2026 NCAA Tournament Thread

[WindyCityGopher]

I wonder when the last time a team shot a high percentage in a football stadium? Final Four games are always rough to watch because the shooting background is so dramatically different for these guys.

 

[upnorthkid]

I wonder when the last time a team shot a high percentage in a football stadium? Final Four games are always rough to watch because the shooting background is so dramatically different for these guys.

Lot of shots way off. Wagler has pretty much airballed multiple shots

Whoever shoots it better in the second half will win. Both teams have gotten a lot of wide open looks

 

[Bad Gopher]

What's with all the shouting on this broadcast?

 

[Slim Tubby]

What's with all the shouting on this broadcast?

WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO?!?!?!?

 

[upnorthkid]

The foul calling in the 2nd half is bipolar, calling a bunch of touchy shit outside and then a ton of contact on drives is fine numerous times.

Illini need to pick up the pace or UConn is just going to squeeze the life out of this game

 

[GophersInIowa]

Kiss of death for Illinois when Barkley declared they would blow UConn out.

 

[upnorthkid]

Goodness this is some ROUGH shooting, including at the rim

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Goodness this is some ROUGH shooting, including at the rim

Not a good way to feature the game. This is ugly.

 

[FinnGopher]

One Big10 team gone.
Another year with no B1G national championship?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Complain all you want about Dan Hurley’s antics but he is by far the best college basketball coach in America. He may be the best ever by the time he’s done.

 

[USAF]

If you will it, Dude, it is no dream.

Smokey this is not Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.

 

[TNGophfan]

Complain all you want about Dan Hurley’s antics but he is by far the best college basketball coach in America. He may be the best ever by the time he’s done.

He may be but, gosh, I hate his smug face!

 

[FinnGopher]

He may be but, gosh, I hate his smug face!

He is no John Wooden.

 

[Bad Gopher]

What's with all the shouting on this broadcast?

 

[upnorthkid]

He is no John Wooden.

Gotta make sure you throw out some kudos to Sam Gilbert for the assist

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Looks like UConn turned out to be Illinois' nightmare draw.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Overinflated balls strike again.

 

[upnorthkid]

Overinflated balls strike again.

Unfortunately for Illinois and Nick Bateman, UConn shot the same ball and on the same rims and shot it better from 3.

UConn was 10/29 from 2. Lot Of Guys short arming shots out there today

 

[Eastside Forever]

He is no John Wooden.

John had the Chevy Dealership backing him!!!!

 

[Gilthorp57]

Complain all you want about Dan Hurley’s antics but he is by far the best college basketball coach in America. He may be the best ever by the time he’s done.

Underwood did not his team prepared, Hurley had a great game plan and outcoached him.

 

[MTBeaudry]

He is no John Wooden.

And John Wooden was no John Wooden he had a money man and UCLA bought players as well!

 

[upnorthkid]

we shall see if Hurley can drag Michigan into a slow paced drag out game. They're just destroying Arizona right now.

 

[FinnGopher]

Big10 still has a chance. Get the monkey off the back.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Damn Michigan playing big boy basketball tonight and this season. I see the Big Ten streak coming to an end Monday night.

 

[march madness]

Illinois huge lineup was unable to guard UConn off screens, numerous open three’s. They dont have a third real guard for defense. Michigan has everything, but will Yaxel be anywhere near 100%

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Michigan has a very realistic chance of winning national titles in both men’s basketball and men’s hockey in the same season.

 

[Eastside Forever]

And John Wooden was no John Wooden he had a money man and UCLA bought players as well!

The Auto dealerships!!!!

 

[Eastside Forever]

Big10 still has a chance. Get the monkey off the back.

 

[Married@SiebertField]

Michigan has a very realistic chance of winning national titles in both men’s basketball and men’s hockey in the same season.

Remembering Black Sunday in 1990 when basketball & hockey lost in the round of eight (hockey dropped game three of best two of three). In 1997, hockey lost a one & out to Michigan in the round of eight the day after basketball beat UCLA for the Final Four. Those were two incredible winter seasons.

 

[GoodasGold]

Michigan looking tough.