the first basketball game to feature punts

If Illinois can somehow get past Houston they'll have a Big Ten team that they've already beaten* this year standing between them and the Final Four. *they went 1-1 against Nebraska

Iowa hitting the kinda shot you usually see teams hit when they upset a No. 1 seed

Finally won a Gold Stake run. My life is complete.

Drafted Cam Schlittler in my home redraft league and tried to name my team "Schlittler's Full" and ESPN said it contained a banned word

Got like five audible "fucks" on the broadcast from the injured Purdue guy

Saw this last week and couldn't believe how well they pulled off this adaptation. The story has a ton of heart and the visuals are impressive. Definitely see it in 70mm (at the Music Box!) if you're able. wannawatch.substack.com/p/project-ha...

Haven't the farmers suffered enough

Going from Brandon Gaudin calling a close Vanderbilt-Nebraska game to Brad Nessler calling a close Arkansas-High Point game is jarring

Holy fucking shit that shot. Gordon Heyward redux.

We might get our first-ever court storming in an NCAA Tournament game

I have zero connection to either program but it sucks ass that one of Nebraska or Vanderbilt has to go home tonight.

If you had told me Fred Hoiberg had a son who was a high-leve college basketball player I wouldn't need to know anything about him or see him to know he was exactly the type of player this kid is.

Was trying to think of a bizarre comp to what watching Nebraska-Vanderbilt in a big NCAA Tournament game is like and the best I can come up with is if Rutgers were playing against Boston College or something.

This McGlockton dude for Vanderbilt is an extremely me-coded player

He's pretty much perfect for this game

Vanderbilt-Nebraska might be the game of the tournament

Hilarious that Nebraska fans have given them what is essentially a home game in th Round of 32.

I hope Eric Gordon sits courtside for Thursday's Houston-Illinois game

OK Underwood get the starters out we don't need anything stupid happening

Turns out it was a pretty good thing

Can't believe they didn't call a tech on Tomislav for that rim hang lol

"take me to the balkans please!" is another raftery all time

Just realized it's incredibly apt that Project Hail Mary, which co-stars Milana Vayntrub (Lily from AT&T) premiered during March Madness.

Zvonimir Ivisic poster slam, as called on Croatian TV:

I did not see the point of Humrichous at the beginning of the season but game after game he's grown on me. Knows his role and plays it well.

Rockin’ out VCU flute player continues to GET IT.

The Tomislav reaction to the Zvonimir poster is meme-worthy

I don't blame Martelli for being pissed about the FT disparity but also sometimes one team just commits more shooting fouls

What's it called when you block a potentialy posterization and then immediately go down to the other end and throw down a poster?

ZVONIMIR

Feels like VCU's scouting report said Illini's bigs will bite on pump fakes and they've mostly been right

Believe me, I am always fully aware of Underwood's shortcomings in regards to in-game adjustments and rotational decision-making.

I don't really know how I feel about Brandon Gaudin as an MLB guy but for March Madness he's absolutely taken the reins of giving off "makes the entire game feel like it's tied in the final minute" vibes.

Stojakovic's season has been uneven as hell but he's had various moments this season (mostly early) where he looked like the pretty clear best player on the court. Glad to see that come out so far tonight.

Boswell is doing the "and I took that personally" meme on Hill and I'm not entirely sure that's a good thing

Boswell, Stojakovic, and Wagler can get to the rim just about any damn time they want. They should do more of that.

Holy shit a foul on VCU

Sorry if this is controversial but I think the Illini should stop turning the ball over

Me after the first quick whistle of the game: If the refs are calling it like this, that's good news for the Illini. Me right now: Fuck these refs.

If the Illini win this game I think they should get to have Lazar Djokovic for the rest of the tourney.

Mirkovic making passes like that is one of the numerous reasons it's so obvious that his game is inspired by Jokic. I am not comparing the players, to be clear. But it's so obvious who Mirkovic models his game after.

Andrej Stojakovic getting some good film out there to enter the transfer portal again after the season

Ben Humrichous just dribbled the basketball for I think the first time all season

Not the first time the public has learned about him exercising his right for release

Today was the day Stephen A Smith finally became president

Time to crack open a beer and see if the Illini want to hurt me tonight

Every time I see Jon Scheyer I think about how he outscored my high school's basketball team by himself in the third quarter of the 2005 IHSA state semifinals.

Don't expect the Cubs or White Sox to pick him up

COWARDS