This isn't the ACC thread so you may get more responses there. I personally have nothing on Syracuse, I don't think anyone saw them making it. Other than Boeheim's clout I don't see what their resume brings that another more deserving team doesn't. And I think part of the ACC's tough draw is that when you place 9 teams, most of whom are 9+, it's tough to set up the bracket so that none of them meet too soon. Really weird that VT is the only team in the East though.
Whoops. CTRL + F'ed "ACC" and came to this thinking it was the ACC thread in my post-tourney snub fury. While I'm here, I'll say that I almost went to UVa and y'all have a beautiful campus. I had wanted to go to ND my whole life, but visited UVa in April before sending in my paperwork at ND and came thisclose to flipping at the very end. Amazing place and root for you guys outside of playing ND.
This would be so fucking awesome. No one in the national media would care but beating Tennessee and Michigan State on our way to a national title would be the perfect narrative end.
I would call it like the Warriors losing Draymond. He might not be our #1 best player right now but he’s the one guy we absolutely cannot replace. Bad analogy because he also has the highest ceiling on the team, but I see that as his role on this team because of his versatility and ability to play the 2-4
I trust Tony to put the guys in the right position to be successful without Dre. It really sucks but not losing all hope just yet. Also hoping Arizona and Kentucky both get upset in the first round even more now.
Yeah that’s where I am. This team can still make a run and, if anything, the lower expectations will make the whole thing a little less nerve wracking to watch. Arizona and Kentucky both officially scare the shit out of me now. I also was hoping for K State but I think creighton might be our better matchup without Hunter.
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/uva/dp-spt-tony-bennett-uva-0314-story.html Cool article that doesn't have to do with the tournament. Whole backstory about how we got Bennett and how close we were to losing him. Made me feel really confident that he's not going anywhere.
as my 40 something Korean friend said this morning to my group of crying friends: "This is what the HOOS does. Why are you surprised. They always fuck up when they shouldn't. Hasn't decades of watching HOOS sports, that make money, teach you anything? Maybe your degrees should be taken away if can't learn HOOS sux."
Virginia basketball will be known as the biggest fraud in sports until they win a championship. Congrats guys
Seriously. Why couldn't this happen to Duke? Or any year that Carolina is a 1 seed. Got nothing but love for the wahoos.
Freedom of religion in the western world, secular higher education, and losing to 16 seeds. Jefferson is the pioneer of many things
I have finally turned the corner and have to just laugh at this point. We thought we beat Rule 2(b) but it was just playing the long game with us.