2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME THREAD (THURSDAY)

[DaDirtyLeb69]

The lack of upsets today makes me even more nervous for Kentuckys game

 

[permdaddy_rivals45705]

They won their super bowl against Kentucky. That's all they care about. Same with the rest of the SEC.

Granted, they can't play push/hack/swat/shove in the NCAAT like they are allowed to do in SEC play...

What I've seen today has been much more physical than regular season SEC games.

 

[TheDude73]

What I've seen today has been much more physical than regular season SEC games.

Yes, but without the calls that the SEC refs like to make us endure.

 

[ScottGreene22]

The lack of upsets today makes me even more nervous for Kentuckys game

Upsets will be tonight Zags go down Kansas too, I also think a 2 goes down Tenn or Iowa St. 3 double digit seeds looking to advance Nevada Oregon and Duquesne

 

[NociHTTP]

Imagine having the bigs of Oregon who DUNK THE BALL instead of standing there double-pumping before kicking it out, or getting blocked on a layup.

 

[TheDude73]

The lack of upsets today makes me even more nervous for Kentuckys game

It's not like teams that don't upset other teams means another upset has to happen. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

The upsets are coming, just be patient. And it won't be Oakland beating Kentucky.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

The best teams in the SEC are UT, auburn, Bama and UK n some order. My expectations beyond those teams were low. Florida maybe can make the sweet 16 but idk after the injury to their guy.

 

[TheDude73]

The best teams in the SEC are UT, auburn, Bama and UK n some order. My expectations beyond those teams were low. Florida maybe can make the sweet 16 but idk after the injury to their guy.

CU will beat UF.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

The lack of upsets today makes me even more nervous for Kentuckys game

Two 11s have won and a 10 may win. That's not bad for the first half of the first day.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

It's not like teams that don't upset other teams means another upset has to happen. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

The upsets are coming, just be patient. And it won't be Oakland beating Kentucky.

I don’t trust our coach one bit

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Another SEC team forgets that they aren't playing UK

 

[RoyKent]

we still want Mark Pope as our next coach?

 

[zannmann]

Saw terrible Pat Adams reffing the Morehead State game. He is so bad.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Upsets will be tonight Zags go down Kansas too, I also think a 2 goes down Tenn or Iowa St. 3 double digit seeds looking to advance Nevada Oregon and Duquesne

Too much money being bet on Kansas to lose tonight.
Likely means they escape for one game.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Two 11s have won and a 10 may win. That's not bad for the first half of the first day.

I wouldn’t really classify Oregon over scar as an upset. Oregon is clearly better, Dayton was extremely overrated. Duquesne winning is a upset

 

[bbnkat02]

I swear Cameron Mills pisses me off sometimes

 

[kennyskywalker34]

we still want Mark Pope as our next coach?

Anyone with a brain cell didn't.
Pope is a great guy. Loved his time at UK. Least that's what he told me. He is a solid coach for a team like BYU who hasn't had much success in history. I'd say it's his dream job.

 

[ScottGreene22]

Saw terrible Pat Adams reffing the Morehead State game. He is so bad.

He may get the KY game there’s 4 games at each site, Morehead played in Pittsburg so it’s going to be refs from Mich St Miss St or Morehead St Illinois or a combination to officiate our game tonight

 

[kennyskywalker34]

I wouldn’t really classify Oregon over scar as an upset. Oregon is clearly better, Dayton was extremely overrated. Duquesne winning is a upset

This! Duquesne was really the only upset and it's not a huge one.

 

[ala_kat2]

Oregon has what we didn’t against So. Carolina: a big who looked to score and neutralized SC’s inside game.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Look how Oakland is talking before this game

 

[kennyskywalker34]

The best teams in the SEC are UT, auburn, Bama and UK n some order. My expectations beyond those teams were low. Florida maybe can make the sweet 16 but idk after the injury to their guy.

This!

 

[ala_kat2]

SC gets that charge call against UK.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

Why would anyone base their decision on Mark Pope on one game one way or the other? lol

These "I told you so" posts are strange.

If you wanted Pope beforehand, this one game shouldn't change your opinion.
If you didn't want Pope before this game, likewise.

 

[rick64]

SEC about to start out 0-2.

 

[FilsonCat]

Woof. USCjr completely shat the bed in this one. Oregon is actually a good matchup for them on paper.

 

[ala_kat2]

This! Duquesne was really the only upset and it's not a huge one.

South Carolina loss is a definite upset. Also, Miss State lost to a lower seeded team, 8 lost to a 9. Maybe not so much an upset Miss State was just terrible.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

South Carolina loss is a definite upset. Also, Miss State list to a lower seeded team, 8 list to a 9. Maybe not so much an upset Miss State was just terrible.

Yeah, I'm just basing it on seeds. We are probably gonna have 4 lower seeds win the first 8 games.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Why would anyone base their decision on Mark Pope on one game one way or the other? lol

These "I told you so" posts are strange.

If you wanted Pope beforehand, this one game shouldn't change your opinion.
If you didn't want Pope before this game, likewise.

I just wish the UK fans would stop trashing Pope. I know from first hand experience he is a fantastic guy and absolutely loved playing for UK. He is obviously coaching where he wants to be. He will never be considered for the UK job. I think he knows this and I think he is fine with that.

 

[FtWorthCat]

The SEC is garbage. State was the only team that gave Auburn any kind of game last weekend, and South Carolina beat us worse than anyone all season.

Oregon looks like they could beat UConn. How did they lose so many?

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

I dont really consider 10s and 11s as upsets.

Quite a bit of times those teams are even actually favored in these games lol

 

[ScottGreene22]

3 double digit seeds and 4 likely to advance in the first 8 games. Just not name brand schools getting beat yet.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

South Carolina loss is a definite upset. Also, Miss State lost to a lower seeded team, 8 lost to a 9. Maybe not so much an upset Miss State was just terrible.

IMO it's not. They are overseeded. Haven't been playing well at all for over a month outside of a couple games.
Altman I think is retiring from coaching as well.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I'm about to bet the house on TAM shitting their pants this game. I don't trust these SEC teams at all.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Kentucky is either gonna come out and play extremely loose and or they are gonna see cal get nervous as hell on the sidelines and him start to yell & freak out and Kentucky starts to play nervous

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Again I think they purposely Miss seed some teams. SC perfect example. So they can say March Madness where upsets happen. Makes for good TV.

 

[blackcat714]

we still want Mark Pope as our next coach?

I rather have pope John Paul than what we have

 

[NociHTTP]

I pick Creighton over Oregon.

 

[akaukswoosh]

SEC so far.

 

[TheDude73]

Look how Oakland is talking before this game

Gohlke might not be too smart with this quote:

“They’ve got the best three-point percentage in the country. We think we shoot it better than they do, but they’re going to light it up if we don’t guard the three-point line. We’ve just got to go out there and force tough twos."

Well, genius, if we have the best percentage from three in the US, you don't shoot it better than we do. In fact, you're barely in the top 100 in three point shooting (#94) at 35.5%.

And they aren't going to make our guys who mostly have many inches in height beyond their players take "tough twos".