2024-25 NCAA Basketball Season thread

[rupert3]

Coogs 34 Tennessee 15 at halftime

[rupert3]

Final 4 69-50  now Duke next week

 

[rupert3]

Auburn-Fla

Houston-Duke

All final 4 are number 1 seeds  No major seeded upsets this year I don't think so far

[baddog]

39 minutes ago, rupert3 said:

Auburn-Fla

Houston-Duke

All final 4 are number 1 seeds  No major seeded upsets this year I don't think so far

Has only been achieved once before….2008. I’m not a guru. They flashed this marquee during the game. 

[baddog]

On 3/28/2025 at 11:49 PM, bullets13 said:

7/8 correct in sweet 16 matchups isn’t too shabby for me 

I picked Duke vs. Florida after the 1st round. They’re still alive. Is that good or was it obvious? Lol

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

1 minute ago, baddog said:

I picked Duke vs. Florida after the 1st round. They’re still alive. Is that good or was it obvious? Lol

At this point yes. Lol 

[bullets13]

15 minutes ago, baddog said:

I picked Duke vs. Florida after the 1st round. They’re still alive. Is that good or was it obvious? Lol

neither has made it yet, but they're both favored.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

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Buzz to Maryland 

[AggiesAreWe]

Got mixed emotions about Buzz leaving.

Curious to see who comes in to take his place.

[TxHoops]

18 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Got mixed emotions about Buzz leaving.

Curious to see who comes in to take his place.

I really like Buzz.  Don’t know him but those I know who do, think he’s a great guy.  Weird it’s the second coach Maryland has hired from TAMU.  Thought it was probably a step up with Turgeon left, not so sure anymore.  Rumors swirling the new guy will be Beard.  If so, I think that’s a definite improvement coaching wise.  In fact, imo (for what that’s worth), he’s one of the very best in the country.  

[BEARCPA]

 

[bullets13]

Was hoping beard didn’t go to aggy. 

[AggiesAreWe]

9 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

Was hoping beard didn’t go to aggy. 

Why?

[bullets13]

9 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Why?

1. Don’t like the idea of an ex-horn going to their biggest rival.  
 

2. as @TxHoops said, he’s one of the best coaches in the country, giving them a better chance to beat the horns. 

[AggiesAreWe]

12 hours ago, bullets13 said:

1. Don’t like the idea of an ex-horn going to their biggest rival.  
 

2. as @TxHoops said, he’s one of the best coaches in the country, giving them a better chance to beat the horns. 

But have no problem with an ex Aggie going to the horns. 😉

I get it.

[baddog]

1 hour ago, AggiesAreWe said:

But have no problem with an ex Aggie going to the horns. 😉

I get it.

My question would be….why would a coach leave A&M for Maryland? Aggie has deep pockets so it can't be money. 

[AggiesAreWe]

32 minutes ago, baddog said:

My question would be….why would a coach leave A&M for Maryland? Aggie has deep pockets so it can't be money. 

Good question.

Maybe it's about not having to play in the best basketball conference. 

[bullets13]

9 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

But have no problem with an ex Aggie going to the horns. 😉

I get it.

That’s not how it works. Just like how if Beard went to college station he’d be embraced there, but Aggy collectively lost its mind when Texas ended up with their baseball coach. 

[TxHoops]

7 hours ago, baddog said:

My question would be….why would a coach leave A&M for Maryland? Aggie has deep pockets so it can't be money. 

Let’s just say he didn’t get the job he was lobbying for behind the scenes, going so far as apparently calling it his “dream job.”

[AggiesAreWe]

33 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

That’s not how it works. Just like how if Beard went to college station he’d be embraced there, but Aggy collectively lost its mind when Texas ended up with their baseball coach. 

I was speaking strictly about you.

[baddog]

38 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

Let’s just say he didn’t get the job he was lobbying for behind the scenes, going so far as apparently calling it his “dream job.”

I’m no expert, but this isn’t even a lateral move. 

[TxHoops]

12 minutes ago, baddog said:

I’m no expert, but this isn’t even a lateral move. 

I agree.  I don’t get that move either.  I think A&M is clearly the better job, although the money thing isn’t necessarily true in this case because Maryland’s top booster is Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank.  As a guess only, I would be pretty confident their NIL collective would be higher due to him.  Plank is not only a billionaire, he’s a Maryland hoops fanatic.  
 

In other news, apparently McCasland at Tech has now told A&M no thanks.  In fairness though, that got me to thinking, are the top three basketball programs in the state now U of H, followed by Baylor/Tech?  Tech’s facilities may be the best in the state.  They definitely were imo before UT built the Moody. 

[bullets13]

2 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

I was speaking strictly about you.

And I’m pointing out that I employ the same logic as most Aggie fans just did. 

[baddog]

3 hours ago, TxHoops said:

I agree.  I don’t get that move either.  I think A&M is clearly the better job, although the money thing isn’t necessarily true in this case because Maryland’s top booster is Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank.  As a guess only, I would be pretty confident their NIL collective would be higher due to him.  Plank is not only a billionaire, he’s a Maryland hoops fanatic.  
 

In other news, apparently McCasland at Tech has now told A&M no thanks.  In fairness though, that got me to thinking, are the top three basketball programs in the state now U of H, followed by Baylor/Tech?  Tech’s facilities may be the best in the state.  They definitely were imo before UT built the Moody. 

You possess a basketball knowledge that I can’t keep up with. Good games coming soon. I’m staying with Duke/Florida with Duke taking it.

[TxHoops]

6 hours ago, baddog said:

You possess a basketball knowledge that I can’t keep up with. Good games coming soon. I’m staying with Duke/Florida with Duke taking it.

Well, I definitely like those picks.  Florida was my choice going in because I couldn’t tell how good Duke was because of how down the ACC was this year.  But after what Duke’s did to Alabama, especially defensively, they seem to be the team to beat for me.