Definitely rooting for the underdog, Illinois, in the Final Four. Brad Underwood was so humble in his post game interview yesterday. Seems like a jerk on the sidelines, but then when you hear him talk, you can tell he's a good person.
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Tommy Lloyd was pretty down to earth too when I’ve heard him and Arizona by and large is not as well funded of a program as the other remaining teams
in fact they haven’t done much of note since the 90s
Can Duke AND UConn somehow both lose in the final Elite 8 game?
Not likely because the winner will defeat Illinois and then lose to the Michigan /Arizona game.
Uconn coming back. But its very easy to root for Duke after seeing Hurleys mug
Steve Pikiell heard this and reacted:
Better overall program, better coach, better NIL, better talent evaluator
Hate the mug but Rutgers fans still wish they knew what they had 25 years ago
Pikiell is better than Juwan, but he is no Dusty. His offensive coaching is a little rusty. We can only hope his portal hall is not a big busty.
The announcers really want UConn to win
Hurley is incredibly annoying, he actually makes me root for Duke and there is nothing typically more annoying than Duke.
Agree. Giant Meteor type of game. I think the announcers just had to change their pants.
I know I must really hate Duke, when I find myself rooting for UConn.
Not really.
Nobody liked the former rat faced coach of Duke.
Hurley is a huge jackass. UConn fans are scum and always putting down other schools, including Rutgers. They have basketball and that is it. A crappy school.
Duke deserves to lose. Hold the ball. make them foul you.
Real choke job by Duke
