Desert Duck No. 1 Share Posted March 22 I just felt the need to underscore those numbers this morning. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted March 22 CBS also calls out the SEC. Some Excellent Coverage! March Madness 2024 scores, winners and losers: Pac-12 looks good in NCAA Tournament, SEC stumbles early - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Illinois' Marcus Domask and Oakland's Jack Gohlke were impressive Thursday during the first full day of the Big Dance 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted March 22 1 2 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 4 Share Posted March 22 (edited) SEC definitely trying to work the system like they do for football. Problem is, this strategy gets smoked out with a large field…you have to play good teams outside the comfort of your ecosystem when the tournament starts. Have to say though, they created a narrative that worked, but in truth the SEC as a conference was pretty on par (at best) with the PAC this year. Edited March 22 by JabbaNoBargain 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 5 Share Posted March 22 PAC now 5-0... Colorado's KJ Simpson scored the go ahead shot to win 102-100, with 1.7 seconds to go. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllOregon No. 6 Share Posted March 23 SEC now has lost 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 7 Share Posted March 23 I laughed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave23 No. 8 Share Posted March 23 Fun fact, Colorado hit 28-33 from the foul line. That's how you win games in the tournament. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted March 23 Good wins by A+M over Nebraska and Bama over Charleston slowed the SEC bleeding. Nebraska loses its AD to A+M and loses the game to A+M. A+M women have a game coming up against the Cornhuskers women's team. Basketball CT HQ has an interesting sense of humor including the games tomorrow between OREGON and Creighton and Texas and Tennessee. Still, 3-5 at this point for the SEC looks more like the B1G in recent years. I was happy to see Purdue get out of the first round. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck Author No. 10 Share Posted March 23 Kentucky & Auburn getting bounced are two of my favorites so far. To quote a legend, "I never said I was noble." 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted March 23 (edited) Friday's NCAA men's tournament takeaways: SEC's struggles have commissioner eating his words WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The conclusion of the second day of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, much like day one, had its fair share of thrills and upset wins to set up an exciting Round of 32. OK, CU is The Buffs and not the Gators but I like seeing Greg Sankey being told to stop his tourney hanky-panky and kudos for the Pac-12 which is now with CU's play in victory over Boise State 5-0 in the Tournament. Edited March 23 by Jon Joseph 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 12 Share Posted March 23 On 3/23/2024 at 9:30 AM, Desert Duck said: Kentucky & Auburn getting bounced are two of my favorites so far. To quote a legend, "I never said I was noble." Now that 'everyone' can pay players, how's Cal doing at Kentucky? He signed another all-world recruiting class and yet again did not win the SEC tourney and did not get his Wildcats out of the first - round. Kentucky hasn't won a first-round playoff game since 2019! But, Cal's buyout is $33 Million. It's not the B1G but the SEC sure loves BIG buyouts. Right, Jimbo? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 13 Share Posted March 23 NCAA tournament conference breakdown: Big East, Pac-12 thriving, while Mountain West, SEC struggle WWW.SBNATION.COM Here’s how the multi-bid conferences are performing in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 14 Share Posted March 23 Gators chomped; Tigers declawed by ELI? The Best and Worst from Day 2 of March Madness WWW.SBNATION.COM Two thrilling upsets, our first overtime game, and a healthy heap of high-flying offense highlighted day two of the NCAA tournament. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 15 Share Posted March 23 SB Nation's above posts, have the best coverage of the Tournament that I have read. Detailed and funny takes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck Author No. 16 Share Posted March 23 (edited) The Best and Worst from Day 2 of March Madness WWW.SBNATION.COM Two thrilling upsets, our first overtime game, and a healthy heap of high-flying offense highlighted day two of the NCAA tournament. Absolutely love this quote: "Greg Sankey just had to open his mouth. He just had to very publicly imply that the tournament needs to be tinkered with, and that giving automatic bids to smaller conferences is wasting them. Well, look what you did now you absolute buffoon." Edited March 23 by Desert Duck 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck Author No. 17 Share Posted March 23 Kentucky's HC Calipari: “I’ve got all my coaching buddies call, and they say, ‘I love your team.’ And I love this team too. We’re built for March.” Calipari said. Yeah... built to get bounced again in the first round and enjoy March from the comfort of your man-cave at home. And as the Master FishDuck sez: "I never said I was nobel." 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 18 Share Posted March 23 I don't know if that was an intentional misspelling of "noble," but.... 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck Author No. 19 Share Posted March 23 On 3/23/2024 at 10:49 AM, Charles Fischer said: I don't know if that was an intentional misspelling of "noble," but.... I just hate it when I make a speeling error. It's downright embarrassing. I don't suppose anyone would buy it if I attempted to bs my way into saying that I was making some sort of "Nobel Prize" tie in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 20 Share Posted March 23 No sweat. I thought you intentionally did it and I thought it was pretty funny. For those of us who are not very Nobel....we gotta get some laughs! Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck Author No. 21 Share Posted March 23 On 3/23/2024 at 11:12 AM, Charles Fischer said: No sweat. I thought you intentionally did it and I thought it was pretty funny. For those of us who are not very Nobel....we gotta get some laughs! Dang... I should have run with it . But hey... More PAC-12 March Madness -- We're now 6-0! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFITZ81 No. 22 Share Posted March 23 All PAC final 4? That would be pretty funny except all the $ the PAC 2 would get 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) On 3/23/2024 at 11:00 AM, Desert Duck said: I just hate it when I make a spieling error. It's downright embarrassing. I don't suppose anyone would buy it if I attempted to bs my way into saying that I was making some sort of "Nobel Prize" tie in. FIFY! (Love your posts, guys!) You and FD both deserve a prize! Edited March 23 by woundedknees Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
