I would gladly give up my Christmas present this year.
***NCAA Tournament Thread***
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Keep an eye on Alex Wilkins, freshman PG for Furman. Already with 8 points at the under 16 timeout.
Could be one to search in the portal.
Could be one to search in the portal.
The first 40 years of NCAA tournaments with 64 teams (1985-2024) before NIL and massive portal moves
#13 seeds went 33-127 (20.6%)
#14 seeds went 23-137 (14.4%)
#15 seeds went 11-149 (6.9%)
#16 seeds went 2-158 (1.3%)
In total 69 wins in 40 tournaments with only 5 tournaments out of the 40 years going 0-16.
2025+2026 about to be 0-32 for 0.0%
Pretty safe to say the NIL error and massive portal movement has killed the true mid majors.
The days of seeing the FGCU, Peacocks the FDU's the UMBC's the Valpo's are long gone.
We got the High Point win but they were a 12 seed and VCU and they were an 11 seed.
That is about what we will get each year a couple back in the day we used to have 5 or 6 true mid majors and almost always got a 13-16 usually 2 of them each year. Some years we got 4 of the 13+ seeds.
All that is all but over we might get a lucky one here and there but the years of them having all 5 seniors gone. If anyone are good they are taking the money and moving up.
This kid from Furman is smooth. Go get that kid Pope he is ballin on UCONN.
That grown man is going to petition the courts for another year lol.
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why doesn't mizzou simply allow mitchell to make every shot, worked against us
Oh ok yeah Miami(OH) got wrecked, I see the real Miami is up on Mizzou of course.
Really wanted Miami to win so Sunday ticket prices dropped in STL. They should have been up 20 and have pissed it away
Ernest Udeh Jr and Malik Reneau are much better defensively than UK’s front court.
Malachi has a lot of potential but he needs a lot of time on the weight room. Mitchell would have went for 40 if Gates had recognized that sooner. Garrison isn’t much better than Moreno at defending the post either.
Furman’s guards are legit. We have to go get this Wilkins dude if he has eligibility. He is a bad ***.
Don't look now but PVAM is coming back!!! Lead is down to 52.
Yeah if they don’t find a way to slow him down they are toast. They can’t get enough stops.
Do we want Mizzou to lose to get all their fans out of there for next game (you know they'll cheer more for ISU) and so we can get more of ours in? Or maybe a wash with all the ISU fans that will likely be there anyways?
Furman 6/12 from 3
UCONN 1/14 from 3
Yet still down 4 does not bode well
Reed is 8/8 has 19 pts and 16 rebounds for UCONN
UCONN 1/14 from 3
Yet still down 4 does not bode well
Reed is 8/8 has 19 pts and 16 rebounds for UCONN
It’s amazing once Mizzou gets outside the SEC refs they aren’t allowed to mug the opposing teams.
Furman just can't get over the hump every time they get close they do something stupid and give UCONN an easy one.
They should have challenged that out of bounds it cost them 2 pts
They should have challenged that out of bounds it cost them 2 pts
That Furman breakaway, dude got hammered with no call! Then UConn scored immediately after. That 4 point swing hurt.
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For those who don't think Cinderella is basically dead this was the first day of the 1st round in the tournament since 1992 when zero double digit seeds won. Since 1992 folks. Tell me again how portal and NIL didn't kill the underdog.
Also first time ever back to back tournaments at least one 1-4 didn't lose.
32-0
Sure we got a 12 seed High Point that won and a semi mid major in VCU who was 11 seed that one
Both games barely won
Besides that nada. Last year we had 1 true Mid Major 12 seed McNeese winning 1 game.
The days of 2011 VCU, 2010 Butler, 2011 Butler, 2006 George Mason, 2013 Wichita State, 2023 Florida Atlantic, 2018 Loyola Chi making the final 4 are gone forever.
Even a St Peter's 15 seed making the Elite 8 won't ever happen again.
Also first time ever back to back tournaments at least one 1-4 didn't lose.
32-0
Sure we got a 12 seed High Point that won and a semi mid major in VCU who was 11 seed that one
Both games barely won
Besides that nada. Last year we had 1 true Mid Major 12 seed McNeese winning 1 game.
The days of 2011 VCU, 2010 Butler, 2011 Butler, 2006 George Mason, 2013 Wichita State, 2023 Florida Atlantic, 2018 Loyola Chi making the final 4 are gone forever.
Even a St Peter's 15 seed making the Elite 8 won't ever happen again.
Meh big deal. Ratings are much higher when good teams are in the Final 4.
2023 final 4 was a 9 seed, 2 5s and a 4. Yuck.
Izzo out coaching Kelsey just like I knew he would.
See ya in 8 months, Cards!
See ya in 8 months, Cards!