2008 NCAA Tournament Thread

[QB Eagles]

I also missed an opportunity to see a bunch of games from the East bracket in person, as I didn't even realize they were being held at the RBC Center, right down the street in West Raleigh.

Another sign that the US economy is tanking:
RBC = Royal Bank of Canada

Or was tanking in 2002, when the arena was named. Or in 2001, when RBC bought Centura bank, which is the actual corporate sponsor of the arena.

[Cerevant]

Yes, all of the above.

[Geowhizzer]

Isn't Citizen's Bank owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland or something like that?

[Don Ho]

sounds like rollerball.

[Don Ho]

WKU mounting one helluva comeback in Phoenix against UCLA.

[Sgt PSN]

Xavier is in the Elite 8 after beating WVU.  Pretty amazing run they're on. 

Louisville rolled over Tennessee too.

Nova vs Kansas tonight.  Gotta root for Nova since they're the hometown team and a major underdog but I'm not going to be upset in the least when Kansas beats them.   

[ice grillin you]

im not that impressed with xaivers run as you are...they beat georgia who isnt even over .500 an average freshmen filled purdue team and west virginia...they were favored in all three games

hang with ucla and i might change my mind


i already put 100 bucks on kansas -12 tonight....lock of the tournament...they are gonna pummel nova

[Sgt PSN]

True, Xavier hasn't had to face elite talent so far but anytime an A-10 team goes this deep in the tourney it's still rather amazing.  All 3 teams they've beat so far have the ability to out-recruit Xavier year in and year out. 

[ice grillin you]

georgia doesnt but point taken


just sayin tho they were a three seed

[SD_Eagle5]

i already put 100 bucks on kansas -12 tonight....lock of the tournament...they are gonna pummel nova

Who has the better chance of winning tonight? Flyers vs. Devils - Sixers vs. Sun - Nova vs. Kansas

For some strange reason I have a feeling the Flyers are gonna win tonight. I don't know if it has more to do with them surging as it does the Devils looking mediocre lately. If I had to choose one it would be the Sixers. I'll root for Nova but they're gonna get smoked.

[ice grillin you]

10 = win
1 = loss

sixers - 6.5
flyers - 4
nova - 0

[ice grillin you]

lines

nova +12
sixers +2.5
flyers +1.5

[Geowhizzer]

Against the Devils?

Sixers - 6
Nova - 0
Flyers - -3

[phattymatty]

True, Xavier hasn't had to face elite talent so far but anytime an A-10 team goes this deep in the tourney it's still rather amazing.

fun fact.  the last sixteen A-10 teams to play in the sweet 16 have won and went to the elite eight. 

[Feva]

Not so fun fact... none of them have advanced past that point.