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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #25 on: March 23, 2018, 01:22:10 AM »
This is fun guys.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #26 on: March 23, 2018, 01:25:18 AM »
MIR, please.  CU is a lovely place full of great people, most of whom still enthusiastically cheer for oscar while bathing in the heinous Kams odor. 

Don't let these IllinoisLoyaty honyocks taint an otherwise wonderful oscar-loving community.


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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #27 on: March 23, 2018, 08:26:33 AM »
This is fun guys.

I 100% whole heartedly agree with this statement.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #28 on: March 23, 2018, 08:36:13 AM »
WITHOUT Claws
This is by far the most impressive thing about what oscar has done and he's stuck to his guns. When the docs told him if he played on it hurt in the 2nd half and that he might not be available for Saturday, oscar sat his ass, because he's final 4 or bust.  :love:

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #29 on: March 23, 2018, 08:56:24 AM »
I want this Final Four bad.  COME ON oscar LET'S DO THIS.  WHEN I SAY "oscar" YOU SAY "oscar", oscar...

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« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2018, 08:58:06 AM »
Defense Travels boys

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2018, 09:27:57 AM »
PLEASE beat Loyola!!!  I don't  want another Butler type story.  I would really like to see a final four sometime in my life!  You can't dream up brackets this open!  Please take advantage!!

GO CATS!!!

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More like LOLyola, amirite??!!!!

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« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2018, 09:48:29 AM »
PLEASE beat Loyola!!!  I don't  want another Butler type story.  I would really like to see a final four sometime in my life!  You can't dream up brackets this open!  Please take advantage!!

GO CATS!!!

 :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu:

Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward aren't walking through that door

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2018, 09:53:04 AM »
Yeah, watching Loyola and Nevada go at it was SUPER duper mid majory.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2018, 12:03:41 PM »
Congrats EMAW Nation. This is bittersweet. Elite 8 and very possible Final 4. You may have just secured Bruth for another 10+ years. God help you.

I would happily give him 10 years for every F4.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2018, 01:25:09 PM »
Congrats EMAW Nation. This is bittersweet. Elite 8 and very possible Final 4. You may have just secured Bruth for another 10+ years. God help you.

I would happily give him 10 years for every F4.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #36 on: March 23, 2018, 01:26:25 PM »
I barely know a single person who was alive the last time we were in a Final 4. Like I hear stories about it, but I still think it's made up.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #37 on: March 23, 2018, 01:29:34 PM »
I hope we get to play FSU.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2018, 01:32:45 PM »
and Syracuse for the national championship

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2018, 01:54:51 PM »
and Syracuse for the national championship

hi, no

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #41 on: March 23, 2018, 02:07:30 PM »
Consecutive Creighton, UMBC, and UK wins wouldn't have been enough to get us ranked in the top 25 at the end of the season.  But it is good enough to get us to the E8.  Not to mention if we beat Loyola to get to the F4.  The tournament is really fun sometimes.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #43 on: March 23, 2018, 02:13:35 PM »
Beating 8, 16, 5, 11, 9, 11 to win a national championship would be the most amazing thing that has ever happened in sports.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #44 on: March 23, 2018, 02:17:27 PM »
I want to play sister school duke


Cheesy Mustache QB might make an appearance.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #45 on: March 23, 2018, 02:18:30 PM »
Beating 8, 16, 5, 11, 9, 11 to win a national championship would be the most amazing thing that has ever happened in sports.

Of course we're the national champions, we beat the (best case scenario) 29th, 61st, 17th, 41st, 33rd, and 42nd best teams in the country.  How else would you determine it?

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #46 on: March 23, 2018, 02:19:50 PM »
Then we return everyone and are ranked preseason #18 or something

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #47 on: March 23, 2018, 02:36:28 PM »
Beating 8, 16, 5, 11, 9, 11 to win a national championship would be the most amazing thing that has ever happened in sports.

Of course we're the national champions, we beat the (best case scenario) 29th, 61st, 17th, 41st, 33rd, and 42nd best teams in the country.  How else would you determine it?

This is such a silly talking point.  If anything the tournament is pretty compelling proof that no matter how much you like ranking/ordering teams, there is just not that much separation between them.  Say Virginia demolishes UMBC and then has their UMBC-type performance against KSU.  Why would that suddenly make our road to the E8 that much more impressive?

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #48 on: March 23, 2018, 02:54:46 PM »
Beating 8, 16, 5, 11, 9, 11 to win a national championship would be the most amazing thing that has ever happened in sports.

Of course we're the national champions, we beat the (best case scenario) 29th, 61st, 17th, 41st, 33rd, and 42nd best teams in the country.  How else would you determine it?

This is such a silly talking point.  If anything the tournament is pretty compelling proof that no matter how much you like ranking/ordering teams, there is just not that much separation between them.  Say Virginia demolishes UMBC and then has their UMBC-type performance against KSU.  Why would that suddenly make our road to the E8 that much more impressive?

I'm not arguing KSU doesn't deserve to be where they are.  You play who the tournament/seeding gives you and you have to beat them.  As much as KSU earned their right to the E8, 60 teams will have just as much earned their right to go home for mistakes big or small.

My larger point is that a 68 team single elimination tournament is an absolutely absurd way to declare a national champion.  It is, however, a very fun way.  Also, profitable.

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Re: WE COULD SERIOUSLY MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
« Reply #49 on: March 23, 2018, 02:55:38 PM »
It's the best way.