Bracketology - Let's Do This

[awbuzz]

After watching this game I definitely think we could have beaten both teams with Moses.

Exactly what I just to told swmbo.

 

[RyanS12]

Should be us. I hope these kids realize what could happen next year if they all come back.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

Pretty sure he's not the only one right now. I believe Seth Davis had Illinois winning it all

EDIT...he had Gonzaga

It was a Big Ten team. Pretty sure all the analysts would have had them at least in the final four.

 

[Techster]

Should be us. I hope these kids realize what could happen next year if they all come back.

As we learned this year, a lot of "what could happen" is luck. Unfortunately, we were bit with bad luck this year.

 

[SecretAgentBuzz]

I think its clear now that both Loyola and GT got poorly seeded. Loyola is actually pretty similar to GT, as they have a lot of experience and play good defense. I'll be rooting for them from here on. They were the better team against Illinois.

 

[Pointer]

Congrats to Loyola. This one was a team win. First round they got lucky we didn't have Moses. But we also had our fair share of good luck this year.
Know who I'm pulling for now the rest of this tournament.

 

[GTbball2016]

So happy! Loyola is so well coached.

 

[dtm1997]

Loyola played excellent defense. Far more cohesive than Illinois.

No moral victories, but at least we got beat by a tangibly good team.

 

[MtnWasp]

I am a Loyola-Chicago fan now. How they stoned Illinois in the second half after going up in the first half, answering everything Illinois threw at them was something to see. Similar score and script to our game with them.

The Big hasn't exactly been ripping it up in this tournament, despite their supposed conference superiority. A good reminder for us not to bite too hard in these metrics. Parity rules the day. Good players and good coaches run deep into the mid-major level.

 

[dtm1997]

They're essentially the Blues Brothers of March Madness... Mission from God.

 

[Southpawmac]

We were easily a sweet 16 team with Moses and a accurate seed.

 

[dtm1997]

Farva is trending on Twitter.

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[Techster]

 

[dtm1997]

Dan Bonner calling this game Baylor/Wisco game. Time to go do chores & errands.

 

[Techster]

Dan Bonner calling this game Baylor/Wisco game. Time to go do chores & errands.

I love college basketball, but March Madness is less fun when GT is no longer part of it.

 

[forensicbuzz]

I love Georgia Tech basketball, and March Madness is no fun when GT is no longer part of it.

Fixed it for you.

 

[orientalnc]

I would love to see another #1 fall today, but Wisconsin looks overmatched.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

I am a Loyola-Chicago fan now. How they stoned Illinois in the second half after going up in the first half, answering everything Illinois threw at them was something to see. Similar score and script to our game with them.

The Big hasn't exactly been ripping it up in this tournament, despite their supposed conference superiority. A good reminder for us not to bite too hard in these metrics. Parity rules the day. Good players and good coaches run deep into the mid-major level.

We see this every year in the tournament from “upset” teams. 7 of their 8 main players are seniors. Well coached. Winning is just in their DNA.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

David Teel doesn’t matter. We didn’t get to play with the player of the year.

 

[Jazzchaz]

Depends upon the ref. Some refs are pretty impervious to that, but there are some that can be intimidated, those are the ones that not getting on them more can hurt you.

I'm surprised to be saying this, but after TV Teddy gets his attention, he's actually one of the fairest refs we had this year. Just how many times did Tech players get elbowed in the head against Loyola with no fouls called? At least three. There was a foul called for the punch to the face...the one the announcer called a 'hand check' .
The elbow to Parham was absolutely on purpose.