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I'd be thinking long and hard about as well.

So you headed to Vegas this week? I told the Mrs. about your trip for opening round and she said she'd love to do that one year. Maybe next year...

Ultra Peanut

03-12-2012 09:46 AM

I have MU and KU both making the Final Four but losing in the semis. Congrats in advance for your historic run and an amazing season!

I honestly think there's a decent chance at a Memphis-Mizzou E8 matchup, and I cannot imagine a better way of getting revenge for that Sweet 16 upset three years ago than making our fourth* Final Four and keeping you out of your first. I'd be thrilled just to get to the E8 considering how this season started and the whole 8 seed thing, though, and would much rather see Mizzou make it than any other team in the region. Best of lucks.

*the ncaa can take away our banners but they can't take away our memories~

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 8444277)

I got a Basketball Jones!

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Old Dog

03-12-2012 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 8444229)

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

Damn, ONE lower seeded team winning on Thursday/Friday?
I know that you were only referring to the final, but damn.

Saul Good

03-12-2012 09:47 AM

How is Dan Beebe still on the selection committee? I'm sure he was pleading Mizzou's case.

Trevo_410

03-12-2012 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut (Post 8444418)

You have Memphis > Michigan State?

How are your bigs?

eazyb81

03-12-2012 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevo_410 (Post 8444427)

You have Memphis > Michigan State?

How are your bigs?

Tarik Black is a stud and can definitely man up with Green.

It's hard to believe, but on paper Memphis might even have more talent than Michigan State.

tredadda

03-12-2012 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 8444229)

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

It is far better than Jay Bilas's bracket. I saw it this morning on ESPN. He has all the #1 and #2 seeds making it to the Elite 8 with all the #1 seeds making the Final Four. Then he has UK the number 1 overall seed winning it all. It was a ballsy bracket by him.

Old Dog

03-12-2012 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy (Post 8443656)

Interesting quote by Jason King on his blog:

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation

His implication is off. The committee chair said as much yesterday. I'm paraphrasing, but he essentially said that there was a large gap between the #2s and #3s.

I thought that Mizzou may well have deserved the 4th #1, and had I been making the brackets they would have ended up with the top 8 in this order:
Kentucky
Syracuse
UNC
Mizzou

Michigan St
KU
Duke
Ohio St

If you go with the true "S Curve" that would have only flip flopped the #2s in the last two regions from where they ended up.

Saul Good

03-12-2012 10:02 AM

Kentucky is the vegas favorite at 7:2

Ohio State is second at 5:1

Mizzou is third at 10:1

tredadda

03-12-2012 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81 (Post 8444443)

Tarik Black is a stud and can definitely man up with Green.

It's hard to believe, but on paper Memphis might even have more talent than Michigan State.

True, but MSU has the X-Factor that Memphis does not. They are coached by Tom Izzo who is an outstanding coach, especially in the tournament. Memphis does not have a coach of that caliber.

tredadda

03-12-2012 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 8444450)

Kentucky is the vegas favorite at 7:2

Ohio State is second at 5:1

Mizzou is third at 10:1

What's up with the love for OSU? I think MU, MSU, KU, UNC, and SU are all better than them. I guess Vegas thinks otherwise.

kepp	03-12-2012 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 8444454)

What's up with the love for OSU? I think MU, MSU, KU, UNC, and SU are all better than them. I guess Vegas thinks otherwise.

Ohio State fans must be putting their money down early.

eazyb81

03-12-2012 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 8444452)

True, but MSU has the X-Factor that Memphis does not. They are coached by Tom Izzo who is an outstanding coach, especially in the tournament. Memphis does not have a coach of that caliber.

Absolutely true. Izzo is one of the all-time greats.

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