Someone was telling me the other day that teams that go far in the BTT especially 4 games in 4 days struggle and often lose early in the tourney. Maybe that’s true but my view is skewed significantly by Michigan’s 2017 and 2018 teams.
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I quit basketball. How on earth did I fall for this again
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I actually really like that whoever this color announcer is has no hesitation calling out the bad officiating here and then pulling in Gene Steratore to back it up. I get sick of announcers avoiding showing replays or not calling a spade a spade. They hold the players and coaches accountable - need to do the same to the refs.
That ref on the Murray three was staring right at it. Watched an NBA lottery pick miss the rim by 3 feet on a jump shot and didn’t blow his whistle. I’m indifferent to Iowa, but come on man.
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Somehow I don’t see these refs in the Iowa game going far in the tournament
They’re kind of like Iowa.
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My Marquette pick isn’t looking good haha
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hahahahahahahaha hahahhahaha
this is totally a sent-hahahahahahahahahahaha
And in the end, new Fran is still the old Fran.
Last time a B1G tourney winner lost in the first round was even more memorable than this one.
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Yeah I’d rather be Phrankie than Fran right now
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That is honestly insane that Iowa loses this game after how hot they were. I think Fran and Iowa are just cursed in the tournament.
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Sucks for Iowa and the B1G but not complaining for my bracket’s sake
Watch him lose to Richmond.
Man, I’m becoming an instant Jacob Gilyard fan. I like his attitude.
{checks the scoreboard}
{can’t see it}
“I don’t know how many points they had, but I’m pretty sure we held them under their average.”
Classic. 
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I’m not 100% sure who it is, but if I had to guess that team lost to Middle Tennessee St.
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2013 Michigan destroyed the mystique of Shaka Smart in the tourney.
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Caption contest!
I was thinking it was Loyola-Chicago (vs Illinois) last year, but that was second round.
MTSU is the correct answer. 
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Also everyone should tune into Gonzaga-Georgia State for the 2nd half. Gonzaga is only up 2 (despite GA State having one guy with 3 fouls and another with 4). The game is basically a pick up game except neither team can hit a shot, wildly dumb and entertaining.
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Not sure why Gonzaga is struggling so much, this is like the standard WCC opponent that they frequently crush
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