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Silly East Regional, with your whole going-according-to-seed business: This absolutely will not do. That said, of the four teams hanging around Charlotte next week — wait ... is that North Carolina ... in Charlotte? Boo! — a definitive pecking order has already emerged. That is to say: Don't bet on Tennessee.
Bruce Pearl's troops just frittered around enough to give the East Region its one shot of intrigue; Louisville, Washington State and especially North Carolina have looked dominant so far. How awesome have the Heels looked? Roy Williams actually admitted after the win yesterday that "we looked doggone good today." For God's sake, someone put a leash on that guy! He's out of control! (All together now: At least he finally gives a shit about North Carolina right now.)
Meanwhile, Louisville is one of the few teams we've seen in person this year ... and they lost, to Seton Hall. (This had the added humiliation of having taken place in Newark.) So where did that come from?
More to the point, though: Anyone who picked North Carolina to win the whole thing has to feel rather positive right now. So, Heels fans can all relax and just enjoy The Truth About Duke right now.
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I can't believe I picked Notre Dame for this region.
... and they lost, to Seton Hall.
Pants Party Power! Home teams never lose at Pants Parties.
Also, Jeremy Hazell was unconscious with the threes.
Also, I was unconscious at home in bed.
I didn't realize there were two West regions this year.
@LeagueofShadows: I can't believe it's not Butler.
/ouch
I don't give a shit about North Carolina.*
/Roy Williams
* - I give a shit about North Carolina.
And yet one of the dominant themes is still how much the ACC sucks... interesting, in a 'what the fuck are you talking about' sort of way.
Roy needs to control his dadgum mouth.
My UCLA vs UNC final is the only thing about my bracket that does look good.
@Camp Tiger Claw:
I should have listened to those people before picking Clemson to beat Kansas on the way to the Elite Eight (losing to Georgetown, naturally).
@Camp Tiger Claw: more dominant that North Carolina has been? GO HEELS ..and for you..GO HATE
I would think having Thompson/Stepheson/Thomas go a combined 16-16 would have drawn more out of ol Roy. It certainly did me.
That being said, there's a better chance of filling out your bracket 100% correctly than of that box score happening again.
i had Georgetown in the finals? yes. i am done for this year? absolutely.
how old is hibbert now, 30?
I enjoy the fact that Truth About Duke has ads for Duke football tickets.
- Tar Heel, one to talk
Where is Ricky Pierce's son in all of this?
@Camp Tiger Claw: People clearly need to do a better job ironing out the difference between "suck" and "blindly despise."
The only good thing about my bracket (deadspin one that is) is all of my final four teams are still alive. The worst thing is that I abstained from betting on it this year because I'm never good at these things.
/kicks self
//shits pants
@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: Me too. It's not like USC, Vandy, Butler, Drake, Arizona, or Pitt went on the runs I was convinced they would go on.
Roy, no talking like a grizzled 1890s prospector!
/homer
looks like UNC will really have to shit the bed to lose
/hopes they shit the bed
@BelichickSpiesOnYou: What the fuck are you talking about?
wayne the brain!
@LeagueofShadows: I can't believe you picked Notre Dame for anything.
The best part of UNC reaching the final four will be the likelihood of more glamour-shot senior pictures of Tyler Hansbrough surfacing on the interweb. SENIORS RULE! ...in dramatic black and white photos.
Knoxville is almost as to Charlotte as Chapel Hell is. Chris Lofton is due for a buzzer beater as well.
@SonofSpurrier: No buzzers beaters necessary when Louisville beats them by 15.
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