Other Games 2025-2026
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@approxinfinity I saw the end.
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I've completed 3 brackets, 1 here and 2 in a family thing. 2 of mine are absolute disasters and the 3rd has a perfect FF with Arizona over Illinois in the final. I believe Michigan can win it too, but wouldn't mind Zona winning it for the league. Preventing another win by UCONN is paramount.
If UConn wins this shot will probably eclipse Dukes shot against Kentucky which the college hoops media forgets to tell us it was a quarterfinal game. This game too was a quarterfinal game. KU absolutely loses if Mario misses in 2008 but Laettners was better? Indiana fans can say the same, so can Villanova in 2016 when the dramatically beat UNC in that great ending.
I was at a college baseball game near my house and some people nearby let out a big cheer. I asked them what happened. They told me about the shot and that the kid that made it is from their hometown in Greenville, Indiana. They were very excited!
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Other Games 2025-2026:
Dan Hurley is going to be an even bigger insufferable jackass if UConn wins again. Anybody but UConn at this point.
Yes I was happy to see Dook go down but I’m for anyone but UConn now. The question becomes does KSU hang a banner if Underwood wins lol.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I know what you really meant to say- anyone but anyone but Puke' Couldn't of happened to any better team bunch of aggorant shits - - -- Cocky. I'm so happy.
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@ROCKCHALK2025 said in Other Games 2025-2026:
@Texas-Hawk-10 I know what you really meant to say- anyone but anyone but Puke' Couldn't of happened to any better team bunch of aggorant shits - - -- Cocky. I'm so happy.
I posted after the game was over. I'm glad Duke lost, but I also don't want Hurley winning another because that man is the biggest jackass in college basketball.
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Oh crap! Duke lost! lol
That last second shot reminded me of when Laettner took down Kentucky in 1992. I watched that live, too. Karma!
I think it sucks that UA and Mich play first. That seems like it would be the championship game... but never count out UCONN! They are the only team remaining that knows what it's like to go the distance!
I used to be for any B12 team this late in the race... but UA has a lot of really shitty fans bashing KU. It was enough to make me pull for Michigan. This should be one helluva game!
Also... I'm pulling for UI, especially Brad Underwood! Kansas native from McPherson! He's a KSU grad. And KSU tried to hire him after Weber, but he was smart enough to stick it out at Illinois! Good man!
I smell a run! (better buy more toilet paper)
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@drgnslayr said in Other Games 2025-2026:
Oh crap! Duke lost! lol
That last second shot reminded me of when Laettner took down Kentucky in 1992. I watched that live, too. Karma!
I think it sucks that UA and Mich play first. That seems like it would be the championship game... but never count out UCONN! They are the only team remaining that knows what it's like to go the distance!
I used to be for any B12 team this late in the race... but UA has a lot of really shitty fans bashing KU. It was enough to make me pull for Michigan. This should be one helluva game!
Also... I'm pulling for UI, especially Brad Underwood! Kansas native from McPherson! He's a KSU grad. And KSU tried to hire him after Weber, but he was smart enough to stick it out at Illinois! Good man!
There's a very solid bracket strategy called OSOC. For 17 of the last 18 seasons, the champs have either been a 1 seed or UConn with Villanova in 2016 being the exception as they were a 2 seed.
"Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
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@drgnslayr said in Other Games 2025-2026:
Oh crap! Duke lost! lol
That last second shot reminded me of when Laettner took down Kentucky in 1992. I watched that live, too. Karma!
I actually think Laettner's game-winner vs UCONN in the previous years elite 8 was a tougher shot and is big-time underrated.
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Great for Mullins. Storybook finish for yet another freshmen and a kid who seems legitimately good. And, man, Karaban has a golden touch. This time, he didn't take the game winning shot-- he made the game-winning assist.
My beef isn't with the UConn players. It's with Hurley. He's fine when he wins, but he's impetuous when he loses.
I have this sinking feeling that, while most of us are focusing on old grudges against Duke, there has been a shift and UConn has become the real bully.
8 final fours - all since 1999, 6 national titles with a chance to get their 7th.
That's an awful lot for such a small town as Storrs, CT where there's just nothing else going on... except for a little sports network down the road in Bristol.
Rock Chalk!
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Did anyone catch the headbutt Hurley gave the ref at the .3 timeout? It was strange and easily could have been a T. And lets just imagine the ref did interpret it as hostile and T-d him up. Wow, that would have been the loudest Technical in history. The sporting universe would have lost its collective minds.
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@bskeet UConn fans love their coach, check out their boards. Fans love winning and hanging banners
He had no to coach Lakers $60M and came back to Storrs.
The guy is a great coach.
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I believe in recent tournament history... probably since Hurley... UCONN's tournament cover record is 16-1 (some argue 17-3). I thank UCONN often for my Fanduel balance!
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yes... UCONN wins. It relates to their entire AD at UCONN. The women win a lot, too. Then add Hurley into it all. Watch the 60 Minutes clip on Hurley. The guy eats basketball 3 squares a day! There is no way to compare him to any other coach in America.
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@BigBad yes!
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Come on, Illini! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DyZff7chW/
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The question becomes can the Big 10 that’s always hyped finish the deal for the first time since 2000?
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@drgnslayr said in Other Games 2025-2026:
Oh crap! Duke lost! lol
That last second shot reminded me of when Laettner took down Kentucky in 1992. I watched that live, too. Karma!
I think it sucks that UA and Mich play first. That seems like it would be the championship game... but never count out UCONN! They are the only team remaining that knows what it's like to go the distance!
I used to be for any B12 team this late in the race... but UA has a lot of really shitty fans bashing KU. It was enough to make me pull for Michigan. This should be one helluva game!
Also... I'm pulling for UI, especially Brad Underwood! Kansas native from McPherson! He's a KSU grad. And KSU tried to hire him after Weber, but he was smart enough to stick it out at Illinois! Good man!
My family used to go to church with Brad and his family, they are good people but he’ll never go back to KSU as far as I know. After the way him and Frank Martin were railroaded outta town, his dad came to the car dealership I used to work at for an oil change. He had the lube tech remove the KSU tag on the front and a couple of KSU badges. He had a stern “FU** that university” when asked about it. Now this was many years ago but as far as I’ve been told no one in that family supports KSU anymore and has nothing good to say about them.
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@kjayhawks2.0 ah thats just Brads way of saying he doesnt give a shit about KSU, he’ll be back
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In this years tourney Duke blew a 19 point lead, UNC blew a 19 lead and also lost.
I was thinking about those two teams. Since I came to KU, we played Duke in 86 semis, (ref induced loss), beat Duke in 88 semis, beat UNC and lost to Duke in 91 finals, lost to UNC in 93 semis, played neither in 02, 03 tourney FF, beat UNC in epic beatdown in 08 FF semis, played neither in 12 or 18 but did beat Duke to get to FF in 18, and of course beat UNC epically in 22 champ game! That's 3 FF games against Duke and UNC 4 times. Interestingly we've not played other frequent FF team Kentucky in the FF except once in 12.
