Originally Posted by scho63:
Houston tried everything in their power to lose that game. They got lucky that Texas just went and took wild shots when not needed.
Way more heart than luck. Only had one starter in the game and he is hurt. Banged up team found a way. GO COOGS! [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Way more heart than luck. Only had one starter in the game and he is hurt. Banged up team found a way. GO COOGS!
Honestly one of the most impressive "find a way to wins" I've ever seen. After the unreal stretch by A&M to get it tied, I thought Houston was done. To withstand losing 4/5 starters after almost losing in historic fashion was amazing. This is one of those wins that a team will use to go on and win the tourney when it looked like they were dead to rights. [Reply]
In the 2nd half, Texas A&M just ran up the court as fast as possible and drove to the basket out of control so often and Houston just kept fouling them 20-25 ft from the basket. I thought Houston was going to run out of players.
It was so incredibly hard to watch. Foul after foul after foul after foul after foul. Then the refs kept going to the replay table after every play. Felt like it took 10 hours to finish 10 minutes. [Reply]
Is there anyone left in the tourney that we're actively rooting for or against at this point? I'm firmly in the rooting against UConn camp. Can't stand Shaka, so to hell with Marquette as well. Is it bad that I'm sorta kinda rooting for Iowa State? Their fans are pretty insufferable, but I really do like the way that team plays. Amazing defense and they score just enough to win. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm:
Is there anyone left in the tourney that we're actively rooting for or against at this point? I'm firmly in the rooting against UConn camp. Can't stand Shaka, so to hell with Marquette as well. Is it bad that I'm sorta kinda rooting for Iowa State? Their fans are pretty insufferable, but I really do like the way that team plays. Amazing defense and they score just enough to win.
Yeah, there's no sense in rooting for the Clones. Their fanbase is one of the worst in all of sports and they don't deserve nice things in the state of Iowa. I'm also making sure to root against Iowa women's basketball. I won't watch a second of it, but will be happy when they lose.
Worst scenarios for champs are below:
1. Duke
2. UNC
3. UConn
4. Alabama
5. Tennessee
6. Houston
7. Iowa State
8. Marquette
Wouldn't be too perturbed if any of the others won it all. [Reply]