The Official 2025 March Madness Discussion Thread

[Orange.]

I have never seen a college basketball player grab his hip, back, head, arms, legs, waist, etc. and cringe as often as Chad Faker Mazara.

What did Barnes say? Bruce knows how he wants his guys to play and recruits the kind of guys who fit that. Bruce thought it was a compliment.

 

[Kicker82]

Illinois is still in the locker room coming out of halftime

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Meet the second half start Illinois Illini, same as the first half start Illinois Illini.
They learned zero lessons from that first half.
Hopefully, we learned some lessons from our first two games with KY.

TAKE THE BALL TO THE BASKET.
If it isn't initially successful, then swing it out and REPEAT. Do NOT settle for long 2's and 3's(unless your name is Chaz Lanier).
You will lose that way against KY everytime.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Illinois doesn’t deserve to win.

Playing like they’re scared to death.

 

[HeuperDrive]

Yeah we're about to get Kentucky lol

I want to throw up

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Well, that's a wrap. Hopefully our fans have been scooping up all the tickets for Indy they can in this last 24 hrs. We could really use a home crowd advantage, or at least a neutral crowd.

 

[cncchris33]

Kentucky will dominate us, I may not even turn the game on friday. Pope owns us

You're quite the volnation caricature

 

[SKV84]

Kentucky will dominate us, I may not even turn the game on friday. Pope owns us

Soft

 

[VolFreakJosh]

How Illinois even got a 6 seed is beyond me

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Williams is one dude who gave vols a bunch of fits. ZZ gotta play controlled and limit turnovers. Vols had 18 turnovers against UCLA and they didn't punish vols.

There will be no lack of motivation for vols against Kentucky. Should come out energized

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Just a nasty afternoon. Duke wins, and looking like The Bammers and Kentucky both are moving on.

 

[Orange.]

Soft

. Bruh trolls as hard as he can, but he’s weak and boring. Don’t encourage him.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

How Illinois even got a 6 seed is beyond me

Yeah, I was expecting them to be an 8 or 7 at best but I guess nobody stepped up to take their spot away.

 

[HeuperDrive]

How Illinois even got a 6 seed is beyond me

Another example of how bad the seeding has been this tourney. You cannot tell me Illinois deserved a 6 seed over Creighton, the Zags, or even Drake and Louisville.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Just a nasty afternoon. Duke wins, and looking like The Bammers and Kentucky both are moving on.

Don't forget Florida won one they probably shouldn't had.

 

[UTK]

Surprised Kentucky seems like they actually will advance, fully expected them to lose. Call me crazy, I like the matchup more despite this seasons results against them. They had no business beating us once, let alone twice. If they beat us a third time, hell has froze over. I fully expect to beat the piss outta them and end their season

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Looks like it’s gonna be UK for us. I don’t like our matchup against them

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Boswell deciding to drive to the basket again and lo and behold it works. Too little too late, tho

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Bama hasn’t looked good since they played us. I bet they get smacked by BYU next round.

 

[Voltopia]

I don't want to play UK and their "we'll make every BS three shot we take" offensive outputs. No. No thanks.

But then Illinois makes 3 or 4 three too. Ick. I don't want to see either of them if I'm being honest.

 

[Jpcisco]

It's going to be an all sec final four. Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee. The 4 best teams in the best conference ever. That's my prediction. Unfortunately I would hate to play any of those 3 again.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Man, Williams misses more bunnies than anyone in college basketball. The guy is 7 foot. I don't know why he doesn't dunk more.

 

[Aesius]

Illinois can get back into this. It's pretty even now after that disastrous start to the second half.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

lol half the sweet 16 from the SEC

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Man, Williams misses more bunnies than anyone in college basketball. The guy is 7 foot. I don't know why he doesn't dunk more.

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