entire game good, we have a chance, especially after the injury to Aubie last night. He will not be 100%, and he is most of their team. Duke looks unreal, though.

Brome got hurt? Florida has definitely been off so far in the tourney. Auburn a bit as well. Hope this isn't a case where two SEC teams beat each other up then Duke cruises.

 

[Gator Fever]

Brome got hurt? Florida has definitely been off so far in the tourney. Auburn a bit as well. Hope this isn't a case where two SEC teams beat each other up then Duke cruises.

The key to beating Auburn is letting Broome have a decent game and not focusing on him so much you let their guards kill you. I think we played him about right in that game with him.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Barnes just doesn't do great in the tournament when he has real good teams. That Final Four at TX keeps him from really getting called out on it but I think I read he has only beaten a higher seed one time in the tournament even when his teams arent a 1 or 2 seed all these years (not 100% sure if that is accurate). I can see the TN fans being disappointed they still don't have a Final Four after they made the Elite 8 with Pearl before Barnes got there.

Pearl was likely paying players more 20 years ago than UT is today. Give the man credit, he coached long enough to see NIL become legal.

 

[Gator Fever]

Pearl was likely paying players more 20 years ago than UT is today. Give the man credit, he coached long enough to see NIL become legal.

Some players were definitely getting paid then but NIL makes that overall amount look like pocket change now.

 

[DCandtheUTBand]

Pearl was likely paying players more 20 years ago than UT is today. Give the man credit, he coached long enough to see NIL become legal.

The NCAA owes SMU an apology and IMHO reparations. Why? One word: Alabama. When you look up the word hypocrisy the example given is a Bama fan accusing others of cheating. Its like a mafia hitman yelling at the cops because he saw someone run a stop sign.

 

[Gator Fever]

The NCAA owes SMU an apology and IMHO reparations. Why? One word: Alabama. When you look up the word hypocrisy the example given is a Bama fan accusing others of cheating. Its like a mafia hitman yelling at the cops because he saw someone run a stop sign.

Cam Newton was where it became a 100% total joke I think. That showed if you just told the NCAA you aren't answering anything they were toothless. The SEC office was a joke with how they never did anything about certain teams but when it came to UF on some stuff that wasn't even that big they were literally trying to do the NCAAs job for them to nail us.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

The NCAA owes SMU an apology and IMHO reparations. Why? One word: Alabama. When you look up the word hypocrisy the example given is a Bama fan accusing others of cheating. Its like a mafia hitman yelling at the cops because he saw someone run a stop sign.

Bama wasn't cheating in basketball when Pearl was at UT. Hell I wish they had been, those Anthony Grant teams were brutal to watch.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Cam Newton was where it became a 100% total joke I think. That showed if you just told the NCAA you aren't answering anything they were toothless. The SEC office was a joke with how they never did anything about certain teams but when it came to UF on some stuff that wasn't even that big they were literally trying to do the NCAAs job for them to nail us.

Logan Young / Roy Adams is where it fell completely off the rails. Then again DC will be offended if I claim Tennstud did anything wrong either, so I'll let it go.