World Gawne Mad – Friday Afternoon Session Open Thread

Welcome to all you new Buffalo Bulls fans!  What will today bring us (please, Marshall upset)?

#10(W) Providence (+3, +140) v. #7(W) Texas A&M (12:15, CBS)

Ah yes, the team that broke Hippo’s heart/bank account against the team nobody gives a flying fuck about.  Naturally, the Aggies will win, depriving us of a team capable of beating the Holes in Round 2 (because God hates me).

#15(E) Cal-State Fullerton (+20, N/A) v. #2(E) Purdue (12:40, truTV)

They may not be long for the tourney, but holy shit let us take time to appreciate the CS-Fullerton dance squad whilst they is here, shall we?  Mein Gott!

#13(E) Marshall (+12.5, +650) v. #4(E) Wichita State (1:30, TNT)

Hippo’s Last Stand upset bet is here, and the ML has raced out to +650 (I got in at +600).  Heck, I think this game is close to even odds, so long as there ain’t a plane crash nobody told me about.  Aside from Scary Wheat’s ball handling, that is.

#15(S) Georgia State (+14, +1030) v. #2(S) Cincinnati (2:00, TBS)

The fact that my Sportsbook left this ML online after it went over triple digits let’s you know how likely it is to cash.  Bearcats roll, as they shall to the Elite Eight, minimum.

#15(W) Lipscomb (+20, N/A) v. #2(S) U*NC (2:45, CBS)

No fookin’ comment.

#10(E) Butler v. #7(E) Arkansas (+1.5, +110) (3:10, truTV)

Finally, we get an acknowledged seeding mistake!  The 10 seed a clear favourite, per Vegas and my own bracket pickenings.  Both of these teams are inconsistent as hell, but give me Big East over SEC any day.

#12(E) Murray State (+10, +450) v. #5(E) West By God Virginia (4:00, TNT)

WCS self-reported upset alert!  Hey, it’s The King of Track Suits.  You know you won’t be bored.

#10(S) Texas v. #7(S) Nevada (+1.5, +107) (4:30, TBS)

I disagree with the line movement here – Texas sucks ass.  Though Nevada ain’t much to write home about neither.  Kind of a meh matchup to close on, but whatcha gonna do?

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEDITOR’S NOTE: Request Line is on hiatus this week because, like you, it wants nothing more than to loaf around and gorge on delicious basketball today. It will return next Friday at its usual time.

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Reclusive, vulgar Broncos fan. Also a proud fookin' Evertonian. Likely dropped on my head repeatedly as a small child. [Insert George Carlin quote followed by thoughtful nod.]
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scotchnaut

[bangs empty beer bottle on table]

“I WANT TRACK SUIT! I WANT TRACK SUIT! I WANT TRACK SUIT!”

scotchnaut

“Hey Honey, where you going?….. You’re going out to buy a new table? WTF? Tables don’t grow on trees, woman!”

Fronkenshteen

litre cola: bet 365 already paid out on Butler?

litre_cola

I had a parlay with them and the Aggies. You can always elect for a payout no matter how high or high low. I put the threshold at 90% of the bet and when they were up that big the calculation was higher than 90% of the full bet so they paid it out.

You can set thresholds for auto payouts. I always do this on the end of parlays so I get some money in case this happens.

scotchnaut

Butler/Arky next?

scotchnaut

Oops-I edited.

litre_cola

You are going to make Hippo and I look crazy!

litre_cola

Yeah no kidding. Thank you Bet365

scotchnaut

“Our prematurely balding guy is better than yours.”

-Marshall

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

So I have seven incorrect picks in the first round, but only one of my sweet sixteen picks is already dead.

litre_cola

Arizona hurt me, I thought they were going to give the fuck you to the NCAA.

Fronkenshteen

Happy hippo!

Croooow

Last 35 seconds took about 48 minutes, but it looks like Marshall will hang on.

scotchnaut

Marshall is LITERALLY stealing this game.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Fuck this. Imma go find some weed.

Yes, I’m serious. Burlington, here I come.

scotchnaut

What do you usually use?

scotchnaut

Ball off chin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scotchnaut

The Shockers interior D has all the substance of a ghost’s shadow.

scotchnaut

So many dogs get out in front and then try to ride it-basically acknowledging that they got a bit lucky. Ya got’s to attack.

Croooow

Butler is already up 21-2. Yikes.

litre_cola

I already cashed out my parlay with that game. Bet 365 paid it out. Hahahaha.

Croooow

12-3 run from Arky since.

scotchnaut

How’s The Maid doing?

scotchnaut

Good point: this gives Greg an extended timeout.

scotchnaut

Tweren’t gonna be easy…

blaxabbath

Flipping through people’s social media, as a soon-to-be-father, I can only say this: I hope I do not have an ugly kid.

scotchnaut

Matthew McConaughey must be spinning…a helicopter chick right now.

scotchnaut

THE BALLS ON TUNDERING TURD!

LemonJello

I need a gott-dammed program to keep track of all the nicknames we give these teams…

LemonJello

Team Oatmeal Farts is just amazing. Next year leading into the tourney we have to re-name all the participants.

litre_cola

How does a dud that is older than me play for Wichita? 25th year senior?

Mr. Ayo

I wonder if they have a retirement party planned for him after this game.

WCS

A much as I loathe Marshall, the chance to beat them for a Sweet Sixteen berth warms my frigid heart. Or, is it, cools my angry heart?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9O9j8uWW2A&ab_channel=MatthewSnowden

nomonkeyfun

“Well, I sure as hell don’t love you baby!”
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Unsurprised

I wonder if these workers are done or are going to put back my blind and clean up the sill. Fuck it. Either way I’m taking a nap and then sending the managers an email when I wake up.

Unsurprised

Aside: Man In The High Castle (The Amazon series) fucking sucks.

Spur

i never liked the book and I me some alternative history books

LemonJello

I watched the first season, then went and started reading the book – Jeebus weeps, but it’s a damn hard read to stay interested in.

Are you not recommending the 2nd season, Herr Unsurprised?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I was wondering about that. I read the book and it just made NO impression on me at all. I was wondering if it was just me. And I like Phillip K. Dick just fine.

blaxabbath

You’re heartless.

blaxabbath

Which are good?

Spur

Lipscomb

scotchnaut

WOW MARSHALL!!!!

litre_cola

Does Peter King think that Wichita State plays at a neutral court for their home games?

Unsurprised

Outer space

scotchnaut

Tundering Turd has withstood them Shockers first attempt to put them away.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Motherfucker!!!!

Who has two thumbs and owes the IRS $17K+ over the past three years because my tax attorney is a fucking idiot?????

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litre_cola

Change your name, move to Chinatown. Problem solved.

Unsurprised

Fucking lawyers.

litre_cola

Ix nay on the law bashing, remember where we are…..

theeWeeBabySeamus

Meh, it’s only money.

But my boat just got smaller.

litre_cola

Remove the kelp and plankton and it will look bigger.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Manscaping foar boats?
Sounds legit.