No, they weren't. But things were VERY different in 2011 than it is now. Cal was 100% right about that whole microwave society thing, and it's gotten exponentially worse since then.I guarantee you that there were guys here who put money on Santa Clara to cover. BTW, your memory is better than mine. Do you remember if people here were this angry when we needed a Brandon Knight buzzer beater to beat #13 seed Princeton?
But this message board is very different too, and it seems to attract miserable drama queens like a street light in the summer attracts bugs.