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Title: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on March 24, 2014, 12:10:17 AM
March Madness. In late March every year in the USA, all the College Basketball teams play in either the NCAA Tournament, which is for the better teams that year, or the NIT Tournament, which is for the teams that didn't make the NCAA one. And I play basketball and like to watch it, especially college, so I thought I would share it. And the Men's is more exciting and popular to watch.

They have the first 68 or so ranked teams enter and 8 certain teams play each other in four games to advance and play the Second Round, which is really the first round that all the teams play in. There are 64 teams who battle out to get into the Third Round, which would leave the remaining 32 winners of that. The same thing that took place in the Second Round happens in the Third Round, leaving the 16 teams left in a thing called the Sweet Sixteen. The 8 winners of the Sweet Sixteen advance to play in the Elite Eight and then to the Final Four, and finally to the championship game.

Funny thing, you're allowed to make brackets as a prediction to who will win, and if your bracket was perfect and all the things on it happened in the tournament, you win a big prize. Like a million dollar type of prize. Well, because of this year's exciting upsets - lower seeded teams beating the higher seeded ones - NO ONE WON OUT OF THE 11 MILLION PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED.

They are still letting you make brackets, but you don't get as big of a prize.

CURRENT BRACKETS: (Click the Sweet Sixteen Tab if it doesn't take you there already) https://www.google.com/search?q=current%20NCAA%20bracket%202014&404handler=true

Now, the poll. That is to vote on which team out of the 16 that are currently left you think will win THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT. And be careful, this year many lower seeded teams have created big upsets in many games. You have 3 days (up to 3/27) to vote on the poll. If you feel like you have to post why you think the team you pick will win, then go ahead and post in this thread. And this is just for the NCAA Men's College Basketball one. :)

You can post what your bracket will be until the poll ends. And you're only allowed to pick the teams of the current ones standing. Good luck :) Because this is #MarchMadness.
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: DooCi on March 24, 2014, 12:29:49 PM
LETS GO UCLA!!!
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: pvtjimmy on March 24, 2014, 01:46:14 PM
my vote goes out for careface, crymeariver
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: not_payl_obviously on March 24, 2014, 02:49:30 PM
There should be at least one option "Who is Payl?".
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: DooCi on March 24, 2014, 05:27:42 PM
i dont get it
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on March 24, 2014, 06:18:52 PM
There should be at least one option "Who is Payl?".
Nice try, but this thread isn't about you :)
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: not_payl_obviously on March 24, 2014, 08:52:40 PM
Nice try, but this thread isn't about you :)
That's right, it's time to change it.

jk, not worth derailing poor Lazers topic :) .
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: atmays on March 25, 2014, 10:59:29 PM
GO BLUE!!!!
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on March 30, 2014, 10:21:13 PM
Well, now it's the Final Four, and the four teams that are left are...

1. Florida (36-2)
2. Wisconsin (30-7)
3. Connecticut (30-8)
4. Kentucky (28-10)
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on March 30, 2014, 10:34:04 PM
tbh, I haven't followed March Madness very closely. It's all about Opening Day and the baseball season.
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on March 30, 2014, 11:08:19 PM
tbh, I haven't followed March Madness very closely. It's all about Opening Day and the baseball season.
Well, for you, yes because you are a BASEBALLDUDE.
For me, I'm a basketball player and I love to watch basketball - especially college.

GO BLUE!!!!
YES!
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: Clipz on March 31, 2014, 12:21:07 AM
Go UCONN
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on March 31, 2014, 11:22:01 PM
The Final Four is in Texas.

Tipoffs

#7 UConn (30-8) vs. #1 Florida (36-2) - Saturday, April 5th at 6:09 PM Eastern US Time, 3:09 PM Pacific US Time
#8 Kentucky (28-10) vs. #2 Wisconsin (30-7) - Saturday, April 5th at 8:49 PM Eastern US Time, 5:49 PM Pacific US Time
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on March 31, 2014, 11:36:27 PM
UConn because they're a traditional basketball powerhouse

As for Opening Day:
-Pirates won
-Giants won
-Red Sox lost
-Yankees will win (because they're playing the Astros)
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on April 02, 2014, 10:52:59 PM
You sure UCONN's going to beat Florida? Florida is at its peak and hasn't lost a game in 29 or so games. But I sure do want UCONN to beat Florida and be in the Championship game.

My Goals:

-UCONN beats Florida
-Kentucky beats Wisconsin
-Kentucky beats UCONN

#GOBIGBLUE
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: jitspoe on April 03, 2014, 10:35:38 AM
My Goals:

-UCONN beats Florida
-Kentucky beats Wisconsin
-Kentucky beats UCONN
And how do you plan to accomplish these goals?
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on April 03, 2014, 06:09:58 PM
And how do you plan to accomplish these goals?
Blah, I meant Hopes or Dreams, not goals. Heh.
But to answer your question, I'd just root for Kentucky.
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on April 06, 2014, 11:55:18 AM
Well, I got what I wanted for the Final Four.


#7 UConn beats #1 Florida 63-53
#8 Kentucky beats #2 Wisconsin 74-73


NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
On Monday night (April 7th) at 6:10 PM Western US, 9:10 PM at Eastern US is the tipoff.

#8 Kentucky (28-10) vs. #7 UConn (30-8)
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on April 06, 2014, 11:59:53 AM
UConn FTW
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on April 07, 2014, 11:21:11 PM
UConn because they're a traditional basketball powerhouse
UConn FTW
What'd I tell you?
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: DooCi on April 07, 2014, 11:47:47 PM
Congrats to uconn. I love Napier
Title: Re: #MarchMadness
Post by: LaZeRs on April 08, 2014, 12:26:46 AM
Good game UCONN. Their coach is 6-0 in the tournament in his career.

Man, 7 freshman almost won it... I'd give a hand to Kentucky for that.

Good tournament, lots of big upsets. Duke, Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan, Louisville, Ohio State, VCU, Wichita State, Kansas...

And congratulations to UCONN for winning it all this year. :)