Live from my hotel room: The NCAA tournament commences!
My view of the proceedings. Please note the abundance of foot hygiene. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Milwaukee — OK, here’s the plan. We’re going to tip off our NCAA tournament coverage with a live chat off the afternoon games, same as we did a year. As some of you might recall, last year’s chatting was done from my house.
Some might also recall the action photo of my propped-up feet. (For reasons unclear, y’all found this the height of hilarity.) Far be it from me to flout tradition, so I offer another action shot of MB’s tootsies, only this time the venue has changed. I’m ensconced in my plushly appointed hotel across the street from the arena where Georgia Tech will hold an open practice later today.
Because I need to wander over for that — you never know when the coach might say something nice about the media — we won’t make this an all-day affair. We’ll start around 12:15 p.m. EDT — I’m on CDT, FYI — and we’ll go until the opening games of the day are done.
We can talk about the ongoing games, if you’d like, but we can also broaden our horizons. You can ask me about Tech, about Tech’s coach, about Bradley’s Bracket Fiasco (nee Final Four Fiasco). Heck, you can ask me about Dunta Robinson or Josh Smith or Jason Heyward. I’m in an expansive mood, and I’ll be happy to converse for the next 3 1/2 hours. Join me, won’t you?
But give me a few minutes first. I have an appointment for a pedicure.
Here's my new location: Major Goolsby, a sports bar across the street. (Photo by M. Bradley)
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378 comments Add your comment
CJ
March 18th, 2010
3:19 pm
Mark – Don’t back down! Great endings do not mean the games were great. ND/ODU was an absolutely boring but close game. UF/BYU was poorly played. Gators couldn’t hit a shot. They were close, which makes them exciting at the end, but that doesn’t mean they were great games. Nova/RM was a good game, but not great.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:19 pm
Just dont let it happen again Mark. Next time just take my word for it.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:20 pm
ND is the only Higher seated to lose so far.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:22 pm
3 pt attempt is good Jesus was no help for the Irish
Benjamin
March 18th, 2010
3:25 pm
Milwaukee in March — doesn’t sound like a great destination…
If Villanova had won, I would’ve burned my bracket.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:25 pm
ND/ODU was a plodder, but the other two were terrific games. See, while I was stuck in the room at the hotel that DOES NOT HAVE ROOM SERVICE FOR LUNCH, I was only getting the ND/ODU game.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:26 pm
I don’t think Vandy is going Down, but that would be 50% of the SEC gone on the first day.
Herschel Talker
March 18th, 2010
3:27 pm
Pi$$onaDawg -
UGA sucks also. But I believe in Mark Fox!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
Predictability? Well, I did predict each outcome — that means I’ll miss the next 50 — but the Mountain West was a very strong league this season, and I’m not sure Florida wasn’t the worst at-large to get in. And Notre Dame was running on fumes. And Villanova was 4-6 over its final 10 games, and it nearly went to 4-7.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
So I guess you are going to Hang at the BAR until the last minute possible? How was the Burger MB?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
Actually, I’m back at the nameless (and sometimes foodless) hotel.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:30 pm
Still wearing socks and shoes?
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
3:31 pm
Hey Mark, why didn’t you just order room service for lunch?
Yeah, I'd say I was back at the hotel, too...
March 18th, 2010
3:31 pm
…if my wife was reading this blog…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:32 pm
Uh, I tried, Innocent Bystander. But I was informed the hotel does not offer room service for lunch. (For breakfast, yes. For dinner, yes. For lunch, nope.)
Surely you jest...
March 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
…Innocent Bystander…
ASC
March 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
Mark you are online…. go to cbssports.com and you can watch any game you want. Thank god BYU and Villanova won (can’t believe I just said that) for my bracket to not crumble!!!!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
I’m down to socks but no shoes, jcw.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:34 pm
Milwaukee isn’t a great destination, Benjamin, until you consider what might have been — Providence, Buffalo and Spokane.
Ed
March 18th, 2010
3:35 pm
Hey mark are you on per diem, out of pocket or all inclusive?
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
3:35 pm
please say you are wearing a shirt & pants and not just socks…
Well, now we get "the rest of the story"...
March 18th, 2010
3:35 pm
…the hotel caters to business people who are gone during the day so there is no need for lunch preparation. I am sure that everybody else who has media credential is AT THE GAME, rather than sitting in their hotel room…
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
whereas I am only wearing one sock right now.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
Uh, there are no games in Milwaukee today.
Rick
March 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
Baylor doesn’t look very impressive to me. I think all this talk about the big east and big 12 being so strong and the acc weak is bs. Acc is 3-0 in the nit. Let’s see how K state does too.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:37 pm
I am wearing a shirt and pants. And two socks.
Tyler
March 18th, 2010
3:38 pm
Showing sec teams here cause were here. Sucks. Just glad the joke uf lost. Any team that lost to uga as late as they did had no business being in this tourney.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:40 pm
And with that, I’m going to wind this up. Thanks for hanging with me these past 3 1/2 hours (over two venues on this end). Tech’s press conference starts in a bit, and I’d hate to miss that.
Again, I’m in your debt. Our next live chat comes tomorrow night when Georgia Tech meets Oklahoma State. I’d be obliged if you’d join me again.
And, since you asked: The burger at Major Goolsby’s was quite good.
Opinion
March 18th, 2010
3:41 pm
Mark Bradley……………I got those same moccasin looking slippers too !!!!!!!
Mark Bradley……………I got those same moccasin looking slippers too !!!!!!!
Mark Bradley……………I got those same moccasin looking slippers too !!!!!!!
Mark Bradley……………I got those same moccasin looking slippers too !!!!!!!
No games in Milwaukee today...
March 18th, 2010
3:42 pm
…yet you are there a whole day early…no wonder the AJC is losing money!
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:42 pm
Want a stock tip Mark? Buy FEED. It’s going to double in 2-3 months.
Opinion
March 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
good point….no games
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
Oh, and don’t be shocked when the ‘Dores go down. Murray State is a merry bunch.
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
Mark is looking good on his picks so far.
Opinion
March 18th, 2010
3:44 pm
good stock tip to those who are buying GT basketball……………
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Sell !!!!!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:44 pm
I’m here because Tech has a press conference at the arena today. That’s standard NCAA procedure. Carroll Rogers is on site, too.
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:44 pm
I’m looking at either baylor or k state to go down. One will.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:45 pm
You’re nice to say so, Al, but it cannot last. Trust me.
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:45 pm
You know the worst time of the day is? Between 5-7 when the games are done. LOL
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:47 pm
I picked baylor to lose. And I wanted to pick against k state but couldn’t. One will lose. watch.
Al
March 18th, 2010
3:50 pm
Mark you think the sec will be 0-2 after the first two play? I took vandy cause I couldn’t see it being 0-2. I did pick like you BYU.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:57 pm
all gone
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
4:05 pm
$10 says Mark is napping. What a life.
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
4:07 pm
I just got back from doing some real work and i noticed when i checked the bradley fiasco that I have already been mathematically eliminated from winning this thing . oh well
Joe
March 18th, 2010
4:08 pm
ODU ODU the fighting Cal Bowdlers on to the sweet 16
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
4:23 pm
Has this fourm died or does the refreshing just take a while
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
4:40 pm
Where u at MB?
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
4:44 pm
MB: “Oh, and don’t be shocked when the ‘Dores go down. Murray State is a merry bunch.”
Kudos. Good call.
Stephen
March 18th, 2010
4:45 pm
0-2 sec. What a joke of a conference.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
4:46 pm
its that sec speed