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Title: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 16, 2025, 05:21:05 PM
Discuss the tournament brackets, matchups, and games here…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 16, 2025, 05:25:31 PM
So we get the winner of Texas/Xavier and then a potential shot at Kentucky next round to finally avenge 1984...or lose by 30 while shooting 6/40 from three or some thing.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 16, 2025, 05:27:39 PM
Could be worse, could have been better.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: wonky73 on March 16, 2025, 05:28:18 PM
I look forward to the point in the tournament when we go on a 6 minute scoring draught and keep chucking up threes
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 16, 2025, 05:29:02 PM
Never any easy draws in the middle of the pack of the tournament.  Would be cool to get a rematch against Tennessee though
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 16, 2025, 06:05:09 PM
UNC gets in because their AD has a seat on the committee. Nothing fishy going on there...
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 16, 2025, 06:20:06 PM
UNC gets in because their AD has a seat on the committee. Nothing fishy going on there...

Oh but he wasn't in the room....gimme a fuggin break.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 16, 2025, 06:21:55 PM
We win 2 games, we lose the third. We "should" beat Texas/Kentucky. We "could" lose either one as well, we "would" be well served to take the basketball to the rim in either one to win them as well. Tennessee rematch is what I see.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 16, 2025, 06:23:29 PM
A 6 in Milwaukee is great.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 06:47:19 PM
Could be worse, could have been better.

the king of hot takes with a hot take

I can't envision a better result for this team. We weren't gonna be a 5. We get a team that has to do a play in game, and we get to play our first two games with a home crowd. No other team is gonna travel to this game like the Illini.

Then we get Kentucky - a program as completely schizo historically as our current team. Hell, I would not be shocked to see that second round be Troy vs Texas/Xavier.  Maybe we suck out and get Troy - granted we probably lose that game, but I'd like our chances.

If somehow we manage to get through all that, the next round is in Indianapolis. We'd probably either get a team we beat in UCLA or a team we almost beat in Tennessee.

I'm not saying we're even going to win our first game - we probably won't - but if you were going to pick a bracket setup - this is pretty much top of the list.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 06:49:53 PM
We win 2 games, we lose the third. We "should" beat Texas/Kentucky. We "could" lose either one as well, we "would" be well served to take the basketball to the rim in either one to win them as well. Tennessee rematch is what I see.

We're probably as likely to beat Tennessee in Indy as Kentucky in Milwaukee.

I guess it's just the monster conferences causing all these conference games in the sweet 16. If our bracket goes to form, both R32 games are SEC vs Big 10
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 06:50:36 PM
A 6 in Milwaukee is great.

I was hoping for Denver or Seattle and would have gone.

If you don't go to the game, delete your account
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 16, 2025, 08:51:18 PM
the king of hot takes with a hot take

I can't envision a better result for this team. We weren't gonna be a 5. We get a team that has to do a play in game, and we get to play our first two games with a home crowd. No other team is gonna travel to this game like the Illini.

Then we get Kentucky - a program as completely schizo historically as our current team. Hell, I would not be shocked to see that second round be Troy vs Texas/Xavier.  Maybe we suck out and get Troy - granted we probably lose that game, but I'd like our chances.

If somehow we manage to get through all that, the next round is in Indianapolis. We'd probably either get a team we beat in UCLA or a team we almost beat in Tennessee.

I'm not saying we're even going to win our first game - we probably won't - but if you were going to pick a bracket setup - this is pretty much top of the list.

I don’t like having to play a brand name program in the first round as a 6 seed. Other than that, pretty happy. Just have zero confidence in this team or which one is going to show up. Will not be shocked if we made it to the second weekend, would not be shocked if Texas mopped the floor with us either.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 08:56:29 PM
I don’t like having to play a brand name program in the first round as a 6 seed. Other than that, pretty happy. Just have zero confidence in this team or which one is going to show up. Will not be shocked if we made it to the second weekend, would not be shocked if Texas mopped the floor with us either.

Agreed with all that, but I think that the committee would more fairly matched us up in the first round with 10 seed Arkansas. Somehow that job fell to Bill Self. Knowing the committee they had us on the 7 line and just couldn't resist "Kansas/Arkansas" in the first round, and we got a break.

Also, after this thread, 5 bucks says we lose to Xavier.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 08:59:25 PM
A 6 in Milwaukee is great.

How did we get Milwaukee and Purdue gets shipped to Rhode Island as a 4? Probably something to do with the timing of playing the TX/Xavier winner and that needing to be a Friday game
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 16, 2025, 09:00:04 PM
UNC getting in is criminal…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 16, 2025, 09:01:40 PM
wouldn't surprise me to see Purdue lose in the first round this year once again
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 09:01:57 PM
The top 4 seeds in the West are

Florida, St Johns, Texas Tech, Maryland. LOL
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: bringbackself on March 16, 2025, 09:03:49 PM
Pitino all the way
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 09:10:07 PM
The top 4 seeds in the West are

Florida, St Johns, Texas Tech, Maryland. LOL

A low key result of conference alignment. UCLA, Oregon, Arizona one of them probably wins the Pac-12, and has a solid enough record beating up on the conference to at least get a 3 seed, probably a 2. Throw in a down year from the Zags, and Colorado State winning the MWC, Arizona not having a BIG year (still - how are they the 4 out East?)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 16, 2025, 09:10:59 PM
Pitino all the way

I'll probably go if St John's makes it that far.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 16, 2025, 10:15:31 PM
I don’t like having to play a brand name program in the first round as a 6 seed. Other than that, pretty happy. Just have zero confidence in this team or which one is going to show up. Will not be shocked if we made it to the second weekend, would not be shocked if Texas mopped the floor with us either.

You mean you would not be surprised if Texas mopped the floor with us either...
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 16, 2025, 10:16:55 PM
UNC getting in is criminal…

All about ratings with equals money.....
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 18, 2025, 06:33:44 PM
Goes without saying but go aztecs
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 18, 2025, 10:31:33 PM
SDSU not exactly putting up a fight this evening. Horseshit UNC was in but hard to argue with at least this result.

Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 19, 2025, 08:21:49 PM
Texas and Xavier starting. Xavier has been hot, Texas has not. Different quality of leagues of course. Who ya want?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 19, 2025, 08:30:08 PM
Xavier went in as the favorite. We need to beat whoever wins to keep playing.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 19, 2025, 08:38:03 PM
Xavier went in as the favorite. We need to beat whoever wins to keep playing.

yes
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 19, 2025, 09:06:55 PM
Texas starters from 3.

(https://i.ibb.co/Q3mwQZsN/Screenshot-20250319-210346-One-Drive.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 19, 2025, 09:21:53 PM
Texas has been able to stay out of foul trouble, but they do not share the ball (6 asst) first half, and they have (16 boards). Neither team is playing stringent defense with over 50% shooting.

Creighton was supposed to be the 3% team, so far Texas is better.

We get Texas, we have to clamp down on 3 defense, and out rebound. If we do that we are winning going away, if not and we shoot 30-40 3's with our normal % then we won't. I will go with the former option!! Bring on them Hookers...I mean Horn's, Hook them Horns.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 19, 2025, 09:42:01 PM
Texas has been able to stay out of foul trouble, but they do not share the ball (6 asst) first half, and they have (16 boards). Neither team is playing stringent defense with over 50% shooting.

Creighton was supposed to be the 3% team, so far Texas is better.

We get Texas, we have to clamp down on 3 defense, and out rebound. If we do that we are winning going away, if not and we shoot 30-40 3's with our normal % then we won't. I will go with the former option!! Bring on them Hookers...I mean Horn's, Hook them Horns.
If it's Texas, they aren't that big and Boswell is going to have to take care of Mark.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 19, 2025, 09:52:00 PM
Miller looks like a young Jackie Gleason. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 19, 2025, 10:16:50 PM
Texas on their heels now. I kinda thought Texas would be a better matchup for us but who knows which of our teams will even show up.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 19, 2025, 10:27:45 PM
Xavier it is. Woof.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 19, 2025, 10:31:19 PM
Sean Miller regarding Illinois, “I don’t care.”

Bulletin board material, Brad…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 19, 2025, 10:31:36 PM
Would be funny to get bounced from the tourney by Brad Underwood's eventual replacement.  8)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 19, 2025, 10:33:49 PM
Xavier it is. They may still be tired on Friday with how they played in the 2nd half but they also played with their best players in foul trouble in the first half and they're better coached. We have a size/rebounding advantage. Hopefully we don't shoot 15% from 3.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 19, 2025, 10:39:38 PM
Would be funny to get bounced from the tourney by Brad Underwood's eventual replacement.  8)
We wouldn't meet Grand Canyon until the National Title game.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 19, 2025, 11:14:27 PM
Miller seems like that little kid that you want to beat up.

Xavier better shoot again like they did tonight, they do not have the depth at the positions they need to handle our "best" team, that said our team doesn't seem to be able to handle our "best" team very well either.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 20, 2025, 06:29:19 AM
... our team doesn't seem to be able to handle our "best" team very well either.

😂😂
We have seen our enemy and it is us.


(https://i.ibb.co/CsDfBKbB/Screenshot-20250320-060325-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DgTZ4f94)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 20, 2025, 09:18:30 AM
Let's go
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 20, 2025, 10:29:17 AM
I like when the tourney starts with an 8/9 game, so I very quickly lose my illusion of having a semi accurate bracket.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 20, 2025, 11:14:23 AM
I joined the Draft King to lose money quicker
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 20, 2025, 11:23:58 AM
It's a great 4 days. The sooner my brackets get shattered lets me enjoy the rest of March Madness.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 20, 2025, 11:53:15 AM
It's a great 4 days. The sooner my brackets get shattered lets me enjoy the rest of March Madness.

That's why i picked Purdue
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 20, 2025, 12:06:44 PM
TKR with 2 fouls and bad body language going to the bench with 9 min left in the 1st.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 20, 2025, 12:14:28 PM
refs helping purdue a bit
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 20, 2025, 12:32:43 PM
That's why i picked Purdue

Shared with Purdue fan friends
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 20, 2025, 01:43:04 PM
Shared with Purdue fan friends

This is setting up real nice for the annual purdue nut punch
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Chickengeorge on March 20, 2025, 02:52:01 PM
Damn 'bama St. Had a chance to go up 1. Missed 2 freebies, then give up 7 unanswered.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 20, 2025, 03:50:13 PM
This is setting up real nice for the annual purdue nut punch

Indeed - they get to once again blow a Sweet 16 shot by losing to a double digit seed in the round of 32
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 20, 2025, 06:48:16 PM
Lol @ Clemson and Louisville repping the ACC strong today.

Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 20, 2025, 08:01:09 PM
McNeese was the easy upset pick.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 20, 2025, 08:27:12 PM
Adios, Hunter Dickhead. Nice disappearing act tonight, buddy. His turnovers late led to Arkansas to taking over the game.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 20, 2025, 08:31:57 PM
Kansas played as they had all year. Not a clutch team, and Hunter is the type of player who gets big numbers but can't win for shit.

Mizzou got a terrible Loyola-like draw.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 20, 2025, 08:57:10 PM
Let’s go Drake!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 20, 2025, 09:10:52 PM
And out goes Mizzou
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Lkdog on March 20, 2025, 09:27:37 PM
Iowa needs to go after McCollum.
He was born in Iowa City and from Storm Lake and is a winner.

Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 20, 2025, 09:45:02 PM
Yep, McCollum seems like a really obvious call for them. From what I've seen he's a better coaching prospect than Devries. Guy brought in D2 recruits and won 30 games in the MVC. It'll be like Bo Ryan is back but if you're Iowa you can't exactly bank on getting 5-star guys like Bruce Pearl is still stalking the Chicago Public League anymore.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 20, 2025, 10:32:58 PM
Got a good one now with UC San Diego and Michigan
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 20, 2025, 11:09:57 PM
Wolverine fan sphincters must be feeling pretty tight right now
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 20, 2025, 11:49:34 PM
Would have loved to see Michigan choke that away. Other night games have mostly been duds.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 07:17:04 AM
Thank you McNeese and Drake.
A good day for the Big10. Let's keep it that way.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 21, 2025, 08:22:14 AM
LOL Mizzery and KU.

That Kansas team was a terrible display of NiL gone wrong. Self threw the team under the bus after saying they have to do a better job evaluating the portal. Lolol.

I picked scUM to lose would have liked to see it but then one of my kids has them losing to Duke at the end.  Maybe they make a deep run now after that game last night.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 21, 2025, 09:55:01 AM
AJ Storr is trash…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 21, 2025, 10:29:53 AM
So is Sean Miller but his teams always play hard.
He's much smarter than his brother.  If we don't bring A game, it's not going to be good. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 11:59:19 AM
The mighty SEC.
Including the play-in they're 4-3.
In bowl games they finished 8-7.

Go Baylor !!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 21, 2025, 12:10:19 PM
RMU’s coach is such a Toole.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 12:34:08 PM
RMU’s coach is such a Toole.
Down 4 at the half. He's using all of the tools in the Toole box.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 01:38:20 PM
Another SEC team with a loss.

Go Colonials !!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 02:38:23 PM
TIL Dain Dainja is still playing college ball
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 21, 2025, 02:39:21 PM
Dainja a star this season. Good for him…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 02:41:15 PM
Dainja a star this season. Good for him…

here's hoping this is his last game this season
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 21, 2025, 02:44:31 PM
here's hoping this is his last game this season

Why?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 02:45:33 PM
TIL Dain Dainja is still playing college ball

And playing pretty damn good college ball. Good for him!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 02:52:13 PM
Why?

I grew up in Colorado, gotta rep the Rams
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 21, 2025, 02:53:13 PM
I grew up in Colorado, gotta rep the Rams

Fair enough…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 02:55:29 PM
Fair enough…

Trump just called for you to be impeached for that.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 03:07:00 PM
It still ain’t looking good for Memphis even with Dain’s efforts.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 03:31:23 PM
It still ain’t looking good for Memphis even with Dain’s efforts.
22 points and 12 boards in 40, how many ?, minutes.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 21, 2025, 03:35:56 PM
Colorado State was only briefly in Dainja...
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 21, 2025, 03:37:04 PM
Colorado State was only briefly in Dainja...
Good one Chief
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 03:59:10 PM
Go Ole Miss! Leading UNC 44-26 at halftime.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 21, 2025, 04:06:06 PM
Well fuck. I took the bait and picked UNC deeper than I should have.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 04:20:13 PM
Well fuck. I took the bait and picked UNC deeper than I should have.
you are easily fooled by shiny objects after all
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 04:36:59 PM
why do i get the sense the big ten is going to only lose one first round game and it's gonna be us
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 04:59:03 PM
Ole Miss trying their hardest to fumble this
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 21, 2025, 05:04:54 PM
Come on Ole Miss! Damn…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 05:19:52 PM
Ole Miss sends UNC’s undeserving asses home. Thank you!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 21, 2025, 05:46:31 PM
Bet on Memphis-2.5 @ the half and they crumbled.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 21, 2025, 07:29:18 PM
Bet on Memphis-2.5 @ the half and they crumbled.

And go figure they didn't cancel your bet...

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-man-wins-sports-bet-canceled/
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2025, 11:25:49 PM
Big Ten went 8-0 in the first round. But the road only gets tougher.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 21, 2025, 11:52:57 PM
Big Ten went 8-0 in the first round. But the road only gets tougher.

Great start. We need 4+ to get thru to S16. Really should be 5+ but will be happy with 4.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 22, 2025, 06:25:29 AM
10.00 8 TEAM PARLAY HITS...$621.66 more parlays to come!!! Great win ILLINI
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 22, 2025, 11:10:04 AM
10.00 8 TEAM PARLAY HITS...$621.66 more parlays to come!!! Great win ILLINI

That’s how they get ya lol
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 22, 2025, 02:44:14 PM
That’s how they get ya lol

Yep but low $$ for big payouts, its the fun way to do it. Hit a 10 team baseball one as well last year.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 02:49:51 PM
How I feel about the Pitino vs Calipari matchup

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Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 22, 2025, 03:20:43 PM
Exactly
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 04:14:52 PM
St Johns went to the Illini school of chucking up threes
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 22, 2025, 04:23:59 PM
Lol. Woo pig sooie.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 22, 2025, 06:01:55 PM
Arkansas fucked my bracket all up…
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 22, 2025, 06:32:43 PM
The BIG GODDAMN TEN
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 06:56:18 PM
Go Creighton!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: bringbackself on March 22, 2025, 06:57:45 PM
I had st johns all the way
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 22, 2025, 06:58:37 PM
I had st johns all the way

No one from The Valley?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 22, 2025, 07:57:22 PM
Meanwhile, in a different TOTTM

(https://i.ibb.co/xKGcZVvn/Screenshot-20250322-195426-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p6ZsqCDH)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Reacher on March 22, 2025, 08:10:21 PM
No big upsets. And would expect this trend to continue since the best midmajor players are now getting poached by the bigger/richer programs.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 08:18:16 PM
Meanwhile, in a different TOTTM

(https://i.ibb.co/xKGcZVvn/Screenshot-20250322-195426-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p6ZsqCDH)

And the Lady Illini are advancing in the Ladies TOTTM
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 22, 2025, 08:23:10 PM
No big upsets. And would expect this trend to continue since the best midmajor players are now getting poached by the bigger/richer programs.

10 over a 2 is a pretty big upset
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 22, 2025, 08:32:31 PM
Blackwell is driving, loses his footing and the ball. Should have been a turnover and BYU ball. BYU somehow gets called for a shooting foul. A BYU player points up to the scoreboard for the replay and gets called for a T.
Wisco gets 2 shots for the T, 2 shots for the foul and the ball off of what should have been a Wisco turnover. Lol
BYU ends up 11 at the half, 47-36.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 22, 2025, 08:55:01 PM
Blackwell is driving, loses his footing and the ball. Should have been a turnover and BYU ball. BYU somehow gets called for a shooting foul. A BYU player points up to the scoreboard for the replay and gets called for a T.
Wisco gets 2 shots for the T, 2 shots for the foul and the ball off of what should have been a Wisco turnover. Lol
BYU ends up 11 at the half, 47-36.

Refs gave a makeup technical, no harm no foul
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 22, 2025, 09:48:32 PM
Suck it Badger
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 09:54:05 PM
Another first weekend flame out for Greg Gard in the TOTTM
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 22, 2025, 09:56:15 PM
Another first weekend flame out for Greg Gard in the TOTTM

2 more baskets and I would have cashed 2 $10.00 parlays for over $700.00, Wisky is not my favorite team to hate in the B1G.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 22, 2025, 10:19:01 PM
Wisconsin overachieves, gets seeded higher than they should be, and gets exposed. Shocking.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 22, 2025, 10:32:49 PM
Wisconsin overachieves, gets seeded higher than they should be, and gets exposed. Shocking.

This. They score 89 and still lose lolol
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 10:38:53 PM
UCLA getting ran off the court.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 22, 2025, 10:42:39 PM
Mick Cronin coached UCLA is just wrong. UCLA should be fun basketball, not ugly and grindy with Bill Burr’s long lost leprechaun brother on the sideline blowing up the whole game. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 22, 2025, 11:07:40 PM
UCLA with a John Groce fake rally to make it "close" in the end.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 22, 2025, 11:12:51 PM
Still in in my survivor pool.
Purdue, then Oregon, then Tennessee.

Taking Maryland tomorrow. Obvious chalk that hopefully gets me through a round, means I won't have them for the elite 8 if they get that far, but the 2nd day of the sweet 16 is rough, it's all chalk so far. Makes it hard because you don't have any easy outs unless you take a top #1 seed, but if you do, you might run out of teams later on. So I'm bypassing ISU/MSU which seem like better choices, hoping that one of them gets upset and I can take the other one for Mar 28.

This is a lot harder than it would seem. We started with 700 entries, and already we are down to 350. Because you can't just take 1/2 seeds early, you have to pick some lower seeded teams and dodge the upsets. Even in a chalky year, half have washed out in 3 days.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 22, 2025, 11:51:03 PM
Sounds like a hell of a concept.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 23, 2025, 12:05:43 PM
Florida needs to be careful, a decision may not win this game...better figure how to get that knockout.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 23, 2025, 01:18:06 PM
If only the Gators could make some free shots
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 23, 2025, 01:21:08 PM
Please finish this, Florida
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 23, 2025, 01:31:23 PM
Nothing like some freebies missed to make things harder than they need to be.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 23, 2025, 01:32:35 PM
A decision is plenty good enough.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 23, 2025, 01:33:24 PM
Eat shit, Hurley.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 23, 2025, 01:34:46 PM
Tool (ran out of) Time
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 23, 2025, 08:18:05 PM
After Co St hits a 3, Derik Queen hits the game winner against Co St at the buzzer.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 23, 2025, 08:18:38 PM
Good thing a chick was calling that Maryland Buzzer Beater. Not.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 23, 2025, 08:33:07 PM
Good thing a chick was calling that Maryland Buzzer Beater. Not.
I didn't notice. I was watching Queen. He's a nice player and comes across well in interviews
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on March 23, 2025, 09:29:29 PM
Sounds like a hell of a concept.

Eventually you basically have to pick a correct bracket, and hope you actually can and that nobody you picked early made a run.

If you get to the final four, you have to pick a team to win the semifinal that you believe will lose in the final, to a team on the other side that you didn't pick. So you need a team alive on both sides of the final four or you're dead. That means you have to start thinking way ahead of time, and pretty much not use the one seeds the first weekend.

Right now I'm hoping for MSU to get beat and knock out a big chunk of the field. Oregon winning also knocks out a big chunk but I have already used Oregon. Not really a big deal as I expect them to lose to Duke, and I am not gonna pick Duke in that game. If Oregon beats Duke I'd be in trouble. If Purdue beats Houston I'm in very big trouble.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 23, 2025, 11:13:48 PM
Eventually you basically have to pick a correct bracket, and hope you actually can and that nobody you picked early made a run.

If you get to the final four, you have to pick a team to win the semifinal that you believe will lose in the final, to a team on the other side that you didn't pick. So you need a team alive on both sides of the final four or you're dead. That means you have to start thinking way ahead of time, and pretty much not use the one seeds the first weekend.

Right now I'm hoping for MSU to get beat and knock out a big chunk of the field. Oregon winning also knocks out a big chunk but I have already used Oregon. Not really a big deal as I expect them to lose to Duke, and I am not gonna pick Duke in that game. If Oregon beats Duke I'd be in trouble. If Purdue beats Houston I'm in very big trouble.

Sounds exhausting, will leave this to you Mensas at Nvidia. Good luck!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 24, 2025, 09:55:50 AM
Good thing a chick was calling that Maryland Buzzer Beater. Not.
Derik Queen called the buzzer beater ....

"Give me the M-F ball," Queen said, according to Willard.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 24, 2025, 10:24:30 AM
Eventually you basically have to pick a correct bracket, and hope you actually can and that nobody you picked early made a run.

If you get to the final four, you have to pick a team to win the semifinal that you believe will lose in the final, to a team on the other side that you didn't pick. So you need a team alive on both sides of the final four or you're dead. That means you have to start thinking way ahead of time, and pretty much not use the one seeds the first weekend.

Right now I'm hoping for MSU to get beat and knock out a big chunk of the field. Oregon winning also knocks out a big chunk but I have already used Oregon. Not really a big deal as I expect them to lose to Duke, and I am not gonna pick Duke in that game. If Oregon beats Duke I'd be in trouble. If Purdue beats Houston I'm in very big trouble.
Have a friend that does survivor bracket pools like that and they are hard.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illiniray on March 25, 2025, 12:44:01 PM
https://youtu.be/RlnLZ5F3qyo
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Reacher on March 25, 2025, 01:48:52 PM
That guy needs to get control of himself. He’s a grade A asshole
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 25, 2025, 02:07:20 PM
Tool Time whenever that guy is around...talk about a narcissist.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 25, 2025, 03:25:37 PM
That guy needs to get control of himself. He’s a grade A asshole
Tool Time whenever that guy is around...talk about a narcissist.

(https://i.ibb.co/fVyfx8Dt/Screenshot-20250325-152316-Chrome.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)

They're not wrong, Dan
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 25, 2025, 05:19:11 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/fVyfx8Dt/Screenshot-20250325-152316-Chrome.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)

They're not wrong, Dan

Not sure that went as planned, Mn!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 25, 2025, 08:06:16 PM
Not sure that went as planned, Mn!
No big deal. UConn lost. He can cry more.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 25, 2025, 08:48:01 PM
Stts Jasn is my fvorite Jasn
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 25, 2025, 09:20:10 PM
Stts Jasn is my fvorite Jasn

We shall see how long it lasts. His MVC teams Bradley and ISU were playing tonight and no posts. Jasn needs to commit to his bits!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 27, 2025, 11:32:00 PM
Texas Tech stages quite a comeback to force OT. I thought they were ready to go home not too long ago.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 27, 2025, 11:45:34 PM
Texas Tech moves on! GTFO, Calipari.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 27, 2025, 11:59:34 PM
That was an awesome game. Kudos to Tech.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 28, 2025, 12:21:15 AM
That was an awesome game. Kudos to Tech.

Yeah easily the best game of an otherwise nondescript tourney thus far
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 28, 2025, 04:04:24 AM
B1G overrated in the hockey TOTTM. 3 of the 4 teams bounced on day 1.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 28, 2025, 05:30:37 AM
Yeah easily the best game of an otherwise nondescript tourney thus far

Get used to this type of tourney, NIL has effectively killed the mid majors and it’s only going to get worse until someone develops some kind of framework for college sports.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 28, 2025, 11:49:06 PM
Painter schooled by Sampson on that inbounds play.  Hate to see it.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 29, 2025, 12:23:22 AM
That play was a thing of beauty. Why did Smith leave the inbounder?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Lkdog on March 29, 2025, 01:43:22 AM
Was a little surprising but must have been thinking cutter who got ball was going to be the the only shooter option with 2 seconds left.
Smith did shred Houston when they kept blitzing him and wouldn't take that off. Smith is kind of a dick but very good PG.

 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 29, 2025, 09:27:45 AM
Frustrating night of hoops apart from Izzo advancing. All the people bragging about their brackets when they simply picked the top 8 to make the EE is laughable.

Michigan was looking good and then they got a taste of what we got last year. Though our 30-0 deficit was more like 20-2 or 30-5 or something.

Wasn't impressed with May and lack of adjustments. Goldin was terrible all game as was the point guard, so many turnovers. The two 7' worked until it didn't, they weren't defending as a unit and getting back. And with ball control issues May should have brought in another ball handler. Still, impressive season for Michigan and Auburn looked really freaking good the last 10+ minutes of action.

Purdue over achieved and I'm surprised they kept it close but really wanted either one or both of Auburn and Houston to lose. Damn that inbound play, I see that stuff in middle school and AAU but not at that level.

We'll see if MSU can knock off Auburn. Going to be tough.

Duke looks really good and love their pick and roll and alley oop plays to Maluach (sp). Flagg is so good. Rooting for a Duke v MSU title game.

Florida's coach is a creeper hope they lose.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 29, 2025, 06:44:17 PM
C'mon Red Raiders!  Be nice to see #1 knocked off!  Gator coach is a weenie!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 29, 2025, 07:59:38 PM
The game had the smell of a bracket buster, but Florida had other ideas.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 29, 2025, 08:08:33 PM
So Tech choked. I could feel that one coming in my bones.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Judge Judy on March 29, 2025, 08:27:07 PM
So Tech choked. I could feel that one coming in my bones.

Karma
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 29, 2025, 10:26:01 PM
Duke has lost 1 game since November and they look like it.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 30, 2025, 02:37:12 PM
To make us feel better, Tn and Houston are a combined 4-31 from 3 with Tn getting 2 of those out of 19 shots from 3.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 04:22:30 PM
Sparty over halfway to a 0-30 run....
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 30, 2025, 04:22:58 PM
Msu not shooting that great either lol, but hey they are getting lots of offensive boards
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 30, 2025, 04:26:30 PM
A horrible start for Sparty but it's nice to see other teams brick it from 3.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 04:30:47 PM
Sparty over halfway to a 0-30 run....

Of course free shots break it after a play call following a timeout. Wish Illinois had a staff that could do that.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 30, 2025, 06:20:58 PM
MSU guards are like 5 of 50.

And Big Ten is so over rated, again, every year. We would have lost by 30 vs any of these 1 seeds good thing we sucked and got bounced early.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 30, 2025, 06:29:57 PM
Satan advances
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 06:33:05 PM
Satan advances

Guy seems to know how to coach and recruit. Doesn't have to worry about ethics anymore
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on March 30, 2025, 06:35:58 PM
Guy seems to know how to coach and recruit. Doesn't have to worry about ethics anymore

Can’t deny what he’s done at schools that don’t have a ton of basketball cache. Still despise him. I know a guy who played for him when he was at Southern IN, he about fist fought me when I disparaged Satan.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 06:44:51 PM
Can’t deny what he’s done at schools that don’t have a ton of basketball cache. Still despise him. I know a guy who played for him when he was at Southern IN, he about fist fought me when I disparaged Satan.

Sounds like he is a Knight In Satan's Service.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 06:47:06 PM
Pedo State in OT. Grange's Pios up 1 0 aft 1. Frozen Four trips to St. Louis on the line....
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 06:56:25 PM
Pedo State in OT. Grange's Pios up 1 0 aft 1. Frozen Four trips to St. Louis on the line....

Pedo State wins in OT
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 30, 2025, 07:18:39 PM
Can’t deny what he’s done at schools that don’t have a ton of basketball cache. Still despise him. I know a guy who played for him when he was at Southern IN, he about fist fought me when I disparaged Satan.
The douchebag was lucky somebody would take him.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 30, 2025, 07:20:52 PM
Make that 2-0 Pioneers
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 30, 2025, 07:49:16 PM
It's getting chippy.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 30, 2025, 08:20:13 PM
First time since 2008 that the Final Four is all 1 seeds.

Good news for the chalksters.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 30, 2025, 08:55:42 PM
It's getting chippy.

BC will be glad to see Davis graduate. Love Buium giving BC the adios salute at the end
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 30, 2025, 09:06:06 PM
That's for sure.  Good game. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 31, 2025, 12:56:11 AM
First time since 2008 that the Final Four is all 1 seeds.

Good news for the chalksters.

best I can do in the only pool that matters is 2nd place 🙁
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 31, 2025, 01:02:12 PM
best I can do in the only pool that matters is 2nd place 🙁

We will not have a repeat champion this year.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 05, 2025, 05:22:15 PM
Looks like everybody came to play.
Then Clayton puts 1 up from Austin.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illiniray on April 05, 2025, 05:50:14 PM
The veteran slime versus the young creep. One of these miscreants has to win.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 05, 2025, 07:43:58 PM
The young creep moves on. Good.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on April 05, 2025, 07:49:13 PM
At least Satan is gone.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 05, 2025, 08:02:29 PM
This game is worse
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: illiniray on April 05, 2025, 08:27:10 PM
Brings back memories of the bad old days of Weber recruiting. It seems like Bruce would lose out on a guy like Jon Scheyer, or Eric Gordon and he'd be devastated.

Underwood just moves on to the next prospect on the list.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on April 05, 2025, 08:54:26 PM
Brings back memories of the bad old days of Weber recruiting. It seems like Bruce would lose out on a guy like Jon Scheyer, or Eric Gordon and he'd be devastated.

Underwood just moves on to the next prospect on the list.

Yep. We've gotten to the point were losing a kid like Fears last year is no longer considered a death sentence to our chances of winning. Underwood knows how to put together a team that at least qualifies for the TOTTM. I know, not good enough in the eyes of PAMan. :D
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on April 05, 2025, 10:57:44 PM
That was a glorious gag job by the golden boy Flagg and Duke.

Unfortunately, Sampscum advances though.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Jobu on April 05, 2025, 11:05:41 PM
Pretty boring game until the end. Then it got real damn exciting
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on April 05, 2025, 11:54:48 PM
Both games today were fantastic
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 06, 2025, 12:29:45 AM
Have Florida in a Calcutta so happy Duke is out
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on April 06, 2025, 12:42:18 AM
Wasn’t quite 2005 Illinois comeback level, but it wasn’t terribly far off.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 06, 2025, 07:40:42 AM
The Houston-Duke game was pretty much 30 minutes of meh after the Fla-Auburn game. But then .....
Great finishes in both games.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 07, 2025, 07:07:00 AM
LFG Gators !!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: spark mandrilll on April 07, 2025, 10:40:59 AM
Hey fellas. Who we got?

I'm sure CBS needed Duke to win Saturday, and that might cost them. I kinda hope Houston goes ahead and gets the job done.

Anyway, enjoy the video in my sig. Go Cougars!!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Jobu on April 07, 2025, 10:47:15 AM
Holy fuck I just watched that video again. That's so god damn good.

PRIORITIES???!!!!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on April 07, 2025, 08:42:14 PM
Wow they're really letting them play physical tonight, big advantage for Houston
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 07, 2025, 09:20:35 PM
Good thing free shooting and defense doesn't matter anymore.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Jobu on April 07, 2025, 09:27:31 PM
And now the refs need to make their presence known
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 07, 2025, 10:10:33 PM
Fla didnt look like they had a chance vs Auburn.
Houston didnt look like they had a chance vs Duke.
Fla didnt look like they had a chance vs Houston.

It's a 40 minute ballgame.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on April 07, 2025, 10:12:58 PM
Just great defense by Florida down the stretch.

Suck it, Sampscum.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 07, 2025, 10:20:33 PM
Jewish coach with the win. Sorry QAnon97!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on April 07, 2025, 10:22:58 PM
Jewish coach with the win. Sorry QAnon97!

3/4 coaches in the final 4 are, nice odds
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 07, 2025, 10:35:24 PM
3/4 coaches in the final 4 are, nice odds

Native Americans can't catch a break.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 07, 2025, 10:38:12 PM
Would be nice to have a coach who can make effective 2d half adjustments
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 10, 2025, 06:05:19 PM
Grange, sounds like Denver getting its ass kicked by Western Michigan.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 10, 2025, 06:41:33 PM
Grange, sounds like Denver getting its ass kicked by Western Michigan.

Heart of a champion!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on April 10, 2025, 06:45:21 PM
I too thought it was over.  We'll see what happens in OT.   Carle is a very good coach!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 10, 2025, 07:30:29 PM
I too thought it was over.  We'll see what happens in OT.   Carle is a very good coach!

Next Blackhawks coach allegedly!

Double OT!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 10, 2025, 07:47:07 PM
And just like that the dream is over, Grange

Buim with the turnover.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on April 10, 2025, 07:52:06 PM
He did his part and has had a great career. 
I'll be rooting for WMU in the finals.  Sure glad I didn't travel to St Louis.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 10, 2025, 09:12:27 PM
WMU looked good. And a 2 programs getting to the Frozen Four for the 1st time is good for the sport.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 10, 2025, 10:40:46 PM
WMU looked good. And a 2 programs getting to the Frozen Four for the 1st time is good for the sport.

Can't be going over well in the Land of Lakes though.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 11, 2025, 06:03:18 AM
Can't be going over well in the Land of Lakes though.
The state of hockey can get over some things quick when hard water season turns to fresh water season.
Lfg Broncos !!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 11, 2025, 03:44:19 PM
Curtis Strange aced #12 at Augusta in 1988. Over 10,500 tee shots later on #12, Augusta is still waiting for the next ace.
 !!!!!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 19, 2025, 07:52:33 PM
Just when you think Winnipeg and Hellebuyck remain choking dogs they not only tie St. Louis in the third period but win it with a goal with 1:30 left and add an empty netter.

Plus we got some good old hate brewing between these teams!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 19, 2025, 09:57:16 PM
Yep. The game changed quite a bit when the Jets got it to 3-3.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 19, 2025, 10:32:53 PM
Grange's squad looked good demolishing Robertsonless Dallas.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 21, 2025, 05:46:23 PM
Mn, that Vegas goal with 0.1 had to blow your Minny +1.5 goals and under bets!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 21, 2025, 06:16:16 PM
Mn, that Vegas goal with 0.1 had to blow your Minny +1.5 goals and under bets!
I ain't saying
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 22, 2025, 08:04:31 AM
A couple of good early games last night but no fisticuffs in the Blues vs Jets. We may have to wait for game 3.
My bets are in for tonight's Wild game.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 22, 2025, 08:37:00 AM
A couple of good early games last night but no fisticuffs in the Blues vs Jets. We may have to wait for game 3.
My bets are in for tonight's Wild game.

Late games were fantastic too. Edmonton and Dallas will not go away quietly
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 22, 2025, 08:38:29 AM
NBA games were good too.

Watching Shaq have to go take a piss while Charles was talking was funny. They do a great job on that show. Far more interesting than the NBA itself.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 22, 2025, 09:41:10 AM
NBA games were good too.

Watching Shaq have to go take a piss while Charles was talking was funny. They do a great job on that show. Far more interesting than the NBA itself.
Barkley is an American treasure.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Jobu on April 22, 2025, 12:36:44 PM
Yeah, that TNT set is pretty fucking awesome
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 24, 2025, 12:22:50 AM
The White Sox should get the Korean ladies from the Korean retirement retirement center harmonica class that have done the anthem before the LA King games to do the anthem here. Worked for the King so far.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 24, 2025, 07:10:34 AM
A retirement retirement center ?
Is that where people go when the car keys get taken away and you have to sell the house ?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 24, 2025, 07:31:10 AM
A retirement retirement center ?
Is that where people go when the car keys get taken away and you have to sell the house ?

And learn how to play harmonica,  apparently
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on April 24, 2025, 07:34:44 AM
And learn how to play harmonica,  apparently
You're never too young to learn new things.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 27, 2025, 07:04:22 PM
I wish the TBS technical difficulties required TBS to show the French feed of the Habs Caps game.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on April 28, 2025, 12:22:59 AM
Prevent defense prevents the King from winning. Though Fiala hitting the post didn't help.

The retired Korean ladies from the harmonica class better bring their A Game Tuesday for the anthem.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on April 29, 2025, 09:31:57 PM
I'm sorry but James Harden bball is so annoying to watch. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 01, 2025, 09:03:21 PM
Not looking good for Mn's squad as people are leaving the arena!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 01, 2025, 09:04:42 PM
Not looking good for Mn's squad as people are leaving the arena!

And now it is back to a 1 goal game, just like that!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 01, 2025, 09:54:35 PM
And now it is back to a 1 goal game, just like that!
Hate to say it but Vegas deserved the win.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 02, 2025, 10:28:37 AM
Hate to say it but Vegas deserved the win.

I was going to ask if the lady soldier feted by The Wild before the game was Mrs. Mn. Oh, and Dino Ciccerelli still sucks!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on May 02, 2025, 10:42:07 AM
First time in over 20 years a fanbase gets 2 game 7's playing at same time.  Nugs and Avs are first since Stars and Mavs in 02 or 03.
Wouldn't happen in LA. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 03, 2025, 09:47:59 PM
They showed the team that scores 1st in game 7 wins 76% of the time one too many times.
The Stars got pissed.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 03, 2025, 09:49:05 PM
Hope Grange put his cup on after the Nuggets won, as that third period was a kick to the nads.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 04, 2025, 08:37:21 PM
Yer fukkin kiddin me. 1.6 seconds to go.

 !!!!!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 04, 2025, 08:41:25 PM
Yer fukkin kiddin me. 1.6 seconds to go.

 !!!!!!

This has to end with St. Louisites being crushed
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 04, 2025, 09:08:56 PM
They've weathered the storm so far.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on May 04, 2025, 09:24:14 PM
Hope Grange put his cup on after the Nuggets won, as that third period was a kick to the nads.

I've been trained, albeit the hard way.  Hell, I'm posting here.  Most folk around here had the Avs advancing , not the Nugs.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 04, 2025, 10:08:24 PM
A reminder that the team that scores 1st in game 7 wins 76% of the time.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 04, 2025, 10:10:41 PM
Suck it, Blues!!!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 05, 2025, 11:30:12 PM
Free shots mattered in OKC. Grange happy the Chet dude focuses more on commercials than on free shots!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on May 06, 2025, 09:21:48 AM
Free shots mattered in OKC. Grange happy the Chet dude focuses more on commercials than on free shots!

Flash Gordon strikes again!  Adelman probably earned the promotion.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on May 06, 2025, 09:27:15 AM
Great game last night. And love to see Chet miss a dunk then a three then two FT and Nugs finish off the great comeback for hard fought and well deserved win.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 18, 2025, 06:50:50 PM
The Leafs are lucky it's still 0-0
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 18, 2025, 10:36:44 PM
Leafs a lot like Illinois sports. Just one kick in the nads after another right after  you think they figured it out
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 19, 2025, 05:11:33 AM
Leafs a lot like Illinois sports. Just one kick in the nads after another right after  you think they figured it out
How does an entire team show up half a step slow for a game 7 ?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on May 19, 2025, 10:21:41 AM
panther coach made some great adjustments after period 1
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on May 22, 2025, 02:29:25 PM
Flash Gordon strikes again!  Adelman probably earned the promotion.

He was promoted just now!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on May 22, 2025, 03:37:30 PM
That hockey game last night was pretty nuts, another epic choke job by a canadian team

FUCK CANADA
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 22, 2025, 03:43:15 PM
That hockey game last night was pretty nuts, another epic choke job by a canadian team

FUCK CANADA

Edmonton is in Alberta.....

https://www.newsweek.com/alberta-separatists-independence-canada-election-2067184

Alberta Separatists Push to Leave Canada After Liberals Win Election
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on May 22, 2025, 03:56:08 PM
still part of Canada last I checked
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 22, 2025, 10:13:54 PM
still part of Canada last I checked

Not for long! Send lawyers, guns, and money!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 26, 2025, 08:38:19 PM
Congrats to Mn on his Minnesota Frost winning their second-straight Walter Cup by beating the Ottawa Charge in Game 4 of the PWHL Finals. Hopefully Mn can resist rioting and looting.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 26, 2025, 09:24:34 PM
Congrats to Mn on his Minnesota Frost winning their second-straight Walter Cup by beating the Ottawa Charge in Game 4 of the PWHL Finals. Hopefully Mn can resist rioting and looting.
Hey, thanks. Did that happen today ?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 27, 2025, 06:57:42 AM
Hey, thanks. Did that happen today ?

Yes, it happened Monday.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 27, 2025, 07:53:50 AM
Yes, it happened Monday.
I had no idea, lol, but it did get a color pic in today's fishwrap.

(https://i.postimg.cc/sxPQ68mK/Screenshot-20250527-074046-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9zhM36Q)
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Jobu on May 27, 2025, 07:58:42 AM
I had no idea, lol, but it did get a color pic in today's fishwrap.

(https://i.postimg.cc/sxPQ68mK/Screenshot-20250527-074046-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9zhM36Q)

Wow. That gal is quite attractive.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 27, 2025, 08:19:50 AM
Wow. That gal is quite attractive.
It looks like she's still got all of her teeth.  ;D
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on May 27, 2025, 09:23:02 AM
That can be corrected.  Gump Worsley at that age still had some Chiclets. 
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: murphstahoe on May 27, 2025, 11:24:33 AM
It looks like she's still got all of her teeth.  ;D

That's her mouthguard
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Custard on May 27, 2025, 11:51:16 PM
It looks like she's still got all of her teeth.  ;D

My exact first thought 🤣
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on May 30, 2025, 12:10:27 PM
It's only the state tournament but for some it's TOTTM.

"The Champlin Park softball team, perennial bridesmaids for most of the past decade, finally scaled a hump that had grown mountainous, leaning on the right arm of lanky junior pitcher Marissa Rothenberger to defeat Rogers 1-0 in the Class 4A, Section 5 championship Thursday."
https://www.startribune.com/champlin-park-shuts-out-rogers-1-0-to-win-class-4a-section-5-softball-championship/601362661

(https://i.postimg.cc/yd3G8yC2/Screenshot-20250530-115639-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Grage with the wrong verbiage in his post about the Rogers girls team seeing their state championship dreams get crushed, using "biological male" rather than "lanky"
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on May 30, 2025, 01:46:42 PM
lol
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on May 31, 2025, 05:09:42 AM
Suck it, Rogers! Champlin Park getting it done anyway possible!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 12, 2025, 10:40:44 PM
Well, that certainly was an exciting professional ice hockey match.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on June 13, 2025, 08:18:54 AM
Well, that certainly was an exciting professional ice hockey match.
A much needed win for the team from up north after giving up the late goal.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on June 13, 2025, 10:54:00 AM
Can't believe I'm cheering for Canada but yep. Great game last night. Florida dominated that OT and still loses.  Love a 2-2 game five in any sport.

Hoping SGA goes off tonight and we have that for NBA as well.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 15, 2025, 01:05:46 PM
McJesus needs to dial it a few notches! WTF is going on?
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on June 15, 2025, 03:21:11 PM
McJesus needs to dial it a few notches! WTF is going on?

what
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 15, 2025, 07:47:19 PM
what

Dude hasn't scored a goal in the Final
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on June 15, 2025, 08:58:06 PM
Dude hasn't scored a goal in the Final

Oh cool, fuck Canada!
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 16, 2025, 07:32:07 AM
Oh cool, fuck Canada!

He actually did score late in that debacle Saturday
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on June 17, 2025, 09:59:34 PM
Lol Canada
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 17, 2025, 10:13:37 PM
Fuck that whiny bitch Seth Jones. Hope he gets eaten by a shark. He sucked ass in Chicago.
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on June 23, 2025, 09:25:27 AM
The bottom of the 1st 🤣🤣

https://x.com/i/status/1936864180474359912
Title: Re: TOTTM 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on June 23, 2025, 11:41:26 AM
The bottom of the 1st 🤣🤣

https://x.com/i/status/1936864180474359912

His strenuous objection did not get him too far.