2021 March Madness Thread

[kayako]

We're totally gonna get to see Oregon State and Syracuse zone each other to death, aren't we?

[Husky_U]

We're totally gonna get to see Oregon State and Syracuse zone each other to death, aren't we?

God, please no. Hate to root for an AAC team, but go Houston....

[Django]

Has Dolezaj played at Syracuse for like 20 years? Or has there been a succession of 5 brothers that all look identically wussified four years each?

[jaxalum]

Hinkle Fieldhouse sure has proven to be one of the shining stars of this tournament. Viewers previously unaware of its rich history can now wax poetic on the heroics of Bobby Plump of Milan/Jimmy Chitwood of Hickory, and debate who would prevail in an alley fight in Broadripple; Gregg Marshall or Norman Dale?

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Hinkle Fieldhouse sure has proven to be one of the shining stars of this tournament.

I agree.



Historic Hinkle Fieldhouse will be used for the first round, second round, and Sweet 16.

2021 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 - Ben Kercheval, CBS Sports – March 23, 2021

South Regional
No. 1 Baylor (-6.5) vs. No. 5 Villanova
No. 3 Arkansas (-11) vs. No. 15 Oral Roberts

Midwest Regional
No. 8 Loyola Chicago (-6.5) vs. No. 12 Oregon State
No. 2 Houston (-6) vs. No. 11 Syracuse

East Regional
No. 1 Michigan (-3) vs. No. 4 Florida State
No. 2 Alabama (-5.5) vs. No. 11 UCLA

West Regional
No. 1 Gonzaga (-13.5) vs. No. 5 Creighton
No. 6 USC (-1) vs. No. 7 Oregon

2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket - Wikipedia

Saturday March 27, 2021

… #12 Oregon State 65, #8 Loyola Chicago 58
… #1 Baylor 62, #5 Villanova 51
… #3 Arkansas 72, #15 Oral Roberts 70
… #2 Houston 62, #11 Syracuse 46

Sunday March 28, 2021

… #1 Gonzaga 83, #5 Creighton 65
… #1 Michigan 76, #4 Florida State 58
… #11 UCLA 88, #2 Alabama 78, OT
… #6 USC 82 #7 Oregon 68

NCAA Tournament Takeaways: Elite Eight field locked in as Sweet 16 wrapped up on Sunday - Kyle Boone, CBS Sports – March 29, 2021
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[billyjack]

Oregon State last made an Elite-8 in 1982, where they faced Georgetown, who crushed the Beavers by 25+ points.

I can't find the clip, and this is only from memory so i might be wrong cuz i was in 8th grade, but i think very early in the game Ewing popped an Oregon State player on defense, which seemed to intimidate any Beaver that ran through the lane.

Here's a cool old article (which doesn't mention Ewing bangi g anyone, lol).

https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2021 ... -1982.html
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[sju88grad]

Pulling for the Beavers but don’t want all 3 PAC-12 making it to the Final Four. That’s a Big East record that I never want to see duplicated.....unless, of course, the Big East did it again.....

[billyjack]

Pulling for the Beavers but don’t want all 3 PAC-12 making it to the Final Four. That’s a Big East record that I never want to see duplicated.....unless, of course, the Big East did it again.....

Funny cuz i always think the exact same thing. But we can't be annoying while doing it, like the '72 Dolphins, lol.

[sju88grad]

Pulling for the Beavers but don’t want all 3 PAC-12 making it to the Final Four. That’s a Big East record that I never want to see duplicated.....unless, of course, the Big East did it again.....

Funny cuz i always think the exact same thing. But we can't be annoying while doing it, like the '72 Dolphins, lol.

LOL! Ok Billyjack, we can pop the champagne now!

[ArmyVet]

Big TV ratings for the Sweet 16 games. I suspect the TV networks will want to keep this schedule going forward and I am okay with that. As much as I liked the Thursday afternoon start, having a Saturday full of first round games was pretty awesome.