It's Finally Here! NCAA Tournament Opening Games Open Thread
by CardsFan922 on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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PrintIt's like Christmas for middle-aged guys. The first day of the NCAA tournament. Thanks to our friends at CBS, you can watch all the action live on your desktop at work. You can also watch on TV, but that's so 2004.
Half of the CardChron staff is in Las Vegas, so make sure you follow Mike and hothot on twitter so you can live vicariously through them.
The rest of us will be here holding down the fort, commenting on games and counting down the unbearable number of hours until 9:55 PM tomorrow night.
Until then, enjoy the games!
UPDATE 3:04 PM:
I think this picture sums up the early games:
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I am so amped right now!
I am pretty sure I have completed a dozend brackets in the past hour alone….I cant keep up with this shit
Mike's on Twitter?
You mean there is a medium where he’s actually writing stuff every day?
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
I think they make a creme for that
“If you or someone you love suffers from Abromaitis, I urge you to call your doctor and ask for…
MMOD is fantastic
Wish I could switch games during commercials, but, this is still pretty sweet.
by loverofthegame on Mar 18, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
I'm so glad I'm taking tomorrow off from work
I was debating going out and doing something nice, like riding my bike, but that’s just not gonna happen.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
I feel like we need a running twitter feed or something
Who here who is tech-savvy can link the open thread to twitter?
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I tried....
…but couldn’t get it to work. I will update with links, but if the volume increases I will try to get it fixed up. I think Mike is on a plane right now anyway.
by CardsFan922 on Mar 18, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope it's a plane where he can watch games
I might have to drive to Vegas tonight to meet up with those guys….
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Delta flights from Ky to Vegas have TVs
Guessing Mike is more of a Southwest guy though. Either way, he deserves to be heckled for flying during the first day of games. Who does that?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Hot hot...
….is appearing in this thread in TWO DIMENSIONS.
Both directly and through me posting his tweets, is what I mean.
by CardsFan922 on Mar 18, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
he's clearly trying to boost his numbers for most posts on the site
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just shooting for second at this point
grad school in the fall might really hurt that…but I doubt it
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
fine
won’t compare grad schools, but I’ll shoot for your record next year
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
I’m taking online classes, you win.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully Mrs. Jaxcard didn't use them on a dress.....
….although you have to wonder how expensive of a dress that was if it cost the same amount of points as a flight to Italy, hotel and speed boat rental.
Are you in Jacksonville?
You have no choice but to stay put and go to the games.
Was there 7 years, but I was a moron and moved to Cincy 2 years ago
Should’ve gone down there though. I suck
Nova
Wow, can’t buy a bucket. Reynolds 0-4 so far. Wake-up call seems to be working so far, Jay Wright!
They have too much experience not to regroup
Maybe Wright needs to get a tech
by loverofthegame on Mar 18, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Quick question
Does anyone think the Big East is hurt overall by the fact that our style of play is so much different than anyone else? We seem to be more physical, which in games that are called tighter (some NCAA games) hurts us. I know the Big East had a good showing last year, but considering how dominant the conference was, we could’ve done better….. kind of rambling, just wanted to know what everyone’s thoughts were.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions
Possibly...
…depends on how close the refs call the games. Good Big East teams getting their big guys in foul trouble in the tourney has been a problem. But there are so many styles in the Big East, it seems to help that you play against every type during the regular season.
I think it hurts sometimes.
Like in 2007 when we lost to A&M, and had to use Farley for like 15 minutes with Padgett and Caracter on the bench in foul trouble.
But last year didn’t seem to make a difference.
Yes
This always hurts one or two Big East teams in the tournament when the refs call it tight. Though this year most Big East teams have experienced/expected bad offiiciating in conference so it shouldn’t be a surprise. Coaches research refs and know who calls it tighter, I’m assuming.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
From hothot
http://twitter.com/ULismyhothot/status/10680216313
Sadly, Big East matchups will be trumped by Mtn West Conf games on TV all wknd; BYU-Florida on CBS. Huge mormon populus/history in Vegas.
When did Capital One choose Roy Williams for its commercial during this year's tourney?
That might have turned out better for them.
Hothot with a "glass half full" tweet:
http://twitter.com/ULismyhothot/status/10680601865
Stomach hurts; sportsbook deli reuben at 3am = bad idea. Slight comfort that I bet 4x stronger on Notre Dame than ’Nova w/ my homer picks.
spread it looks like...
“…of course this coming from someone who actually took Nova and gave the points today (+17). SMH”
Old Dominion pulling even with ND
I thought this game was a lock for the Irish. ODU just took the lead 31-30 on a 5-minute ND scoring drought.
Awesome
ULismyhothot: RT @VegasRunner: All books I spoke w/ need Old Dom to cover big time..ND is tied into so many parlays w/ later games; could wipe them out
Good grief, Notre Dame was playing well but now they can't make a shot.
What a strange turnaround. Perhaps they were better with Harangody on the bench and a tinge of desperation in their bellies.
theoldman
Still time.
Only down 3 with the ball at 25 seconds.
But still…. yikes Big East teams not starting the tourney off well.
I'm just watching the live scoreboard on CBS
And I’m getting amped. can’t imagine what it’s like to watch games.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions
damn.
I missed the end of the ND game. Figured it was still at TO so I had it on BYU-Fla. I suck at life.
First game and my bracket has already crashed and burned.
I should just put team names on a wall and throw darts.
theoldman
Actually...
…looks like I picked Old Dominion.
This marks the only point in the next 3 weeks that I will be leading any bracket pool.
I feel sorry for anyone who put $ on Big East today
Why couldn’t I be a Northeast Conference homer instead?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
Wait...
So CBS is leaving the overtime Florida-BYU game to go to a 4-13 matchup that hasn’t even started yet?
C’mon, man!
How has Scottie Reynolds not taken over yet?
I blame you Jay Wright…bet they missed curfew because of St. Pat’s
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 2:29 PM EDT reply actions
Disastrous Big East Day
Wow, really glad I wasn’t bragging up the BE heading into the tourney. Talk about wearing egg on the face. This is truly embarrassing.
Seriously...
How is nobody showing the Florida game? WTF, CBS?
You’re right, I’d rather watch the first inconsequential minutes of another game where the announcers would rather talk about UK.
If Nova goes down, all my brackets are shot
I had them in the Final Four in every bracket I did (Yahoo, CBS, and ESPN).
On the bright side, they are the team I had beating us, so…
Bright Side (maybe)
Maybe our guys will see this and realize you gotta bring your best game right from the start or you go home. Lord knows our guys need all the mental motivation they can get every single game.
Honestly...
If Nova goes down, with ND having already lost, if we can’t get past Cal, I see Duke in the Final Four. Very little real opposition at that point.
Big East
I think once the tourney starts, the conference allegiance or needing other teams in our conference to look good is overrated. I mean, we’re in, they aren’t changing our seeding, and Nova playing bad against a 15 seed doesn’t have anything to do with how good we are.
True, but if you’ve been running your mouth about how superior the Big East conference is to ACC or SEC fans…
same here, feed was broke for 5 min
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I gotta stop following this thread
Spoilers for the outcome because my MMOD feed is behind. Back in a few!
Praying for OT in the Nova game
and then an 18-0 run.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
14 MORE POINTS!
We can do this.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
www.cbssports.com
You can watch all the games. Some one up there complaining about tv coverage
"Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein." - Joe Theismann
iPhone player is reliable
if you like a 4" picture. Quality depends on your signal – I had it drop to audio-only once, but for the most part it’s been watchable
God I'm trying hard not to get fired
only watching games on breaks. Thank god I have tomorrow off
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeez
Looked like us there. NO rebounding position when you had to get one. Nova looks like they want to lose.
Scottie Reynolds
better late than never
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 3:04 PM EDT reply actions
Anyone else absolutely HATE Flo (Progressive Insurance)?
I swear their advertising budget must be in the billions. Every channel, anytime of day Flo is on the TV
What? REfs sucking in a game with a Big East Team?
You don’t say… maybe it just follows around our conference
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Officiating....
…has been horrible. Almost entirely to help Nova. Let’s hope our refs aren’t Cal fans….
Game's not over yet.....
….Nova trying it’s hardest to waste one of the best called games by their officials.
HOLY CRAP
I can’t believe Redding didn’t take the layup or dunk. It might haunt them now that that kid hit the 3.
oops, who put the apostrophe next to the enter key?
I don’t know about that. This could be a wake-up call for them.
Nova nearly lost last year as a 2 or 3 in the first round
then killed their next 2 opponents
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't Wait for Mike to Touch Down in Vegas
Mike: So did I miss any good games?
Ummm just a few
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
give him crap from all of us will you?
How does he not plan to fly out last night?
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
CC March Madness Tournament Pick'em update
27 teams tied for 1st, picking 3 for 3 so far. Only one person has Louisville as the National Champion: Cardsfan922
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry, confusing
Only one person tied for 1st after the early set of games has Louisville to win it all.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
rickmbari
iPhone app question, are you using the free version?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions
Are you on an Edge or 3G network?
I have the old school Edge only phone and cant decide if I should spend the 10 bones.
by I'd go abstinent to be the UofL Priest on Mar 18, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
good question
I’ve got the old iPhone version as well
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
3G atm
although it’s supposed to work on 3G, Edge, and WiFi. If I get a chance, I’ll check it out on Edge on my way home from work and post something.
3G was not watchable for me.
I would get maybe 30 seconds, then a buffer and then knocked back to audio only.
At home, I could watch one on the TV, one online and on the phone using my insight digital. Home office is the way to go in March!
Edge = Fail
Im in DC and my Edge iphone is failing me. After about 10 seconds of video all I’m getting is audio. Oh well, that was a waste of 9.99.
by I'd go abstinent to be the UofL Priest on Mar 18, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
UK vs. ETSU tonight
I can’t help but be reminded of UK vs. MTSU a few years ago. OK, more than a few.
Of course there was – ahem – a little extra pressure on them in that game, in the form of a very big (and scary) game to look forward to in the next round.
Sam Houston State
They were gonna call it Sam Houston Institute of Technology but thought better of it…
Jerry Smith will play tomorrow
Preston likely to start in his place though, according to the C-J’s C.L. Brown
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions
I don't remember the first set of games being as awesome as those 3 were
So fun to watch. Now it looks like we have the makings with Murray and SHS. At least, I hope so. I love March
I have the bandwidth, but they have the sites blocked
pretty sure we’d get fired if we watched the games.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 18, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Break for nap and lunch
My stamina is pathetic
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 18, 2010 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
In these Pictures I'm going to say Mike is:
John Candy
Chevy Chase
Vince Vaughn
Am I right or wrong?
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Hot hot def...
…..the Vince Vaughn there. I think he has more Vegas experience than Mike. Clearly he’s Cousin Eddie also.
I dont know about you all
But i have been to vegas 5 times and they have perputually gotten drunker and drunker and more fucked up each time I have went. Its like I drank a beer the first time and the last time I was there I was doing bumps off a hookers tits. In fact the last time I was there my buddy got a hooker and locked us all out fo the bathroom for two hours. We had to listen to this skank scream forever. It was foul.
Vegas never lets you down and never picks you up….its a sinkhole of fun. Whatever that means.
Just a fantastic first round so far
Hope tomorrow’s games are jsut as good. Minus ours. I would love a blow out. Not sure my heart can handle it.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions
And then there were 13....
…4-0 so far baby.
Of course I have Baylor going pretty far so we’ll see….
You had Murray?
Well Done sir. I at least had Butler beating Vandy, so go Bulldogs!
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Always a fan of the Kentucky teams
doing well. I think a lot of folks thought the Racers would fair well and the stayed composed down to the wire. What does mid-major mean these days anyway?
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
hope you are in the moist part of the county
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
by kentuckybred on Mar 18, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Love playing on Friday
Because at the end of the day thurs, you are still in!
I let out a yell
In the middle of the main terminal of the Charlotte airport when that Murray shot went in. 5-0 so far.
This is one of the only days of the year where it’s possible for me to be pissed about flying to Europe.
"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket
you're going to Europe and we're playing tomorrow?
You should be banished from this site. Unless you’re planning on finding a bar there to watch, in which case, Kudos
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Trust me
I’m going to do my damndest to make that happen.
Anyone know if there’s a Budapest Cardinal Club?
"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket
by ArkansasCard on Mar 18, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
DirectTV commercial with Alex Trabek
Have they ever seen Jeopardy? I don’t get it. Is it supposed to be like Jeopardy? Why would Trabek host a different game show?
dude was just full of natural talent
but couldn’t get other things in order. Hopefully he does well cause everybody needs a second chance and he’s got the raw ability.
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
by kentuckybred on Mar 18, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
On the offensive end.
Looks like the Caracter of old to me. Impressive physically and with the ball. Doesn’t care too much about the other stuff.
Still like him and am cheering for UTEP because of him though.
Just read the original post...
…question: CC has a staff? Damn, I just thought is was Mike and his PC. What a downer…LOL.
DC
Always a soft spot for him, wish it would have worked out, hope things work out for him.
Imagine if he reached half his potential on the 2008 team. Could he have made a difference in the UNC game? Probably.
And what about last year? Remember Samardo didn’t score against MSU…
DC’s situation is in the top 5 “what if’s?” along with Allan Houston, Jason Osbourne, Jarome Harmon and if Pervis didn’t hurt his knee against OSU…
Agreed.
I’d add what if we had Telfair on the 2005 team.
Wouldn't that be the same as Siva?
Telfair turned out to be kind of a head case….
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
btw, I just read this
can’t believe I compared Telfair to Siva. Telfair is much more selfish…
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Telfair would have been one
and done under current rules so no loss there. Siva is a true point guard. He has the instincts that are uncanny. Rest of team isn’t quite ready for his style (sometimes don’t seem ready for his passes), but will get there by next season.
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
by kentuckybred on Mar 18, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know.
Telfair was very talented, and that team lacked a true point guard and depth. He would have hurt us because he didn’t have an outside shot, and we had 4 threats from deep in the starting line up, but there were definitely some games, including the Illinois game, where we needed some stead ball handling and the ability to penetrate from the guard position.
He wasn’t a savior, but considering when he would have joined the team, he might have made enough of a difference to get us to the final game and threaten UNC.
Well I haven't lost a Sweet 16 team in my bracket yet
But had Richmond, ND and Vandy…and BUtler
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 5:42 PM EDT reply actions
UTEP has a couple players
I like Culpepper. I can’t root for them though. I don’t know why, but besides the year they dropped 389 3s on us, I’ve always like Butler.
My brackets
are totally shot to hell. That’s ok. Now I can erase one added worry from my list and just enjoy the games. Silver lining, boys…. silver lining.
Come on, Miners!
I picked ’em for the Sweet 16….
I love Culpepper….
and I second 922 on the soft spot for DC…
PLUS I’ve always hated Butler, ever since they knocked out Reece Gaines and the Cards back in ’03.
So quit f***ing around, UTEP — get out and guard those three-point shooters!
I'm gonna play close
attention to the SDSU-TENN game late tonight. SDSU is a good team in their own right, but I’m watching to see if TENN looks sluggish or otherwise out of kilter playing so late. That’s the thing that worries me most about our game tomorrow night. I really really wish it was not the late game. Bad vibes about that.
FIVE second half threes
from that dude Mack.
Gotta get out on those shooters, UTEP. Miners are killin’ me.
by BostonCardFan on Mar 18, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That was clean.
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
I had to check my bracket
to see who I have in the UNLV/UNI game. Clearly I have a good shot of guessing that one right
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
Anyone know anything about ETSU?
We should know something about the team we’re cheering for.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 7:14 PM EDT reply actions
Bosses just left
Why, hello CBS video player. I’ve missed you.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 18, 2010 7:15 PM EDT reply actions
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