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[ukwizard]

Its pretty crazy how few times the blue bloods meet in the championship game. Kentucky/Kansas in 12 is pretty much it as for anything recent unless we count UCONN.

Tech winning tonight would be the first national championship for a team that shares a conference with Kansas. Put that conference winning streak in perspective.

 

[woodfordandwater]

Tre Jones won't even test the waters. Didn't see him in the top 20 anywhere, so not a huge surprise.

But he's ranked way above Ashton Hagans, though, who still has "a decision to make."

 

[krazykats]

Anyone not betting UVA -1? Feels like free money.

 

[Century Cat]

Its pretty crazy how few times the blue bloods don't meet in the championship game. Kentucky/Kansas in 12 is pretty much it as for anything recent unless we count UCONN.

Pretty much only UNC-IU in 81 and UK-UCLA in 75. UNC won its first vs KU in 57, but they weren't really blue blood yet. Same with UK-Duke in 78.

 

[BristolCat]

Anyone not betting UVA -1? Feels like free money.

It does? Texas Tech is really good, and Virginia has been living dangerously. Virginia might win, but this game is a coin flip. Nothing free money about it.

 

[UK_Dallas]

^ Duke-Kansas in 91. I guess it can be argued that Duke hadn't achieved blue blood status yet.

 

[buckethead1978]

So Dan Wetzel is only about 4' tall?

That’s SGNI on another trip I think

 

[krazykats]

Fair enough, I just see UVA as “escaping” games that the champion always does, and I don’t see Tony Bennett not winning this thing now.

I also think(obvious I guess) Texas Tech has played well beyond who they are, and if Owens doesn’t play I think UVA has an obvious edge at every position.

 

[SAECATFAN]

Who knows, maybe your team will come out a winner.

 

[WayneDougan]

Who cares as long as they score over 120 points!

 

[krazykats]

Who knows, maybe your team will come out a winner.

My team is not playing, Louisville man!

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

Bet UVA -1. Toss up game but UVA comes through down the clutch.

 

[Booker Noe]

Lol at Booker making a short blast.

I’m a solid 5’9”. It’s not like WCC making a short joke.

 

[ukwizard]

No doubt K strong armed Jones.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Jones is a PG who shot -45% from three-point range. Not sure much convincing was necessary.

 

[BristolCat]

Wonder if this changes RJ Hampton's plans. Wouldn't mind getting back into that race.

 

[Century Cat]

Seff Davis saying Hunter is not an Alpha Dog -

Are YOU an "Alpha Dog", Seff? Son of Lanny Davis; you're where you are purely based on connections and privilege, covering a sport you never played?



K.

 

[anthonys735]

Wonder if this changes RJ Hampton's plans. Wouldn't mind getting back into that race.

Definitely would but I'm guessing it would be Memphis that moves ahead.

 

[august-west]

Definitely would but I'm guessing it would be Memphis that moves ahead.

Yeah that kid ain’t coming here if he can’t be the lead dawg

 

[drxman1]

Veep has been awesome this season.

 

[wildcat1973]

Nice little Elite Eight matchup tonight.

 

[wcc31]

- Saturday Keeneland indeed is a little much but I’ll be headed down on a bus April 20 to entertain some family friends in town from Detroit. Oh well. Still fun.

- At least, I have zero anxiety about the outcome tonight.

 

[_Chase_]

This game looks like it’s being played in 12 inches of wet cement.

 

[UK_Dallas]

That 118 under looks to be the lock of the century.

 

[_Chase_]

I honestly hope the winning team scores in the 40s so there will be national “outrage” over this style of dogshit basketball.

 

[buckethead1978]

Who tracks possessions per game for every college basketball game? Is it being done by computers or by the play by play narrative? Sounds tedious AF

 

[MaxPowerrr]

smh at any of you watching this mess and knocking me and Willy’s passion for hot MLS action

 

[wildcat1973]

After that debacle last year in the 16 Seed game, this would be a pretty cool redemption.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

I mean, those of you bitching about the offense in this game did watch our halfcourt offense for 85% of the year, right?

 

[_Chase_]

No. F*ck them. I want them stewing on that 16 seed loss for decades.

 

[_Chase_]

I mean, those of you bitching about the offense in this game did watch our halfcourt offense for 85% of the year, right?

We bitched about that too.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

I'm not bitching about this game considering it could have easily been Duke-UNC or any other actual blue blood.

This game means nothing in the grand scheme of things. I'm more relieved then anything else.

 

[_Chase_]

Yeah, you’re right in the grand scheme of things, but I haven’t seen a college basketball game yet that I can’t bitch about.

 

[wildcat1973]

How many of Texas Tech's players are Tubby Smith recruits?

If any, first "recruited" players of his to play in the Final Four.

 

[VernHatton52]

You're right, but I hate Virginia only bc of Lachlan McLean. I want them to lose in miserable fashion.

 

[Century Cat]

Not saying that we'll contend next year and have to worry about it, but . . .

UVA loses virtually nobody off this roster and is a lock for preseason #1 next year regardless of tonight's outcome.

Might be better to have them get one under their belt and have the pressure to repeat, instead of having seniors Guy and Jerome still hungry for their first.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

What game are you all watching?

 

[buckethead1978]

I thought Guy, Jerome and Hunter were all likely to leave.

 

[UK_Dallas]

Not saying that we'll contend next year and have to worry about it, but . . .

UVA loses virtually nobody off this roster and is a lock for preseason #1 next year regardless of tonight's outcome.

Might be better to have them get one under their belt and have the pressure to repeat, instead of having seniors Guy and Jerome still hungry for their first.

Caesars odds are already out and they are the favorite at 5/1.

UK and Duke both 8/1.

 

[Century Cat]

I thought Guy, Jerome and Hunter were all likely to leave.

I've seen 2 preseason rankings + Vegas all expecting them to return.