Re: 2022 NCAA Tourney bracket challenge

[Roadgeekteen]

The National Championship has been set. UConn vs SDSU. What a crazy buzzer beater to win the game for SDSU!

[Ted$8roadFan]

The National Championship has been set. UConn vs SDSU. What a crazy buzzer beater to win the game for SDSU!

I wouldn't have expected anything less this year.....

[formulanone]

A lot of missed opportunities down the stretch for FAU.

Oh well, now I don't have to stay up late on Monday night.

[Rothman]

I'm just happy I didn't end up in last place.

[thspfc]

I'm just happy I didn't end up in last place.

That belongs to me.

[Hunty2022]

UCONN wins the 2023 March Madness!!

[Roadgeekteen]

UCONN wins the 2023 March Madness!!

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

[Henry]

Not only is it the fifth national championship for UConn, they're also the fifth team since 1985 to win all six games by double figures.

Also, congrats to LSU for winning their first ever women's national championship against Iowa in a matchup of first-time finalists.

[Rothman]

UCONN wins the 2023 March Madness!!

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

Pfft.  You're too young to remember the much better rivalry with Temple.  Calipari vs. Cheney.  Great games.

UMass and UConn aren't even in the same conference.

[Roadgeekteen]

UCONN wins the 2023 March Madness!!

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

Pfft.  You're too young to remember the much better rivalry with Temple.  Calipari vs. Cheney.  Great games.

UMass and UConn aren't even in the same conference.

Temple is in the AAC now. Honestly I don't really care about most of the A10 rivals. Most of them are random private schools miles away, the only one I care about is URI. UConn is a big football/hockey rival, we don't have a big basketball rival at the moment.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

Who is the most famous alum from UMass?

[Rothman]

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

Who is the most famous alum from UMass?

In terms of basketball, Dr.J.

Richard Gere also went to UMass, along with Bill Pullman.

And then there's Jack Welch.

[Ted$8roadFan]

I am obligated to dislike UConn as a UMass fan, but congrats. What a dominant run.

Who is the most famous alum from UMass?

In terms of basketball, Dr.J.

Richard Gere also went to UMass, along with Bill Pullman.

And then there's Jack Welch.

And former GM CEO Jack Smith "˜60.

[kurumi]

In 2014, I remember this from the post-game...

We don't chase National Championships. National championships chase us.

... and thinking: "Ooof. It's gonna be a while until the next one." It wasn't a good look IMHO, and I'm a fan.

So, championships did chase other teams for about 10 years. But now the car has caught back up to the dog :-)

Also, there's a pattern in the seemingly-random championship runs.

First was 1999, then 2004:   5 years
Then 2011:  7 years
Then 2014:  3 years
Then 2023:  9 years

5, 7, 3, 9.

Next number in the sequence is 1, meaning they'll repeat.

But after that, 11 blissful years free of UConn bracket-busting.

But after that... the next number is -1. And that gets interesting.

[Hunty2022]

It's March now and the regular season is about to end. Are we gonna go at this again for this year's March Madness tourney?

[jlam]

It's March now and the regular season is about to end. Are we gonna go at this again for this year's March Madness tourney?

That's the plan. We'll probably wait about a week from now before we make a group.

[Rothman]

Tourney seems to be starting later this year.

[NWI_Irish96]

Tourney seems to be starting later this year.

It is. Championship is usually first Monday in April.

[jlam]

Alright, Selection Sunday has rolled around. With all the upsets in the conference tourneys, this one ought to be interesting.

If anybody wants to join the group we've been using, here's the link:

https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=240&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=60b9c24b-56f2-3452-940d-a52557989606&joinKey=9b67be81-d4a1-340e-803e-ab7951e7187a

(Password is interstate366 if it prompts one)

[Hunty2022]

I've joined the challenge.

[JayhawkCO]

Bring it.

[NWI_Irish96]

If you want to try your luck at the women's bracket:

https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=241&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=8b44e3e1-a877-4110-aef9-494faa72171b&joinKey=4c1be2b3-39c2-3db5-8b01-fa72fc32667c

Password is borman8094

[Hunty2022]

Joined that too... I'll probably go with Iowa, or any #1 seed for the women's.

[jlam]

I joined the women's as well. Go UConn I guess

[Alps]

I'm in for both, waiting on the women to open at 9 EDT.