Madness in March

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   Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

   Who else is tired of this annual "March Madness?"..an affliction that's takes over most males for the entire month.
   You can't have a conversation, go out or even make ask questions about their favorite teams.
   I know there are women like the games as well, but they will talk and watch at the same time...

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      BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I guess you were not among the millions who just saw Michigan State beat Ohio State for the Big 10 Championship.
      
      Real soon now we'll be finding out who is going to the big dance.
      
      So what are you watching tonight, Desperate Housewives?

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         Stacie Lposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I'm not an airhead,if that's what you're implying..

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            BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            No, not at all.
            
            My 18-year old daughter was watching Desperate Housewives last night, and she is a lot smarter than me.
            
            She will, however, be doing a bracket.
            
            Do you have yours ready?

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   charmike4posted 12 years ago

   In Adelaide, South Australia we also have March Madness...but of a different kind.  Our city is rather boring so the State Government decided to load March with every event imaginable.  In March we have:
   
   *The Adelaide Festival (arts)
   *Adelaide Fringe (comedy & avante garde arts)
   *Clipsal 500 - car racing similar to NASCAR but on a street track
   *Adelaide Cup horse racing (being held today)
   *Final games of the A-League Soccer and NBL Basketball
   *Start of the AFL australian rules football season
   
   Then we have nothing for the rest of the year! And you thought you had it bad!!

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   Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

   I guess I'm wondering how men could be so fascinated with sports that they place too much importance on an event. I do understand this basketball tournaments and have watched it myself,but it's not life and death.

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      I am DB Cooperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      March Madness is about gambling and ego as much as it's about college basketball. Most guys I know don't even follow college basketball too closely during the regular season other than their favorite team. I mean, who has time to follow a few hundred different D1 teams? March Madness trims that field down to 65, and guys (along with plenty of gals) will attempt to show off their sports-predicting prowess with their brackets. With all the various pools these brackets are entered in, March Madness becomes a collection of private lotteries with some skill involved.

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   pgornerposted 12 years ago

   It's revenge for Dancing With the Stars and Good Wife.

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   wavegirl22posted 12 years ago

   As a fan of sports I must say that March Madness is fun to watch and a welcome activity after feeling the emptiness from the end of the football season.

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   Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

   gamblers will bet on anything...

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   leros003posted 12 years ago

   This is a time for gamblers like you said.  I do a bracket every year, but don't put money on it and really don't care who wins.  I just graduated college and didn't care for it then so I really don't care for it now.  It seems to take up the entire month though haha

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   Paul Edmondsonposted 12 years ago

   My interest in MM has decreased.  I think college basketball is realky feeling all of the early departures to the NBA.

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   BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 12 years ago

   Apparently President Obama is quite interested in the madness of March. And I am not talking about the Republicans.
   
   There he is in Dayton, Ohio, at the Western Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley State game.
   
   Who cares about the economy or war or abortion at this time of year?

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    BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 12 years ago

    Wow, what an incredible game.
    
    The president got even more excited than he does when one of the Republican candidates says something totally stupid.

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    BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 12 years ago

    So far I'm on track to win $5,000,000.
    
    2 for 2.

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    The Dance is mad, mad race to the NCAA Basketball Title and every team has a shot. There will be Giant Division I Teams seeded at the top of the tournament brackets like always, but Cinderella Teams will be hunting them down like that Hot Girl on Resident Evil....That's the fun part, predicting who will fall
    

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    BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years ago

    This is going to be the maddest March Madness ever. We are going to see more lower seeded teams win than ever. No clear favorite like last season.

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Coach K has been running Duke Basketball flawlessly for more than thirty years and has been personally selected to defend the honor of United States Basketball in more than one occasion. He conducts interviews, after a win or a lost, with the same gentleman's dignity.
    
    Personally, I feel that his greatest accomplishment to date is the fact that he has been able to remain friends with that sociopath, Bobby Knight for all these years.
    

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Yeah, Bobby Knight might be a nut case, but he did coach the last undefeated team in men's college basketball, and there won't be one this year.
       
       So there is something to be said for madness, especially in March.

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Cinderella Teams r hunting down the Top Seeds like that Hot Girl on Resident Evil hahaha

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       You seem to be obsessed with the Hot Girl on Resident Evil.
       
       Go Duke! They have the hottest cheerleaders.

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Cinderella going to the Final Four...Congratulations to the Wichita State Shockers...living up to their nicknames!
    

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    mts1098posted 11 years ago

    the frozen four is where the real fun is

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       To be played at the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won 15 in a row. The only thing the Penguins have lost lately is Sidney Crosby's teeth.
       
       Back to the topic, man that Syracuse zone looks tougher than ever.
       
       Great games today. Michigan vs. Florida and Duke vs. Louisville. I'll take Wolverines and Blue Devils, but what do I know. Not much, according to my bracket.

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          PrettyPantherposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          My beloved Ducks fell to Louisville on Friday, but I'm still afflicted with the madness of March.  How 'bout that Russ Smith?  Awesome, just awesome.

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    prettydarkhorseposted 11 years ago

    Hey Duke!

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Duke made me puke. I don't know who to root for now. Syracuse I guess.
       
       Wow, that was one gruesome injury to Ware from Louisville. The kid is a sophomore. Hope he can play again.

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          jeolmoz2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

          That was the worst injury I've ever seen...even worse than time Joe Theisman got hurt on MNF vs Giants

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    prettydarkhorseposted 11 years ago

    But they are going against Louisville, hmmm

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    prettydarkhorseposted 11 years ago

    It is now Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse snd Wichita St.

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       jeolmoz2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       I was rooting for Duke...my only pick left on my pool

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Location. It's what separates Wichita State from the other guys. As Kansas' only urban-serving research state university, WSU can offer things the others can't. By combining a traditional college atmosphere with the endless possibilities of the state's biggest city, Wichita State is the only school in Kansas that can provide an educational experience that goes beyond the limits of a typical college town. Bottom line – because we're in Wichita, Kansas, Wichita State students have advantages other students don't. Period.
    
    PS: They've a pretty good Basketball Program too!
    

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       prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Nice

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    Alphadogg16posted 11 years ago

    actually it did remind me of the Joe Theisman injury.....and Lawrence Taylor had about the same reaction as everyone around that Louisville kid. BGJ, science is amazing.....I'm sure that kid will be playing next year.

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       prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       You're right. They said he can practice again after 6 months.

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    BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years ago

    Hey, and don't forget about the women. There have been some exiting games, what with Louisville beating the favorite Baylor and Brittney Griner. Louisville women are in the Final Four, just like their men.
    
    I like Notre Dame and Skylar Diggins. Also Kayla McBride who is from my neck of the woods.
    
    So for me, I'm rooting for the Fighting Irish women and Syracuse and that zone in the men's.

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       prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       +++

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    prettydarkhorseposted 11 years ago

    Should have, could have, nearly an upset. That Louisville is like the Steelers team in the NFL, tough and hard to beat!
    
    Wichita fans should be proud of their team

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    wavegirl22posted 11 years ago

    Did anyone see the game between Louisville and Wichita which was great. The hug between Kevin Ware and his dad was awesome!
    
    Now its all about Cuse getting the ball to bounce their way!

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, how about that kid Henderson for Louisville. A walk-on who barely played during the season and he hit two huge 3s.
       
       The zone was bad to the bone last night.
       
       Should be a great final Monday night. Can the Louisville pressure bother the Michigan guards like it has done to other teams? We'll see.
       
       I just flipped a coin. I'm taking Michigan. I should have flipped a coin to do my bracket.

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          jeolmoz2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

          I'm with u brother...March Madness it's Great Fun To Watch isn't it...PS the recycling truck already picked up my brackets couple days ago hahahaha

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       prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       It is good to see you wavegirl! I was rooting for Syracuse, flip coin said it is Louisville tonight

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    The 'Finish Line'...March Madness...The mad, mad race for the NCAA Basketball Title is nearly over best of luck to #Louisville & #Michigan
    

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       prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Can't wait for football

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          BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Only 17 days and 11 hours until the NFL Draft.
          
          I'll take the Wolverines tonight. I think those Michigan guards can minimize the effectiveness of the Louisville pressure.

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             prettydarkhorseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

             Sometimes coin flip is reliable

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Congratulations Rick Pitino & his Louisville Cardinals

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    March Madness Champs!
    

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    jeolmoz2posted 11 years ago

    Wow! You know, you're really getting old when guys that you used watch play and admired now seat on the stands watching THEIR! kids play. Congrantulations Mr Crossover, Tim Hardaway & Glen 'The Big Dog' Robinson on your family's sucess
    

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       BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Man, that was some exhibition of 3-point shooting by a guy from each team in the first half. I never saw anything like it. Great game.
       
       So tonight we find out if the Louisville women can duplicate the feat.
       
       But I have to pick UConn.

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