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2009 NCAA Tournament Day 1 Open Thread

Alright guys, it's finally here, the Christmas day of the college hoops world. It's Madness time!

No more bitching about seedings and pairings, no more thinking about matchups and injuries and team colors and stupid mascots based on civilizations that lost ancient wars.

What do your guy's brackets look like? I'm in a pool where last gets money back and there's a lot of reward for upsets, so I have a super high risk/reward bracket with UCLA, Syracuse, Louisville and Memphis in the FF with Louisville taking it all.

Schedule

SOUTH (8) Louisiana State 75 vs. (9) Butler 71 - FINAL

WEST (2) Memphis 81 vs. (15) Cal State - Northridge 70 - FINAL

WEST (8) Brigham Young 66 vs. (9) Texas A&M 79 - FINAL

WEST (5) Purdue 61 vs. (12) Northern Iowa 56 - FINAL

SOUTH (1) North Carolina 101 vs. (16) Radford 58 - FINAL

WEST (7) California - Berkeley 71 vs. (10) Maryland 84 - FINAL

WEST (1) Connecticut 103 vs. (16) Chattanooga 47 - FINAL

WEST (4) Washington 71 vs. (13) Mississippi State 58 - FINAL

EAST (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota - Greensboro, NC

SOUTH (7) Clemson vs. (10) Michigan - Kansas City, MO

EAST (3) Villanova vs. (14) American - Philadelphia, PA

SOUTH (4) Gonzaga vs. (13) Akron - 4:25 PM, Portland, OR

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Sup bro

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

God bless you

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you scared him away.......

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Long distance information give me Memphis, Tennessee

I don’t know why I think they’ll win it all, but I do.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I always pick brackets based on what I want to happen.

It’s not like picking what I think will happen has ever done anything good.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Win him mad props?

I’m still a bit fuzzy in the head after bowling last night, maybe that’s why I didn’t sift through that easier

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is the greatest sporting event in the US.

I love baseball more than basketball, but this is the greatest sporting event in the US. These first four days are twenty-eight kinds of awesome.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is always a good weekend to go to Spring Training

Baseball by day, basketball by night. Awesome.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but basketball by morning, noon and night?

versus spring training. hmm.
I don’t see what you did there.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What I did there was go to baseball games during the day

then go across the street in the 5th inning (leave the baseball when the regulars leave) and go across the street to the bar and spend the rest of the day watching bball. There’s no downside – get some sun, have some beers, watch a little baseball, then cave yourself in the sports bar that has 67 TV’s and people from all over the country in it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've been thinking

Better coverage: CBS Tournament or NBC Olympics because those two stick out in particular when it comes to stellar sports television coverage.

by Robert on Mar 19, 2009 10:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

CBS tournament, easily.

Every Olympiad I get pissed off with NBC (and then I watch CBC and laugh my ass off). NBC tape delays a lot of awesome events, and while I understand why they have to do that, it gives a lot of their coverage a kind of packaged feel.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stellar is used ironically here right?

CBS used to piss me off by not showing games on affiliates like USA when there’s more than one game going on and NBC’s Olympic coverage is crap.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

Man they’re poor.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They used to be owned by Viacom which owns/owned MTV etc

but Viacom split off CBS into its own company a few years ago and also shed most of its TV investments except for Showtime. It kinda makes you wonder how CBS is still viable in this day and age – every other network has a ton of additional platforms, and there’s li’l old CBS, just plugging away.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But both Viacom and CBS are owned by Sumner Redstone's Nat'l Amusements

So I guess you can argue that they’re somewhat affiliated with Comedy Central, BET, MTV, CMT, etc.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice. I'm using the old-school version

and the A&M/BYU game looks like homemade ass.
The Memphis game looks a bit better, but it’s choppy. Pretty clear that they want you to upgrade.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly.

the NCAA first and second days are quite possibly the least productive days in the average office all year.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the Zaqs but I am a little worried.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Mar 19, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When was this?

In my eyes, they went from a few years as Cinderella to the burgeoning power that kept dropping out early.

by abender20 on Mar 19, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course not

But these victories set unrealistic expectations for many people. If you look back the only really bad Tounrey loss in the one to Nevada. The smaller the sample size the more shit happens.

by JI on Mar 19, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THAT'S the one bad tourney loss

that Nevada team wasn’t bad.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah but you're assuming Gonzaga was really good that season

when they probably weren’t.

Plus it’s not like they got run out of the gym.

by JI on Mar 19, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They really were good that season.
  1. overall? Ehhh, but better than a 6 seed, and plenty good enough to beat Wyoming.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My memory is likely faulty

but I don’t remember them beating anyone that good that season.

I’m not saying they shouldn’t have won, but they had a bad day any lost by a possession or two. It’s not like they were blown out.

by JI on Mar 19, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They beat Texas and St. Johns

Neither were world-beaters, but that was a very dangerous Gonzaga team.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn you SBN 2.0

Instead of a 1., that was supposed to be ‘number 6’ overall.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I have to uninstall silverlight

while it makes the mlb.com player run more smoothly, it al prevents me from opening the Rays-Cards game in wmp

by JI on Mar 19, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes that seems like it is reasonable

I would also like to avoid a trip to Green Lake, So QFC, Safeway and Red Apple Market suggestions are most preferred.

by Robert on Mar 19, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One of my friends would watch Cubs games with

this drinking game. He’d go through 12/14 beers over the course of a game. That was entertainment.

by abender20 on Mar 19, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah, I think cheap beer has its place

And that place is day long sporting events like this, the Super Bowl, and the like. Much better for keeping a day long buzz instead of trying to put down 6 heavy beers before noon and being confined to the chair you’re in the whole rest of the day

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

False argument.

There’s no reason you cannot imbibe the same percentage of alcohol over time from better beers as you do from cheaper beers.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Believe me,

I prefer quality beers over the cheap stuff. But, if I’m looking to drink all day just for the sake of drinking, then I’ll stick to the inexpesive and go with as much of it as I can

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apple juice

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not fermenty enough

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

About all I heard this morning around 6 am, as I surfaced to the evil sound of the the Fox Radio morning guy

was the tail end of his West predictions which included a whupping of Washington, and Gonzaga in the Final Four.

by msb on Mar 19, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oooooh Memphis

Does the entire second half of the game now count as ‘crunch time?’

They’ve missed 13 of 14 shots.

by marc w on Mar 19, 2009 10:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well Memphis sucks.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That guy from NCIS with the pedophile haircut annoys the shit out of me.

I will never watch that show and the previews do not entice me in the least.

by hcoguy on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That is interesting.

But fuck that show. There should be a moratorium on any new shows that have any combination of the letters C, S, or I.

by hcoguy on Mar 19, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and the son of Tom Harmon.

and the uncle of the Nelson twins.

by msb on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BYU is a school of choke-artists.

Men’s volleyball is about the only program that lives up to the hype.

by Wilder. on Mar 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I worked as a sweeper for a couple seasons.

I would never pay, but the games are always packed.

by Wilder. on Mar 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've attended Men's college volleyball

but only because I was in the marching band and HAD to go.

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I hated being in marching band in high school.

We had to attend all of the sporting events and our teams sucked.

by BrianL on Mar 19, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine too

Baseball and wrestling were the only sports worth a shit, and they don’t get bands

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In college I attended:

Football, Men’s and Women’s hoops, Men’s and women’s volleball (women’s vball is fun), women’s waterpolo (I saw boob), and baseball (woo Clement!).

I believe other’s also attended track, and tennis but usually only when we played ucla.

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aside from Memphis choking

I’m doing all right, go Butler and ATM!

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

whoosh

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ATM = Automated Teller Machine

ATM != Texas A&M. That would be TAM.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or Cock College

as those of us from near Austin called it.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is how I know you didn't go to UT

because if you had I would have been on the receiving end of a long screed about how it’s a longhorn steer and not a cow, and not a truism about the deliciousness of said mascot.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

UT is my 4th college team after my 2 alma maters and my father’s.

by Matthew on Mar 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look at their logo...

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not exactly

You’ve never seen Texas A&M referred to as ATM?

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe its a generational thing

since it is so similar to ass to mouth etc.

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NEVER GO ASS TO MOUTH

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

CSUN is having a hell of a time in KC

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 19, 2009 11:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, Memphis. WTF?

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

I’m regretting picking UW over UConn, and Memphis over UW…

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which I knew was stupid in the first place

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't care if it fucks my bracket

seeing them lose would be awesome, particularly if it was due to a missed free throw

by JI on Mar 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's hilarious watching the games online

because when they come back from commercial you only get half the audio.

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Mar 19, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

9-0 run!

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except Memphis looks like this

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who would they play next round?

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was not even close to a joke

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was providing a reference to my comment.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good for you, Memphis.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs