March Madness 2012

**Beach Runner** · 02-11-2012, 09:32 AM

I'm starting to get excited about March Madness. Anyone else?

Hey, Lady D, we have TN at the O'Dome today at 4 EST!

**Lady D** · 02-11-2012, 04:44 PM

Hey BR. Watching it now. My Vols are looking good. Hoping they can hang on. Surprised they are up like they are seeing as they've won no road games in the SEC.

**Beach Runner** · 02-11-2012, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lady D

Hey BR. Watching it now. My Vols are looking good. Hoping they can hang on. Surprised they are up like they are seeing as they've won no road games in the SEC.

The Vols did well today. Gators looked bad today. And Tennessee has beaten them twice this year. Argh! Mick Hubert, the voice of the Gators, said after the game, "Two Florida teams have won 20 in a row. This team won't be added to that list." In other words, you stunk today, Gators. When the Gators won two national championships in a row, we had at least 6 star players. In my opinion, they don't have even one star on this team.

Congrats to your Vols, Lady D.

**Beach Runner** · 02-16-2012, 08:38 PM

I guess I'm talking to myself, but Duke, please don't lose to NC State!

**FL Dawg** · 02-17-2012, 08:08 AM

So are we all gonna do a March Madness pool? There are some good online bracket managers if anyone is interested to participate when the NCAA Tourney starts.

**Beach Runner** · 02-17-2012, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by FL Dawg

So are we all gonna do a March Madness pool? There are some good online bracket managers if anyone is interested to participate when the NCAA Tourney starts.

I'm in. I like the ESPN one. We could have a SoWal group competing against each other.

**Lady D** · 03-04-2012, 08:49 AM

I might be in. Hey BR. Gators have a tough one today at 11 against Kentucky, wished all season for Kentucky to lose more than one game, to no avail. And my Vols finished the regular season winning 8 of their last 9. Proud of them. There were so many games we could have won that were losses by 3 or 4 points. Next year we will be without Renaldo Wooldridge and Cameron Tatum, graduating. But we still have everyone else returning. So I think there will be a better team next season.

**Beach Runner** · 03-04-2012, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Lady D

I might be in. Hey BR. Gators have a tough one today at 11 against Kentucky, wished all season for Kentucky to lose more than one game, to no avail. And my Vols finished the regular season winning 8 of their last 9. Proud of them. There were so many games we could have won that were losses by 3 or 4 points. Next year we will be without Renaldo Wooldridge and Cameron Tatum, graduating. But we still have everyone else returning. So I think there will be a better team next season.

Yeah, I'm afraid it'll be three losses in a row for the Gators. If we lose, there will be a three-way tie with TN and Vandy.

**Lady D** · 03-04-2012, 06:17 PM

And it did occur that way. If it wouldn't have come down for Florida having to lose for Tennessee to get a 2nd seed I would have loved for Florida to win over Kentucky. What little I saw of the game they hung with Kentucky for a while. Don't think anyone can knock Kentucky out of the SEC tournament.

**Beach Runner** · 03-04-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Lady D

And it did occur that way. If it wouldn't have come down for Florida having to lose for Tennessee to get a 2nd seed I would have loved for Florida to win over Kentucky. What little I saw of the game they hung with Kentucky for a while. Don't think anyone can knock Kentucky out of the SEC tournament.

Yep, I'm just hoping that Florida will go to the big dance since they've been in the top 25 all season. Dunno about Tennesee. The SEC tournament could change things. Selection Sunday is in a week, so we'll see. Skeered!

**bluecat** · 03-09-2012, 04:31 PM

New Orleans has turned Blue Orleans. Nothing like Big Blue Nation.

**Beach Runner** · 03-09-2012, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by bluecat

New Orleans has turned Blue Orleans. Nothing like Big Blue Nation.

I'll bet. The Gators looked good with their threes today. The Gator Nation was happy, The Gator Nation was also happy that LSU (despite being one of our greatest enemies) gave KY a challenge. But in my opinion the Gators can't beat KY in the semifinal game, and thus in the final game.

It was still fun to watch the Gators win today. It's great ... to be ... a Florida Gator.

**Beach Runner** · 03-10-2012, 05:43 PM

Last year I participated in an online bracketology on ESPN.com that allowed me to predict winners by round, not in advance of the entire tournament. It was fun because if I got shut out in the early rounds, at least I could continue the game. I don't see that this year on ESPN. Anyone know of a reputable website that does what ESPN did last year?

EDIT: Anyone? Anyone?
EDIT 2: OMG, Vandy is 8 up over KY in the SEC championship. Who would have thunk it? Where are my Gators? Things change, radically in the case of the Gators.
EDIT 3: Where is Lady D when you need her? She cares about SEC basketball, right?

**bluecat** · 03-12-2012, 10:19 AM

So far looks like a repeat of '96 for Cats.

**Akarin** · 03-14-2012, 01:34 PM

My two brackets:

1) Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Kansas in FF, with Kentucky def Ohio in the finals
2) Kentucky, Missouri, Florida State, and UNC in FF, with UNC def Kentucky in the finals

**Beach Runner** · 03-14-2012, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Akarin

My two brackets:

1) Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Kansas in FF, with Kentucky def Ohio in the finals
2) Kentucky, Missouri, Florida State, and UNC in FF, with UNC def Kentucky in the finals

I'm doing ESPN's College Hoops. You play Round by Round. Thus you don't have to decide on Final Four until the end. It keeps it interesting, especially if you miss all of your picks for a given round. That would be a bummer.

**Akarin** · 03-16-2012, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Beach Runner

I'm doing ESPN's College Hoops. You play Round by Round. Thus you don't have to decide on Final Four until the end. It keeps it interesting, especially if you miss all of your picks for a given round. That would be a bummer.

I didn't know you could do that on there. I will definitely try that out next year. Thanks!

**Beach Runner** · 03-23-2012, 05:24 PM

Hubby, my sister, and I are so incredibly happy about the Gators being in the Elite Eight. We are really proud of their performance last night.

It's Saturday in Australia. I asked hubby if he knows the results from the Friday night games.

**Beach Runner** · 03-31-2012, 08:20 PM

Hey, destinscuba, hope your Jayhawks win tonight!

I'm not talking about last Saturday. Still in a funk about that.

**bluecat** · 03-31-2012, 08:29 PM

Rolling into Florida with the blue flags waving, hope we can still fly them on Tuesday.Proud of our cats .

**Beach Runner** · 03-31-2012, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by bluecat

Rolling into Florida with the blue flags waving, hope we can still fly them on Tuesday.Proud of our cats .

The Gators are not the calibre of team that KY is. We are just proud to have been in the Elite 8.

EDIT: I think KY will win big.

**bluecat** · 03-31-2012, 10:46 PM

Don't think our rental has a big screen,where's a good place to watch the game Monday night?

**Beach Runner** · 03-31-2012, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by bluecat

Don't think our rental has a big screen,where's a good place to watch the game Monday night?

Shades, and also I think that First Note Music Hall has big screens as well. Someone will have to verify this because I've never been there.

Just out of curiosity, why do you need a big screen?

**bluecat** · 04-01-2012, 02:49 PM

I suppose I like a big screen because that is what I'm use to.Just a silly little thing.Any who, we will be tired from a long drive, won't matter a lot how we see it.

**Beach Runner** · 04-01-2012, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by bluecat

I suppose I like a big screen because that is what I'm use to.Just a silly little thing.Any who, we will be tired from a long drive, won't matter a lot how we see it.

Good luck tomorrow! Actually I don't think Kentucky will need luck with the talent they have.

BTW just asked about the TV because we have lost two rentals because we don't have a big flatscreen. I figure that our TVs aren't worth a break-in. LOL.