The Gipper Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Further....I am all in favor of a change to the rules. The one and done specifically. Now, to be sure, this is not an NCAA rule, but an NBA/NBA players association rule. They need to go to more of the system they have in baseball: If you want to go pro out of high school...then you should be able to. Even if that means you go to the D League...or whatever their minor league is called. Some kids just don't belong in college...including many of the top basketball players coming out of High School. BUT...if you do sign to play for a college...you are in it for a minimum 3 years. As noted, they do this in baseball....and of course the NFL rule is this (except that football players have no minor league to go play in.....so they are stuck offering their talents to colleges). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Westside Steve said: March Madness. My second favorite event of year right after Beanie Baby collecting. WSS I watch virtually no hoops of any kind now except some lead in conference championship games and of course the most unique tournament in all of sports MARCH MADNESS. Normally not nearly as wild as this year but definitely better than beanie babies or other stuffed animal collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 OH no... it starts again tomorrow nite doesn't it? Will it ever end? Oh... the humanity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Tour2ma said: OH no... it starts again tomorrow nite doesn't it? Will it ever end? Oh... the humanity! It will end April 2d. Its not college basketball that takes so long, it is the NBA playoffs that go on forever and ever, Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, The Gipper said: It will end April 2d. Its not college basketball that takes so long, it is the NBA playoffs that go on forever and ever, Amen. Yeah maybe the NBA should be "one and done" to speed things along.....so we can get to the 162 game MLB regular season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 11:15 PM, mjp28 said: Xoly crap, the best seed left in the West is......#3 Michigan? Are you kidding me? Who'd pick them? ........and Michigan marches on together with Purdue representing the BIG TEN! Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Wow, two 9's and an 11 advance ... this is one crazy-ass tournament. Zombo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, Zombo said: Wow, two 9's and an 11 advance ... this is one crazy-butt tournament. Zombo Does anybody want to win this thing? I thought you had a solid Final Two meanwhile Tour will go as far as those Wolverines will take him......and no Cavaliers, Zags or Buckeyes in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 It's a Cinderella Story Sweet Home Loyola,Chicago..They share the ball well.Shoot the ball well.Free Throws are free points.Not much they don't do well. With Sister Jean, they on to Icky-gan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 This is weird, but I think if my two picks tonite, Nova and Duke, lose... then I win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 53 minutes ago, Tour2ma said: This is weird, but I think if my two picks tonite, Nova and Duke, lose... then I win. Yeah how anticlimactic is that. (or are the rest of us just a bunch of weenies?) GO BIG TEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 11. Loyola/ 3. Michigan and 1. Villanova/ 1. Kansas exciting? Oh my very last change was knocking out Villanova for Purdue, some year, huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 12 hours ago, mjp28 said: Yeah how anticlimactic is that. (or are the rest of us just a bunch of weenies?) Upon further review I did need another Wolverine win... I think... But now I do for sure... I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Tour2ma said: Upon further review I did need another Wolverine win... I think... But now I do for sure... I think... Yeah I need 'em to win so that when my one and done Texas fan friends give me a hard time I can say, "If we hadn't run into the National Champs we might have gone further than the Sweet Sixteen you losers." BTW our soph phenom Robert Williams declared for the draft. He is playing at a much higher level that DeAndre Jordan was when he left after one year. We were lucky he stayed for two. Two time SEC defender of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 11 hours ago, Tour2ma said: Upon further review I did need another Wolverine win... I think... But now I do for sure... I think... Right now there are nine "locked in losers" of the 14 players that is they can not gain any more points. Several are a point or two ahead of you. If Tour gets -0- more points you should end up between 3rd and 6th place depending on how and who else wins, if Loyola runs the table were all screwed. If I were a betting man, which I've been known to be from time-to-time Tour is the odds on favorite right now. -OR- wait and see if Michigan can blow away Loyola which they should with their rugged BIG TEN experience and you're a step closer depending on how the #1 seeds do. .........I liked it so much better last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Here's your FINAL FOUR ladies and gentlemen as of March 29, 2018..... http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/futures/ ODDS TO WIN 2018 NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT (4/2/18) Team Odds Villanova 10/11 Michigan 13/5 Kansas 16/5 Loyola Chicago 10/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Whew... Loyola put up a great fight, but as fatigue sets in superior athleticism will overcome superior teamwork. That Loy-Chi zone was awesome for about 30 minutes. It's simple now... if Nova loses, I win. If they don't, bigelow wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Tour2ma said: Whew... Loyola put up a great fight, but as fatigue sets in superior athleticism will overcome superior teamwork. That Loy-Chi zone was awesome for about 30 minutes. It's simple now... if Nova loses, I win. Michigan needs to win one, Villanova needs to win two. ........just please don't go out and buy a bunch of maize and blue sh*t. GO BIG TEN, sorry Michael nothing personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Nah... no such inclination here, but Blue needs to win this one for Luke Witte... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, Tour2ma said: Nah... no such inclination here, but Blue needs to win this one for Luke Witte... Yeah go blue but in one other tournament I've got M vs Nova, Nova winning, 130 points. Eh. My personal tiebreaker GO BIG TEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 The 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, consensus is Villanova by 6 1/2, O/U 145. NCAA BASKETBALL SPREAD 04/02 9:20 PM 601 Michigan 602 Villanova 145u-05 -7 -02 145u-10 -6½ -10 145u-10 -6½ -10 145½u-10 -6½ -10 145u-10 -7 -10 145u-10 -7 -05 146u-10 -7 -10 145o-15 -6½ -15 Picks TV: TBS, DTV: 247 Updated: Sun, Apr 1 10:54 PM EDT NOTES: Open Line: Consists of the first betting line received from one of our Las Vegas or Online sportsbooks. VI Consensus: Consists of the current betting line which occurs most frequently among our list of Las Vegas and Online sportsbooks. All Game Times are Eastern Standard Time. ODDS TO WIN 2018 NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT (4/2/18) Team Odds Villanova 5/16 Michigan 13/5 How To Bet College Basketball Futures The “Odds to Win” wager in pro baseball is also commonly referred to as a future wager. Bettors must correctly select a team to win an event that takes place a later time. The money wagered will be tied up until there is an outcome and bettors will receive fixed odds when they place the wager. The future odds are normally updated on a weekly basis and wagers can be placed throughout the season. So there you go...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Well congratulations to Michael and Bigelow80 in coming from behind to win it by 3 points! And thanks to all of us losers for making it all possible. Standings Rank Owner Bracket Correct Picks Points Possible Pts 1 Michael Bigalow80 32 98 98 2 B My Annual Tour-nament Lament 35 95 95 3 Mitchell Mitchell's Marvelous Bracket 38 77 77 4 Beanpot Beanpot 35 65 65 5 Mark Dusty's Magnificent Bracket 38 64 64 6 Greg Greg 32 55 55 7 rick rick's Genius Bracket 32 55 55 8 mjp mjp's NCAA CHAMPIONS 34 51 51 9 Tommy Browns149 31 51 51 10 Jarrod Browns57 31 51 51 11 Alex Cook Alex Cook's Awesome Bracket 31 51 51 12 John Zombomania 30 48 48 13 Jeff Jeff's Superb Bracket 28 41 41 14 Mark Mark O 30 39 39 15 Lonna Colonel's Bracket 0 - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 8 hours ago, mjp28 said: Well congratulations to Michael and Bigelow80 in coming from behind to win it by 3 points! And thanks to all of us losers for making it all possible. Standings Rank Owner Bracket Correct Picks Points Possible Pts 1 Michael Bigalow80 32 98 98 2 B My Annual Tour-nament Lament 35 95 95 3 Mitchell Mitchell's Marvelous Bracket 38 77 77 4 Beanpot Beanpot 35 65 65 5 Mark Dusty's Magnificent Bracket 38 64 64 6 Greg Greg 32 55 55 7 rick rick's Genius Bracket 32 55 55 8 mjp mjp's NCAA CHAMPIONS 34 51 51 9 Tommy Browns149 31 51 51 10 Jarrod Browns57 31 51 51 11 Alex Cook Alex Cook's Awesome Bracket 31 51 51 12 John Zombomania 30 48 48 13 Jeff Jeff's Superb Bracket 28 41 41 14 Mark Mark O 30 39 39 15 Lonna Colonel's Bracket 0 - 0 Nice job, Michael! Congratulations to everyone who finished in the Top Dozen! I think 98 has to be the all-time low high score ... wild tourney! Zombo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Well at least I had a good 8 minutes or so. Congrats, Michael... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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