Basketball Coma – Friday Afternoon Edition

MOAR Arkansas-Little Rocks, amirite?? Please, in the name of BLEERGH?

10MW Syracuse vs. 7MW Dayton (12:15, CBS)

PRO TIP (and you should DEFINITELY listen to me, what with my 10% success rate yesterday) – the major conference team that gets in despite near-unanimous opinion that it had no business doing so…tends to end up winning at least their first game. And this Dayton team is kind of a hot mess. But here’s some Alice in Chains for beloved fellow wolven alum Arch Miller:

15S UNC-Asheville vs. 2S Villanova (12:40, truTV)

Fun fact, my mom spent her first two years of college at UNC-A (my kinfolk come from the mountains) before marrying my Dad and finishing up at NC State. This does not, sadly, make them any better at basketball.

10W VCU vs. 7W Oregon State (1:30, TNT)

No longer coached by Michelle Obama’s brother, nobody gives a shit about the Beavers no more…and yet here they are. Weakest 7 by a mile, so watch them beat the Rams like a rented mule. This was not a banner year for the A-10.

13S Hawaii vs. 4S California (2:00, TBS)

We don’t give a damn how you did it up north WOO!!! I picked the mighty Rainbow Warriors in every bracket, as Cal is a West Coast version of LSU. ESPN drools over the “NBA talent” but that does not a good team make. Hawaii’s guards will run circles around the Bears (sorry, Covalent).

15MW Middle Tennessee vs. 2MW Michigan State (2:45, CBS)

The good news for the Blue Raiders is that they avoided being a 16 seed! The bad news is that I lied about there being any good news.

10S Temple vs. 7S Iowa (3:10, truTV)

A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line, as everybody knows Jay Wright is cursed in the 2nd round. Despite their late swoon, I have a sneaking Iowa feeling. Probably just gas.

15W CS-Bakersfield vs. 2W Oklahoma (4:00, TNT)

Tough draw for Team Baskets. Start watching that show, you heathens. On the other sideline, this really could be Lon Kruger’s year.

12S South Dakota State vs. 5S Maryland (4:30, TBS)

You’re a jackrabbit, you ain’t foolin’ no one. Better run for the hills, don’t look back.

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Redshirt

What the… the net broke?

herodotus450

NetGhazi!!

Sill Bimmons

I didn’t know Sam Jackson had a kid on the MTSU squad.

Horatio Cornblower

So, where will Middle Tennessee’s coach be coaching next year?

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I remember when Mizzou fans were absolutely fapping over the idea of hiring Painter like he was amazing.

Then they hired a guy from a small Missouri school and they won three conference games this year.

Redshirt

Except UVA fans…

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MTSU BE LIKE, FUCK YO BRACKETS

Horatio Cornblower

Holy shit.

So many dead brackets.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I am happy that I am in that “happy drunk stage” so that when Sparty completes this bedshitting I won’t care.

scotchnaut

Annie Potts must be so proud right now….

Sill Bimmons

IF UR LIKE ME UCONNT BELIEVE WHAT YOU JUST SAW

Unsurprised

Oops. I ended up on Alberta Street at Bunk. Oh well.

Sill Bimmons

Stair fail .gifs are the best fail .gifs:

http://thefw.com/files/2013/06/epic-fail-gifs-parkour-fail2.gif

Sill Bimmons

Those are indeed funny.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Woooo!!!!
Stairs vs Zipline!!!!
Might as well….I got no further NCAAT interest (Thanks Izzo).

Redshirt

Tell the fat lady and suicide hotline, they’re on in five!

Horatio Cornblower

If MSU loses this and Oklahoma can’t overcome the 5 point deficit they’re currently facing against Cal State-Bakersfield my bracket will be calling the suicide hot line.

Horatio Cornblower

The only reason I’m not rooting harder for MTS is that it would help that fucking goblin Boeheim.

scotchnaut

[giggles maniacally]

Redshirt

Siri, you can misunderstand me. You can not do what I ask you to. But you do not EVER give attitude to Lily!

Horatio Cornblower

Looks like Middle Tennessee State has taken this train about as far as its gonna go.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
The Maestro

O AN U NOE SPARTY SWEATIN

O YEZZ HE IZZ

Redshirt

Oh, so that’s what the possession arrow means.

scotchnaut

This game is insane in my membrane.

Sill Bimmons

Grimmer place to spend the best four years of your young life: Norman, Oklahoma or Bakersfield, California?

WCS

Waco, TX

Sill Bimmons

That’s not the question I asked.

WCS

Lubbock, TX

Sill Bimmons
Horatio Cornblower

Yes

The Maestro

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Daycare, Oklahoma City.

Sill Bimmons

TOO SOON

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Oklahoma is farther away from anything remotely decent, so–reluctantly–Bakersfield.

Croooow

Apparently Michigan State hates playing defense.

Sill Bimmons

I’ve never watched this thing with no bracket before.

It’s not much different.

Redshirt

I just root for multiple overtimes and upsets. Go for chaos.

Redshirt

Alright. Lets play March Madness Razz. Who has the worst bracket?

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Make It Snow’s national champion was just beat by Hawaii.

Zymm’s is also improbably bad.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Wait…wait, WAIT!!!!!
Cal….someone picked Cal as nat’l champs?

theeWeeBabySeamus

I had Baylor and Purdue both in S16. ‘Zona in E8. Sparty is my Natty Champ pick.
Bad is about to get really goddamned shitty I think.

scotchnaut

The way Middle keeps counter-punching Spartacus’ blows borders on the ridiculous.

scotchnaut

I love this game and the way Tenny is playing-they won’t back down.

(is what I was trying to say)

theeWeeBabySeamus

Out of context…this is an awesome statement.

Redshirt

Michigan State Halftime Speech:

(picks up a blank piece of paper) “This is your scholarship. This is your scholarship with a loss to Middle Tennessee State.” (rips up paper) “Any questions?”

Sill Bimmons

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Ooooh nice….smells like vanilla.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Worst part is the dude was out and still got a face full of ass.

Redshirt

I still remember listening to the radio broadcast. It was nothing but laughter for 10 straight seconds.

Marty Brennaman: “Phillips goes to second and…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Redshirt

THIS MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE, I CALL IT ME AT THE CASINO BECAUSE LUCK HAS RUN OUT AND THE HOUSE WANTS ITS MONEY BACK!!!!!

scotchnaut

I’d like to take a tour of ALL her boroughs.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I don’t have an inherent dislike of a girl with ink, but sometimes…..
Well, there is a line where enough is enough. She crossed it.

Sill Bimmons

In real life? Probably.

Not so for Internet Me!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Fair enough.
I actually have seen (in real life) exceptions to the rule. Once saw a chick at the beach who was fully sleeved, and on leg. Something about her told me to go talk to her.
Was fairly happy I did, but also happy it didn’t last more than just that weekend.
Also happy she didn’t kill me.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Nice entry pass….to press row.

herodotus450

Matt Costello is asking, “the foul is on Who?”

scotchnaut

Spread ’em out, use your speed, hit some 3’s-really, it’s quite easy to beat Spartacus.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Goodbye resurgence into the up 80s percentile.
Thanks Hawaii, homeplace of Obama (allegedly).

scotchnaut

Everyone knows that Obama was a small forward on Nairobi State.

Redshirt

The shutout is over! The Sooners found the hoop!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Dammit Sparty…MIDDLE Tennessee State?????
Now if it was EAST Tennessee State I could understand….but MIDDLE????
Wake da fuq up!!!!!!

Sill Bimmons

A directional school with no direction!

WCS

A former colleague of mine got his MA at MTSU. I wonder if he is aware they even made the Tournament.

Redshirt

Maybe their confused trying to make sense of the name.

“Why isn’t it Central Tennessee State?” “Shouldn’t Ohio State be Middle Ohio State? Or maybe Southwest Middle Ohio State?”

The Maestro

At least if Sparty loses, we’re all equally fucked.

theeWeeBabySeamus

LOL….that’s pretty much already true on a daily basis.
But I’m being more an existential dick now.

herodotus450

Quavius Copeland? Quavius??!?!

SonOfSpam

My son is also named Quavius.

herodotus450

Is he back from his tour of duty in Macedonia serving under Titus Remus Flavius Aurelius ?

SonOfSpam

Pac-12 REPPIN’

I still have an erection from USC’s defeat last night.

SonOfSpam

Maybe Oregon can beat a 16 seed. Maybe.

Sill Bimmons

$1551.98 rental charge on a $899 TV.

Ho. Lee. Fuk.

Redshirt

What the…? Is the happy ending included with that screw job?

Croooow

Looks like my gamble on Hawaii worked out (makes up for picking Oregon State).
Now time to sweat out Michigan State.

Redshirt

STOP! STOP! Our brackets are already dead!

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No bracket is deader than Make It Snow’s.

The Maestro

Broadcast team keeps mentioning Cal’s Tyrone Wallace, and I keep thinking about this:

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scotchnaut

I’ve had Spartacus on in the background while finishing up work stuff-just waiting for them to crush Middle Tenny like the bugs that they are but she’s not happening. What gives?

theeWeeBabySeamus

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Their loss would hilariously fuck up so many brackets.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Me too…the hilarious part is questionable, however.
Meh…I’ll be drunk soon either way.
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

nomonkeyfun

Temple’s Assistant Coach is named David Duke.
http://owlsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=27&image_path=/images/2014/10/16/Duke_Dave_081-web.jpg

Maybe that’s why Trump didn’t decline the endorsement.