Fishin.com Bracaket Challenge year two

[pontooner]

Wheels fell off my bracket bus last night, think I missed 5 of the late games.


Tim, you trying to pull a North Carolina on us? Sure the both of you will bounce back next year.

[elnutsmalljaws]

I had Villanova in the final four which will kill me later. I did have Butler advancing so hopefully the rest will and I will still have a shot.

[Arauthator]

I didn't hear of this Bracket until it was too late. But the one I do have going, I took Kansas vs. Kentucky to the Final. Kentucky winning by 8 points. I'm figuring on Kansas fouling Kentucky a lot in the last few seconds.

78-70 UK WINS !

[lil skeeter]

how many had kansas out already? just hope kentucky is ready for a tough game.

[Tim_T]

Unbelievable...The favorite goes out in the round of 32. When was the last time that happened (if ever)? This championship is now Kentucky's to lose.

[psprowler]

Unbelievable...The favorite goes out in the round of 32. When was the last time that happened (if ever)? This championship is now Kentucky's to lose.

Tim you of all people should know. It was UK the year that Squeaky Johnson and UAB defeated the cats in round 2.

Now, take that gigantic fork and stick it in me, then break it off sideways cause I lost Nova in the final 4 and my champ in Kansas. Turn out the lights, my party's over..........

[psprowler]

Mountain West Conference:

The tourney started this week. Feel free to show up anytime. What? You've already been and all four teams are out? I thought the experts said this conference was on the rise........

The "last 4 in" didn't even come close to sniffing victory in the first round. Let's expand this thing to 96 teams.....

PAC-10 - maybe not as bad as advertised, but probably so.

Northern Iowa - yeah I was wrong on them. They did lose to Evansville though, then turn around and beat Kansas. Go figure.

I guess Cornell or Saint Mary's is going to take the whole thing..........

[Tim_T]

Tim you of all people should know. It was UK the year that Squeaky Johnson and UAB defeated the cats in round 2.

Now, take that gigantic fork and stick it in me, then break it off sideways cause I lost Nova in the final 4 and my champ in Kansas. Turn out the lights, my party's over..........

My bad, for some reason I thought that was in the Sweet 16.

[mhall]

15-1 on day 2 of the tourney. would have been perfect but I picked against my fishing buddy's favorite team Purdue. I had Siena beating Purdue for my only loss of the day. Best part of it all was watching Pitino's Cardinals lay the golden egg and him getting T'd up late in the game was just a bit more iciing on the cake.

Oh well, your Cats will be out soon enough.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Oh well, your Cats will be out soon enough.

You tell me when they will be out and I will take that bet for $50. Name which round and I bet $50 that they will go past that round.


If EVERY team in the tourney played to the BEST of their ability EVERY game then UK wins hand down. That is including EVEY team, Kansas and Villanova, and all of them. NOBODY has better talent and these freshmen are not playing in their first game of the season during the tourney. 35 games plus a couple of exhibitions and no telling how many hours in the gym and you can take the FRESHMAN title away. These kids have been playing for amateur and state titles all of their lives. Been under the microscope every game for years and most of all.......


THEY have played their best ball of the YEAR the past 2 games. I have been saying it all year long, Bledsoe - Miller - Dodson are the keys to this team. If they shoot the ball well from the outside, THEY ARE UNBEATABLE. Bledsoe burns an overmatched team in game one then flat out LOCKS down Wakes 2 guard to a tune of 2 points in 33 minutes of play. Miller goes off and most of all, John Wall strokes 3 - 3's with more confidence than I have seen him shoot it all year long. Starters shoot almost 70% from the field last night for UK, team shoots 62% even with the mop up shots. Best team in America, HANDS DOWN. I want the road to be Cornell (who I think will beat Wisconsin), W VA (to shut up all those that said WVA was going to beat UK, DUKE (for obvious reasons) and then Syracuse (for obvious reasons). After UK dispatches of a No 2 and two No 1's on the way to the title there will be no doubt who is the best team in america. Starting 5 plus Liggins, Orton and Dodson makes UK the best top 8 players in the country. Name one team, JUST ONE, who has the talent that can interchange Wall - Bledsoe at the point, Bledsoe-Dodson-Liggins-Miller, at the 2-3 spot, then Orton-Cousins-Patterson at the 4-5 spot. Best team in america and in a couple of weeks will be hanging another NCAA Champ banner in Rupp Arena.

[fishin350]

I really hope you are right. Go Cats

[BASSKING]

UK can be beat. any team in the tournament can be beat at any moment and we have already seen some huge upsets.

im a cardinal fan and cant stand the sight of pitino. didnt like him at UK and hated to seem him at UL. UL's seniors should be ashamed at the lack of effort they gave this year and pitinos personal situation affected the team as a whole.

i am hoping that UK can bring home the title but they could get beat just like any other team. if they win its good for the whole state not just UK but the fact is they have to play teams with different styles and that can suprise even the best teams.

i had UL going out in the first as they did , i had UK and Kansas in the title game but now im thinking UK has a wide open shot at winning it all as long as they handle the pressure well and dont get suprised by a team that has a lucky game.