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Let The Madness Commence (Round of 64 Morning Open Thread)

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Schedule for the morning games (all times PST)-- If you can't get to a TV, catch all the action on March Madness On Demand! 

  • #9 Butler vs #8 LSU, 9:20 AM-South Region
  • #15 CSU Northridge vs #2 Memphis, 9:25 AM (will be televised on CBS on most of the the West Coast)-West Region
  • #9 Texas A&M vs #8 BYU, 9:30 AM-West Region
  • #12 Northern Iowa vs #5 Purdue, 11:30 AM-West Region
  • #16 Radford vs #1 North Carolina, 11:50 AM-South Region
  • #16 Chattanooga vs #1 Connecticut, 12:00 PM-West Region

This will take us into the Cal-Maryland game, scheduled for tipoff at 11:55 AM PST.

Since I literally started tinkering with my bracket around 11:30 last night and didn't finish until 4, and I know I'm going to lose to RemorsefulBruinBabe, I've resorted to the vice (and to some degenerates, virtue) of any sports fan to maintain a vested interest in an event: Gambling.

I'll probably be running a majority of the non-Cal open threads, I'm just going to post quick picks against the line for any game I see desirable. Maybe I have money on them, maybe I don't. You can post your own picks in the comments or watch me crash and burn. For your safety, watch me crash and burn. 

Picks in the early games: CSU Northridge +20 (this line should be 30), BYU -3. Not really invested in either of these, but I liked them enough.

And now the big ones for the entire tourney:

Pac-10 Tourney Wins O6.5 -105

Six teams in the tourney, I'm basically hoping almost everyone wins their openers and/or someone goes deep. This is another fun bet that should be absolutely nauseating to watch unfold.

And now, the championship bets.

Memphis +950 (9.5:1 odds) to win it all
UConn +950 to win it all
Gonzaga +600 to get to the Final 4
Gonzaga +3000 to win it all

Gonzaga is the long shot I'm picking here to give it a go. No Adam Morrison to make fun of=me liking this team way more than I did the last time they were competitive. Add in a weak conference that they play in and no real gathered interest=me being interested.

UConn is a team I like simply because of the four #1 teams, they're generating the least amount of buzz. I know they lost a guard, but I'd rather have a college team flying under the radar than one that isn't.

And yes, I have Memphis winning my bracket. Again. We all know how well that turned out last time. I'm going to need therapy after this one.

Either way, the madness begins. You can start talking about your picks and who you think will win it all in the comments (if you're really paranoid, you can wait until after tipoff). And of course, discuss the games unfolding.

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You picked Northrige +20? Dude, I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Memphis by like 45.

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Yes, Northridge +20. This should be a pleasure to watch.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ballsy and more power to you if you pull it off. No way would I ever bet that in a million years

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

CSU Northridge +20 (this line should be 30)

I think Avinash is confused. Seems like he’s taking Memphis to cover, hence the quote that the line should be 30.

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by CBKWit on Mar 19, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agree, seems like he is taking CSUN

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Confused

Did you take CSUN +20 or Memphis -20? Sounds like Memphis, but you wrote CSUN. I took memphis, NDSU, Michigan, VCU, and Utah St.

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by CBKWit on Mar 19, 2009 9:11 AM PDT reply actions  

I like Memphis to get to the Final game, losing to UNC.

UConn doesn’t have enough without their injured player to make it past the Final 8

Gonzaga to the Sweey 16, thats it at best

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:12 AM PDT reply actions  

what if Lawson is still hurt?

Then the zags could take out UNC.

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by CBKWit on Mar 19, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’ll believe that when I see it.

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Mar 19, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

My early picks

BYU (TAMU is talented by very unfocused)
Memphis by a bazillion
Buttler (SEC blows this year)

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:13 AM PDT reply actions  

But, so does the Horizon league

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I mmediately look like a genius

LSU 11 Buttler 3

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

LINK

Sophomore forward Omondi Amoke, who figured to play a substantial role off the bench Thursday against Maryland, seems unlikely to play in the Golden Bears’ NCAA tournament opener after sustaining a concussion in practice Sunday.

Cal is listing the 6-foot-7 Amoke as day-to-day, but he didn’t sound convinced he would get to play.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yea that was put up yesterday

I was wondering of there was any more recent news . . .

by oaktownmario on Mar 19, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

We can find out from Farudo’s live chat which should start any moment now.

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by Berkelium97 on Mar 19, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

BUTLER GETTING WHAT HORIZON LEAGUERS DESERVE

A BUTT-WHOOPIN’

LSU TIGUH BAIT

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Proble is

CSUN has missed its starting PG (and, far and away, best player) due to a car crash about a month ago. Then again, they would’ve got a 14 seed if he was playing.

OOO They’re starting well

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:28 AM PDT reply actions  

They had a really nice team before their PG injury. The dude was a serious distributor

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

We also may be learning Memphis can’t shoot

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

so Avinash

are you taking Memphis to cover or what?

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by CBKWit on Mar 19, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

No

I have Northridge to lose by 20 or less.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

gotcha

why do you think the line should be 30 then? Seems like if you thought the line should be bigger, you would take Memphis to cover.

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by CBKWit on Mar 19, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think this was a “feeling” pick.

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also, how many times have you ever bet on a team -20 or more???

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was a lock.

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Huge spreads in College Football are easier

There is some easy cash to be had in some fo those Septemeber SEC vs. Panhandle St games where the line is -50.5. You know its going to be 63-0 with some teams…

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Aren’t those lines usually off?

I made some money betting versus Wazzu last year, as Avi mentioned

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are there even lines for those games?

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe from an actual bookie, instead of the internet sites

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, there are always a few every week. The SEC schools tend to run up the score unlike some of the others.

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Insanity

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I just wish they still had their PG. (why am I getting angry over this?)

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you want to pick CSUN to win outright?

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

No. Never. I just think they would’ve finished the season better and gotten a 14 seed over Cornell. Maybe I woulda thought about it then, although I usually don’t pick any upsets higher than the 13 seed

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

TAMU must be showing their athletic ability.

All three of my morning picks are panning out… Unfortunately, I think I picked every Pac-10 team to make the Sweet 16 =D

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions  

Memphis is not playing well at all

Not in danger yet, but they’re throwing passes away and all that jazz.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, Just give it a few minutes

They will get it together

BAN SOMEONE, SO I CAN WANT THEM BACK

by GoldenBear421 on Mar 19, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions  

They’re finding the open man now

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

They’re getting in foul trouble too

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

A&M is 14-17 from the field

craziness

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions  

I have no idea.

They were down 26-8 not long ago.

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by Berkelium97 on Mar 19, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

3's

They are 5-7 from 3 now

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions  

Ha

BYU is 5-7 from 3, 2-16 from 2

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck the Mormons. They are always good for nothing.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agree to a point

…as I am related to a whole passle of them but I hate TAMU so they can suck it also

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

There's the TAMU I know and love

missed 5 shots in a orw

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

You’re not a fan of 12th year senior Josh Carter?

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

with multiple games going on, and for those of us stuck at work, perhaps we could be a little more descriptive than “they”?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

MMOD blocked for you too? You guys are working in gulags.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

It’s more that I just got back from a week’s vacation, so slacking off would be even more frowned upon than usual. I’m trying to be circumspect here.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

You ended your vacation THE DAY OF March Madness?!!?!

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

i know, i know…we bought flights to boston for st. patty’s day back in december, didn’t really think about the consequences.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed, I just got a TON of work dumped on me and I’ll be in and out of the office starting at noon, because God hates me. Being as descriptive as possible would be much appreciated.

TYRANNICAL KING OF UC EUGENE! BRING ME THE HEAD OF SEATTLE QUACKER!

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by TwistNHook on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

wow, this is all sorts of fail from the marshawnthusiasts

the Maharg is above catch phrases

by Maharg on Mar 19, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t blame me! These plans were made well before Cal’s time was set.

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by TwistNHook on Mar 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Aren’t these Memphis guards more like 6-3 than 6-6? I haven’t seen anything Final 4 worthy from this team. They don’t look any better than Pac-10 teams.

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:09 AM PDT reply actions  

Then again, their best players have been on the bench

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Their defense is supposed to be really good.

Supposed to be….ugh.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

It is college, isn’t everyone 2 inches shorter than what they are listed at. Remember when Michael Beasley was 6’-10" last year, turns out he was 6’-7 3/4"

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Northridge sizes seem to match up

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Buttler closes to within 6 by half

LSU could have put them away early

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:15 AM PDT reply actions  

FUCKING HORIZON LEAGUE

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

really?

you’re angry at the Horizon League? how have they inspired such passion?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wisconsin-Green Bay

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Touché.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well, now it's halftime

Great, if Memphis wins they’re going to be pissed and destroy their second round opponent. If they lose my bracket is dead.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

I got them losing to Missouri, so I’m rooting like fuck

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Memphis let em hang for ratings. CBS is happy and Memphis comes out with a 20-2 run to start the 2nd half

BAN SOMEONE, SO I CAN WANT THEM BACK

by GoldenBear421 on Mar 19, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Everyone on Memphis’ team has 2 fouls. And Memphis’ size is VERY exaggerated

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Those of us out in the real world aren’t watching anything, unfortunately.

I outworthless the Maharg.

by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

My computer won’t let me open any streaming videos.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

…see, the crazy thing about being at work is, you can’t just sit around and watch TV.

I outworthless the Maharg.

by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

DON’T HAT ON THE UNEMPLOYED

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m not. I don’t even own any hats!

I outworthless the Maharg.

by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

My boss actually left to go see watch Tournament games in person. Fun vacation. Not so fun for those of us left behind.

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by TwistNHook on Mar 19, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

uh… yes, we can.

the Maharg is above catch phrases

by Maharg on Mar 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes we can? Wait till Rishi hears you saying that.

I outworthless the Maharg.

by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

You have an office, you can watch the games streaming.

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by Maharg on Mar 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

CSU Northridge just keeps on attacking the basket. They’re playing very nice ball.

Memphis just looks sluggish and not ready to be here.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Only their senior Sallie playing well (6-8, 5-7 from 3 pt).

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

LSU 41 Buttler 40

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:44 AM PDT reply actions  

OOOOOOOLAY OLAY OLAY OOLAY

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

40-37 Memphis

CSUN just keeps on taking it to the rack. Memphis continues to play like someone stuffed feces in their shoes.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions  

Or that they’re not as big as everyone hypes them up to be and play like a team that would lose to Xavier and Georgetown

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Looks like Avinash is making some cash

The kiss of death

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 10:53 AM PDT reply actions  

I’m allowed to be in the non-Cal open thread’s, right your heighness?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

These orders aren't from me.

T-Bred said he’d come and find me if I didn’t.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

this game is epic!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions  

WTF YOU JUST JINXED NORTHRIDGE. GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

how about now, bitches?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’M SEW UP YOUR ASSHOLE AND KEEP FEEDING YOU AND FEEDING YOU

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow Memphis looks confused. Did they expect to just dominate this game?

Might as well throw my bracket in the trash can now.

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions  

When they list someone at 6-6, they actually mean 6’3 or 6’2

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

for some context

CSU Northridge lost to Stanford earlier this year 103-85, and to UCLA, 85-67. They also lost to nobodies like Rider and Cal State Bakersfield.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions  

It’s awesome how much playing in the tourney can fire up a team. CSUN is playing as aggressively as Memphis is playing confused.

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m remembering Ogden…

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Man,CSUN would be absolutely murdering these fools with Josh Jenkins in the lineup.

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions  

Memphis would be taking them a lot more seriously with Jenkins in the lineup.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

OMG PLAY SOME D!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:00 AM PDT reply actions  

HOLY SHIT

This game has just gone crazy.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

I LOVE NORTHRIDGE!

Wait…where is Northridge wrt Disneyland?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

North. On a ridge.

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

fair enough. I’m assuming it’s some suburb of LA

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by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

san fernando valley

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Mar 19, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

aka porn capital of the world

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Mar 19, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

really?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yea, i thought that was carp’s house!

the Maharg is above catch phrases

by Maharg on Mar 19, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, 85% of porn is made in the San Fernando Valley

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Mar 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

The remaining 15% is made in or around the Bang Bus.

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

my bad according to wikipedia the figure is 90%

The Valley became the pioneering region for producing adult films in the 1970s and since then has been home to a multi-billion dollar pornography industry earning the monikers “Porn Valley”, “San Pornando Valley” or “Silicone Valley” (a play on Silicon Valley and silicone breast implants). The leading trade paper for that field (AVN Magazine) is based in the Northwest Valley, as are a majority of the nation’s adult video and magazine distributors. According to the HBO series Porn Valley, nearly 90% of all legally distributed pornographic films made in the United States are either filmed in or by studios based in the San Fernando Valley.

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Mar 19, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

i like how wikipedia has to spell out the “Silicone Valley” pun.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

It’s about 45 minutes NW of Disneyland.

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by Berkelium97 on Mar 19, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

good…I always Disneyland as my LA point of reference. I think they had an epic little league team in the LLWS 10 years or so ago. And a very large earthquake.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Buttler 54 LSU 53

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

no…I have LSU!!!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

and i have Butler. i always liked the name. so classy-sounding.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

I should have picked them, but I thought they were banged up. You can’t count on the Furd (Trent Johnson) for anything.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

or maybe i can…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow

In the one bracket I’m in involving money, I almost had memphis in my final GAME. I’m glad I changed my mind.

by Mister Pie on Mar 19, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions  

TAMU giving BYU some Aggie love

Oink! Oink! Poor Mormons

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:06 AM PDT reply actions  

Again, fuck the Mormons.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

MAKE SOME NOISE NORTHRIDGE MAKE SOME NOISE

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions  

I think a csun internet chat needs to be started

Im all about the Syd Pro Quo

by Dmart on Mar 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

SOMEONE GUARD THIS SALLIE FOOL

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:08 AM PDT reply actions  

nice dunk

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions  

rushed the 3

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions  

Balanced scoring from Northridge

13, 13, 12, 12, 12 from their top 5

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions  

You can see the Cal Band. Upper right hand corner when CSUN is on offense. Haha strawhats.

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 11:13 AM PDT reply actions  

Nevermind. Looks like they left. :(

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

New rule dont give the white guy the ball in the post

Im all about the Syd Pro Quo

by Dmart on Mar 19, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thats a new rule?

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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

So many timeouts

Im all about the Syd Pro Quo

by Dmart on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

What a shame – I went all chalk for my bracket except for Cal going all the way, and BYU is about to screw that up already.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Memphis up 10 with 1:30 left

It’s over for CSUN

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by Berkelium97 on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions  

Hello! You must be from the future!

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Web delay ~35 seconds? Meh.

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you refresh?

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m saying that my streaming video feed took about 35 seconds to reach the 10 point margin indicated in Berklium’s post.

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

Quality is great tho so I can’t complain too much about the buffering…

by zoonews on Mar 19, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sallie with 35 points. Dayum.

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions  

He used it all up in round 1!!!!

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Calipari should give Sallie his car after this.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Well, that was fun while it lasted.

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Wtf is happening with Butler, they’re down by 3 with 15 seconds, the scoreboard won’t refresh

I outworthless the Maharg.

by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Nothing like a 1-2 start to my tourney

Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.

by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions  

I wouldn’t fret the 8-9 games. It’s getting the sweet 16 and beyond right is where the winning happens.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m not. My best ever bracket a few years back started 24 for 32 in round 1 and then I pretty much picked every possible remaining game right and finished in 1,915th place on ESPN out of 345,000

Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.

by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

damn

well done, son

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Mar 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was pretty glorious

Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.

by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think I was like in the 98th percentile two years back for the Facebook CBS Pool.

by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 20, 2009 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

2-1 for now. Luckily I didn’t pick Butler to make it past the second round.

by CaliforniaBone on Mar 19, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Frick

one of my 8-9 upsets fails. A&M over BYU still looking good, though.

Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"

by giantfan5 on Mar 19, 2009 11:31 AM PDT reply actions  

N. Iowa aka Kurt Warner University

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Mar 19, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions  

3-0 baby

All the rest of my picks suck though… including UCLA to Elite 8 =O

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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions  

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