2014 March Madness Thread

[Ironman8]

So I followed Doug McDermott on Twitter today and what I found almost made me cry. Doug has retweeted Coach Brian Kelly, a picture of the golden dome, and even a picture of himself in a Tommy Rees jersey. Guys Doug McDermott is a ND fan....damn

That kid is a class act too. Root for the kid in any game except against my Friars.

 

[irishfan]

For those of you who aren't in the tourney pool or who don't mind giving away their picks, what are everyone's final four picks and anyone picking any big upsets?

My final four is Florida, Mich St, ______, and Louisville. With MSU over L'ville in the championship.

I just have no idea what to do with Arizona's bracket. I don't feel that strongly about any of the top 6 seeds there (AZ, Wisky, Creighton, SDSU, OK, Baylor) and am debating just blowing up that bracket and picking OK State to go to the final four.

Also, I don't have too many big upsets in the 1st round. Harvard over Cincy and SLU and UMASS losing to their play-in winners are my biggest upsets.

 

[#1rish]

I picked Wisconsin out of the West, but then again, I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[irishfan]

Albany only down 7 with 11:55 left against Florida.

Good day of action so far. OSU-Dayton was a classic, and Harvard pulled the typical 12 seed upset.

 

[irishfan]

Also, Pitt blowing out Colorado makes me question the PAC-12's strength, but then Oregon put a beating on BYU so who knows? If the game weren't in Milwaukee, I'd like Oregon to beat Wisconsin on Saturday.

 

[IrishLax]

At 100% so far. Picked Dayton because I wanted to root for the little guy, and Harvard because of what they did to New Mexico last year. Got Creighton over UVA in the finals, so wheels might come off the bus sooner rather than later.

 

[gkIrish]

I'm historically awful at picking the round of 64 but great at getting the Sweet 16/Elite Eight right. Have lost every toss-up game so far but no sweet 16 teams (yet).

 

[Me2SouthBend]

I'm headed into games in Orlando for tonight's session. Will enjoy.

 

[irishfan]

NC State has got to be kidding me choking this game away.

 

[IrishLax]

NC State has got to be kidding me choking this game away.

Coming for that billion... need NC State to keep blowing it and then North Dakota State to choke too.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I was in the running for $1 billion until the first game of the tournament ended.

That was a fun couple hours thinking about what to do with all that money though.....

 

[irishfan]

I was in the running for $1 billion until the first game of the tournament ended.

That was a fun couple hours thinking about what to do with all that money though.....

haha same here. I got OSU wrong, and now NC State choked one away for me.

I'm about to get ND State wrong too...

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I've lost 3 today (so far), plenty of time to add a few more to that.

 

[IrishLax]

Come on Oklahoma... get daddy that billion...

Annnnnnnnd there goes my billion.

 

[Pa Golden Tate Fan]

I have a better chance of being on stage with Jimmy Buffet than winning a billion dollars from Warren Buffet.

 

[PLACforever]

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...leading to the most awkward NCAA confiscation/sanctions ever.

 

[military_irish]

I'm not going to be a billionaire but i am 15 out of 16 right so far and i should be perfect if NC State didn't choke

 

[RDU Irish]

12-4 and my losses include all three OTs and the f-ing last second Texas over ASU. If I was in Vegas playing with points I would be rolling in it right now.

 

[gkIrish]

11/16 with my sweet 16 intact. I would have loved to see Louisville lose as I have Wichita St. beating them.

 

[NDPhilly]

13-3 with entire sweet 16 in tact. I'll take it.

 

[irishfan]

4 OT games, 1 buzzer beater, and 1 failed buzzer beater. You can see why a perfect bracket is impossible when you have to win so many coin flips like that.

Also, 14-2 is pathetically one of my better opening tourney days. Whole Sweet 16 intact for now.

 

[NDPhilly]

I had a perfect first day last year but I'm pretty sure there were a lot less upsets.

 

[johnnycando]

Mercer balling right now.

 

[irishfan]

Parker is so much fun to watch for Duke. Crazy to see a frosh who should be a 1-and-done seem to have his heart in the game so much and always rallying the team.

 

[#1rish]

Mercer 10 seconds away from pulling the upset over Duke. Holy shit.




Aaaaand it's over. #14 Mercer takes down #3 Duke.

 

[greyhammer90]

Thanks for playing Duke

 

[woolybug25]

I had Duke in the elite 8.

Bracket is screwed.

 

[#1rish]

I refuse to believe anyone on this planet has a perfect bracket right now.

 

[blueNDgold44]

I had Duke in the elite 8.

Bracket is screwed.

I had them winning it all...

 

[woolybug25]

I had them winning it all...

Sadly, as ND fans, most of us probably have scUM getting upset somewhere along the line too. With Duke out in their region, they probably have the easiest path to the elite 8 as anybody.