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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B
March 18th, 2010
11:16 am
Idiot
B
March 18th, 2010
11:18 am
What, no kudos, Marky?
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
11:23 am
I am thinking of quickly changing my bracket not to confident of tech making it to next weekend anymore.
as for robinson do you see him having a large impact or just being a slight upgrade over last year. I ask because i haven’t done any research on him you know with work and all I get my info here ( i know thats dangerous )
juvenal
March 18th, 2010
11:24 am
what hotel is GT at?
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
11:24 am
and 3rd I am getting closer to the gold.
TomB
March 18th, 2010
11:26 am
Mark, coach is going to say nice things about you today…I can just feel it. Just please don’t call this team talented. And, remember this is a young inexperienced team even though they Bell and Peacock are seniors and Lawal and Miller are juniors. AND, PLEASE NEVER BRING UP MONEY OR SAY CONTRACT. I can feel it though anyway.
TomB
March 18th, 2010
11:29 am
Mark, coach is going to say nice things about you today…I can just feel it. Just please don’t call this team talented. And, remember this is a young inexperienced team even though Bell and Peacock are seniors and Lawal and Miller are juniors. AND, PLEASE NEVER BRING UP MONEY OR SAY CONTRACT. I can feel it though anyway.
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
11:31 am
Too bad Tech didn’t end up heading to, say, Jacksonville, eh Mark?
harold
March 18th, 2010
11:37 am
ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN…..GEORGIA BASKETBALL JUST SUCKS. WHY WOULD A PLAYER GO TO GEORGIA WHEN HE LOOKS AT BRUCE PEARL AND THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA(TBA),OR KENTUCKY OR FLORIDA. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO BASKETBALL AT THESE SCHOOLS. GEORGIA IS NOT!
juvenal
March 18th, 2010
11:42 am
forecast is crummy for this weekend,we lose to the ‘pokes i’m going to the airport & changing my ticket-also, have 7pm flight on Sunday, ANY idea when we might play Sunday?
GTsupporter
March 18th, 2010
11:43 am
BADBADBADBADBADBADBADBADBADBAD COACHING PAUL HEWITT!!!
Your telling me these guys have been playing all year together and now at Tourney time there feeling like a team!!! Then georgia tech rewards this guy with an extension!!! The first sign of a bad coach is not building TEAM UNITY…..!!!! The best coaches set precedent by this rule..That explains team’s selfishness at times…that explains the negative body language and tension. That explains why Hewitt is a great NBA Type recruit and not a winning college coach!!! It seems he has allowed the culture of self to takeover….This explains wasted talent….and yes Tech plays selfish b.ball especially on the offensive end. He cant win because he cant build teams thus explains his low winning percentage. Its official GT is now a football school…R.I.P GT BASKETBALL.
GT better win Friday…If not I hope the kids embelish in the moment because after Favors and Lawal leave GT will defeinetly not see the ncaa tourney next year..unless they expand the tourney!! And they might not make it then!!! Damn I cant believe GT is rewarding this guy!!!
BuckCommander
March 18th, 2010
11:47 am
I wish that I was a highly paid sports columnist also, then I could afford to go to those fancy salons and get a pedicure.
Billy
March 18th, 2010
11:49 am
Maybe Tech will lose tomorrow and Hewitt will take the Seton Hall job…
Herschel Talker
March 18th, 2010
11:50 am
Oklahoma State > Georgia Tech
Mark Fox > Paul Hewitt
Mark Richt Terence Moore
Tim Tebow’s football throwing motion < Lamar Lattrell's javelin throwing motion
Feel free to discuss any or all of the aforementioned amongst yourselves.
C. Tampa Ironworse
March 18th, 2010
11:54 am
Thank you MB. A whole Madness article without mentioning Obama and his bracket. You’re a better man then Schultz…Here’s what I blogged about Schultz’s article. I’m sorry…but this whole Obama and who he’s picking is driving me crazy!!!
******
PS: Jeff…we read the sports page so that maybe SOMEWHERE we don’t get Obama and how great he is shoved into our faces. Please leave him out. I’m just suprised Obama did say that some schools have an unfair advantage and we need to “redistribute” the players so everyone could be a winner…oh, wait…winners aren’t allowed anymore, I forgot. Participation Trophies for EVERYONE!!! No winners, no losers. Competition and excellence based on performance is something Obama and Dems are totally against…so why does his bracket even matter?
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Russ4Heisman.net
March 18th, 2010
12:01 pm
And a RIP to Alex Chilton.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA&feature=related
JD
March 18th, 2010
12:02 pm
Say hello to Paul Hewitt. LOL. He may take a swing at you.
matt r
March 18th, 2010
12:04 pm
Had to go to Milwaukee to get an HDTV!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:06 pm
“And children by the million wait for Alex Chilton … “
matt r
March 18th, 2010
12:07 pm
We are starting with BYU-Florida… but maybe you will be getting a heavy dose of Notre Dame-Old Dominion up there?
gross...
March 18th, 2010
12:08 pm
I sure hope you are wearing shorts because that photo implies otherwise…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:09 pm
All right, I lied. I didn’t have a pedicure. I went down to the workout room. (No Mike Gminski this week.) But now I’m back. I should probably wash my feet, though.
gross...
March 18th, 2010
12:10 pm
and put on some pants chicken legs…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:10 pm
Could be, matt r. I’ll keep you updated on Mike Brey’s team. (And did you know Mike Brey was offered the Georgia job before Jim Harrick took it?)
DaWg
March 18th, 2010
12:12 pm
Why no link to the original picture?
BuddahChris
March 18th, 2010
12:13 pm
Mark…Old domin or ND?
Speaking of Jim Harrick...
March 18th, 2010
12:13 pm
What rock is he living under nowa days?
JoeV
March 18th, 2010
12:21 pm
Couldn’t they send Schultz out there? Ugh.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:22 pm
I picked ODU, BuddahChris.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:23 pm
Why no link to the original picture? Be careful what you wish for, Dawg. Because here it is.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:24 pm
Esteemed former colleague Mark Schlabach told me that Sally Harrick, Jim’s wife, died not long ago. Very sad.
JoeV
March 18th, 2010
12:26 pm
At least you are watching a respectable TV this year.
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
12:26 pm
I picked BYU to reach the Elite Eight. Bad call?
Speaking of Jim Harrick...
March 18th, 2010
12:28 pm
Well I meant professionally, never would wish that on anyone.
BYU out in the 1st round today ladies and gents, stay tuned
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:29 pm
Good call, Innocent Bystander. I picked BYU to win twice, if I’m not mistaken.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:33 pm
We are getting ND-ODU here. Although we’re getting nothing at the moment. First of 93 thousand ads.
Reid Adair
March 18th, 2010
12:33 pm
Come on, Mark. Paul Hewitt say something nice about the media? Are you serious?!?!?!??
dpj98
March 18th, 2010
12:34 pm
Anybody read that article on ESPN about Hewitt and his contract? He sounded pretty annoyed (to put it mildly). Is anyone offering him a job now?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:35 pm
I read the article, dpg98.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:35 pm
Topic for conversation: Billy Donovan — worst coach ever to win two NCAA titles?
juvenal
March 18th, 2010
12:36 pm
Sclabach/Rogers cell phone posts very similar?
Cody A.
March 18th, 2010
12:41 pm
About not seeing the ND-ODU, I remember last year it seemed there was about 10 different CBS channels broadcasting different games..any info on what happened to that MB??
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
12:41 pm
Mark,
You channeling DOB with The Replacements reference?
Hope you got the Do Not Disturb on the door for housekeeping.
And Milwaukee ain’t a bad town at all. Lots of fun to be had at Miller Brewery tour. Lots of fun. Still don’t know why they’ve never produced a DVD with all the old Miller Lite commercials.
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
12:42 pm
I was REALLY tempted to pick BYU over Syracuse to make it to the Final Four, especially seeing as how a potential BYU/’Cuse matchup would take place in Salt Lake City, a mere 45 minutes from Provo.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:45 pm
I saw the Replacements, StingerSplash – twice.
By the way, Old Dominion is showing me nothing.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:46 pm
I see Brigham Young is down five. I’m already behind in two games.
Whoops, make that all three. Robert Morris leads Nova.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
12:47 pm
Mark,
Day-yum. Saw em twice. Good on you. And I is jealous.
And is Brey catching as much heat from Irish fans as Hewitt is from Tech fans? His record of NCAA tournament appearances is pretty spotty as well.
Just as you say ODU is showing you nothing … they go on a 7-0 run.
Greg
March 18th, 2010
12:49 pm
Mark, since you mention Dunte Robinson…at least a couple guys on the NFL network, including former GM Michael Lombardi, say the Falcons way over-paid for him. He had a horrible ACL injury in 2008, and last year was only an average CB, so, as they put it, he hasn’t yet proved he’s going to return to being a real good corner. Got an opinion on this?
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
12:49 pm
Hewitt or Felton could have won a couple of national championships with the teams donovan had ! even willie martinez could have won 1 with that group ( willie might be better in basketball who knows )
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
12:52 pm
South Ga Dawg Fan,
Hewitt had a team with that much talent. And they lost to UConn in the finals. Maybe not the size presence in the post as those Gators team but they could run and jump and they had enough deep shooting (thank you Marvin Lewis) and a helluva point guard. Plus, they had depth and grit.
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
12:53 pm
This kid for BYU can really shoot those 3’s.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
12:54 pm
Little Hansbrough is having himself a whale of a half. Think Missy State misses him right now?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:54 pm
Greg, it’s a rule of professional sports: You always overpay for free agents. Stan Kasten once explained it to me: The team the guy is leaving had the best measure of his value, having seen him every day, and if he won’t take their offer then he’s going to get overpaid.
That said, I think if the Falcons were going to overpay for any position, cornerback would have been the one.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:55 pm
ODU down nine, StingerSplash. I have no hope for my pick in this tilt.
How do we tailgate...
March 18th, 2010
12:56 pm
…without these items: “Tailgating on North Campus can begin only four hours before kickoff, according to the rules the UGA Cabinet released Thursday. Tailgaters also will not be allowed to bring tents, kegs, generators, grills, tables, folding chairs and other items to that area on game days”.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:57 pm
It was weird, that great Florida team, South Ga. Only one of the starters — Corey Brewer — was a McDonald’s All-American, and Florida always has a slew of McDonald’s guys. But that team might well have been a harmonic convergence of really selfless players.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
12:59 pm
I’m guessing tailgating will be reduced to a sub sandwich from Steverino’s. (Although I think I heard Steverino’s in Athens closed.)
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
12:59 pm
I remember in high school we were allowed to sit outside during lunch. That is, until some people started leaving their trash and whatnot outside. Sure enough, they stopped allowing ANYONE to sit outside.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:01 pm
Speaking of lunch … a key decision is at hand: What to order from room service?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:06 pm
Robert Morris leads Villanova by nine. ODU trails ND by six.
Cur-Cur
March 18th, 2010
1:07 pm
MB, why must you insist on Gator Hating?!?
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
1:07 pm
have the bulldogs ever had a mcdonalds all american sign with them I honestly can’t remember ? I mean having a lot of players year in and year out go to the Nba early what coach wouldn’t want to have that problem?
Ok Robert Morris is scaring my bracket already
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:09 pm
Carlos Strong was a McDonald’s All-American. And Jumaine Jones might have been.
Phil from Findlay
March 18th, 2010
1:09 pm
Does anyone besides me actually think the Buckeyes can beat (or at least not get embarrassed) by Kansas? What about it Mark, any chance my Bucks make the Final Four?
Chris Moyen
March 18th, 2010
1:11 pm
Anybody know why CBS is not multicasting March Madness games this year? I hate watching the game that CBS Atlanta tells me I am supposed to be most interested in watching.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:11 pm
Good chance, Phil. I struggled with that game mightily.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
1:13 pm
No, Phil, nobody else is with you on that…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:14 pm
I was wrong. Jumaine Jones wasn’t a McDonald’s All-American. But Carlos Strong, Dominique Wilkins, Damien Wilkins (who started at North Carolina State), James Banks, Donald Hartry, Terry Fair and Vern Fleming were.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
1:14 pm
Chris, you gotta go to a sports bar with wifi
Cur-Cur
March 18th, 2010
1:14 pm
I agree, ain’t happening Phil.
thadd peavy
March 18th, 2010
1:15 pm
Hey Mark, Im a huge duke fan! You think they actually have a shot at the national championship?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:15 pm
No, thadd. I don’t.
thadd peavy
March 18th, 2010
1:16 pm
Seriously? Dude they actually have size this year! U think they are not athletic enough?
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
1:16 pm
thadd in his own world…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:17 pm
Unbelievable! This hotel does NOT HAVE ROOM SERVICE FOR LUNCH!
thadd peavy
March 18th, 2010
1:18 pm
haha, anything can happen! I think its possible!
thadd peavy
March 18th, 2010
1:20 pm
duke over Kansas! 78-76
Hey, GTSupporter...
March 18th, 2010
1:20 pm
…what rock have you been under regarding you can’t believe GT is “rewarding” Hewitt with an extension?
Obviously, you cannot read, or you would know, that a UGA lawyer negotiated Hewitt a contract that Tech signed which AUTOMATICALLY extends itself every year, in perpetuity, unless GT pays him a $7.1mil buyout on March 15 after each season is concluded…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:20 pm
Folks, I’m going to have to take this live chat somewhere else. I’m starving, and this hotel DOES NOT HAVE ROOM SERVICE FOR LUNCH!
Mr C.
March 18th, 2010
1:20 pm
No room service? Happens when u stay in a $39.99 motel!!! Is AJC that broke? What time is Tech playing tomorrow?
So, Mark...
March 18th, 2010
1:21 pm
…you’re saying the AJC put you up in a really quality place? At least they have flat screen TV’s…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:22 pm
I would mention the name of the hotel — it’s a major chain — but I’m too incredulous.
Tech plays at 7:15 p.m. Eastern, Mr. C.
Dan
March 18th, 2010
1:22 pm
Well Mark, I guess it’s Donovan or Phil Woolpert for worst coach to win multiple titles.
Woolpert had some help in his wins with some guy named Russell and never won it agsin
I think this is the list
Adolph Rupp (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958)
Branch McCracken (1940, 1953)
Henry Iba (1946, 1947)
John Wooden (1964, 1965, 1967–1973, 1975)
Bob Knight (1976, 1981, 1987)
Deano (1982, 1993)
K (1991, 1992, 2001)
Ol’ Roy (2005, 2009)
Billy Donoavn (2006, 2007)
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:22 pm
This is the official media hotel for this first- and second-round. What can I say? I’ve stayed in a few hotels, and this has never happened.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:23 pm
Whither Jumaine Jones now?
Ah, the great Georgia high schoolers who fizzled in the pros … Jumaine, Ezra Williams, Louis Williams, Dion Glover, Dontonio Wingfield, Darrin Hancock ….
Sonny Clusters
March 18th, 2010
1:23 pm
We was wondering, with all the cutbacks at the AJC, what would happen if Julia sees that picture of your feet up in your hotel room? She has been a little testy lately with some of the other writers down there and we was wondering if you are going to get a memo? When we was working for the paper we was always having our photo made working but never with our feet up looking at television. When she finds out you promised somebody $1 million there could be trouble.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:24 pm
Didn’t Ed Jucker win two with Cincinnati, Dan?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:24 pm
There’s always trouble with me, Sonny C.
Sonny Clusters
March 18th, 2010
1:25 pm
A well prepared journalist will have some crackers in his suitcase.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:25 pm
And who was the moron that picked Villanova to reach the Final Four? That’d be me.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:26 pm
So Miss April 2010 is from Conyers. Move over, Holly Hunter. There’s a new hottie from Rockdale County!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:26 pm
I had a banana, Sonny. Apparently the hotel does sell bananas.
Hey, StingerSplash...
March 18th, 2010
1:26 pm
…the jury is still out on Louis Williams…and you seem to be forgetting about that little guy currently playing for the Orlando Magic who goes by the name “Superman”…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:30 pm
ODU-ND is a lousy game. One of those vintage 12:20 p.m. starts on Day 1
CJ
March 18th, 2010
1:31 pm
Nova will come back in the second half, but they will lose to either Richmond next round or Baylor in the sweet 16. Their chemistry has completely disappeared over the past month.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:34 pm
I didn’t say ALL of the great state prep players were busts. But Lord knows a whole bunch have.
Whatever became of Randolph Morris? And let’s not forget perhaps the biggest bust of them all … (no not Morganna …) but Kwame Brown. Saw him play in high school. Ridiculous. Just utterly so much more advanced than everyone around him.
Seen some great ones here in the Coastal Empire — Sam Mumford, Larry Johnson — who for some reason, never quite got it together later.
And ODU has cut it to one.
CJ
March 18th, 2010
1:35 pm
Mark – If you’re looking for good games, this is not the year to be glued to your TV during the tourney. So many teams in the dance are seriously flawed. I’m a huge UK fan, and they are clearly one of the better teams in field, but I completely expect them to find a way to give a game away before the Final Four. I hope I’m wrong, but it is just another piece of evidence that shows teams this year are just not that great.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:35 pm
A Morganna reference? Nice.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
1:35 pm
I’m white, but I have to say this…how is it BYU has a team full of white guys on the floor and are leading Florida? I feel like I am about to see the BYU coach get thrown out to be replaced by the drunk with a high basketball IQ that looks like Dennis Hopper.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
1:37 pm
Why are you guys talking about bad games? Their are 3 games on right now and they are all within 6 points. In one of them a 15 is leading a 2.
Tyler Pike
March 18th, 2010
1:38 pm
Mark- Serious Question. Who’s more likely to win: an unprepared Lehigh or a Kansas team taking the court just after a large helping of my Dad’s vinegar based pulled pork BBQ? Remember, they are playing in Oklahoma City, if that matters to you at all…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:38 pm
I’ll go with Kansas, Tyler.
ODU just pulled ahead of Notre Dame.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
1:39 pm
MB cutbacks everywhere. Hit up maybe an Applebees. Good Luck.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:39 pm
There’s a difference between a close game and a good game, jcwfalcon.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:40 pm
A Morganna reference? Nice. — Mark Bradley.
We aim to tease.
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 18th, 2010
1:40 pm
a 15 beating a 2 will destroy my bracket get it together nova
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:41 pm
ODU-ND may be close, but it’s like watching two pack mules in the Kentucky Derby.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:41 pm
I’ll settle for McDonald’s right now.
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
1:43 pm
Well said MB. Lots of close, ugly college basketball.
I have a question: Is the NCAA tourney over-rated? Sure, some of the games have exciting endings but the quality of play is poor. And the officiating is horrendous.
My vote for worst CBB coach with 2 titles? Roy Williams.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
1:44 pm
Picky picky Mr. Bradley. If you want good games on day 1 maybe you should urge them to go to a 16 team tournament.
And btw, feet are nasty. Terrible picture to be forced to look at when I clicked on your article. I hope Emilio from Mr. Deeds is a fan of yours. If he wasnt before, he will be now.
white & old gold
March 18th, 2010
1:44 pm
i picked nova for the sweet 16. but I’d still love to see the excitement of a 15 over a 2! go oral roberts!
mmgtfan
March 18th, 2010
1:44 pm
How far did you have Nova going? The might be in trouble
Gator Mike
March 18th, 2010
1:45 pm
Mr. Bradley. Keep up the good work
Could you please tell me what has happened to your colleague Tony Barnhart? I miss his articles, but, most import, I hope he is doing well.
Thank you
Paul in RDU
March 18th, 2010
1:46 pm
Mark – Ed Jucker did win 2 NCs at Cincinnati. Dan also forgot about Jim Calhoun at UConn, Denny Crum at Louisville and Phil Woolpert at USF (he had some guy named Bill Russell on his team).
Looks to me that Billy Donovan IS the worst coach with 2 NC’s
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
1:46 pm
Dan the Nerd,
You made me laugh with Roy Williams. Not that I find it outlandish. Just that I like your call that much.
Harangody is one big non factor.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:47 pm
Final Four, mmgtfan. Me = imbecile.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:49 pm
OK, change of venue: I’m going to try to find a sports bar that’s showing the games and continue the chat from there. (While I eat. Because this hotel DOES NOT HAVE ROOM SERVICE FOR LUNCH.) Give me about five minutes to walk across the street. Thanks for your patience.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
1:51 pm
BYU is letting the Gators hang around to much. I hope the NCAA fool don’t think that 96 teams would make this Turny better. Only small market TV area would watch some of these games today anyway. If they add 32 more teams I would wait until my team playerd or just the Sweet 16 games. High School Baseballs games would be more fun to watch.
Fred
March 18th, 2010
1:52 pm
CodyA: I didn’t catch up with all the posts to see if anyone answered your question, but you can see any and all of the games at http://www.CBS.com. Depending upon your monitor and GPU, you can watch them all simulateously.
Fred
March 18th, 2010
1:54 pm
BYU putting it too Florida right now.
ATLBadger
March 18th, 2010
1:54 pm
Mark – As a Milwaukee native, go get yourself a great German dinner at Karl Ratzsch’s or Mader’s. Tomorrow night get a fish fry across the street from the Bradley Center at the old Turner bar/restaurant.
Zach
March 18th, 2010
1:56 pm
How does anyone have nova in their final four (or really winning more than one or two games) they are just terrible.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:56 pm
OK, I’m now at Major Goolsby’s. It’s a famous local sports bar. They serve food.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
1:57 pm
Isnt Old Dominion a terrible name? Sounds more like some territory from Star Wars than a university.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
1:57 pm
I have to find a fish place tomorrow night, ATLBadger. It’s a Friday in Lent, if you get my drift.
Fred
March 18th, 2010
1:57 pm
Is serving food unusual in Milwaukee?
juvenal
March 18th, 2010
1:58 pm
very interesting…
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
1:58 pm
Have a Guinness.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:01 pm
I didn’t think so, Fred, but I was driven out of my hotel perch by the UTTER LACK OF ROOM SERVICE.
Tyler Pike
March 18th, 2010
2:02 pm
Do they have BBQ at Major Goolsby’s? If so, order up some sliders for me.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:02 pm
Notre Dame and ODU tied. Whoa.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:02 pm
They do have BBQ. Also bratwurst.
ATLBadger
March 18th, 2010
2:03 pm
Mark – Turner’s has a good fry and is a historic Milwaukee landmark, right across from the Bradley Center. Also, a little bit up the river is Lakefront Brewery, great local beer and only open for fish fry and polka on Friday nights. But really, 95% of restaurants in Milwaukee have a Friday night fish fry.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:04 pm
Is you waitress still carrying her Winter Weight from 4 yrs. ago?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:04 pm
Florida cuts it to four. (I’ve got TVs everywhere now.)
George P. Burdell
March 18th, 2010
2:04 pm
Does Notre Dame fall under the same rule as BYU in that they can’t play on Sundays (thus the Thursday-Saturday games)?
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:05 pm
You know you arent in a good place when the big event on a Friday night is “polka.” I’m reminded of Lt. Steve from Good morning Vietnam.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:06 pm
Notre Dame does not, George P.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:07 pm
BYU may have let UF havg around WAY WAY to long and now they are going to blow it I am afraid.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:07 pm
Yes! The Goolsby burger arrives!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:08 pm
And ODU leads.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:08 pm
Irish tie it.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:09 pm
Id schedule their game on Sunday. If they choose not to play because of their own personal reasons or beliefs, thats one less team to worry about. Try telling your boss you dont work on Monday’s because of your beliefs and see how that works out for ya.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:09 pm
Robert Morris leads by seven.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:09 pm
Actually, this is one heck of a start to the Big Dance.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
March 18th, 2010
2:10 pm
Go, you hairy Dawgs!
Wha? They’re not in it?
OK, I think I need a little touch-up on the right side of my a$$. I think I sat on it in my excitement. See the dark part?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:10 pm
ODU ahead again.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:11 pm
What games are you getting in Atlanta? Still the Gators?
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:11 pm
Yeah thanks fred, i was just wonderig why they didn’t do the several channels on the tv this year, I guess when u have it online there’s really no need to do it on tv too.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:11 pm
but Mark, theres a difference between good games and close games. This start sucks, right?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:12 pm
ODU with free throws to clinch.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:12 pm
Aligators/Mormons in Atl
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:12 pm
Are you drinking Sweet Tea? HAHAHA not a chance they have it even if you wanted it do they? R Morris is looking too good and the Catholics look like they are going home.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:13 pm
If Villanova loses my bracket in a couple of pools in screwed. BTW Mark what did you order?
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:13 pm
And Mark, your not the only one who has Nova in Indy..I do too and alot of peoples bracket (including mine) would be halfway to the garbage…
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:13 pm
ODU Monarchs miss the front end. Notre Dame has the ball trailing by three.
CJ
March 18th, 2010
2:14 pm
Mark – ATL is still getting BYU/UF, but finally starting showing the ODU/ND with 30 secs left.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:14 pm
CBS cuts away from games at the WORST possible times. The person making those decisions should be fired.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:15 pm
What is wrong with a SPLIT Screen at the end of games?
CJ
March 18th, 2010
2:15 pm
Agree completely jcw
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:16 pm
Notre Dame cuts it to a point. Down one with 12.6 seconds left. BYU-Florida is a great one.
CJ
March 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
Come on ODU, hit your FTs
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
CBS…”2 minutes left, BYU down 2, 9 seconds left on the shot clock—lets cut to the end of a timeout between ND and ODU for some commentary…oh, they are calling another timeout…back to UF/BYU…(2 scores have happened since then).
FAIL.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
I’m having a hamburger, WTFV. Thanks for asking. And unsweetened tea.
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
I agree Pi$$, like a picture in picture type deal
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:18 pm
I hear ya jcw lol…like really?
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:18 pm
Boy those stands look as packed as a Wednesday night Hawks game.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:19 pm
ODU by three. Gators up one with free throws to make it three.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:20 pm
Can you hear a swell polka playing in the background?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:20 pm
ODU! ODU!
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:21 pm
TO and more talking switch to another game.
T3
March 18th, 2010
2:21 pm
Mark:
Just try to imagine the ACRIMONY of the GT fans……IF……GT loses to OKSt in 1st round.
It’ll be MUCH WORSE than after the VT loss.
Tyler Pike
March 18th, 2010
2:21 pm
I know you didn’t mean it Mark, but I’m actually a little offended you didn’t go with the BBQ. With that being said, Goolsby’s BBQ qouldn’t come close to touching my Dad’s home cooked ‘que, so a burger was probably a safe bet.
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:21 pm
well im in the hole…..thank u Irish…
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:22 pm
Mark, your commentary on the action is rivaling Dominique Wilkins commentary on FSN. Have another fry…
HEAT CHECK
CJ
March 18th, 2010
2:22 pm
After ODU wins, watch all the sports guys talk about the major upset. ND was favored by 2 points, and anyone who has seen both teams play knows they are very closely matched. BTW Mark, we missed the end of the ODU/ND game in ATL while CBS showed FL/BYU. Why no split screen.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:23 pm
Gators go to overtime, baby. (Now I’m sounding like Vitale.)
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:25 pm
Here’s what happened, CJ. Irish had a three that would have tied go in and out, and then the Irish tried a putback — why, I don’t know — and then Harangody made a putback at the horn. Trouble was, they trailed by three.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:25 pm
Gators not in overtime yet. I’m getting excited here.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:26 pm
Now they’re in overtime.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:26 pm
Overtime!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:26 pm
Robert Morris still leading.
CJ
March 18th, 2010
2:26 pm
Thanks Mark for the play-by-play. Almost as good as Caywood Ledford.
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
2:26 pm
No split screen for the end of games but I hear they are going to start using split screen for commercials.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:27 pm
So do is it first team to score wins…with a coin toss to decide who gets to go on offense first…or does each team get 4 shots starting from the 3 point line?
Bristol Palin 2012
March 18th, 2010
2:27 pm
Irish bounced! They should have played yesterday, Doh!
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
2:28 pm
As someone who also has been critical of the Paul Hewitt era, seriously, doesn’t Mike Brey deserve some heat for the Irish deficiencies? It’s not like they haven’t had talent — Troy Murphy, Luke Harangody, etc. — and they’ve missed the tournament five of 10 years and they get bounced in the first round?
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
2:29 pm
And this camera angle for BYU-Fighting Donovans … is this the blimp pilot cam?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:30 pm
It’s been a long time since I’ve lost one of my Final Four on the first day of the tournament, but it’s happening today. Villanova is being badly outplayed.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:30 pm
So it looks like the two biggest religious schools are about to be bounced before 3PM on the first day. Just an observation.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:31 pm
Robert Morris by EIGHT.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:31 pm
I want to see Nova lose just to listen to Kincade make excuses on 680.
George P. Burdell
March 18th, 2010
2:32 pm
Sorry Catholics (ND and ‘Nova), today just isn’t your day. Should have been an Anglican (ODU) or a Mormon (BYU).
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:33 pm
looks like I won’t be winning the bracket fiasco. Oh well.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:34 pm
I’m in charge of renting our haters to other colleges in short supply.
Just got a rush order from Notre Dame.
And I may be hearing from Nova soon.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:34 pm
Or was that Temple that Kincade pulls for?
Old Fan
March 18th, 2010
2:34 pm
Villanova is being badly outplayed.
Anybody who paid attention to Villanova’s play at the end of the season wouldn’t have picked the ‘Cats to make it out of the first two rounds. Lost at home to WVU. Bounced first round of the Big East tourney. This isn’t the same team that started the season and moved to the top of the rankings.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:35 pm
BYU ain’t looking so good now either. They let the Gator hang in this game all day and now it is going to maybe cost them.
RamblinRed
March 18th, 2010
2:36 pm
Your in Milwaukee and you order a burger rather than bratwurst. Seriously?!
Come on Mark, get local.
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:37 pm
Yeah im watching the Novas game online here….not only does this screw my bracket, but bascially hands Duke a trip to Indy…
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:37 pm
I think UF will beat BYU if they could shoot the ball.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
Villanova within two.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
I hate the axe shampoo commercials. They are really dumb.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
I don’t believe that BYU kid just hand the ball the the Gator. Looked like Nesbitt taking the ball back from FSU this year.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
Double overtime.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
Double Overtime because UF can’t shoot.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
that axe commercial made me laugh.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
BYU and ND on the same day. And lo these many years ago, Danny Ainge raced past Orlando Woolridge in the final 5 seconds to beat the Irish at the buzzer in the Omni.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
Shooting well usually does help.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
2:41 pm
Upsets…double OT… buzzer-beaters… it’s tourney time y’all!!!
Lehnerd
March 18th, 2010
2:41 pm
hey hey i right on cue i pick ODU win n …..oh bradley i lookin good
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:41 pm
Villanova tied.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:42 pm
DRad thanks for making me laugh. Hopefully Vilanova can do better in the next round if they pull this out.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:42 pm
Not just Woolridge. The whole Irish team.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
2:42 pm
sittin in chicago sports bar, lovin tha ND fans cryin’ while I picked ODU!!
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
2:43 pm
I’m digging this 2OT game. Except my Elite Eight pick BYU is getting tired.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:43 pm
Robert Morris retakes the lead. But Reynolds is fouled.
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
2:43 pm
Bye-bye Boynton, should give BYU the game.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:44 pm
I am curious if Dawg fans want Florida to win to get the SEC extra money.
I’m thinking hate wins out over money though.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:44 pm
Not much of a call on the Reynolds contact.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:44 pm
RM up two.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:45 pm
Came back from 13 back to get to overtime BYU let the gators get in this. Come on BYU put it away.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
2:45 pm
Thanks for reminding me, Mark. I remembered. I just couldn’t think of anyone else’s name because I remembered watching in horror as it happened.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:46 pm
Another thing folks forget: Kelly Tripucka made a great shot from the corner to give the Irish the lead before Ainge went coast to coast.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
2:46 pm
too big
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:46 pm
Looks like BYU just might pull this out with the lack of shooting skills by Florida. I think they should stick to football. Oh wait…they lost too when it counted…guess they should just go back to being a party school then.
BravesFan79
March 18th, 2010
2:46 pm
Lets hope this tourney run ends better than the last one, when Hewitt allowed Thad Young to throw up stupid shot after stupid shot… his selfishness was mindblowing.
I had a dream last night that GT’s big men DOMINATED. If this happens and we keep turnovers down, look for tech to play Kansas in the Elite 8.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
great they switch over just in time for a time out. At least its tied.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
That UF kid got owned. The BYU kid fell on his leg and forced him to roll over in pain- traveling. LOL. I hate Florida.
Bristol Palin 2012
March 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
Tripucka’s prayer! Remember it well, still don’t know how it fell. That was a great game.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
Nova with a shot to prevail.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
And did you see my prior joke about getting rush orders for Tech haters from ND and maybe Nova?
I’m in charge of renting them out.
We hope to rent all of them since they are pretty tiresome and repetitive and there looks to be plenty of demand from pissed off fanbases.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:49 pm
Cut to the Nova Game just in time for Comercial great job CBS. Is it getting harder to do sporting events? The Olympic sucked, now this crap today.
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
2:49 pm
perfect timing on the cutover. ugh. worst coverage ever.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:51 pm
At least NASCAR has it mostly right. Run commercials and the race still on the screen.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:51 pm
Villanova misses a layup to win.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:53 pm
BYU leads 95-86. Has Florida scored in the second overtime?
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
2:53 pm
BYU didn’t win this game as much as UF gave it away. Sloppy.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:54 pm
Nova scores first in overtime.
StingerSplash
March 18th, 2010
2:54 pm
POAD,
They do the same thing with the World Cup — run commercials simultaneously with the action. Because you really don’t want to miss any of that action.
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:55 pm
So why with BYU having the game in the bag did they not switch over to Villanova?
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:55 pm
Gators are done go the the Morris and Nova game.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:55 pm
Nova up four.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:55 pm
Obama isn’t playing politics with his picks, is he?
Kansas K-State final.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
2:56 pm
and the basketball universe remains intact
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
2:57 pm
They are keeping the florida game thinking Dawgs fane will enjoy Donovan & company suffering.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
BYU wins.
UGA Slobberknocker
March 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
where is the final 4 fiasco sign in page.? I cant remember who I picked.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
ND is my only hickup so far.
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
Its worht noting, I had this dream last night that Lehigh blew out Kansas…no joke here..lol. Talk about everything being knocked out of whack.
Dan the Nerd
March 18th, 2010
2:59 pm
For the love of god, please switch to the Nova game… this is painful.
Eman
March 18th, 2010
2:59 pm
Dam, My bracket is down two!! Lets go Nova!!
WTF Villanova?
March 18th, 2010
2:59 pm
that BYU kid made those free throws look easy. They still haven’t switched over. Stupid commentators.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:59 pm
Dumb Dawg they sent you a link in your mail box when you signed up.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:00 pm
Uh, Slobberknocker, it’s no longer the Final Four Fiasco. It’s Bradley’s Bracket Fiasco. The NCAA had issues. But the link is here.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:00 pm
Villanova is up four with the ball.
UGA Slobberknocker
March 18th, 2010
3:01 pm
The NCAA has issues. Who didnt know that?
Thanks for link
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
3:02 pm
perfect so far…
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
I got Nova and Duke but I am kinda pulling for the R Morris kids right now.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
The NCAA still has issues Mark. Lots of them.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
RM with free throws. Could cut it to two.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
Here’s my prediction for Tech.
Shumpert misses his first ten 3 pointers in the 1st half and we are down 15.
But with typical shooter’s conscience, he nails his next ten and we win going away.
I don’t usually go for jokes on here.
Someone must have spiked my coffee.
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
I actually had a dream last night that Lehigh blew out Kansas..no joke..lol. could u imagine??
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:04 pm
Scottie Reynolds big trey for Nova. But Robert Morris cuts it to four, inside 58 seconds.
Eman
March 18th, 2010
3:04 pm
GT will make a run!! Bank it!
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
3:05 pm
Sorry I posted that twice…I didnt see it posted so i tried again…my bad
Eman
March 18th, 2010
3:06 pm
GT has the talent to make the final four!! If they cut down on their turnovers they will go.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:06 pm
Robert Morris has gotten no help from the striped shirts.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:06 pm
Basketball officiating sucks lol
F-105 Thunderchief
March 18th, 2010
3:07 pm
Dude, your photo is backlit. Ask the AJC photo department to give you lessons. Also, if you run into Colin Fly of the AP, tell him F-105 Thunderchief said hello. He won’t know who that is. But if you say the word “moped,” he will. That’s mo-ped, like the motorized bicycle.
Herschel Talker
March 18th, 2010
3:07 pm
HAHAHAHAHA. The Gators suck.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:09 pm
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is coming back on a whole team of basketball players from Philly.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:09 pm
Morris coach is happy that he didn’t get a T F called just a second ago now.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
3:09 pm
nova still got da rock, tho
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
3:09 pm
But the SEC gets less money?
Yea I’m just kiding.
Hate always wins out in sports.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:10 pm
Villanova just threw it away against the press. Sound like any team we know?
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:10 pm
Murray State up on Vandy. I have the Racers.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:10 pm
Hershel where is UGA playing right now?
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:11 pm
Baylor is losing to but both games are early.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
Amazing game.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
OH MY GOD what a 3
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:13 pm
Robert Morris Jr will not go away quietly
jimbo h
March 18th, 2010
3:13 pm
wow….awesome first day so far
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:14 pm
Fax over Paul Hewitts inbound plays for this one
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
3:14 pm
that is clutch
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
3:14 pm
So how many of u have used CBS’s boss button online? haha…love it
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:14 pm
Everybody know who is getting the ball, but can they stop the KIDS SHOT?
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:14 pm
but Jimbo, Mark will tell you these arent great games. They are just close.
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
3:15 pm
Hewitt fixed the inbounds play Mark by taking away our cellphones. If you check the film, you’ll see we are talking on our phones instead of getting open.
jcwfalcon
March 18th, 2010
3:15 pm
Eat your words Mark. Eat em up like a Milwaukee burger
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:15 pm
Villanova prevails, just.
Pi$$onaDawg
March 18th, 2010
3:15 pm
Play took way to long to let the kid get off his shot.
F-105 Thunderchief
March 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
I used to work with a guy who used his vacation each year to watch the tournament. Bet he’s enjoying himself today.
CJ
March 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
Robert Morris had to get a better shot than that
Innocent Bystander
March 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
Wow. That was much too close for comfort if you’re Villanova.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
OK, I changed my mind, jcwfalcon. They’re great games. Happy now?
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
3:17 pm
No it was a smart move to take the cellphones away.
I don’t know where all my joke attempts today are coming from.
IceColdATLien
March 18th, 2010
3:17 pm
mb, what do you make of the predictability of the outcomes so far?
goldenglove002
March 18th, 2010
3:18 pm
Wow. What a game. thank god for ESPn streaming it and my school not blocking it
DRad's assistant
March 18th, 2010
3:18 pm
Todays close games are like Tech vs NC State.
It reminded me of a horror movie or psycho where u had to kill the bad guy about 5 times.
Red Eye for example.
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
Cody Anderson
March 18th, 2010
4:47 pm
Well that sucks..Racers at the buzzer
RHR
March 18th, 2010
5:00 pm
Bradley is still perfect! I don’t believe it. Wish I had looked at his picks earlier so I would know he wasn’t changing them. Haha.
Duke Blue
March 18th, 2010
5:02 pm
How does Vanderbilt lose to Murray State and how could 3400 people picked that? Does Murray State even have 3400 fans?
Duke Blue
March 18th, 2010
5:05 pm
Stephen
March 18th, 2010
4:45 pm
0-2 sec. What a joke of a conference…YEA but they are what 4 out of the last 5 National Champs in Football, and a National Championship or 2 in basketball in the last 5. And your conference has WHAT?
David Eduardo
March 18th, 2010
5:06 pm
Dude, you name dropped Carlos Strong MB, providing me with the perfect segue into my personal Carlos Strong story. I don’t think SI will pay for it, so buried in the comments section of an AJC blog is exactly where I’ll publish it.
I bartend at a bowling alley in Athens. Strong owns the bar across the way. We have a healthy mix of college kids, hipsters, families and blue-collar types and his bar attracts a mostly urban crowd. It’s totally harmonious and it makes for a great place to work and people watch. Anyway, we get a lot of business from his bar because we have a kitchen. One Saturday, well after midnight, a gentleman that grew up with Strong –and knows a good margarita when he’s served one (or three)– proceeded to tell me a story about Carlos jumping over a car -lengthwise- in high school. McDonalds should make that a prerequisite to being an All-American, or create a separate “Strong All-American” uber class.
I do not have a Jumaine Jones story, yet.
When you are in Athens, GA get in touch with me so that I may assist you in a guest blogger capacity. We’ll undoubtedly be an effective tour de force on the Internet among sports fans as I too have photogenic feet.
mmgtfan
March 18th, 2010
5:16 pm
Yeah but one team has 4 of those 6 national championships
Duke Blue
March 18th, 2010
5:19 pm
mmgtfan …….Wrong….. Florida 2 Alabama 2 LSU 2
Stephen
March 18th, 2010
5:22 pm
Is football going on? I am obviously talking hoops.
jake
March 18th, 2010
5:23 pm
I picked st marys and murray.
Duke Blue
March 18th, 2010
5:26 pm
Stephen …You just called the SEC a joke of a conference. So I was showing you they weren’t with the past Natl Championships in 2 different sports is all. Make childish comments like that and you will get corrected.
mmgtfan
March 18th, 2010
5:30 pm
Florida won 2 in football and 2 in basketball. BAMA and LSU won 1 each in football. idiot
Duke Blue
March 18th, 2010
5:36 pm
Hit the wrong key for Bama but LSU has 2 ..03 & 07. What’s with the name calling….childish just what you would expect from a Tech fan
mmgtfan
March 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
03 was a screwy year cause the BCS sucks. If LSU played USC i think the outcome wouldve been different and it was a split so i guess a half natty c? if there is such a thing? And it was more than 5 years ago
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
Back now. Actually, over at the arena now. And, in the greatest miracle since Centre over Harvard, I haven’t missed a pick.
mmgtfan
March 18th, 2010
5:52 pm
I think your luck is starting to turn around. Every person goes through slumps. It all start with the Tech basketball run
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
6:03 pm
My luck never turns, mmgtfan. Thanks for the positive feeling, though.
uberVU - social comments
March 18th, 2010
6:04 pm
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Herschel Talker
March 18th, 2010
6:10 pm
Oklahoma State > Georgia Tech
Mark Fox > Paul Hewitt
Mark Richt Terence Moore
Tim Tebow’s football throwing motion < Lamar Lattrell's javelin throwing motion
Feel free to discuss any or all of the aforementioned amongst yourselves.
Jimmy Whales
March 18th, 2010
6:12 pm
Pretty amazing that your able to blog away all day from your Tampa Fl hotel. “You Sir, are a Power Blogger!”
Jimmy Whales
March 18th, 2010
6:15 pm
Oop! Sorry, I mean Milwaukee hotel.
CatsFly
March 18th, 2010
6:41 pm
Should the SEC loose its automatic berth? Kentucky will also fizzle out.
Bo williams
March 18th, 2010
6:44 pm
Tourney will get back to normal next year when UNC brings in the top-rated class (Barnes and Bullock) to go with Davis, Henson, and Zeller. SEC is good at tidley winks.
CatsFly
March 18th, 2010
6:51 pm
“dammit, we do one thing right in this country: the NCAA tournament. It is, from start to finish, the best sporting event in America.’ So my question is, why can’t UGa play in this tourney?
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TheAntiMe
March 18th, 2010
7:08 pm
If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon?
Bryan
March 18th, 2010
8:09 pm
Wow Gtown looking bad. Seen that before when a team goes all out in it’s tourney. Could open the road for GT. Imagine if Ohio st has the same problems.
Bryan
March 18th, 2010
8:10 pm
Glad I picked Tennessee to beat Gtown.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2010
8:16 pm
Haven’t missed a game — miracle of miracles, I know — but I think I’m about to lose on Georgetown.
Bryan
March 18th, 2010
8:45 pm
This is good for tech gtown being out of the way in case they make the sweet 16.