Running NCAA men's tournament thread 2012

In the South, USC is South Carolina more often. It's not that different than OSU, which is Oklahoma State, Ohio State or Oregon State depending on where you live. UM can mean Miami, Michigan or Maryland. UT is Tennessee or Texas.

 

Jesus. Vandy down 2 and their big man in position for a putback to tie it, only a Wisconsin guard grabs his arm and holds on Van Gundy-style for about five seconds. That would be holding in the Rose Bowl. Refs don't see it. They were probably looking to make sure everyone's shoelaces were tied.

Zebras having a great tourney.

 

Yeah, that was blatant.

 

As Steve Lavin said, they're only following orders. Did CBS think they were short on sycophants? Not as long as Nantz lives.

 

South Carolina was never USC before the last few years when they saw marketing gold.

You can argue all you want, newspaper people have all kinds of intentionally moronic stuff they cling to under a "Rules Is Rules" obsession with consistency, but there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever what school is being referenced when an announcer says USC.

 

The size thing kills them, time and again.

 

The heck with the San Francisco-South Florida rivalry. Gamecocks and Trojans!

 

Make that Heisman count six, given little Reggie's circumstances . . . and were I a USCian, I wouldn't want to draw too much attention to Mr. Juicy Juice.

 

Indiana-VCU down to the wire.

 

Indiana has no fucking business winning this game, if it does.

 

VCU fell victim to a common college basketball malady. Teams will not drive to the basket to protect the lead in the crunch, even though that's the best way to do it. So they clang up threes, and presto, comeback.

 

Vandy getting screwed is always amusing.