Never too early to get this one up and running.

Let's start a memorial, magical journey today to San Antonio...

People not working today: How are you passing time until the game? I am glad it is an early Thurs game. I always hate being in the Fri evening slot, especially those years where upsets pile up!

I am going to be ripping out some drywall and fishing cable for our kitchen reno. And looking at the clock...

Best snow storm in history happened in 1997 near Madison where I was living at the time. About 15 inches fell Thursday into Friday on the first two days of the tourney. School called off. KIds were young enough that they didn't care if I hogged the TV all day. My wife may have minded a little bit though! Of course the strange and horrific end to the season a week later took all the shine off of those two glorious days.

@mayjay

Working til noon. I almost took the day off but if we get further into the bracket I want to save those "get out of work days" for that possibility.

If I wasn't working I would have continued with our bathroom reno

@mayjay Working. I prefer the later games for selfish reasons. On the occasion that my beloved Jayhawks should lose I no longer watch the tournament, so if they play later I can enjoy more games. My viewing season lasts as long as KU’s season. I derive no joy in college basketball if KU isn’t still alive in the tournament.

So go Jayhawks!

@dylans I've gotten the same way. When the Jayhawks (or in most years the Badgers) lose, I'm about done. I've not even watched the semifinals the past few years except for a few minutes. I still watch the final but kind of bitterly!

getting pumped - -ready to go. -Thing is the guys better have their game face on. - I know they will. - This is not a # 16 seed they should be more like a # 13 something like that - this point has been brought up by many - This is not one of our stronger KU teams - this to has been brought up many times. - Our margin of error is the smallest it has ever been - we can't afford to look past anyone = and I don't believe we will.

Just spending the hours reading articles about us and the other games on today. - We have three today - we need to represent out league well. - - KU -- Texas Tech & Oklahoma - -All know is Oklahoma better pull their head out and play well. - Our league needs to show get these clowns to shut the hell up - -Let people see that our league is as strong as the Coaches have been saying - -I'm ready hope the hawks take it to them.

I read this morning in each of the last 7 first round Ivy league games in the tourney they have been decided by single digits. - - 5 of those have been decided by 4 points or less. - -Penn is defending the 3pt with a 29.2 % - But a lot of that goes with the competition they play also. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

@jayballer73

Their 2-7 record vs teams with a winning record would suggest they are rightfully a 16 seed. We'll see. I think we crush them

@BeddieKU23 Computers now saying 20 point win. Not sure about that but I think KU covers 13.5.

Yep. I see one of two scenarios. One is we get on a run first and Quakes never recover. The other, probably more likely, is both team feel each other out, first 10 or maybe even first half is relatively even. Then in the second half, HOF coach makes a few adjustments, and we turn on the afterburners leaving charred remains on the floor.

If there was ever a Must Win this season, not being the team to give up the 0-132 streak, this is that game. DG has been here before and no way he allows a loss today.

BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 Computers now saying 20 point win. Not sure about that but I think KU covers 13.5.

We should be very concerned if we don't cover.

I don't see anyway we should be excited if we struggle to beat them.

Penn hopes to do a lot of things every 16 seed hopes to do every year. We have a gigantic talent advantage at every position and just need to play to it.

I would love to see us up double digits at half and visually looking like the team we were last weekend

WHO IS READY TO WATCH UN YOUNG LOSE TO URI?

@BeddieKU23 The number getting down to 13.5 is insane.

@BShark

Vegas is playing this one well. I would hammer the over

BShark said:

WHO IS READY TO WATCH UN YOUNG LOSE TO URI?

Seems how I have Rhode Island winning I'm watching

I took URI as well. OU is crap, should be in the NIT.

@mayjay I took a half day. Got in at 7 and leaving here in 15 minutes.

I'm sure most of you aren't avid gamblers or hate to "set money on fire," but this is the most fun time to bet. And, IMO, you get your money's worth. You put $2 on a game that you would normally not watch and you will find yourself cheering for a team you never thought and on edge for 2.5 solid hours. That, to me, is 100% worth $2.

http://www.cjonline.com/sports/20180314/chalk-and-awe-ku-basketballs-top-10-moments-of-2017-18--so-far ↗

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My mom just texted me that she is cheering hard for URI. <3 <3 <3

Wondering if I'll keep my tradition of getting the first game of the tournament wrong ruining my chances of a perfect bracket 1 game into it?

I hate that call against Young. There's no way that dude was set.

@stupidmichael I'm scared!

The 2nd foul call on Young was even worse. And I'm really not pulling for OU here, but good grief, horrible.

Want Rick Barnes to meet Texas and destroy them.

J':moneybag: manning up for OK at the right time.

approxinfinity said:

Want Rick Barnes to meet Texas and destroy them.

Tejass isn't making it that far.

I've little faith in the lower 1/2 of the big12. It looks like OU is trying to prove me wrong. 10 brackets and none if them have ou (or ksu) (or MU, but that's for personal reasons) advancing.

@dylans Rhode Island is basically letting McNeace just run free. Good gosh

It sounded like the announcer just said OU plays in the Big South conference. Anyone else hear that?

RIU is creating a rotation nightmare for themselves the way they are collapsing on young.

This game is GREAT. Woowweee.

Greensboro is not afraid of Gonzaga LOL.

Greenboro's defense is inspiring.

That was hot

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Fatts is killing them

IT'S GOOO TIME

BeddieKU23 said:

Fatts is killing them

I wonder which jazz musician he was named after.

RIP everyone that had Tennessee losing.

This game is a microcosm of OU's season. First half solid, 2nd half LOL.

I'm so pumped!! Let's go Jayhawks!!

GO TIME

I'm glad i didn't put too much stock into OUs chances at a run.

Welp we suck.

Going to lose to Penn unbelievable.

Just PISSING DOWN OUR LEG

Great start lol

Lightfoot is not the answer today we have to pound it with silvio

Sure Penn isn't a good three point shooting team but KU is leaving them WIDE OPEN. So of course it's possible that they can be 3-3.

@BShark

Banking 3s yeah

KU 3-10 overall and 1-4 from three typical choke job.

@BShark leaving them open as usual. Just not smart basketball at all.

Not gonna stress yet. Still got lots of ball left.

Can't afford to get down double digits...

LOL

We look like shiiiiit

Kcmatt7 said:

We look like shiiiiit

And ass

Pathetic

Usual playing tight choke job in the works. Excellent work

Unreal going to be the first 1 seed to lose

Newman done

Nobody cares it's clear

Better do something different at half. Press, zone, trapping etc.

Please oh please stop looking like hot garbage and settle down.

approxinfinity said:

Please oh please stop looking like hot garbage and settle down.

We just think playing soft is fun

Huggy is jealous of Penn. 4-0 foul count in Penn's favor.

looks like a royal buttchewing at half time. lets not get way down.

Being the first 1 seed to lose is the last accolade in the world we need.

approxinfinity said:

Being the first 1 seed to lose is the last accolade in the world we need.

Gonna happen tho

RELAX, guys.

yes devonte.. take over buddy.

game over

yes vick! you're the most athletic guy on the court! step up!

How many point blank misses is that now?

No rebounding from KU at all...

Doke coming in.

It's good to get the cold shooting tournament game out of the way.

We suck period

Svi cannot make a damn layup!

11 points in 12 minutes against Penn LMAO.

11 points in 11 minutes - against an Ivy league team....

We've been down more to way better teams this year. I'm not worried yet

Can't even get mad this team didn't show up

Wichita State fans surely must have tampered with the rim, how else can you explain this poor shooting?

<30% from the floor - 14% from 3...

DCHawker said:

<30% from the floor - 14% from 3...

yepppp

Typical tight tournament shooting.

@BeddieKU23 Exactly why I did not a #1 seed. Our 3 point shooting can go to hell in a flash. That is what put us out the last two years.

lol

What's the point in playing svi

good job, graham. We're a turnover and a couple threes away from being on top.

@JayHawkFanToo Must have only tampered at one end...

Doke looks like Doke on the bright side.

CJ Moore
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Kansas needs something good to happen for Svi Mykhailiuk. Non-confident Svi is a killer for this team.

Kcmatt7 said:

Doke looks like Doke on the bright side.

Might not even matter is the crazy thing.

6 of 21 from the field

Having our elite 8 game 3 early

BeddieKU23 said:

Having our elite 8 game 3 early

No kidding.

Newman with 2 in and outs. I think he will get it going.

@BeddieKU23 Rather have it now when we can still win.

Svi 0-3 on lay-ups lol.

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KU currently at 0.59 PPP. For reference, worst full-game mark ever for Self team at KU was 0.66 in 72-40 loss to Kentucky (2014).

PENN = JUGGERNAUT UK DEFENSE OBVS

Surely KU cannot shoot this poorly the entire game. Do like they did agains WVU, penetrate and draw fouls.

@BeddieKU23 Because Garrett can't shoot. Svi can get hot anytime, and he had better get started. We are behind in every category.

@BShark 0-4

omg svi.

WTF Svi

Svi 0-4 lay-ups LOL

nothing inspires confidence in an ivy league team like dog ugly offense.

looked like svi was trying to throw it up for doke, but who knows

JayHawkFanToo said:

Surely KU cannot shoot this poorly the entire game. Do like they did agains WVU, penetrate and draw fouls.

wanna bet?

dump into doke non stop and gwt them fouling and helping. Will open up 3s

dump into doke non stop and gwt them fouling and helping. Will open up 3s

This team is SHOOK

devonte :trophy:

YES!

Sit Svi's ass the rest of the half!

playing faster now

Texas Hawk 10 said:

Sit Svi's ass the rest of the half!

real talk

We're not having any problem getting to the rim

ball bounces like it's over inflated

BE LIKE DEVONTE

Some of ya'll think KU should just be winning the entire game!

Garrett came to play. YES SVI

Warming up

Finally the lid

Here we come...

DanR said:

We're not having any problem getting to the rim

Finishing tho

@wissox I came here to get cheered up, and it was the wrong place to be!

approxinfinity said:

Garrett came to play. YES SVI

He does every game. It's going to be really exciting when he is a JR/SR.

That big dude is so mechanical! Not a natural athlete

OU going down to URI...

Penn's big traveled twice when he scored on Doke btw. Just saying...

Why would anyone who has watched this team all year be worried about a 10 pt deficit?

@DanR not all of us💙❤️🏀🏀🏀💥

DCHawker said:

OU going down to URI...

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@DanR it's like we haven't seen KU play before!

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@wissox @DanR might it be possible that fans are a reflection of their team, and just as your team might start out slow, so too might their fans attitudes?

With that 10 points we spotted them, I figure we'll only win by 15 now instead of 25

Walk

Nice play Svi

Get Malik out

Jeez about time we got the lead back

Svi is slowly redeeming himself for those 35 layups he missed earlier

Told ya...

And a dunk!

I hope Doke doesn't get hurt today.

DG started a little shaky now playing like he has lately

1st half of first game is always the toughest

Graham!!!!!

One of Roy's last years we struggled with a 16 seed

Okay, thanks Graham.

BigBad said:

One of Roy's last years we struggled with a 16 seed

Holy Cross

@BigBad because our team was doing boneheaded things they havent done in a long time... flat alleyoop, awful no look layup, etc.

Not smart penn

We trailed at half to Holy Cross. A younger @BShark was shitting his pants.

They tried to foul early. NOPE

looked like he was shooting to me

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Not smart penn

Remember that time they used geometry to bank in a three? Also advanced math to get away with travels. SUPER SMART TEAM.

DG this half has already out done his last full NCAA tourney game.

Ha! Stupid 3 pt foul

Graham carrying us.

11pts in first 11+ minutes, 22 in the last 8...

Graham scored 15 of his 19 first-half points in the final 7:03.

And people wonder why coaches area so reluctant to foul at the end of games down 3....

Ok. Situation back to normal...

Self does NOT want to play Doke.

22-5 run at the end of half, let's continue that please

@BigBad Don't know about that, but Silvio is a MUCH better rebounder - goes after rebounds...

POY DTG

I love when Kansas plays early in the tournament. After we win we can enjoy the next day and a half in peace!

@Kcmatt7 Well you can't be stupid enough to foul a shooter. Foul them while they are dribbling.

wissox said:

Some of ya'll think KU should just be winning the entire game!

Not necessarily, but there was also no reason for KU to ever be down 10 to Penn.

My bracket choice to pick OU over Duke didn't work out the way I planned

@approxinfinity Lets hope Graham gets some help in the second half. Everyone else playing like deer in the headlights.

Texas Hawk 10 said:

wissox said:

Some of ya'll think KU should just be winning the entire game!

Not necessarily, but there was also no reason for KU to ever be down 10 to Penn.

For real.

I love Graham.

Doke was a huge factor on D.

Vick and Svi played well for about one minute each. Garrett was solid.

Seth Davis called Penn to beat Kansas, now he's talking about "his Quakers" regrouping... they aren't your Quakers Seth. You're a Dukey: neither blue blood, nor Ivy League.

Trae Young’s father, Rayford, after the loss: “This is something we didn't expect. It happened 1,000 miles per hour. I'm so proud of him. We've got a decision in front of us now."

Their mechanical man walks all the time

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Their mechanical man walks all the time

Refs suck for not calling it.

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Doke was a huge factor on D.

Yeah, we need him.

Felt like Dokes presence changed the game.

@BShark what does he mean, 1000 mph? I know that means fast.😳

@Eric-san I miss you! Where r u?

Still Trae young team! 6 to's

Good end to the half

FWIW, Obama picked Michigan State so at least we are not jinxed like in years past. :smile:

BeddieKU23 said:

Good end to the half

If we can get anything from the bigs in the 2nd half that would be great.

@Crimsonorblue22 Miss you too! Currently freezing in Chicago.

Yellow shirts in the stands look stupid! Jmo

@Eric-san Gabriel-San is now a teenager?🤪

According to live ESPN predictions, KU with 92% chance of winning.

JayHawkFanToo said:

According to live ESPN predictions, KU with 92% chance of winning.

Need 100, that would be greaaat

According to crims stats, we need to play our rears off and run! 100% chance of winning. Weak side help step up. Keep moving ball, create to's w/d. They r shaky w/ball! Swipe ball on mechanical man w/dble team

@BShark

Baby steps I'll take 50 from devonte

They will really be on Devonte this half. We need to set some good screens to set Svi and Malik up for some open looks. And they have got to knock them down. Also hope we can drive by their pressure and get to the rim.

Play D and get out on break.

We forgot about that square on the backboard

If Newman plays well 2nd half this game is ours.

Wood chucker

💩

Playing no defense okay

Woods Checks In, Woods Chucks In, Who Checks Woods Who Checks In and Chucks In?

Svi

Penn scoring every possession is suboptimal.

Help d!

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Help d!

lol

Time for Vick to set the F up

wtf refs

Nice shoulder penn

marcus is stone cold... big screw up on one end, no worries, cool as other side of pillow next possession. love it.

Graham with 21 already

SLOPPY

Solid

Weak side in no help position, u notice?

BShark said:

SLOPPY

Better tho

Marcus will be so good next year. Confidence will skyrocket

Garret makes up for crappy pass

@BigBad such a bad pass though, he got it back

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Weak side in no help position, u notice?

If this team played defense this game would be a blood bath. Poor D keeping Penn in it imo.

MY ASS

I don't think he slowed down

Svi, layup!

Get the name right

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Svi, layup!

It's a miracle.

13 point lead, covering the line, breathing easier

Who's guarding woodchucker?

sigh

Penn's coach looks like the guy from Mad Men.

quaker cheerleaders look exactly what I expected them to look like

Refs want to help Penn.

DanR said:

quaker cheerleaders look exactly what I expected them to look like

:joy:

Silvio

Way to blow the lead

Just decided we don't want it

BeddieKU23 said:

Way to blow the lead

Expected.

This team just can't hold a lead.

Runs

Newman poor on D two straight trips.

Silvio not ready today. Malik stinking it up

Doke?

Yea, where's the 20pt NewMan we saw in the b12 tourney?

Slo no doke naa

StLJhawk said:

Yea, where's the 20pt NewMan we saw in the b12 tourney?

Gone

How typical!! Too lazy to get out on the shooters. They are right back in it. Why can't we have ANY killer instinct? Double digit lead you should put them away!!

Big Clyde52 said:

How typical!! Too lazy to get out on the shooters. They are right back in it. Why can't we have ANY killer instinct? Double digit lead you should put them away!!

Yep. Instead of ending the game they let Penn right back in it.

Big Clyde52 said:

How typical!! Too lazy to get out on the shooters. They are right back in it. Why can't we have ANY killer instinct? Double digit lead you should put them away!!

They are too inconsistent. Same with Newman - good one or two games, then flat for the same period.

Announcers don't like us either

If we go under another screen I'm throwing my tv

Most people just throw stuff at the TV, but way to take it to the next level @BeddieKU23

Pitiful defense, putiful

BeddieKU23 said:

If we go under another screen I'm throwing my tv

Just not a very disciplined team. Pretty sad actually

I thought Penn wasn't a good 3-point shooting team?

tis4tim said:

I thought Penn wasn't a good 3-point shooting team?

SuperBowl remember?

DanR said:

Most people just throw stuff at the TV, but way to take it to the next level @BeddieKU23

We need something next level

Penn is 9 for 13 from the field and 4 for 7 from 3 in the second half.

@Crimsonorblue22 P*ss on the announcers. WE need to play defense or we are going home. Period!!!

Big Clyde52 said:

@Crimsonorblue22 P*ss on the announcers. WE need to play defense or we are going home. Period!!!

YEP. This is all on the poor defense.

Big Clyde52 said:

@Crimsonorblue22 P*ss on the announcers. WE need to play defense or we are going home. Period!!!

The team must be in three point shot mode today.

No need to do it all, devonte

Made up for it with a great steal. Malik is woke.

FInally

Dumb pass by DG

I dunno. dude puffed his chest out to get hit. fine. charge.

Gonzaga will survive.

Last year was the first year Gonzaga overachieved.

Duh on quickness comment

@approxinfinity Please Garrett you are not a scorer.

Quit fouling

Perry's mom?

Poor FTs will kill ya, as we know

Just refusing to put Penn away.

Newman is pure garbage today

Tired legs for them on 3s but not Vic!

@BShark so close

Transfers anywhere?

Newman half assed himself to that 3 ball

StLJhawk said:

Tired legs for them on 3s but not Vic!

uh, no.

Need to turn on the jets here and put this one away

Vick at least can shoot today

@StLJhawk Doubtful

@BeddieKU23 He is lazy!!! We do not understand that we have to be there on the catch.

Big foul drawn by Graham there that's classic frank

Quakers shooting 47.6% from 3pt against us, 37.4% for season. 12.5% from line against us, 66.3% for season.

Big Clyde52 said:

@BeddieKU23 He is lazy!!! We do not understand that we have to be there on the catch.

All game long too letting fouls in his head. Not making any nba money today

@approxinfinity always!

@HawkChamp lol, well maybe soon?

That last 3 was again, on Newman...

Typical flat and tight tourney game from Self. Just need to survive and hope we play better next game.

Off ball d is bad tonight.

@approxinfinity We always find the hot shooting team every year. Just hope we can keep scoring most every possession.

dylans said:

Off ball d is bad tonight.

Coaching. Someone needs to correct this but they don't.

Svi watching

Rebounding biting us in the ass at the perfect time!

They are getting deep in the paint way too easily...

Weird to have us be the far superior team on FTs in the tourney

Dismal free throw shooting by Penn. We can always play "hack a quaker" if we get desperate

Not w/dg Vick and Mitch shooting

BIPOY

A couple of stops now!!!

wow! nice find svi

VIck ate a ham sandwich in the air waiting for that lob

Boom goes the long DG 3!!

Yeah guys!!!!

@DanR lolol :100:

Selfish Newman back to ruin our night

Boom goes the long lob!!

Nice quick shot Newman!!!

@BeddieKU23 Just refused to pass the ball at any pt.

Turnin on the jets

Announcers want Penn to win lol

Need to make the front-ends - and then get into the double bonus...

What the hell is with the quick shots??? The clock is also our enemy.

DG leading us to up by 13 again, knew he wouldn't let lose today. But admit to being really nervous earlier.

Doke if healthy would have had a million points in this game. Assuming he was as open as Mitch on pick and rolls all day.

This is about when we blew it to Michigan in 15

@StLJhawk I'm still nervous - and will remain so until we're under a minute with a 10 point lead...

DanR said:

This is about when we blew it to Michigan in 15

stop

DCHawker said:

@StLJhawk I'm still nervous - and will remain so until we're under a minute with a 10 point lead...

YEP

I saw EJ sitting behind the bench

Malik

"Good judgement here..."

he's not exhibiting good judgement.. he's figuring out how he is going to score.

Chucker upchucking now🤮

Gawd I thought NewMan was gonna jack another crappy 3

Graham with a sigh and a stare for Lightfoot after that mishandled lob... Basically said, "Bruh." #KUbball leads 73-57 with 2:00 to play.

THAT is good judgement.. Devonte gets it on the rim with 7 seconds left and good things happen.

Meotch!!

Imagine how horrible it would be to lose the first afternoon of the tourney.

Tougher game than the final score will indicate - they started missing shots the last 7-8 minutes...

Rooooock Chaaaaalk Jaaaayhawwwwwkkk Kkkkkkk Uuuuuuuuu

We are rolling now

Lt👟 good game!

20 pts ahh

@DanR not going there🤫

Well that was close. I think the fellas played tight and not to lose today. Hopefully it will be better Saturday.

Good guys win. Seth G - bite my Jayhawk ass

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I think penn wasn't to bad.

Penn players will be home in time to get the crops planted.

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Lt👟 good game!

Team was hesitant to pass it to him when he was wide open on pnrs.

@Crimsonorblue22 yep they ran with the big dogs... for a while.

@DanR hahaha

woooooooooooooooooooo! we made it!

@DanR Ivy League $70k a year, prolly not too many farmers

Covered the spread.

Loyola giving Miami a game.

Not bad w/out doke and Silvio not ready for prime time.

Vick looked focus!

@Buster-1926 We don't get anything extra for leading unless it's at the end.

They missed a lot of open shots and a lot of free throws. We gave up a lot of interior passes and didn’t fight through screens.

Perhaps the time of day affected our play?

@BShark I have them making a little run

Should have sent Dedric out there and hoped no one noticed.

Jackrabbits are feisty.

@BShark Picked that one too. Better than their rankings. Played a tough schedule

I saw that Penn was the highest ranked #16 seed in the last 6 years and several analysts in various networks are calling them the best #16 ever...maybe...they surely did no play like the typical #16 seed most of the first half.

Hopefully this is the bad game of the tournament for KU.

@JayHawkFanToo They were pretty well...smart too. Their off ball movement confused Silvio, led to easy buckets. But then when Mitch was in there they posted him up a lot, because Mitch.

@BShark

Their big guy inside got away with a lot of assorted violations.

@JayHawkFanToo Not surprising. I was mad about it during the game. Sometimes the refs try to contribute to an upset...

C Webb openly cheering for SDSU LOLOL.

If Iona could shoot wide open shots and layups it could be giving Duke a game.

My son said he doesn't know why more teams don't run that O, hard to guard. One other pt, Coach always, I mean always is so complimentary of the team. I can't say that about other coaches.

Self said in the post game that Penn was just as good as some Big 12 teams.

Seton Hall destroying NC St.

@Crimsonorblue22

Squeaky called, he said when you try harder you don’t need to compliment the other team.

@BShark

2 point game...

@JayHawkFanToo To be fair it wasn't close when I said it.

@BShark

I know, just giving you a hard time...:smile:

I would much rather play NC State. They are much worse defensively.

Both teams about the same on offense imo.

@BShark

Delgado 2 points, 0 rebounds, 1 turnover.

@JayHawkFanToo Well he isn't going up against Mitch.

Seton Hall over 60% shooting wow.

@BShark

Mitch had a good game, 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks.

@JayHawkFanToo He played almost the whole game, of course he was going to accumulate some stats. I don't think that he played great overall. Still a better option than Silvio who was lost against Penn's offense.

CUSTER TIES THE GAME!!!!! KS KID

Wow refs, Miami fouled that kid for Loyola.

HOLY SHIT!!!!

Buzzer Beater!!

Last time a team from Illinois won an NCAA tournament game was.......? As much talent as the state produces it's amazing that it's probably been a decade. Oh, just came to mind, Northwestern, just last year!

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lmao

Miami, first team to be upset. Loyola has a good chance with Sister Jean on the sideline.

@wissox Depaul annually disappoints as does ILL.

Any place to watch the Kansas replay? My son wants to see it and the March madness app doesn't appear to have replays.

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@BShark Omg! That's a killer! I had Miami picked

@Lulufulu Loyola-Chicago's win over Miami was the 10th straight Round of 64 win for the MVC.

What a shot for OSU. Dagger!

come on, nc state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@wissox I'm sad but OSU played better down the stretch.

KUSTEVE said:

come on, nc state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't see it happening but I'm with you!

@BShark The Hall is real talented, but they give up leads very easily.

American Folk Heroes

Paul Bunyan

Davy Crockett

MIKE DAUM

KUSTEVE said:

@BShark The Hall is real talented, but they give up leads very easily.

Delgado fouling out would change the complexion of the game too. Delgado is a great passing big.

Delgado is what I hope for David McCormack.

Penn is legitimately a better defensive team than either of these teams.

@BShark do you know what time we play on saturday?

KUSTEVE said:

@BShark do you know what time we play on saturday?

That'll get announced later tonight after all the games are done.

Didn't Al Freeman used to play at Baylor?

This SHU team beat TTU pretty handily. They concern me.

Texas Hawk 10 said:

Didn't Al Freeman used to play at Baylor?

Yes.

BShark said:

This SHU team beat TTU pretty handily. They concern me.

Tech also isn't a good offensive team while Seton Hall is. If we play Seton Hall, it shoiuld be an up tempo game with a lot of possessions which will favor Kansas because we're a better offense than they are.

7-7 so far, but unless NCState comes back, my million dollar dreams are shot.

Chris Holtmann: “I just want to thank all of the fine, clever, smart journalists who didn't pick us.”

Wow crappy call. Freeman threw elbow into opponent then dribbles off his own foot. Foul on the other guy.

@wissox last year winning bracket had 2 or 3 wrong on ESPN.

@approxinfinity Yep. Doesn't matter though SHU wins anyway.

Wow 94 points.

Should be a high scoring one on Saturday. We should win if we hold Seton Hall under 80.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I looked at their schedule. Loss to Rutgers the only real bad loss, two to Marquette, no shame in that, one loss to Georgetown, one to Rhode Island, and the rest it seemed to villanova and Xavier.

@wissox Georgetown was a bad loss this year too. They were 5-13 in conference.

Radford looks like a real 16 seed lol.

A lot of teams would have put up 90 plus on Penn.

We WERE SOFT.

I'm shocked self isn't on his team right now. Unacceptable to let them hang around for 30 minutes or so.

Something must change for saturday

@BeddieKU23 I think SHU wins comfortably.

LMAO

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BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 I think SHU wins comfortably.

They are a much better matchup for us.

@BShark MJ is announcing games now, the ceiling is the roof!!! Lmao

Long thread here. Did I miss any talk about Doke and his chances of playing on Saturday? Delgado is a load.

Love the win. A bit scary but got through it.

Hope everyone is enjoying one of the best days of the year!!

Rock Chalk.

Uh oh TTU.

@BShark That was a hoot...lol.

NOT DOUBTING UK BUT I AM STARTING TO SWEAT SINCE I HAVE THEM IN THE FF.

Tyler Self's icelandic doppelgänger is on fire for Davidson

@BShark The Final Four? "Da plane, boss...da plane!" ...LMAO.

Tech is in trouble

@KUSTEVE Yep...

Also I can't lie. That last three Davidson tried I was hoping it would go in....

HawkChamp said:

Tech is in trouble

KU and the 9 Donks.

BShark said:

HawkChamp said:

Tech is in trouble

KU and the 9 Donks.

Yep. Teams only get up to play us. Has tech even hit any outside shots this game?

I would trade any bracket for a Duke loss a Kentucky loss or a Syracuse loss when I did not pick it.

@BShark I wish someone would knock Knox's mouth piece up into the cheap seats. Sorry, but if you are going to use one, keep it in your mouth. Should be a rule. They get so picky about a little drop of blood. What is the diff when players take the mouth piece out of their mouth, then handle the ball that everyone else has to handle? Saliva can transmit disease just like blood.

Here we go TT.

I'd give a flagrant one on that. Can't elbow kid in eye like that. Out of control.

People are a bit upset with our performance today, but after a 10 point deficit we outscored them by 26 the rest of the way. No shame there.

Fun fact: Pitt St turned down the SFA coach. lol

Tech back in front now. Looking more like the team we faced

B12 is what? 2-1 now?

@Kcmatt7 Yes

Houston and SDSU wild ending.

BShark said:

Houston and SDSU wild ending.

That was fun

@BeddieKU23 Loooove Gray. He balled out for them against WSU too.

My son is at the 2nd session, saw a good game!

@BShark I like him too. Tough

Dang buffalo!

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Dang buffalo!

Here comes Arizona tho.

https://fansided.com/2018/03/15/trae-young-skip-nba-draft-return-oklahoma/ ↗

@Crimsonorblue22 His dad would like him to stay. I wouldn't mind either. KU could beat him again. :)

@BShark no way! You think? First round.

@Crimsonorblue22 Dunno if it happens. https://sports.yahoo.com/trae-youngs-father-wants-consider-returning-oklahoma-212942229.html ↗

@BShark @Crimsonorblue22 I would be shocked if he stayed, he said projected in the top 8 picks in every mock draft I’ve seen. I personally wouldn’t draft him, he’s a Steph Curry but doesn’t shoot it near as well or have the handles that Curry does. The NBA drafts off of potential but never gives anyone time to develop.

This would be hilarious if Arizona lost.

@wissox Good for my bracket too cause Buffalo isn't beating UK lol.

@BShark O crap, I have Arizona in my FF!! IDC Go buffalo!

@wissox I filled out 4 brackets this year, have Arizona in 2 of my FFs, lol the last time I lost a FF opening round was MSU in 2016.

Arizona is crapping the bed and all over my bracket, but I’m not upset about it. I really had hoped it would be MSU and Duke simultaneously deciding to bow out though. :)

Buffalo players are T O U G H.

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refs gonna try getting zona back in this one ?

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It's been a long time since I've been this genuinely shocked about an NCAA Tournament game. Probably the MSU loss a couple of years ago, but other than that, I can't remember when I've been this surprised at a game.

I went full AZ for NC lol. It was a good 10 hour run.

I have AZ in my final four too, but I'm OK with them getting their asses kicked.

BUFFALO GIVES NO SHITS.

it’s like they are drinking 5 hr energy drinks at each timeout.

Everyone was watching right? Y'all saw the Buffalo player wave off the screen and punk Ayton? LOVE IT.

@Buster-1926 Read a good analogy on twitter. Arizona is like a bully that just got hit back for the first time.

This isn't even an upset. It is an azzz whoopin

I wouldn't want to play Buffalo if I was UK right now. They play D, guards give no shits, and they can legit shoot from all 5 spots.

They don't normally play D, but something about a team when they are hot, Defense just comes with it.

Arizona is losing its entire starting five and has no players committed.

So who had Buffalo emptying the bench against Arizona tonight?

@BShark

What Arizona thought they were? Is gone. Kinda of sad to see this play out. So Sad.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Absolutely no one.

Given Arizona's prominent role in the headlines just a few weeks ago I don't feel one twinge of sadness for them. These announcers are acting like it never happened. This may rank as the biggest butt kicking ever for a double digit seed in the tournament.

@wissox It's Arizona. Even if the FBI thing never happened they deserved this!

Arizona just straight up got their ass kicked tonight.

Arizona and Sean Miller are dead.

DoubleDD said:

Arizona and Sean Miller are dead.

Body bags

@BShark Just need to cut ties with Miller to salvage the program. He'll land on his feet if he really does come out clean in the end.

49-30 in the second half. Just wow.

@Kcmatt7 They are going into the stone age and I for one welcome it.

Only negative aboiut this ass beating is that it was a former Missouri player who led the charge. Although he was smart enough to eventually leave Missouri.

@Kcmatt7

He's not clean. They have audio on him. Totally agree Arizona need to cut ties with him to salvage the school.

Michigan's fab 5 ruined shorts for the last 25 years by making them all baggy and long, but they got a guy #4 that's trying to bring decent shorts back! I h ope it catches on although I don't have any of my 80's shorts left!

Speaking of Miller, I was naming him as a potential replacement for Self about 5 years ago when he was still at Xavier. I hope you all can forgive me.

Arizona was beotch slapped by Buffalo in one of the more p embarrassing losses and the program has now officially replaced Missouri as the new dumpster fire.

Loyola beat Florida in Gainesville this year. How is FLorida a 6 seed and Loyola an 11?

What was that Bill Walton was saying about the "Conference Of Champions"?

Oh, I guess he was talking about water polo...

@nwhawkfan Sure wasn't hoops. No teams in the round of 32.

Pac 12 didn't even reach the 1st weekend this year. 0-3 and they're done for the year.

Hey, there's still a chance to win the NIT and become the 89th best team in the land.

Oops..69th

wissox said:

Loyola beat Florida in Gainesville this year. How is FLorida a 6 seed and Loyola an 11?

MVC.

@nwhawkfan

All 3 PAC 12 teams gone...this has to be the worst showing by a Power 5 conference ever; could not even win the 2 play-in games.

Heck, they barely reached the 2nd half of the first round.

As a consolation prize most PAC12 fans live in some truly amazing places.

@DoubleDD Proof?

@Kcmatt7

Perhaps not dead but on life support. Miller did no do himself any favors with this loss; much easier to fire a coach after such a poor showing. Think about it, Arizona was ranked #3 pre-season and #2 in the fourth week...quite a long fall since then.

@Kcmatt7

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I know that Espn isn't a legit site. Yet to be honest I'm not sure what a legit site is anymore?

I haven't read yet but I imagine the post game for the Arizona game was great!

Question to Deandre Ayton: How do you feel about this loss?

Ayton: I'm declaring for the NBA.

Is that accurate?

I did mention Arizona didn't play as a team. 3 Individuals (Ayton, Trier, Alkins) were auditioning for their NBA careers most nights. It was downright hilarious how many experts thought Ayton would be the reason they made it to the Final 4.. Really good talent but not a leader and who would expect him to be one as a freshman

@BeddieKU23 The Pac 12 is now "Pac and Ship". No more Pac 12 teams, so the dirtiest conference in college basketball went a sparkling 0-3.

KUSTEVE said:

@BeddieKU23 The Pac 12 is now "Pac and Ship". No more Pac 12 teams, so the dirtiest conference in college basketball went a sparkling 0-3.

Yupp and I'm not the least bit surprised or upset about it. I just get a laugh at all the people on tv that have to eat crow for picking Arizona to win the tourney or make the final 4

Speaking of auditioning for the NBA... Malik looks to me like he is doing that right now. He forced up some stuff late in yesterdays game when he should have worked the clock. Felt like he was auditioning ... I was naively hoping he would stick around for another year (I always hope they do)
I’m not holding out hope

Bosthawk said:

Speaking of auditioning for the NBA... Malik looks to me like he is doing that right now. He forced up some stuff late in yesterdays game when he should have worked the clock. Felt like he was auditioning ... I was naively hoping he would stick around for another year (I always hope they do)
I’m not holding out hope

Good eye. Spotted the same. If it wasn't for foul trouble he might have jacked more. The thing is everyone wants Newman to be aggressive he's a scorer who plays better overall when he's making shots but there is a line he needs to balance. Certainly looked as if he lost sight of that yesterday.

@BeddieKU23

Ayton and Trier are gone... ↗

@JayHawkFanToo Others won't be far behind.

JayHawkFanToo said:

@BeddieKU23

Ayton and Trier are gone... ↗

Ouch, right after the game. Figured that's how it would go down

@DanR I thought Vick had more energy than I had seen awhile.

@Barney Vick played pretty well I think.

Made a couple 3's as well. Seemed really engaged