NCAA 1st Round Open Thread of Lost Productivity (Thursday)
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 11:32 AM EDT
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OK, admit it, your productivity has been on a downward spiral all morning, just counting down the minutes until the tip-off of March Madness. We know -- it was a miracle we even put on pants this morning (or any morning, for that matter). So while your watching the games at home, the office, or a bar, why not enjoy those same games with your friends here at The Smoking Musket?
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Chalk early, upsets later...
Here’s who I’m sweatin’ in the early session:
BYU (chalk)
Notre Dame (chalk)
Villanova (chalk)
Murray State (big upset)
Kansas State (chalk)
Baylor (chalk)
St. Mary’s (small upset)
UTEP (big upset)
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 11:35 AM EDT reply actions
Early Games
BYU
Notre Dame
Villanova
Vandy
Kansas State
Sam Houston State (HUGE UPSET)
Richmond
Butler
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I have them in the Final Four
More a product of a favorable match up with Villanova, more than anything.
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Baylor is too trendy...
and they don’t play D.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Neither does Villanova.
That’s why I picked Baylor.
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Nova is ranked WAY ahead of Baylor in all D categories
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Only time will tell.
I love this time of year.
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i just like ability of UDOH
and NOVA is really slumping, but as you put time will tell
by hilltoppeer on Mar 18, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda like my GF's bracket
She is being brainwashed by SEC country though
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:30 PM EDT reply actions
Our pool is filled with homers.
I love it.
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:31 PM EDT reply actions
I almost picked Kansas
because I knew a lot would be taking WVU but I really think we have a shot.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The new HP commercial is pretty funny
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
How about this for your next album…brilliant
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
BYU's Hartsock looks 40
I don’t even have that much of a receding hair line.
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
he is morman
so he most likely is in his mid 20 and has three kids
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Suck it!
I get to watch all the games I want without losing productivity! I’m on family leave! The joy of having a kid in December!
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
BOOOOOOO
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
so do I
but then again I don’t have class on Friday so I would have been good either way
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Villanova better get off their ass.
Robert Morris is taking it to them right now.
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 1:01 PM EDT reply actions
Wright did not start Reyonld's or ______
He wanted to send a small message.
Robert Morris comes out in a zone with man-to-man principles
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw Robert Morris play WVU at Fairmont State during the 1999-2000 season when the Coliseum was closed for “asbestos” abatement.
Our best player was Josh Yeager…we won!
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Our best player was John Oliver.
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
CBS March Madness Player
So far the HQ player isn’t nearly as good as the Standard player
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
Harangody has never seen a shot he doesn't like
This team is a lot better without “The Gody”
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
Things are getting close in all the games
Buzzer beaters?
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions
Gody right now is saying
DOH I suck
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn you Notre Dame
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:12 PM EDT reply actions
Tory Jackson is a terrible shooter
The 2-3 zone is killing them
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
they just got a break with the no-call on a goal tending
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
DAMN IT
That sucks
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I love March Madness
It is amazing
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by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
I have now officialy lost the first finished game of the tournament 5 years in a row
AWESOME
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
If Florida does not convert here BYU will win
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:38 PM EDT reply actions
I don't understand how you fail to get a shot if at the end of a half or OT.
It is absolutely amazing that teams have so much trouble getting of a shot. AMAZING! Idiot!
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I experienced that a lot during the high school baketball season
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Called ODU over ND
thought I had picked ND to win but aperentlly I did not
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
what are the mormans doing
why can’t they put the gators away
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
ok the mormons are pulling it out now
thank joseph smith
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
First time those words have been used together
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
morman and pulling out
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to name my kid Jimmer
simply because of how bad of a name it is
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
It's an awesome name.
I have been yelling it around the office all day.
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
so far I am 2-2
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
I'm just going to say the the Nova, RMU game is just about over
and then I will be 3-3 on the day, not a bad start
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
ok maybe I was wrong
come on Nova, what are you doing
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
would it be 3-0
To me 3-3 means you have won 3 and lost 3.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Mar 18, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
its the baseball player in me
I do it like its the hit-at bats stats
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
and everyone brackets is safe
and according to the analist for the Nova, RMU game RMU only lost on the scoreboard, aka the only thing that matters
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
I went 3 for 3 in the early games too
But now Vandy’s making me sweat.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
Murray State has stellar guards.
That usually wins these tough opening round matchups.
by Dr. Charley West on Mar 18, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn over-seeded SEC teams
I almost didn’t pick Vandy, but just couldn’t believe a 13-4 upset. I probably would have gone the other way if it were a 5-12 matchup.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 18, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn...Currently 2 for 5
Of all my brackets this one is the most busted had ND going to the Sweet 16 AND Sam Houston State winning AND Vandy going to the Sweet 16 other brackets not so bad
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 5:31 PM EDT reply actions
So much for jay wright teaching Scottie Reynolds a lesson. The lesson he taught him was i’ll sit you until it looks like we might lose
by WVEeR on Mar 18, 2010 6:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
somehow I think that lit a fire under RMU's ass
and couple that with the fact that they are actually a good team, it almost spelled an upset
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And your fans are assholes, so I’m kind of glad you’re losing even if it ruins my Sweet 16.
by Mountain Mama on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
and it’s spoiling my Sweet 16 too.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 18, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
F*CK YOU GEORGETOWN....
YOU INCONSISTENT BRACKET BUSTING MOTHER F*CKERS!!
Only the madman is absolutely sure.
Hoya Saxa
Translated from the Latin= What Rock.
In English that sounds like a question to me. I asked a coed leaving a WVU vs. GU game in DC what “Hoya Saxa” meant and she said, “It means we’re better than you.” Dumbass
Fans are dumb…Ivy League my ass!
by Oregon Mountaineer on Mar 18, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
what does Hoya Saxa mean
does anyone know
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
My information
which is shoddy at best, claims that it is a mix of Greek and Latin and is translated “What (or such) Rocks” and probably referred to either the football teams vaunted defense (at the time, in the 1800’s) or the baseball team which was dubbed the “stonewalls”. A different theory states it refers to a literal stone wall on the campus.
So no one actually has any clue.
They do like to choke in bball though.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Mar 18, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Cure The Funk...
I sure hope whatever malaise has afflicted Big East teams on Day 1 disappears tomorrow. 1-3 for the BEAST and even the one was sketchy. All year I have talked up the conference and today was a letdown. No doubt the worst loss was Georgetown losing to an Ohio team that went 7-9 in MAC play and won the conference tourney as a 9 seed. But I am bothered also by Marquette’s loss to Washington. Everyone has talked shit about the PAC 10 being weak all season…so I thought that would have been a win.
I hope we blow the doors off of Morgan State tomorrow. After all, we only need one team from the conference to do well, and that is OUR team!
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
Georgetown screwed up my Elite Eight
but not as much as the guy in the Behind the Steel Curtain League thing who had Georgetown going to the Championship game, sure he didn’t have them winning. Needless to say it was the only game he had wrong up to that point, he was 11-1 and he his, now for all intents and purposes is out of it
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
Way to pull it out Wake
now New Mexico finish it out
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Its a Great Day to be a Mountaineer where ever you may be" Tony Caridi
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
Too bad for my Elite Eight pick of Georgetown
Well, well, Georgetown lost to the Ohio Bobcats (shout-out to my goddaughter, Cis!). That really screws up my bracket, but it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving fan base. Now for today’s games: LET"S GO! MOUNTAINEERS!!
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
bump that
suddenly they forgot there is a three point line?
by phucoffaholic on Mar 19, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
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