Official 2019-2020 College Basketball Thread

[miami_fan]

The road to Atlanta has begun!

Preseason Final Four matchup on ESPN

Kansas vs Duke
Michigan State vs Kentucky

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina starts the season with a one point loss to its former Big South member Campbell

[Lathum]

Huge win for Washington last night over Baylor. That is the kind of game we always lose in non conference. Minnesota, Duke, Marquette, Va Tech, etc...every tough OOC game we seem to come up short last few years.

Our 2 top ten recruits, McDaniels and Steward were solid and Naz Carter stepped up as a leader. Gets me really excited to see what Hopkins can do with this group.

[cartman]

Hot takes are saying the Longhorns have turned the corner for Shaka after becoming the first non-con team in three years to beat Purdue on their home court.

[JeeberD]

Hot takes are saying the Longhorns have turned the corner for Shaka after becoming the first non-con team in three years to beat Purdue on their home court.

Good...I want him to stick around for a while since the rumor is that UT is Rodney Terry's dream destination, and he's put together a good UTEP team this year, and which should be great next year.

[tarcone]

Iowa just got smacked around by DePaul. Another Iowa team that sucks. DePaul was so athletic they made Iowa look like they were standing still. Well, if you watch Iowa then you know thats how they play defense.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And Evansville knocks off Kentucky in Lexington.

Odd thing mentioned at the end of the game that I have a hard time believing is actually true. Post-game trivia noted that it was the first time in the AP poll era that #1 teams had lost twice in November. I mean, I figure they're right but that really surprises me that it had never happened.

[miami_fan]

So who had the Evansville money line vs Kentucky?


STOP LYING!;)

[PilotMan]

And Evansville knocks off Kentucky in Lexington.

Odd thing mentioned at the end of the game that I have a hard time believing is actually true. Post-game trivia noted that it was the first time in the AP poll era that #1 teams had lost twice in November. I mean, I figure they're right but that really surprises me that it had never happened.




Funny thing is that nobody here cared about this game. This game was effectively a complete waste of time. How the hell they lose in Lexington (where I spent the day today) is beyond me. That's pretty sacred ground. I'm surprised that there haven't been calls for his job yet.

[RainMaker]

Odd thing mentioned at the end of the game that I have a hard time believing is actually true. Post-game trivia noted that it was the first time in the AP poll era that #1 teams had lost twice in November. I mean, I figure they're right but that really surprises me that it had never happened.

That does seem crazy.

I guess top teams only play like 6 games in November and often they are cupcakes at home.

[JonInMiddleGA]

So Wiseman withdraws his suit against the NCAA and will now sit out while Memphis tries an appeal instead.

Meanwhile, the same judge that issued the (very) temporary restraining order that let him play last week has ruled that the TSSAA (the governing body for high school athletics in Tennessee) is within their rights to strip Memphis East of their state title due to, well, let's call it "improprieties" by Hardaway and several players, including {shocker} Wiseman.

That was the state ruling even before they knew about the cash payment. Now the TSSAA will also consider sanctions for recruiting violations as well.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina has come alive after two one point losses against Campbell and N. Kentucky. They have got most of their injured players back and have started to gel just in time for the Myrtle Beach Invitational tournament. They have won 3 straight and that includes the first game of the tourney where they held an undefeated Utah team that had scored over 140 points in one of its first games to just 59 points and won by 22.


Next up in the tourney is a bigger test-#24 Baylor

[Thomkal]

Coastal led by 1 at the half over Baylor but couldn't pull off the upset, losing 77-65. :(

[cartman]

Biggest upset in a while with SFA over Duke at Cameron.

[miami_fan]

It was cool to see the team didn't panic and just throw something up there. Obviously something the team and the coach talked about

[cartman]

That dude did make it interesting with how close he got to the buzzer with the layup.

[miami_fan]

Am I the only person terrified that Nathan Bain is going to be deemed ineligible due to the Go Fund Me account that his family created after their house was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian?

[cartman]

Am I the only person terrified that Nathan Bain is going to be deemed ineligible due to the Go Fund Me account that his family created after their house was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian?

Evidently the school got NCAA approval back when they created it.

[bhlloy]

That doesn’t mean the NCAA won’t shit all over themselves retroactively. If there’s one organization in the world that could manage to do it...

[miami_fan]

Evidently the school got NCAA approval back when they created it.

Common sense says this is the smart thing to do. I also don't think most people care because it is SFA. However, I could see the NCAA being terrified of creating a "Go Fund Me of star player at College Basketball Blue Blood U" loophole.

[Arles]

Very entertaining Pepperdine-Arizona game last night. AZ won on a last second shot by Mannion, but both teams were hitting crazy shots. Pepperdine hit 13 3s (48%) and Arizona hit 11 (55%). The defense wasn't awful either, both teams were on fire. Fun game to watch.

[dawgfan]

That doesn’t mean the NCAA won’t shit all over themselves retroactively. If there’s one organization in the world that could manage to do it...
Washington OT Kaleb McGary's family got approval for a similar issue a couple of years ago. The NCAA may be many things, but I think even they are smart enough not to mess with a situation like this.

[tarcone]

Nebraska lost to North Dakota. Poor Fred Hoiberg struggling.

[jbergey22]

Very entertaining Pepperdine-Arizona game last night. AZ won on a last second shot by Mannion, but both teams were hitting crazy shots. Pepperdine hit 13 3s (48%) and Arizona hit 11 (55%). The defense wasn't awful either, both teams were on fire. Fun game to watch.

Mannion must have recovered nicely after his poor game against the Zags. Arizona looks very solid this year. Even in the cold shooting game against Gonzaga they showed a lot of heart in almost coming all the way back.

EDIT I just noticed your post was from way back on 11/29. This thread has been inactive lately.

[Atocep]

I'm not sure Silvio De Sousa was a good $20,000 investment.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Hard times ahead for some Jayhawk players, who will surely face a suspension without pay

[Butter]

Just stopped in to say that the Dayton Flyers MAY be the only team in the country who have not lost in regulation. Lost to Kansas in OT, Colorado in OT, both at neutral sites.

A season the likes of which I never thought I would see. Even when we went to the Elite 8 a few years ago, that team barely made the tournament as an at-large. The one other time the Flyers have been a top 4 seed, they lost to a 13 seed in the first round.

Hopeful that we'll have no major injuries and the Flyers can bring home at least one or two tourney wins.

[jbergey22]

With the #1 offense in college basketball in a year in which there doesnt appear to be that dominate team I think you safely up your expectations a bit;) I think the Sweet 16 would be a disappointment for them at this point.

[miked]

Just watched RU hit a 3 with 1 second left to improve to 15-5 and at least retain their top 25 ranking. What dimension are we in?

[tarcone]

Iowa is looking pretty solid. Beat that Rutgers team. We have the best big in the game and a couple kids that make a 3. It looks like we may even have a real PG.

There may be 11 B1G teams in the tourney this season and the regular season champ may have 6 losses.

[Atocep]

Steve Pikiell should be national coach of the year.

[JonInMiddleGA]

WTF? If that's what he's down to then it's time for his 72 year old ass to step aside. And the student section ought to take a night off, let him coach in an empty gym and see how he likes it.

Playful Jeff Capel chant angers Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28588948/playful-jeff-capel-chant-angers-duke-mike-krzyzewski)

[spleen1015]

ROFL. He thought one of his guys was being disrespected. Nothing wrong with that. He admitted he made a mistake.

You're just talking shit because it's Coach K.

[chesapeake]

WTF? If that's what he's down to then it's time for his 72 year old ass to step aside. And the student section ought to take a night off, let him coach in an empty gym and see how he likes it.

Playful Jeff Capel chant angers Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28588948/playful-jeff-capel-chant-angers-duke-mike-krzyzewski)


Sometimes Dad yells at you when you really didn't deserve it. He's still Dad.

[JonInMiddleGA]

You're just talking shit because it's Coach K.

Huh?

I'm generally a Duke fan, not detractor. I still enjoy tormenting a few people with the best college buzzer beater of all-time.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Sometimes Dad yells at you when you really didn't deserve it. He's still Dad.

And sometimes Dad needs to go to a home where he can be cared for by trained professionals.

[Butter]

And sometimes Dad needs to go to a home where he can be cared for by trained professionals.

This made me laugh, very nice.

[CU Tiger]

right or wrong, my first thought upon seeing that last night was to give him half a pass...given how close he and Kobe were and the emotional state he had to be in...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Even after apologizing post-game, he still comes off somewhat tone deaf.

"You shouldn’t say that in the middle of the first half in an ACC game. This isn’t some cutesy little thing where we can just bounce a ball around and giggle.”

Dude, you're playing a team that's now tied for 10th (with GT) in a significantly down ACC. You're lucky students are there at all, God forbid they have a little fun.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Gotta give it up for the Ole Miss women's team.

At halftime, in Oxford, it's 32-2. #1 South Carolina held Ole Miss without a point until exactly 1 minute remained in the half, when they finally hit a layup. That appears to tie the all-time half futility mark for D1 women (Lipscomb scored only 2 vs W.Kentucky in 2016)

They're playing exactly the way they've been coached & recruited.

[Kodos]

Glad to see Bobby Knight return to Assembly Hall today. Maybe it can help mend a rift in the IU fan base.

[miami_fan]

I am not a big fan but Kim Mulkey reaching 600 wins in 700 games is crazy. How the hell did Baylor’s women become a 30 win a season program?

[spleen1015]

I am not a big fan but Kim Mulkey reaching 600 wins in 700 games is crazy. How the hell did Baylor’s women become a 30 win a season program?

Kim Mulkey. :D

[jbergey22]

Latest Bracketology has San Diego St the #1 seed in the EAST.

I can remember having East #1 seeds out west but I cant re-call a team from the West being the #1 seed in the East. Still plenty of things can change but....

[tarcone]

Hard to believe it is Senior night in Iowa City as the Hawks host Purdue.

2 HUGE games left for the hawks. 2-0 gets them the 2 seed in the BTT. A loss to Illinois gets them the 6 seed.

[miked]

Rutgers may have punched their ticket with a massive upset win over top ranked Maryland at home. First time we beat Maryland since 1991 or something. Of course, the tournament will be a road game, so we're one and done, but this is RU after all.

[tarcone]

Iowa lays a turd. Played terrible. Got out rebounded and out hustled. Hard to believe the team played like that on senior night with a double bye on the line. Well, not really that hard to believe.

[General Mike]

Rutgers may have punched their ticket with a massive upset win over top ranked Maryland at home. First time we beat Maryland since 1991 or something. Of course, the tournament will be a road game, so we're one and done, but this is RU after all.

I could see us winning a game or 2 on a neutral court. Guess it depends on the matchup. Pessimist in me thinks we definitely need to win 1 to go dancing. Hopefully we don't have to play Michigan again.

[miked]

Well, even though it is a road game, we could beat Purdue to end the season.

[tarcone]

Maybe Rutgers will become a basketball school. Surely there is talent in NYC they can pull.

[Butter]

Latest Bracketology has San Diego St the #1 seed in the EAST.

I can remember having East #1 seeds out west but I cant re-call a team from the West being the #1 seed in the East. Still plenty of things can change but....

All of the current projected 1 seeds are West of the Mississippi. So that means the lowest one would get shipped East.

Right now, it seems like there are 5 teams for 4 #1 slots. Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, SDSU, Dayton. Perhaps something will happen this weekend or next week to get one of them to clearly separate negatively from the others. But if it doesn't, SDSU being shipped East as the worst 1 seed makes sense. The only other thing I could see happening would be Baylor looks bad in another game, and it ends up Dayton/Baylor in the East.

[miami_fan]

What the hell is going on with the floor at the WCC tournament?

[chesapeake]

What the hell is going on with the floor at the WCC tournament?


It is like the floor is in black and white but the players and the logo are in color. Hard to watch on TV. Not Boise State football hard, but hard nonetheless.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Good God, that floor is turrible

[miami_fan]

Ok good. Glad it wasn't just me.

[PilotMan]

Hey NDSU the #1 in the Summit is playing for the Dance tonight against UND. Normally, NDSU should cruise, and UND is the 6 seed, and had a losing record, but UND just beat us at the end of the year, so who knows. We've played very (too/two) close games to get here. It would be nice to go back to back.

[Arles]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Statement on COVID-19 and NCAA championship events: <a href="https://t.co/KAphcvmwjz">https://t.co/KAphcvmwjz</a> <a href="https://t.co/6a9Yuu0rcQ">pic.twitter.com/6a9Yuu0rcQ</a></p>&mdash; Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsidetheNCAA/status/1237496631005675522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[RainMaker]

What the hell is going on with the floor at the WCC tournament?

VEGAS!

You can't hold a tourney in Vegas and play on a generic court.

[RainMaker]

I'm starting to think the tourney might be held in mostly empty gyms. Maybe just bands and family attending?

Probably not a huge issue outside of the ambiance. Guessing the NCAA makes most of their money from the TV rights and not some ticket sales (which are kind of cheap last time I went).

[miami_fan]

I'm starting to think the tourney might be held in mostly empty gyms. Maybe just bands and family attending?

Probably not a huge issue outside of the ambiance. Guessing the NCAA makes most of their money from the TV rights and not some ticket sales (which are kind of cheap last time I went).

I don't know about the NCAA but there are a number of business owners in the Tampa area that need a bit more than family and band members to make their investments worthwhile for the 1st/2nd rounds.

[tarcone]

1st and 2nd round held in St. Louis. There have been no crazy cancellations, including their St. Pats parade.

Its early yet, but most things still on.

[PilotMan]

Hey NDSU the #1 in the Summit is playing for the Dance tonight against UND. Normally, NDSU should cruise, and UND is the 6 seed, and had a losing record, but UND just beat us at the end of the year, so who knows. We've played very (too/two) close games to get here. It would be nice to go back to back.


NDSU started on a 12-0 run and never looked back crushing UND 89-53. I think projections have around around a 13-14 seed, which isn't bad.

Also NKU took their title home tonight so another local team to cheer for in the Dance.

[Butter]

*coughDAYTONcough*

[miami_fan]

Keep that coughing in the other thread! This thread is symptom free.;)

[jbergey22]

Not looking good for NCAA tournament now that the NBA suspended their season while Bilas & Gilmore are ranting away about why it needs to be cancelled.

[Butter]

The best weeks of the year quickly turning into the worst. I'm not advocating anything different being done, it's just a fucking bummer man.

[Lathum]

Duke and Kansas both announcing they wouldn’t play. Game over.

[Butter]

MEAC Women's tournament still playing in Norfolk, VA. Men's tournament quarters scheduled tonight at 6.

[Arles]

Duke and Kansas both announcing they wouldn’t play. Game over.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/fNCWloSCSmOsK8_FFsS99GlvrDYNGrppeC0UQTw5nz-JifAr8eYKB9ErDW3uo9j67oQ6jEAXfOFWmpY6KsCMVFGUbRxKOCM1OyVrqPZRh7wqCIVtPaHsaFQ5YuP5Fs63CHLM2_yzCUXzlSr0NlHdM92WO3SLiv1IYUM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Update: KU not pulling itself out; it has suspended its sports program. But it’s not out of the tourney. <a href="https://t.co/gSdMlEfvay">https://t.co/gSdMlEfvay</a></p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1238172454465556482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[tarcone]

P5 schools cancelled conference tourneys. Iowa had a damn 5 seed. Highest seed in 15 years I believe

[ISiddiqui]

NCAA just canceled the tourney:

NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA (https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships)

[tarcone]

Shit. Iowa was going to win the Wrestling national championship this year. 1st one in a decade. Damn, that really bums me out.

[Arles]

What about the fact that the NCAA tourney revenue pays for a ton of smaller sports for most schools? I'm guessing even if we end up OK by the fall, some fall sports may not have the money to compete.

[rjolley]

This impacts Div II sports as well, where my national champion Northwest Missouri State Bearcats were looking to defend their title with regional play starting on March 15th.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Utter, complete, and full-on madness.

A month from now, when this is over, the NCAA will likely be facing their own demise and deservedly so.

Cancelling June championships in early March is perhaps the most batshit insane thing I've seen in my entire life.

[PilotMan]

Utter, complete, and full-on madness.

A month from now, when this is over, the NCAA will likely be facing their own demise and deservedly so.


No question the "hindsight is 20/20" folks will be all over it and they will indeed, have all the right answers.

[Lathum]

Utter, complete, and full-on madness.

A month from now, when this is over, the NCAA will likely be facing their own demise and deservedly so.

Cancelling June championships in early March is perhaps the most batshit insane thing I've seen in my entire life.

If this is over in a month it will be because these steps were taken.

[rjolley]

Utter, complete, and full-on madness.

A month from now, when this is over, the NCAA will likely be facing their own demise and deservedly so.

Cancelling June championships in early March is perhaps the most batshit insane thing I've seen in my entire life.

I agreed somewhat, initially. I was surprised to see the College World Series and the Women's College World Series cancelled.

However, thinking about it, I can see the point of view. If everything is shutdown for a month, including the actual schools, and there's no place to train, getting the players back in shape to be ready to play would take another 2 weeks or so, which takes you into early May. That would leave a month to finish the season and play regionals before starting the respective World Series in late May/early June. From that point of view, you either cancel it or have a potentially bad product on the field.

Sucks, but the best move out of the options.

[cartman]

I put a lot of thought and analysis into it. I think I might finally get a perfect bracket this year. What do you guys think?

https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2020/03/05/26bf4d3e-2237-44e9-9fba-9cb82b8df408/thumbnail/1200x675/9bc8a970830a40f82c09dbfeb2ddf224/ncaa-tournament-bracket.jpg

[molson]

Going completely chalk like that is kind of boring, but we'll see how it goes.

[albionmoonlight]

If this is over in a month it will be because these steps were taken.

Yup. People taking steps to minimize the impact might work, in which case they will be criticized for taking steps to minimize the impact. Does not mean they were wrong.

It is basically the same thing as criticizing the United States for having had a huge military/intelligence operation during the Cold War.

"Durr . . the Soviets never attacked us. I guess that big military wasn't needed after all."



We KNOW what will happen if we go business as usual. Look at Italy. That's the answer. This isn't a hypothetical.

I've got two parents, a grandparent, and a mother-in-law all in the danger zone.

Normally, I'm all for pretending the MAGA heads have a point for the sake of civil discourse. But my personal stakes are too high here.

[albionmoonlight]

I put a lot of thought and analysis into it. I think I might finally get a perfect bracket this year. What do you guys think?

https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2020/03/05/26bf4d3e-2237-44e9-9fba-9cb82b8df408/thumbnail/1200x675/9bc8a970830a40f82c09dbfeb2ddf224/ncaa-tournament-bracket.jpg

Is Warren Buffett's mortgage company running that Billion Dollar perfect bracket contest again?

This might be the year it backfires on them.

[muns]

Utter, complete, and full-on madness.

A month from now, when this is over, the NCAA will likely be facing their own demise and deservedly so.

Cancelling June championships in early March is perhaps the most batshit insane thing I've seen in my entire life.

Usually, I am not one to stick up for the NCAA but it is actually not bat shit insane. In fact, this has more to do with the way schools are handling this which is forcing the NCAA's hand.

Most schools are shutting down campus housing and canceling activities in favor of online learning. So if schools are sending their kids home, how are they going to practice and do team related activities? Especially, if half the team if from around the country. They just simply cant.

Even if schools resume face to face in a month (which I highly doubt they will given the climate at the moment) they still have lost a ton of time practice/game wise and then once someone tests positive on campus things go back up in the air.

Campuses aren't designed to be able to deal with these things well. If someone gets sick in the residence halls, there aren't empty rooms just sitting there vacant, as that would be a loss of revenue for the college. Even if a college kid self quarantines, in their res hall, their floor and then their building are all then going to have to do the same. I mean what 18 year old is going to be able to sit still in their room for 14 days? Some of those team members are then going to be lost.

It's easier to just cancel given all the factors at play here and start giving back money to whomever vs taking a wait and see approach as nobody I know in higher ed thinks campuses will be back open for business face- to face the rest of the year. Hence one of the major reasons the NCAA is making that call.

[bob]

nobody I know in higher ed thinks campuses will be back open for business face- to face the rest of the year.

Do you mean current school year or 2020 as a whole?

[muns]

Do you mean current school year or 2020 as a whole?

My bad, for the rest of this 2020 spring semester. Still very hopeful for a 2020 Fall return.

[Kodos]

So, technically, Indiana won the final game of the Big Ten Tournament. Yes! Our first Big Ten Tourney Championship! :banana:

[molson]

I know this is pointless and based upon the lack of testing, but, Idaho may come out on top of this bracket!

Edit: Well shit, West Virginia wins

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89721940_1960023434140973_6481419573118631936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=Yv3D3vZByHQAX-nRgod&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=95d3135f7d0c12a559d591b716e7e43a&oe=5E937E71

[Arles]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I only laugh to keep from crying <a href="https://t.co/Qlc90fOxHQ">pic.twitter.com/Qlc90fOxHQ</a></p>&mdash; Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) <a href="https://twitter.com/clubtrillion/status/1238224786599239681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[sterlingice]

I'm really happy I can get a small piece of this weekend. If this were a normal year, I'd be skipping church today to worship at the house of the orange ball. I'm happy I get to do that today as Kansas-Memphis 2008 is on CBS right now (and Bill Self live tweeting the game).


SI

[bob]

Watching the replay of UVA - TT. I forgot all about that bullshit position reversal (might have gone off his pinky if you go to super insane slow mo and squink really hard) with 1:06 left in OT. Especially since the dude was obviously fouled right before.0

[Butter]

Watching the replay of UVA - TT. I forgot all about that bullshit position reversal (might have gone off his pinky if you go to super insane slow mo and squink really hard) with 1:06 left in OT. Especially since the dude was obviously fouled right before.0

Yeah, I noticed that too. That should never have been a reversal.

[miami_fan]

Quick note to the NCAA,

I am a huge basketball and soccer fan. There is a significant distance between those two and other sports.

I think I have consumed 40-50 replays of NBA games and about 20 G-League, Euroleague etc replays just since we began the isolation period.

I have watched an unreasonable number of replays of soccer matches, men's and women's, from all over the world. I even watched a few college games for both men and women.

I am desperate for the NBA and the various soccer leagues to come back.

Upon hearing this week was the anniversary of Bill Walton's dominating game against Memphis State, I realized that, despite having tickets for my son and I to attend the first weekend of the men's tournament, I did not miss March Madness one bit. I have no desire to re-watch any games from this season. I barely remember anything from this past season other than the first Duke vs North Carolina game.
.
This can't be good for the future of your game.

[jbergey22]

Quick note to the NCAA,

I am a huge basketball and soccer fan. There is a significant distance between those two and other sports.

I think I have consumed 40-50 replays of NBA games and about 20 G-League, Euroleague etc replays just since we began the isolation period.

I have watched an unreasonable number of replays of soccer matches, men's and women's, from all over the world. I even watched a few college games for both men and women.

I am desperate for the NBA and the various soccer leagues to come back.

Upon hearing this week was the anniversary of Bill Walton's dominating game against Memphis State, I realized that, despite having tickets for my son and I to attend the first weekend of the men's tournament, I did not miss March Madness one bit. I have no desire to re-watch any games from this season. I barely remember anything from this past season other than the first Duke vs North Carolina game.
.
This can't be good for the future of your game.

We might be polar opposites. I could care less if they finish the NBA season but not having the NCAA tournament has made this isolation so much worse. Missing out on Dayton and San Diego State and how far they would have made it was a bummer. It was a year in which other than maybe Kansas their wasnt a real dominate team so the madness would have high.

[Lathum]

Quick note to the NCAA,

I am a huge basketball and soccer fan. There is a significant distance between those two and other sports.

I think I have consumed 40-50 replays of NBA games and about 20 G-League, Euroleague etc replays just since we began the isolation period.

I have watched an unreasonable number of replays of soccer matches, men's and women's, from all over the world. I even watched a few college games for both men and women.

I am desperate for the NBA and the various soccer leagues to come back.

Upon hearing this week was the anniversary of Bill Walton's dominating game against Memphis State, I realized that, despite having tickets for my son and I to attend the first weekend of the men's tournament, I did not miss March Madness one bit. I have no desire to re-watch any games from this season. I barely remember anything from this past season other than the first Duke vs North Carolina game.
.
This can't be good for the future of your game.

I think you are the exception. I love sports and I have not watched one second of a game replay, nor would I, but I love MM and will be back next year ready for action.

[tarcone]

Looks like Rutgers is taking that B1G money and turning itself into a BB school. No shame in that.

[cartman]

Greg Brown III picked Texas, over Kentucky, Michigan, Auburn, Memphis, and an offer from the G league. Hope that the late season form of the Longhorns wasn't a fluke and Shaka finally figured things out in the Big 12.

[jbergey22]

My attempt of trying to re-create something that was badly missed this year.

2020 March Madness - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=96726)

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Schedule and Odds

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
6pm (16)Siena 78(-5.5) vs (16)Prairie View A&M 65
9pm (11)Stanford 64(-2.5) vs (11)UCLA 82

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
6pm (16)North Carolina Central 66 vs (16)Robert Morris 63(-4.5)
9pm (11)Richmond 75 vs (11)Wichita St 72(-1.5)

Thursday, March 19, 2020
12pm (8)Saint Mary's 87 vs (9)Oklahoma 80(-2)
1230pm (2)Florida St 64(-14.5) vs (15)Northern Kentucky 52
1pm (7)USC 56 vs (10)Indiana 75(-3)
2pm (7)Michigan 57(-4.5) vs (10)Utah St 52
230pm (1)Dayton 77(-19) vs (16)Winthrop 73
3pm (7)Providence 56 vs (10)LSU 59(-1)
330pm (2)Villanova 72(-11.5) vs (15)North Dakota St 65
430pm (2)Creighton 85(-12.5) vs (15)Belmont 72
700pm (4)Louisville 63(-9.5) vs (13)Liberty 59
730pm (3)Seton Hall 66(-10.5) vs (14)Hofstra 65
800pm (7)Iowa 62(-3.5) vs (10)Xavier 70
830pm (3)Duke 74(-18) vs (14)Little Rock 66
930pm (5)Auburn 76(-5.5) vs (12)Akron 79
10pm (6)BYU 68(-6.5) vs (11)UCLA 66
1030pm (2)San Diego St 82(-15.5) vs (15)Eastern Washington 72
11pm (6)Illinois 73(-2.5) vs (11)Cincinnati 60

Friday, March 20, 2020
12pm (1)Kansas 77(-27.5) vs (16)NC Central 64
1230pm (5)Penn St 94(-6.5) vs (12)Stephen F Austin 73
1pm (3)Maryland 77(-11.5) vs (14)UC Irvine 43
2pm (5)Ohio St 63(-8) vs (12)Yale 68
230pm (8)Arizona State 50 vs (9)Florida 49(-5)
3pm (4)Oregon 85(-8.5) vs (13)New Mexico St 71
330pm (6)Virginia 51(-1) vs (11)Richmond 70
430pm (4)Butler 66(-7.5) vs (13)Bradley 88
700pm (6)West Virginia 76(-3.5) vs (11)Rutgers 87
730pm (1)Gonzaga 84(-19.5) vs (16)Siena 69
800pm (1)Baylor 73(-17.5) vs (16)Boston University 48
830pm (4)Kentucky 71(-6.5) vs (13)Vermont 56
930pm (3)Michigan St 75(-10.5) vs (14)North Texas 64
1000pm (8)Houston 72(-3) vs (9)Colorado 62
1030pm (8)Marquette 55 vs (9)Arizona 69(-4.5)
1100pm (5)Wisconsin 73(-5.5) vs (12)East Tennessee St 76

Saturday, March 21, 2020

12pm (6)Illinois vs (3)Duke(-5.5)
230pm (7)Michigan vs (2)Creighton(-1.5)
330pm (12)Akron vs (4)Louisville(-8)
430pm (10)LSU vs (2)Florida St(-3.5)
530pm (10)Indiana vs (2)Villanova(-4.5)
600pm (1)Dayton(-8) vs (8)St Mary's
700pm (10)Xavier vs (2)San Diego St(-7)
800pm (6)BYU(-1) vs (3)Seton Hall

Sunday, March 22, 2020

12pm (1)Kansas(-12.5) vs (8)Arizona St
230pm (12)Yale(-3) vs (13)Bradley
330pm (11)Richmond vs (3)Maryland(-6)
430pm (12)E Tennessee St vs (4)Kentucky(-4.5)
530pm (5)Penn St vs (4)Oregon(-2.5)
600pm (1)Baylor(-4.5) vs (9)Arizona
700pm (11)Rutgers vs (3)Michigan St(-5)
800pm (1)Gonzaga(-6.5) vs (8)Houston

Feel free to check in and make predictions if you'd like. I feel like this game "Cactus League games" does a nice job of simulating real life college basketball other than the end of the game fouling is lacking. I was a little upset that the default tournament had a play in game with 2 pac-12 teams as well and by trying to change it eliminated a play in game. It is a very pricey game as well. For everything, basically two seasons, it cost over $100(sale price). Draft Day or Fastbreak are much better deals unfortunately I wanted real life players to do this.