NCAA Mens B-Ball Official Thread


Recommended Posts

streaming for free? thats cool. hows the quality? the one thing i like about my job (working for an lcd tv maker) is i get to watch tv all day long. we have directv and OTA HD, so i should be able to catch all the games. i saw directv doing a commercial where you can watch all 4 on one screen, but i think that might cost money.

streaming for free? thats cool. hows the quality? the one thing i like about my job (working for an lcd tv maker) is i get to watch tv all day long. we have directv and OTA HD, so i should be able to catch all the games. i saw directv doing a commercial where you can watch all 4 on one screen, but i think that might cost money.

I envy you. Deeply lol. I don't know how the quality is going to be but I'll definitely be finding out on Thursday lol.

So now that the brackets are all set anyone care to give their Final Four predictions?

Atlanta - Texas (I say they get their revenge on Duke)

Oakland - Gonzaga (the Zags finally don't underachieve as a power)

D.C. - UConn (Mich. St-UNC possible matchup in round 2 as a rematch of last year's national semifinal could be awesome, go Heels!)

Minneapolis - Villanova (assuming Ray is really fine. If I hear something new this could change. they eek out a win over Ohio St. in the regional final)

And my pick to win it all? 'Nova (again assuming Ray is healthy)

The Buckeyes are gonna win the Big Ten tourney to. Then Win the Big One.

Guess they are done, huh? hehe

Gators win their second SEC title, and back to back. I see them going VERY FAR.

Tennessee being a #2 seed ahead of Florida though has to be the biggest joke ever.

man, no wolverines....such a shame. this group of seniors has been through so much....and they did have a good year overall. they really should have been there. who's gonna do a fantasy pickem league? yahoo has such a thing, right?

Glad to see Arkansas back in the tournament after a five year absence. Unfortunately we will have a tough game against Bucknell. If the Hogs get past them, they play Memphis. That match up does conjure up memories of the mid nineties when both programs were great programs.

boy do those espn experts really have it tough. digger phelps was giving his bracket picks. sure it's easy when all you do is pick the favorite for every match except 2. one of which was a 9 over an 8, and the other was a 10 over a 7. grow a pair, man. everbody knows there is 7-10 numerical upsets every year, including a 12 over a 5.

The hardest part is picking the right upsets. One wrong pick could mess up the entire bracket.

exactly. there will be 4-8 upsets first round. you can pick the higher seed all the way through, and you'll do decent, but you won't finish higher than middle of the pack. you'll have 4-8 wrong pics. if you want to win, you have to call the upsets. but if you call the wrong upsets, then you'll have 8-16 wrong pics. i always go for it though....but i usually end up sucking.

monmout over nova anyone? ;)

From what I hear a lot of people saying, a number 1 could fall, and the obvious weak #1 is Memphis. Although I doubt it will happen, and I didn't have the guts to pick it, but Oral Roberts could pull the shocker. I wanna see a #1 fall in the first round. I still remember back about 4 or 5 years or so ago, when Holy Cross almost took down #1 Kansas.

From what I hear a lot of people saying, a number 1 could fall, and the obvious weak #1 is Memphis. Although I doubt it will happen, and I didn't have the guts to pick it, but Oral Roberts could pull the shocker. I wanna see a #1 fall in the first round. I still remember back about 4 or 5 years or so ago, when Holy Cross almost took down #1 Kansas.

If Memphis falls, I'll be in trouble. I have Kansas and Memphis playing in the sweet sixteen, with memphis currently winning, but i'm just not sure yet.

Just in case anyone's wondering the CBS Sportsline March Madness on Demand thing is pretty cool. Once you get into the "arena" you choose whatever game you want, except for whatever's being shown on your local CBS affiliate which is blacked out. For me that means the Seton Hall - Wichita St. game is blacked out but I got it going on the TV. I'm watching the OU - UW-Milwaukee game online. It's basically the TV broadcast put online, commercials included lol.

UW-Mil is running on OU early on. OU can't keep up. Good. I didn't put any brackets in any contests because I just wanted to enjoy the tourney this year and not have to worry about my picks but in my personal bracket this was one of my early upsets.

Hmmm, might be running a bit delayed. I glanced at the TV and the score update for the game was 10-8 UW-Mil before OU scored their 8th point online lol. Still cool though.

O man we might be in store for the first BIG upset. Pacific is up 6 on BC in OT. Man Pacific owns the Big East in this tourney if they pull this one off too. Two years ago it was Providence and Pitt last year. lol

My bracket is dead if BC loses

Again that's why I didn't put any in this year. Just want to enjoy the games and not stress or care. lol Besides don't feel too bad. A lot of "experts" would have their brackets screwed up with a BC loss too.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Microsoft OneDrive is getting a simple yet much needed feature by Sayan Sen Microsoft has been steadily expanding OneDrive’s file management capabilities over the years, including for shared content and shortcuts, although it has had its flaws, too. The cloud storage platform introduced support for folder shortcuts several years ago, allowing users to pin frequently accessed shared folders from OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. Now, Microsoft is refining that experience further with a new way to organize those shortcuts as revealed in a recent Microsoft 365 roadmap addition. Previously, shortcuts added through the “Add shortcut to My files” option would appear alongside all other files and folders in the root of a user's OneDrive. And although it's meant to be useful, this approach could also create clutter along the way, especially for heavy users who may have to work with large numbers of shared folders across multiple projects and teams on their systems. This is where Microsoft’s latest feature comes in, as it is looking to address this inconvenience by giving users the option to place new shortcuts inside a dedicated “Shortcuts” folder instead. The feature is designed to keep shortcut links organized into a single location instead of scattering throughout the main OneDrive directory. Hence, the idea is to make navigation and usability easier and simpler. The first time a user chooses this option, OneDrive will automatically create the folder, and to help make it stand out from the other folders, the Shortcuts folder will have a distinct visual identity featuring a unique color and a building-style icon. That being said, the new Shortcuts will behave just like any other folder in OneDrive, and as such, users will be able to move it to a different location, rename it, share it with others, or remove it entirely if they prefer a different structure. You can view the entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap website here. Currently, the feature is in the "in development" phase, but the tech giant expects the rollout to start next month (July 2026). Do keep in mind, though, that new feature rollouts often get delayed.
    • VS Code 1.123 introduces massive upgrades for persistent AI developer workflows by Paul Hill Microsoft has just released Visual Studio Code 1.123 alongside its annual developer conference, Build 2026. This release, as always, has a heavy focus on advanced AI agent integration and making the built-in browser more robust. Notably, this update brings big sync changes that keep your AI agents persistent across sessions. With this update, VS Code now supports cross-machine syncing for chat histories, touched files, repository contexts, and related PRs via GitHub accounts, tying users even more into Microsoft’s developer ecosystem. This update also introduces the new /chronicle command that allows you to query past sessions using natural language, generate instant standup reports, and get personal productivity insights. Microsoft has also made some improvements to network-dependent operations, it explains: “When a terminal command that is run by a local agent requires access to domains that are not configured as allowed domains, the command is automatically retried inside the sandbox with unrestricted network access. After that, if it still fails, it falls back to unsandboxed execution. This allows network-dependent operations such as git fetch to finish, while keeping filesystem protections in place.” Microsoft has not stopped there; in this update, it also allows developers to drag, drop, and pin multiple agent sessions side-by-side for easy code comparisons in real-time. It also introduces the Research Agent, accessible via /research. This is a read-only, depth-optimized tool that gets data from the web, local codebase, and GitHub to give you a Markdown report on complex APIs or unfamiliar code. Now, let’s talk about the integrated browser and some security enhancements. VS Code 1.123 features enhanced screenshot capture tools that allow for targeted Area Screenshots and Full Page Screenshots to send layout context instantly to AI chat. The address bar has also been revamped, supporting favorite pages and tab management. Finally, on the security front, this update introduces a safety-first two-hour delay on third-party extension auto-updates to safeguard against compromised or buggy releases. This release is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you have VS Code, keep an eye out for the update availability notification. If you still don’t have VS Code, you can get it here.
    • I'm hoping with the Surface Pro 12, I can use either USB-C for my Xreal One Pro glasses. With my Surface Pro 11 OLED X Elite, I have to plug them into the top port. The bottom port will power it, but nothing shows on the screen. Maybe it's my setting. When I plug in the glasses, I have it output only to the glasses. So maybe I need to turn on both displays with it in the top port, then switch the glasses to the bottom port and set it to output only to the glasses. And then hopefully Windows remembers the settings for either the top port and bottom port (one of the awesome features of Windows where it remembers the exact configuration when plugging in external monitors.
    • Forgive my ignorance, but the only difference I see here is that a USB-A is now a USB-C, so there are two of them. For the modern age (and I'd argue since 2020), most products would now come with USB-C as an option, if not the default. Display, charging, devices, etc on TWO connectors, sometimes all combined! So having 2 of those powerful ports is great for something this size! Meanwhile my Surface Pro (5) has a single USB-A port which I cannot even get display out to, instead relying on some Surface Connect dock which I don't have. That is a poor experience, not to mention expensive and not compatible with other devices. Thank God USB-C is mainstream!
    • wow. that color finally comes to Surface Pro. was always a little jelly when a friend had the sandstone Surface Laptop. I wonder how different this dune is from the sandstone. I'll be getting the dune version. always thought black and platinum were a little boring. I'll still have access to my blue Surface Pro 11 as it'll be a hand-me-down.
  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      B2Proxy earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Year In
      MadMung0 earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Week One Done
      jefred earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Apprentice
      JoeyNeo went up a rank
      Apprentice
    • Week One Done
      oliviaexpo earned a badge
      Week One Done
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      482
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      227
    3. 3
      Skyfrog
      70
    4. 4
      FloatingFatMan
      60
    5. 5
      Nick H.
      54
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!