2025 NCAA Tournament & March Madness Thread

[CJ Vogel]

Texas is going dancing.

Over the next few weeks, let's talk some ball and see how Rodney Terry and the Horns do in the Tournament.

[CJ Vogel]

Full bracket:

[CJ Vogel]

I have no clue how North Carolina made the tournament. Probably the biggest miss.

[qaertyisthatdude]

Need Tre Johnson to play like '03 Carmelo Anthony to have a chance to make a deep run in the tourney.

[CJ Vogel]

2 minutes ago, qaertyisthatdude said:

Need Tre Johnson to play like '03 Carmelo Anthony to have a chance to make a deep run in the tourney.

I was talking best case scenario with a few buddies earlier today –

– Beat Xavier

– Beat Illinois

– Lose to Kentucky

Feels like the best case imo.

[harveycmd]

Kobe was the same age here as Walter Clayton Jr.  now. 

 

[CJ Vogel]

1 minute ago, harveycmd said:

Kobe was the same age here as Walter Clayton Jr.  now. 

 

The Auburn Tigers' starting five in college basketball has an average age of 23.2 years old, which is just younger than the Oklahoma City Thunder's starting five (24.4).

[harveycmd]

Arch better than all of them.

[JMarquette]

18 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

I was talking best case scenario with a few buddies earlier today –

– Beat Xavier

– Beat Illinois

– Lose to Kentucky

Feels like the best case imo.

Kentucky is such a weak 3-seed and they're always just disastrous in March. Illinois is probably a tougher matchup than Kentucky. 

[harveycmd]

22 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

The Auburn Tigers' starting five in college basketball has an average age of 23.2 years old, which is just younger than the Oklahoma City Thunder's starting five (24.4).

Hose OKC. Chumps. Durant at OKC too.

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[CJ Vogel]

10 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

Kentucky is such a weak 3-seed and they're always just disastrous in March. Illinois is probably a tougher matchup than Kentucky. 

Well see what the can do without Cal. Brea can get as hot as anyone in the country

[harveycmd]

8 is the greatest number.

[harveycmd]

22 and the best player in the world at his sport is something not to take lightly. 

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

22 and the best player in the world at his sport is something not to take lightly. 

Jokic is 30!

[harveycmd]

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

Jokic is 30!

He's better than LeBrick ever thought about being.

[Brho]

1 hour ago, CJ Vogel said:

Texas is going dancing.

Over the next few weeks, let's talk some ball and see how Rodney Terry and the Horns do in the Tournament.

So you’re telling me to take Texas on the reverse line -3 +225 ?

[CJ Vogel]

Just now, Brho said:

So you’re telling me to take Texas on the reverse line -3 +225 ?

I actually love that value for a 3-point win. If I can find it on my own book, I will toss a chipotle burrito or two on it.

[harveycmd]

21 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Jokic is 30!

NBA is a pansy league now.  You think Bird, Magic or Kobe would have let a Euro goober be the beat player in the league? Of course, the rules have been Europeanized now to accommodate offensive Euro pansies. Why I don't watch anymore. Gerry doesn't seem to mind.

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[CJ Vogel]

 

[CJ Vogel]

 

[harveycmd]

Tre Johnson wont be crap in the NBA. Rip Hamilton and Ray Allen weren't two HOF guys. Not close.

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[harveycmd]

I'd take Walter Clayton Jr over Tre Johnson in NBA any day of the week, Better ball handler. Better shooter. Better defender. That won't change in next three years. Neither all-star caliber.

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[harveycmd]

Qaerty: check back with me in five years. Hugs don't change.

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[Alex Butler]

2 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

I was talking best case scenario with a few buddies earlier today –

– Beat Xavier

– Beat Illinois

– Lose to Kentucky

Feels like the best case imo.

We can beat Kentucky we know we’ve done it. LFG! Once you’re in all you gotta do is win baby! Let’s get Tre GOING!!

[harveycmd]

For Gerry and Rod. I dunked in game against Waskom in 1989 on an alley oop to myself off the backboard.  Had a goal tending call against Hugh Springs later that season. Strange play. Coach for Hugh Springs got a tech for complaining about me blocking a dunk. I hung on the rim before the actual block. We were getting killed. I played with those guys in summer league. My coach, John Moss, told us during a time out that if we got dunked on again he'd run us until we dropped. Next play, big guy stole an inbound pass. I jumped and hung on the rim before he got there. Blocked the dunk while hanging on rim. Hugh Springs coach went nuts. Ref told him the block was clean, but he gave me a tech for hanging on the rim.