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The Big Boys have arrived in Atlanta for the last three games of the year in college basketball.
They need little introduction, but I will still introduce them because you come to this blog for witty intros to overhyped sporting events. You're all champing at the bit aren't you.
Game 1 will supposedly tip off at 3:07 pm PT in Atlanta between the East Region Champion and #2 seed Georgetown and the South Region Champion and #1 seed Ohio State. This game will be big. Literally. There are big guys playing in this game. Greg Oden and Roy (don't call me Julius) Hibbert are large men. Greg Oden may look like he's 35, but when he talks, he definitely sounds like he's 18.
In the Griddle's contest, if Ohio State wins, then the entries "it goes up to 65", "maligNED and beLITTLEd", and ToyCannon are eliminated.
If Georgetown wins, Suffering Bruin, Dodgergabe, sonic death monkey, and Trojan Ron all go down.
Game 2 should be starting around 5:47 pm PT between the West Region Champion and #2 seed UCLA and the Midwest Region Champion and #1 seed Florida. Oh, and Florida won last year. The Gators are doing their best to somehow make UCLA look like a sentimental underdog that people want to root for. That's really hard to do and is a credit to Billy Donovan and his fine upstanding group of young scholar-athletes. Nevertheless, a UCLA victory would be, in my opinion, a bit of a surprise as I picture Lee Humphrey raining down threes as he gets open as the Bruins try to double team Noah and Horford.
The only thing you can count on is Jim Nantz trying to be inoffensive and then wondering how sanctimonious Billy Packer be. How many more years will CBS inflict Billy Packer on America? I'm guessing that will be as long as Packer wants to stay.
I picture this scene when Packer dies.
Packer: Hey, St. Peter, well I'm ready for heaven.
St. Peter: Sorry, you didn't do well enough in life.
Packer: C'mon, I'm a good guy! I went to church every Sunday.
St. Peter: Yeah, but you should have asked the people who came up to me in airports to tell me about you.
As for the Griddle contest, a win by Florida would eliminate Dodgergabe, "maligNED and beLITTLEd", and "sonic death monkey." A UCLA win would eliminate Toy Cannon, Suffering Bruin (he would lose the irony tiebreaker too), and Trojan Ron.
There are just seven people who can win. Trojan Ron is the current leader by one point over Suffering Bruin. Sonic death monkey is presently in 13th place and would make the biggest leap if Ohio State beats UCLA on Monday. He would beat Trojan Ron by one point in that scenario.
If all the picks were weighted evenly, Suffering Bruin would be the leader with 50 correct out of the first 60 games.
And remember back to the early rounds when Monterey Chris ruled the roost and we were thinking of building a series of churches in his honor? He's tied for 66th and he proved to be the latest in a string of false gods that I've worshiped.
Problem is, I think I'm going to win it. But...
I want to lose... I want to lose... I want to lose...
If we were playing at home, it would be one thing. But we'll know in a few hours.
I'll give you a hint...The heart trumps the mind.
He would match up OK with Horford I think.
Bad sign.
This is cool. Outside of the Dodgers, it's been a while since I was this emotionally involved in a sporting event. I'll be here at tipoff and hopefully able to stay all the way through.
:-(
The joke's on you: I didn't even submit a bracket!
Trying to keep things fresh.
The Final Four song should be Dear Prudence. For no apparent reason.
{sulks}
Georgetown - Jeff Green
Ohio State - Greg Oden
Florida - Al Horford
UCLA - Russell Westbrook
Stay tuned for "Ethnic Mismatch Comedy No. 17"!
Rooting hard for Georgetown.
Kevin Harlan
Bill Raftery
John Thompson the Elder
To be honest, I'm having some difficulty brewing much enthusiasm for any of these games after the incredibly aggravating Oregon - Florida tilt last week. About the only pleasure I'm going to glean from today's games will be rooting hard against the Death Eaters -- er, Florida Gators. I guess I'll root for Georgetown, cos a friend of mine went there and their coach went to Princeton, which is weird.
If the final is Florida - Ohio State (as I expect), I don't think I'm going to watch.
ON OFF
Memphis 64-38 28-38
Tennessee 40-26 45-58
Xavier 55-52 23-19
CCSU 60-39 18-18
trainwreck doesn't need any fancy numbers. He just knows. ;-)
I wonder why nobody is calling this a "Typical low scoring Ohio State game," or a "Typical low-scoring Georgetown game."
P.S. I put this in the DT thread! Whoops!
Has Oden been in foul trouble in each of the last four games? That seems to be what I remember.
Princeton offense can really hurt.
Packer, you gutless wonder! It was CLEARLY the wrong call.
Total garbage.
Trojan Ron
Suffering Bruin
Sonic Death Monkey
Dodgergabe
The first two need Florida to win. The second two need UCLA to win.
But it was a charge.
Greg Oden isn't even Patrick Ewing at this point.
Trojan Ron 127
Suffering Bruin 126
Dodgergabe 125
Sonic Death Monkey is in 8th with 112 but has the highest score among people who picked Ohio State to beat UCLA in the final.
That's 13 minutes till 9.
13 to 9. That has to mean something.
Ewing 12.7 pts 7.5 rebs 3.2 blks .631FG%
Oden 15.4 pts 9.5 rebs 3.3 blks .616FG%
The Griddle operates on Pacific Time and recognizes no other time zones.
The UCLA/Florida game tips off at 13 minutes to 6.
Yes, but The Griddle used to be a place where a man could slow down to a walk and live his life full measure.
If The Griddle can change its very essence, it can fudge time zones a little bit.
Did you check the new tagline up top?
I'll take communion and everything.
Now that Willoughby is dead, I think that should be The Griddle's motto...
I'm actually rooting for UCLA
Swears...Lots of swears.
He'll be a good one next year, and the year after that.
Bo Kimble played with four fouls. Leave Arron in!
I do wish Adam Keefe had played in the Final Four, though.
:-)
Get it?
I hope the refs are proud of themselves.
This is getting ridiculous
Blocks, slaps, hacking defense...
If UCLA gets behind by more than 10 in the 2nd half, its probably over.
136 Aaron Brooks is very good. I'll write him a very nice note. Maybe I'll send him a box of See's Candies.
It's not exactly the most prestigious award.
Winning the conference usually helps with those things. If the Ducks grab the title, Brooks probably wins POY.
Whats Ben thinking?
Sigh.
Michael Roll clubs baby seals
I think that record will stand.
I don't mind losing. But damn, I do hate the Gators.
It's about half a step below being a troll. It's not quite troll behavior, but it's close.
He's not.
Do you mean "take out" in a social sense?
Really. Any time.
Well, dinner and a movie would be cheaper.
So, I do not welcome him to the Griddle.
Forever.
In perpetuity.
Including any offspring of his.
The odds are against us. Might as well go down swinging.
Imagine if we were 4-12. The game would be very different.
Hit a damn shot.
The officiating in this game has been comical.
I'm thinking about taking it out on Noah's wikipedia page.
In 1967, UCLA beat Houston by 8 and then in 1968, UCLA beat Houston by 35.
Houston did win the 1967 consolation game by 22 over North Carolina in between.
Trojan Ron will win if Ohio State beats Florida.
Suffering Bruin will win if Florida beats Ohio State.
And they play Ohio State on Monday. Academics be damned, I guess.
1 in men's basektball
4 in men's golf
2 in women's golf
1 in women's soccer
2 in men's swimming
1 in women's swimming
4 in women's tennis
1 in women's indoor track
Ohio State has 21
1 in men's basketball
1 in men's baseball
1 in men's fencing
1 in coed fencing
2 in men's golf
3 in men's gymnastics
11 in men's swimming
1 in men's outdoor track
When Marty and Brock get together to play cards, I predict good times.
The NCAA does not conduct a championship for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS - formerly Division I-A). Instead, these teams participate in a national championship system developed by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) organization.
The Griddle contests awards third prize in a "Glengarry Glen Ross" manner.
USC officially has 84 NCAA championships, third most, behind UCLA (99) and Stanford (93).
The most by a school not in the Pac-10 is Oklahoma State with 48, 34 of them in wrestling.
I'm rooting for Ohio State.
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