*****NCAA March Madness 2026 thread*****

RoseBowlorBust

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I love the relationship that Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale have forged and that Dickie V is on the call tonight.
 

BigOHawk1

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I can't really see anyone beating Arizona, that is all. Duke might play them and keep it close but a few key injuries will limit their chances of cutting down the nets. Florida has to navigate a very tough bracket and it's tough enough to try and repeat yet they have the players to get back to Final 4. I like ISU to give Michigan and that bracket all they can handle as well.
Key upsets in Rd 1 include Santa Clara over Kentucky, USF over Louisville (their best player ruled OUT tomorrow) and watch out for St. Johns (underseeded) and Arkansas to make runs...oh and Go Hawks and get a first round W to take a swing at Florida!!!
 
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RoseBowlorBust

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I can't really see anyone beating Arizona, that is all. Duke might play them and keep it close but a few key injuries will limit their chances of cutting down the nets. Florida has to navigate a very tough bracket and it's tough enough to try and repeat yet they have the players to get back to Final 4. I like ISU to give Michigan and that bracket all they can handle as well.
Key upsets in Rd 1 include Santa Clara over Kentucky, USF over Louisville (their best player ruled OUT tomorrow) and watch out for St. Johns (underseeded) and Arkansas to make runs...oh and Go Hawks and get a first round W to take a swing at Florida!!!
Go UNI vs St John's! Yes, just win the first game Iowa and ya never know Sunday.
 

Hawksfor3

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Can anyone explain why Dan Bonner is always assigned to Iowa's NCAA games a seems to always lose
Dan:

Interested Toy Story GIF
 

BigOHawk1

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I'll say this, Miami (OH) is fun to watch, moves well w/out ball, lots of backcuts and solid passing + tons of 3s don't hurt either. No way were they last in, look better than that.
 

The Big Z

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I'll say this, Miami (OH) is fun to watch, moves well w/out ball, lots of backcuts and solid passing + tons of 3s don't hurt either. No way were they last in, look better than that.
1000% agree. I know nobody wants to hear it but the system is set up entirely unfair for mid majors. If you have a good team high majors don't want to play you in the non con so you have very little chance of getting any quality wins. So then once you're in conferenced you're basically done. In a power 5 70% of your games are Quad 1 and 2 so basically every game is a chance for a so called good win. The fact that people were calling for a team that went 30-0 during the regular season to not get in over 17-16 Auburn is such BS. That game last night was the kind of game that people want to watch. Crazy fans, a team with high IQ and skill. More of this please.
 
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OT rant. I HATE commercials that are using collegiate teams in their advertisements. This is free recruiting for those schools. Its always the usual suspects. They have enough advantages.
 

Anychawk

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OT rant. I HATE commercials that are using collegiate teams in their advertisements. This is free recruiting for those schools. Its always the usual suspects. They have enough advantages.
Given we're routinely in these type of commericals, Im ok with it
 

BigOHawk1

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Imagine Pryce on this current team at Iowa...sheesh...and of course OSU can't shoot worth a crap vs. 2nd half vs. Iowa...
 
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