Elite 8 Thread

[EastCoast2]

Rooting tonight for Loyola over Kansas State and Florida State over Michigan. Would be good for the ACC to get our 8th place team in the Final Four. I don't care much for Michigan, especially after the 2013 Final Four Flop Fest starring Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jordan Morgan.

What you see: MCW and Hardaway brushing shoulders.
What you couldn't see with the naked eye: Ray Lewis ran onto the court and speared Hardaway Jr.

 

[EastCoast2]

The other bad call that sealed it. Hop says it best on the replay:

 

[longislandcuse]

Agreed on both counts. We also recruit against Michigan quite often.

 

[GooseMutt]

As I’m sure you know Tyus selected Michigan and than went Cuse I was thinking whether he has regrets as he watches them move in to elite 8 But given his comments about his love for Boeheim and this team that I would bet the farm he has zero regrets. He got the ball. He got the spotlight He got a hall of fame mentor He got 12 new brothers and Cuse nation family. Not a bad haul. Hope he stays. Hope Florida st wins and Loyola as you do. Enjoy

 

[HOFCeluck]

Rooting for Loyola and UM.

I just can’t muster up that 2013 hatred.

 

[Briancuse]

As I’m sure you know Tyus selected Michigan and than went Cuse I was thinking whether he has regrets as he watches them move in to elite 8 But given his comments about his love for Boeheim and this team that I would bet the farm he has zero regrets. He got the ball. He got the spotlight He got a hall of fame mentor He got 12 new brothers and Cuse nation family. Not a bad haul. Hope he stays. Hope Florida st wins and Loyola as you do. Enjoy

Guy got to the sweet 16 its not like we were rutgirls this year.

 

[longislandcuse]

Rooting for Loyola and UM.

I just can’t muster up that 2013 hatred.

I was at that game. I can.

 

[81South]

Loyola is pretty damn good. I am rooting for them to win.

I am also rooting for Michigan since I have them in one of my pools.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Somehow I still have two final four picks alive (duke and UM.)

 

[NineOneSeven]

Loyola is amazing in the paint

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Go Fighting Sister Jeans! Looking good so far.

 

[JoeySimz]

Loyola is amazing in the paint

Krutwig is a beast

 

[NineOneSeven]

Loyola is going to the final 4 and you know what, they are pretty damn good

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

Loyola was vastly under seeded.

 

[rrlbees]

 

[hoopsupstate]

Earlier in the year Loyola went into Florida and beat the Gators. That should have told us that they must be pretty good. It’s a win that went unnoticed. They are very good. They play great team defense and they really execute on the offensive end.

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

and Kstate is pretty terrible...not sure how they got to the Elite 8?

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Loyola was vastly under seeded.

I think they were 26 in the RPI. Seems they should have been more along the 6 or 7 line.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

and Kstate is pretty terrible...not sure how they got to the Elite 8?

UMBC having the greatest game of a 16 seed knocking out UVA, coupled by getting to play a pretty crappy UK team in the Sweet 16, that’s how.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Loyola about to join the likes of George Mason and VCU as 11 seed mid majors that made the Final Four. Hopefully they fair better in the National semifinals.

 

[JoeySimz]

Holy Loyoly!

 

[jncuse]

I am sure we will here next year how people would rather P5 teams get at larges because they have a chance of winning over teams that beat nobody.

In the past 12 years the following teams have made the final four despite being seeded 9 or higher -- George Mason, VCU, Butler, Wichita St, and now Loyola.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

They’ve had good matchups . Won two games in the last second and have played teams with zero size . I think we’d roll this team

 

[PhatOrange]

Wow this team is good. Just took a peak at their schedule/record. 28-5 before the tourney with a win at #5 Florida?

Hard to say they were under seeded losing to Boise State, Milwaukee, Missouri State, Indian State and Bradley on the year but man, they sure look like they belong.

 

[HOFCeluck]

lol Loyola Chicago’s going to the Final Four.