Hopefully, you were able to stick it to the man and enjoy the first eight matches. Regardless, here are eight more for your gluttonous consumption.
#16(E) Radford (+22.5, N/A) v. #1(E) Villanova (6:50, TNT)
The Highlanders outlasted my Blackbirds on Tuesday night, but that and $3 will get you a cup of coffee. Nova won’t so much as let them hang around awhile.
#12(S) Davidson (+4.5, +175) v. #5(S) Kentucky (7:10, CBS)
This line keeps closing, and I don’t get it. Davidson has some hoodoo against Rhode Island, but I don’t see that translating to Kenfucky, who are legitimately in the zone, and red hot. Look for the better Wildcats’ defense to shut down the lesser Wildcats’ perimeter offense.
#11 San Diego State (+4.5, +175) v. #6 Houston (7:20, TBS)
Speaking of hot…both of these teams. I could see Houston going on a super-long run, but this matchup is dangerous as fuck. Should make for excellent viewing.
#14(E) Steven F. Austin (+11, +500) v. #3(E) Texas Tech (7:27, truTV)
Ordinarily, taking down a 3 seed would be asking a lot of just one guy, but Guns Up!! are quite overrated. Could definitely see this one going down to the wire.
#9(E) Alabama (+2.5, +125) v. #8(E) Virginia Tech (9:20, TNT)
Another very watchable game, though I suspect Roll Damn Tide may have shot their damn wad in the SEC tourney. Their PG is a legitimate star in the making (unlike Trae Young). VPI just annoys the fuck out of you until you find you’ve somehow lost by five or so.
#13(S) Buffalo (+8, +320) v. #4(S) Arizona (9:40, CBS)
What does Vegas know that is keeping this line in check like this? Shouldn’t Fat Sean’s NBA bunch run train on a MAC-tion side? I’m just confused here.
#14(W) Montana (+10, +475) v. #3(W) Michigan (9:50, TBS)
Michigan is white-hot, or rather, they were before taking like a month off since the B1G tourney ended. We shall see if that has an impact. I know fuck-all about the Griz.
#11(E) St. Bonaventure (+6, +225) v. #6(E) Florida (9:57, truTV)
We remember the Bonnies from Tuesday night’s comeback win against UCLA, and they get plenty of rest in prep for Thursday’s nightcap. The betting line is highly favourable, especially if one thinks the Gators kinda suck (as I do).
Coaches should just have to surrender to the FBI in postgame pressers as they are eliminated from this year’s tourney.
Stickied comment?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFNEgdwjEhs
I would prefer a more Aztec method where they have to cut their own hearts out.
I absolutely demand the team captains as well for pro sports, especially football.
Time to take the dog for a walk. DESTROY MY BRACKET DAVIDSON!!!
-Fuck Calipari.
“I like Calamari, but not that much…”
-a distracted Andy Reid at the Golden Corral Chocolate Fountain
Stone Cold Austin handling their business is nice when the line was so huge. Hippo did you get in on that?
yep, ML bet. Not yuge, though.
I thought about picking them, but I ended up picking Texas Tech because I am an idiot.
The jisming over Trae Young has been shifted to Davidson and its wholesome…grit
Better cover that Norseman.
Mike Krzyzewski’s wife has been married to him for nearly 50 years. I probably couldn’t deal with that fuckface for 1 hour without strangling him. How the hell did she manage 50 years with the guy?
#CatholicGuilt
He’s grinding tape for six months/year, while she’s grinding freshmen.
While this plays in the background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H8Gcvkqwjk&ab_channel=rdl3053
Money.
He makes a ton of money and probably spends 22 hours a day at the office.
HEY YOU LEAVE MICKIE OUT OF THIS!!!!!!!
(srsly, he’s a dick, but she a pretty cool chick)
Hey that rhymed.
Steve Fisher may be the creepiest man alive. If he said “braaaaiiiins” you’d fucking run.
Counterpoint:
ach, unsee!!!!
No, no, Notsee. Notsee. Nazi.
Dammit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulCw7RJ5eE8
Aliens walk among us!
Well, I’d maybe walk a little faster. Doesn’t look like ol’ Steve gets around too quickly these days.
I remember Steve Fisher moar for his time at Michigan than with the Aztecs, but I know he did way moar in San Diego.
Davidson is the same bunch of rich white assholes that go to Duke, just more local.
Anyone seems the Big Enough meme? It’s my current favorite.
Andy Reid should sue Geico for using his likeness without his permission.
nice work, Steve!
“Look at Calipari; he’s just like that guy in the band!”
The fat guy in the Kentucky band has already gotten two schools in serious trouble with the NCAA? Wow, that’s actually pretty impressive.
Band nerds.
HEY YOU TAKE THAT BACK OR I’LL wait shit that’s my job now damnit
Tool fans?
Athletics Supporters?
I guess the “F” stands for “F” Hippo’s GAMBLOR
I just realized. The guy who played Apollo’s son played that villain/anti-hero in “Black Panther”. Holy crap,
Same guy directed ‘Creed’ and ‘Fruitvale Station.’ Michael B. Jordan is his leading man from the looks of it.
Just noticed that 2 pieces of pizza are resting on my t-shirt. I think it’s time for the beddy bye.
Leave the shirt.
I haven’t heard anyone say “beddy bye” since I was five.
Yeah, my Dad “went out for cigarettes” when I was 5, too.
If you don’t finish that pizza immediately, we will scorn you for all eternity.
Rob Gray is a badass
Currently in the midst of filing a new bone saddle for my 12-stringer; I reeeeally hope nobody walks in to the living room right now, because all of this white powder is NAWT cocaine.
Filling a bone saddle? Is that what the kids are saying now for anal?
No, because unlike that, this is gonna take me friggin’ forever to finish.
What is the deal with your musical prowess?
Marry, Fuck, Kill: Hope Hicks, Ivanka Trump, Dana Loesch. Ready. Set. GO.
M-Hope Hicks
F-Ivanka
K-Loesch
Yeah, Loesch is a pretty easy K now that I think about it.
There were really only two choices here
no, I kill Ivanka. Easy call. That Loesch would be an excellent crazypants fuck.
Plus, Vanky has some literal-maybe Donnie stink on her. End the whole lineage.
So in true asshole fashion, Decilitre just took his first 2 steps unassisted, he was in front of the tv. I didn’t realize that these were the first ones without holding himself up and said get out of the damn way. Mrs. Cola was not impressed with me not cherishing the moment. Oops.
Dad? Is that you?
Kid’s got to learn not to fuck with Daddy’s down time. Never too early to start, imo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c
The dream is over.
I wish I could hate someone so hard they die.
Every Trump Man looks like their hair is super glued to their skull.
#WhiteTrashRoyalty
The ‘Stepford Wives’ ‘Freaks And Geeks’ mash-up is going to suck.
“Not sure about that. I will say, according to documents I’ve just seen, the nightmare is just beginning.”
R. Mueller
God I wish those Trump Org docs will become public record when this is all over.
I read this as Orc docs and yet it’s still not technically wrong per se.
Don’t insult Orcs by comparing them to these fucking monsters.
This isn’t Ken Starr, that fucking piece of shit. They’re not going to publish a book of the Mueller report.
Movie?
Graphic Novel. Four Issue Mini-series at most.
Un-Related News:
Rocky is giving Clubber Lang the old “You Knew This Would Happen In The Rematch” treatment.
You know its kind of sad how bad a boxer Mr. T’s character is since he’s based on Sonny Liston and George Forman. He has the look and the talk (hell he’s Mr. T as a boxer), but in the end all he has is one hell of a right cross. And this was just the student. If Apollo in his prime fought Clubber, he probably would’ve embarrassed him worse that Rocky did.
Apollo went the distance nearly twice.
Drago almost went the distance.
Clubber went three rounds. That’s like having an epic three hour long martial arts movie end with a three second fight with the bag guy just being bitch slapped.
I really disliked the end of the last Rocky movie.
The idea that a top flight talent would break his hand in an exhibition match and continue the fight to a decision is beyond stupid.
Here is how I would have written it. Rocky and Floyd are fighting. Its not even that far into the match and Floyd is destroying Rocky but his hands breaks. The Floyd character wants to continue the fight but his corner basically throw in the towel to protect him.
It humanizes the Floyd character. He is livid but then him and Rocky have the huddle in the middle of the ring. Floyd yells “You didn’t fucking win” Rocky gives the advice along the lines “Kid…you need to know when to quit” and the Floyd character replies back “Ironic coming from you”
They have a chuckle. Rocky is chanted as he leaves. He wins, but its a completely flawed victory. Its not even a moral victory. Its a fluke.
You have the credits.
End of credits, you see the Floyd character showing up at Rocky’s gym, by himself…no posse, with his hand all wrapped up. Its not a replay of the ending of Rocky II “ding ding”. Instead, they have a quick heart to heart, in the middle of the ring, and the camera pans to the wall with all the greats. Imply how legends never die…they just fad away sort of shit.
Next shot is outside, where Rocky’s super annoying kid is hit by a bus.
Perfecting ending.
I was going good until NC State and South Dakota state completely fucked up my bracket. I trusted them, god damnit.
My pretend online girlfriend from Estonia has found herself a REAL LIFE Estonian boyfriend and no longer has time for me. Bitch.
*sigh*
Fortunately, my WAY hotter pretend online girlfriend from Canadia still loves me. I think.
Girls from that part of the world can give you a BallTick.
Canadia girlie can give me anything she likes. Oooooof.
Will Sister Jean break her vows for coach Belichick?
grumble grumble you already spend all your time on your knees grumble
“Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, lost his White House job this week because an investigation found he was a frequent gambler whose habit posed a security risk, two people familiar with his departure tell WaPo.”
No wonder Hippo has so much free time lately.
Back from the gym, dinner and errands. Now to take a big sip of water and see how that “Wright State to the Sweet Sixteen” thing is working for me…
“If it’s any consolation, we went just as far in the tourney.”
-Wrong State
— NC State
Turns out I bounced them in the Round of 32. I was honestly expecting to use this joke on them but apparently my subconscious was looking out for me,
Me too, actually. Thought we’d show up today tho.
Wrong State? When did we add that one?
— U*NC student
The only other time that UMBC was in the National Tournament, they were a 15 seed going up against Georgetown 2 seed.
It was sad that their point guard was taller then our center. That year we had an insanely talented point guard that would routinely hit threes about two feet behind the 3 point line. In the American East, he was untouchable.
Against Georgetown, he was trying to air ball it about 5 ft back because he couldn’t get the ball over the dude covering him.
Without having watched a single UMBC game since I graduated, I am confident they are the shortest team in the tournament.
Holy shit…I am wrong…
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2018-03-14/duke-has-tallest-team-years-ncaa-tournament
UMBC is actually 31st in Height. Duke is number one.
You’re right, but Dook can go fuck themselves.
Looks like Stevie Austin got guns too
I’m already seeing flashbacks to what they did to WVU two years ago.
You take the wrong acid?
David’s Son’s mascot has to be Scrappy-Doo. It is written.
Honest question: When a basketball game become a blowout, do they put in the backups or do they not have enough reserve players to cover the starters without forcing the reserves to play the entire game?
Depends on how much depth a team has.
Seniors bench players so they get a taste of the tourney
Holy hell, Gene Steratore gets to screw up college basketball, too?
Welp. Flyers gave up 2 goals in 11 seconds. So that’s a good indication of what to expect for the evening.
They’re watching Villanova too.
merde, Clark Kellogg is still alive
Money quote from Cal’s meeting with the State money men “there’s nothing I would enjoy more than taking those sons of bitches down the road down a peg.” SIGH
Villanova has a good chance to win this game.
/stares out over the edge of the limb
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down there, bud. Let’s not get too crazy.
better only be writing them names in with pencil!
Commercials suck ass. There, I said it.
The Old Spice one we are getting is making me fly into a rage
Why would a foreign country have a deodorant commercial???
ah mean, have you smelled an Italian lately??
Random information no one gives a shit about…
Both of my Lava Lites were fucked so I threw them out and bought two new ones today.
They’re purple and pink.
I’m fancy.
Don’t know what those are, but I guess congrats on your new dildos.
What kinda goddamned California hippie are you????????
One who lives in 2018 give or take?
Throttle back ‘Nova. Redshirt needs ya for the whole thing!
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I’d to subscribe to your newsletter.
GO DAVID’S SON!
Counterpoint: Kenfucky WOO!!
I am with Hippo here, Gamblor compelled me to go with Big Blue.
I have fondness because Calipari irks Ol’Roy and Coach K so much, and he would have been NC State’s coach for 3 years or so had our athletic director not been such a hayseed bumblefuck (really).
Ol’ Jed.
smgdh
In a somewhat related thing, I was wondering what to have for dinner. I drove to a KFC, thought of every bad Colonel, and go the hell out of there.
Either quit doing these commercials or do Ric Flair. I miss your gravy!
They done fucked up my order 2x in a row.
“SonOfSpam ain’t that great. My son was way better. Worse. Wait… Better. AHHHH!”
-The Great Santini
The NCAA with their “athlete” propaganda is quite something this year.
We don’t owe you jamokes nuttin’!
http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2018/en/group?groupID=2250147
Son of Spam was flawless this afternoon. 8 for 8.
Don’t encourage him.
Really.
Congrats to Rikki on your Raiders getting Doug Martin and Jordy Nelson. Your team is starting to look good, assuming next season is 2014.
They’ll need to invest in ladders.
One afternoon in and my Bracket is about what it usually is each year.
Let it be recalled that Radford led for almost 2 whole minutes!
Better than some teams I know.
I thought a team got a Technical Foul if they don’t show up on time, not that they start without them.
I am ducking out of work early at 4 so I can watch the SDSU game. I probably won’t be around here much during it, but here is my contribution:
Congrats on getting half your games right so far!
So apparently DoJu’s soon to be ex-wife was one of the Juggies for the Man Show.
If that family’s financial assets are as much of a lie as everything else, hopefully she can get her old job back.