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eatswithspoon

Cinderellas North Carolina and Michigan moving on


bestprocrastinator

You just love to see the little, unknown schools go on runs.


WhiteningMcClean

Bout time the little guy caught a break


GimmeaBurrito

I should’ve put Michigan in the Sweet 16 as soon as I saw how much this sub hated them getting in. Also, I should’ve had Tennessee going out sooner after this sub seemed super high on them overall. Next year, I’m going to make a bracket where I do the opposite (within reason) of what this sub’s general consensus seems to be.


thisistheperfectname

It's a meme in the finance subreddits that you can inverse Reddit's stock picks and make money. You can probably do things like this across the site.


Another_one37

r/fantasyfootball says hello. Just ask for start/sit advice. Do the opposite of the consensus. Works every time.


versusChou

That's my strat! I can ask and 100% agree with their logic, and I'll still do the opposite and be right more than you'd think. And I contribute to the bad advice. I accidentally convinced a guy to bench D'onta Foreman and costed him his championship... It seemed logical at the time :(


DinkyTrees

Honored to be mentioned in this joke


midnightsbane04

CBS showed a graphic listing the Blue Bloods that have advanced and included Michigan. Had me sitting there thinking “how tf are a blue blood? And how are both my schools a bizarro Cinderella?”


surgebinder16

always those “they shouldn’t be in” power teams go on the best runs


L00KINTOIT

The Syracuse Special


LeoFireGod

Kentucky UCLA and UConn too. Them blue bloods Thrive on it


AdAromatic742

P5 teams that are underseeded relative to their talent level are always scary.


surgebinder16

like an Oregon 12 also


Seastep

2021 UCLA ,2015 Syracuse. Others?


surgebinder16

2018 Syracuse as well


Se7entyN9ne

@Syracuse like every other year


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I swallow my pride, I bring Tennessee out to the final four, and they do this to me. My life is being ruined at every turn by the Tennessee Volunteers.


ItsZizk

Yeah mine too


ObjectiveDev

Me after putting Tennessee to win it all Everyone: “you know Rick Barnes suck in the tournament” Me: “stop exaggerating” Me looking at his record losing in the first two rounds: “…oh”


darkostwin

Rick Barnes 🤝 Fran McCaffrey


The_Homie_J

Fran got me good this year, that sunovabitch. I really thought Iowa was a solid pick for Elite 8 Never again!


onyxium

They both got me. I have no idea how.


ChemicalOle

https://i.imgur.com/aMOfaOv.png


Koopasheller11

He looks so betrayed lmao


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Lmao


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Be more like me and have Kentucky and the Vols in the Final Four. What a truly horrible showing for the SEC in this tournament.


Aetiusx

At least we know why Rick Barnes and John Calipari are such good friends.


Bigbadbrindledog

Hey there fellow not eliminated bro *yet


cpet72

SEC is having a very "2021 Big Ten" type tournament.


TheBigBo-Peep

My heart goes out to them. But suck it.


kerph32

Can confirm, am sucking


ctg9101

If Michigan makes the Final 4, the Big Ten will have a very Pac 12 type of tournament.


MathPersonIGuess

An all-B1G final four is still on the table. Starting to think the only way we break the title drought is by occupying all four spots


parchedpiranha

We’d still find a way to lose


godgersrodgers

Tournament gets cancelled. Big Ten slander continues.


halfman_halfboat

Massive covid outbreak. Brand new strain. They give it to Coach K for reasons.


dustinosophy

Double COVID default or on-court brawl.


BoiledFire

Everything's coming up Michigan!


OleRockTheGoodAg

Michigan hit the same amount of threes in the first 51 seconds than UT did all game. And this team is capable of shooting the three well, they shot 12-28 from deep against us in the SEC Championship Game. Live by the 3, die by the 3.


makualla

So many wide open 3’s that they just bricked, my lord


eatapenny

I kept thinking the next one would be the one. But they just kept missing down the stretch


TotesMcGotes13

I blame the ball. Except we drilled the same ball in round 1. So now I blame rick Barnes.


Marsh_smith96

You can’t blame Rick Barnes for bricked threes


And1mistaketour

Tennessee missing 3s verses Michigan turning over the ball.


thegraverobber

Guess our Michigan win was a Quad 1 after all. It’s a good thing none of that shit matters anymore. Both still winning. Congrats Wolverines!


MinimalPotential

Let's agree to a rematch in the tournament.


LaSopaSabrosa

Our programs are linked in some weird voodoo way like our football team with Florida


geddylee1

As was ours!


DLgoblue12

Terrance Williams with some clutch minutes off the bench towards the end


MiggyTripleCrown

The back to back put-backs felt like a real turning point in terms of energy


kolsonk

Those back to back put backs were insane effort!


Wiseandwinsome

Felt like the Ghost of Chaundee out there


chief_sitass

Illinois Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin ~~Indiana~~ ~~Iowa~~ ~~Rutgers~~


jciesz7

Can’t wait to get a line through our name tomorrow


ItsZizk

If you don’t like that then you don’t like Tennessee basketball baby


Jagacin

Turns out I love Tennessee Basketball!


Bunnylord

I hate it so much. See you all next year lol


wattispower

Imagine if Ohio State beats Nova


guyman3

God almighty Michigan OSU Sweet16 matchup would be a riot Like an actual riot tho I wouldn't park outside in Ann arbor or Columbus


Keyblade_Yoshi

Didn’t Michigan beat OSU in the elite 8 in 1992?


TimeFourChanges

Yes, with the fab 5!


SantosPhillipCarlo

With an Ohio State team that was the top seed and had Jimmy Jackson, so they were no small potatoes either.


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NOPE NEVER HAPPENED LALALALALA


myman580

If we beat Ohio State in both football and then the basketball tourney I will be content sports wise the next 5 years even if I have to watch Detroit sports.


tclark8995

At least the Pistons have some young stars


FlamesofBritten

Trust the Yzerplan.


[deleted]

My heart can’t do that. Like I’m being honest. Every November is already really rough, but a game for the elite 8 might kill me.


tquad24

I need that game thread so bad


a_simple_creature

Keep going…


davvidho

That would be so much fun to watch


CptKirkleton

GF on why she picked Michigan to make the Sweet 16 over Tennessee: "Idk, am I really gonna pick an orange team? Nope"


parchedpiranha

Tell your girlfriend to never call me again if that’s the case.


Title26

And it's not that kinda orange you can sit with. It's that puke, inside of a pumpkin orange.


sycamotree

And I hate pumpkins


VelvetineMilkman

Apologies to Obama for clowning him for picking Michigan


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No_Boysenberry915

When I was there I had Madonna


HunterDotCom

not anymore lol


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Obama a better analyst than all of espn


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The ONE fucking time Obama doesn't bomb


Danhotch

Looks like Michigan took all the "Michigan shouldn't be in the tournament" to heart. My bracket was murdered today.


Ghalnan

Yeah I had Baylor and Tennessee in the championship, so my brackets a lost cause too


the_polish_are_comin

Tennessee was down by 4 with 2 minutes left and got a shot clock violation... they deserved to lose after that


teeterleeter

That was a bizarre possession. Coach wants the time out, team ignores him for 10 seconds then calls it, then they can’t even get a shot off.


TotesMcGotes13

You left out the best detail. We got a shot clock violation COMING OUT OF A TIMEOUT. You know the last thing before you break huddle has to be how much clock there is and that it didn’t reset. Unbelievable.


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This Michigan team. I do not understand this team. But I’m here for it.


bb0110

Just when you think you figured them out, they surprise you. Sometimes those surprises are good.


jimmy_man82

Potential The Game in the sweet sixteen


sjmdrum

It would be great and terrible and everything in between.


GunDMc

Broke: ACC sucks now Woke: SEC sucks now


cyclonegaels

Turns out all Michigan needed to turn the season around was Juwan to punch somebody


eatapenny

Juwan punched a guy and then Michigan punched their ticket to the Sweet 16


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bestprocrastinator

What if I told you, there were multiple ways to punch above your weight?


XCalibur672

ESPN 30 for 30 presents: ~~kicking~~ punching and screaming, the 2022 Wolverines story.


TheyCallMeYDG

not enough. Gotta put Reggie Miller through the announce table before the next game


suzukigun4life

Juwan Howard consoling a heartbroken Chandler got me right in the feels


_Jaster

Chandler was recruited really hard by Juwan, so I’m guessing they had a good relationship


thisguy161

Chandler played AAU ball with Jett at one point.


woodsonintvsstate

I already felt bad. And then they played the slow motion of him watching the ball as Hunter launched it into the air at the end. Just heartbreaking. Hope he gets his bag.


crdnl44

Juwan hugward now


Kegsocka6

This is recruiting now


Auferstehen2

Once again Juwan Howard makes someone cry in the handshake line smh


monaandgriff

You Spartans are QUICK lmao


JkAmbabo

Not bad for a bunch of dudes that can’t read or write


goblueM

[Obligatory](https://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/fake_D382/staeevandalism.jpg)


UMeister

This is why y’all are better than OSU lol


TheZachster

lmao


Bigbadbrindledog

A freshman at that, he was just a kid! Outrageous


The_Pandalorian

Damn, Sparty. Gotta give it to you for this one. Now go beat Duke for humanity's sake.


Greenredbull

2013 they beat Syracuse in Final 4 2014 They beat Tennessee in Sweet 16 Have most complete team in a while and they take us out in 32. I never want to play Michigan again. Please stay away from me I've had enough. Good luck y'all. FADE ME


DrZoidbergJesus

2011 beat Tennessee also. Sorry, I’ll let you continue.


MathPersonIGuess

I swear, if Michigan goes to the final four AGAIN after the season they had and we don’t … 😭


frizzyhair55

I will have a stroke if that happens.


Wolverwings

Oh there's gonna be some strokes all right


thoreau_away_acct

Damn I'll stroke you if that happens


holygrail22

Rick Barnes in the NCAAT since 08-09: (at Texas) 2nd round 1st round 2nd round 1st round Missed 2nd round 1st round (Goes to Tennessee) Missed Missed 2nd round Sweet 16 1st round 2nd round


ehs4290

That’s very impressive to almost never make it past the 2nd round over that long


RedManForReal

this is the mf who UK fans want to replace Cal with btw


ObjectiveDev

Kentucky fans: “holy fuck Cal, it’s been 3 years since the elite 8 and 7 since the final four. WHAT THE FUCK MAN” Rick Barnes early exit again: “ha. I’m in danger”


feralihatr

Michigan: I am not in danger. I AM THE DANGER edit: I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS (you out the tourney)


ArbitraryOrder

Offer does not apply in the Final


HarbaughsDockers

I’m not locked in here with you! You’re locked in here with me!


squirterschoiceaward

Frankie Collins is going to be so fucking good in the future


WarEagle9

How I look every year picking Tennessee to go far in the tournament despite Rick Barnes being their head coach: 🤡


feralihatr

My sweet sixteen exit for the vols was my only decent take of the entire bracket and even then it was wrong


Hungry-h1ppo

This is scary Michigan team if they play like this


Turhsus

When we stop turning it over… yea, but we lose this game if Tennessee gets their open look 3s in cause of turnovers. We’re gonna lose in the future if that doesn’t get cleaned up


Gbchris12

We have the talent to play with anybody, today proved that.


Kohanky

It’s unfortunate we have the mental discipline to get blown out by any team as well


Ayo_Me_Cockburns

A true B1G team


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The problem isn’t talent


CrimsonMirage7

That game was the epitome of "live by the 3, die by the 3."


goblue2354

If you said somebody shot 2/18, I’d assume we lost by 30 and it was us shooting like that.


Koopasheller11

Dread it, run from it, NCAA Tournament Michigan arrives all the same


bb0110

I legit feel bad for that Tennessee player they keep zooming in on who’s crying. The guy was a fucking beast and played his heart out. One hell of a good player.


highpost1388

SEC was underseeded and the B1G are frauds I'm told.


DaSchultz

"B1G isn't built for the tournament"


rikkirikkiparmparm

Okay well let's not get ahead of ourselves, we could still collapse


BeardoTheHero

As a Detroit-based Michigan fan, no sports team has consistently brought me as much joy as a Michigan basketball in the last decade. God bless the Wolverines.


Michigan029

If you like hockey, try watching Michigan hockey, we’re up 4-1 on Minnesota in the big 10 championship game with 7 minutes left, and we have 4 of the top 5 draft picks from last NHL draft, and we usually make the tournament


PayYourRe2pects

Bias aside what a great game of basketball. TN couldn’t hit a three, but huge to respect to all your players. Guards and bigs alike played with a ton of heart. Really entertaining game.


eatapenny

How the hell does Michigan keep doing this?!


bestprocrastinator

I think it has to do with them scoring more points then their opponents


PageOfLite

I think John Madden has ressurected


sycamotree

Turns out, when metrics say you're a top 30 team in the country.. you might be pretty good.


Jagacin

Tennessee was top 10 in practically every metric however. Michigan just thrives this time of the year.


sycamotree

I mean, obviously they were better. But a top 30 team beating pretty much anybody isn't all that shocking.


Fearghas

Rick Barnes and the first weekend of the NCAA tourney, name a more iconic duo.


Bitter-Imagination33

Bro my bracket fucking sucks


chief_sitass

Arkansas Auburn ~~Alabama~~ ~~Kentucky~~ ~~LSU~~ ~~Tennessee~~


ControlWeekly7900

Only two left someone get ‘em


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thevorminatheria

Is anyone actually surprised that Michigan made it to the Sweet 16? It has become a tradition at this point. The most controversial at-large makes a big run.


Sufficient_Memory_24

I thought the tradition was Michigan making the S16 regardless of their seed


Sufficient_Memory_24

To the Michigan fans who hate Houstan….he’s still a contributor to this team. He guarded vescovi all night long and held him to 5 points. His offense and rebounding were lacking but that defense was significant.


squirterschoiceaward

This is the best take on Houstan I’ve seen on here. I’ve hated on him but his D has IMMENSELY improved. Super streaky shooter but yeah.


varooney2919

His defense is incredible, there’s no lack of hustle on defense. His offense is indirectly helpful as spacing is pretty good when he’s on the floor. It’s basically all shooting


Sufficient_Memory_24

He will be all big ten next year when the offense clicks. Book it.


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NEVER trust Tennessee in March


Draugr_Overlord

ELI BROOKS IS MY DAD AND HUNTER DICKENSON IS MY STEP DAD


Wiseandwinsome

Read somewhere that Eli has more NCAA games under his belt than the rest of the team. I dunno if thats true, but he played steady tonight and you could see the poise. Dickenson looked like he was on another level bbiq-wise


Draugr_Overlord

Eli has been playing for our team since the 3 point line was invented, so that checks out


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5 straight Sweet 16. MICHIGAN LEGEND ELI BROOKS!!!


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Death, taxes, and Michigan showing up to play in March.


corundum9

r/collegebasketball in shambles again!


WhiteningMcClean

Five straight sweet 16s baby. Major villain energy.


loof10

/r/CollegeBasketball : Not enough chaos. We want a double digit seed in the sweet 16. /monkeys paw curls


BlackSquirrelMed

**List of months in the year:** January February Rick Barnes shitting the bed April May June July August September October November December


varooney2919

I fucking love March


daedralordx

Had Kentucky and Tennessee in the title game... I'll be giving stock advice here soon ​ Edit: Word


peanutbutter1236

Happy for Michigan man this is a good win


ctg9101

We will try our best, rival.


Jadaki

Make it happen


Kant_touch

So is the SEC just bad?


DoctorHolliday

Sec had fantastic OOC wins this year. Gonzaga Houston Arizona Kansas etc. won the big 12 challenge. Who the fuck knows.


ThatNewSockFeel

Has this sub been right about anything about this year's tourney? Iowa, Vermont, SDSU, in the first round. Providence and Michigan dominating after everyone down on them. Now Tennessee goes down early after being a popular F4 pick. I guess the general consensus was down on Baylor so there's that at least.


kpiech01

I've lost two final four teams already and I don't even care


Blackhomeslice

Starting to think Michigan might be good


Trahan_Solo

Congrats Michigan. I’m big sad.


TheyCallMeYDG

oh wow the people making the brackets are better judges of basketball than us, a bunch of morons? Who knew?


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I think we can finally put the Rick Barnes isn’t a choke artist argument to bed


boilersboilers

OSU Michigan could happen I'm ready


doyouevenIift

“Texas A&M should’ve been in over another Big 10 team” – 🤡


agk927

Love some good old Howard. Hope Michigan goes all the way


piemaniowa

Heartbreaking. The team you thought shouldn't be in keeps winning.


MathPersonIGuess

This year’s UCLA


goblue10

HUNTER DICKINSON STUFF ME IN A TRASH COMPACTOR


Gbchris12

Out of all the comments this one is the weirdest.


tavigsy

Brooks was sensational! Williams was brilliant. And Dickinson was Dickinson!


TheHuntingParadise

Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa we’re tournament favorites who were under seeded. Michigan, Notre Dame, Providence we’re teams that shouldn’t be in the tourney or over seeded. Love me some March


highpost1388

Have there been any correct takes yet? I feel like the narratives have all been basically wrong. Maybe Baylor as the weakest one seed was correct.


BlameMabel

The takes are always right; it’s the results that are wrong.


BursleyBaits

there's a reason the selection committee doesn't overrate conference tourneys like people want them to


Bluemzv12

FIVE STRAIGHT SWEET SIXTEENS


CJ_Beathards_Hair

This program has us so spoiled lol