NCAA Tourney Talk

[spindle92]

Apr 1, 2024 16:35:13 GMT -5 eddy said:

I sort of want someone to knock me out for the Iowa v LSU rematch tonight. I am so nervous. 😭

I've been pacing around the house for an hour now.

I'm more excited about the game after, as Paige (Uconn) is family but I still have a stake in the first game too.

What a night for women's college ball and this is only the elite 8!

    

[kadams767]

This game!!

[eddy]

That was a phenomenal night of basketball.

I can't wait for Friday.

[spindle92]

Apr 2, 2024 8:08:45 GMT -5 eddy said:

That was a phenomenal night of basketball.

I can't wait for Friday.

Next weekend is going to be amazing.
Great games on both men's and women's side.

[spindle92]

Tonight is going to be even bigger than Monday night.

Uconn vs Iowa
Paige vs Caitlyn

I just hope the refs stay out of it and let them play and the best team teams.

[lilac05]

Apr 5, 2024 11:39:12 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

Tonight is going to be even bigger than Monday night.

Uconn vs Iowa
Paige vs Caitlyn

I just hope the refs stay out of it and let them play and the best team teams.

So excited for the game tonight! I’m glad I’m a night owl because it’s going to be a late night!

I saw a clip yesterday that made it look like Molly D is out again for tonight’s game. Love Coach Bluder and how she cares for the players, and I know what happens down the road if you don’t fully heal now…but heartbroken for her if she can’t play tonight.

[basilosaurus]

I don't really do much sport ball watching, but I want to watch Iowa UConn. Does anyone have a good link? I can VPN to another country but don't have any cable password.

930a during Ramadan, yeah, not even the places that open at 5a for fifa will be showing this

[elleblue]

Apr 5, 2024 15:14:19 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I don't really do much sport ball watching, but I want to watch Iowa UConn. Does anyone have a good link? I can VPN to another country but don't have any cable password.

930a during Ramadan, yeah, not even the places that open at 5a for fifa will be showing this

UConn has their own app where they stream the games for free. Maybe that would work? link

[basilosaurus]

Apr 5, 2024 15:25:46 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Apr 5, 2024 15:14:19 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I don't really do much sport ball watching, but I want to watch Iowa UConn. Does anyone have a good link? I can VPN to another country but don't have any cable password.

930a during Ramadan, yeah, not even the places that open at 5a for fifa will be showing this

UConn has their own app where they stream the games for free. Maybe that would work? link

The website worked without even VPN on my laptop. I hate single use apps so I always try the site first. Thank you!

I'll miss the fun of watching with a group, but I want to watch great athleticism regardless.

[elleblue]

Oh good, I'm glad you'll be able to watch basilosaurus.

[Jalapeñomel]

Wow! What a game!

[erbear]

That game was amazing. I honestly don’t care who wins from the final four — all have something I love — and I was happy to see a good game, though that call at the end was kinda heartbreaking. I hate when good games are decided by referees (not saying it wasn’t a foul, just that I wouldn’t have called it in that moment).

[spindle92]

Apr 6, 2024 10:33:13 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Wow! What a game!

The first half was great - the refs let 'em play.

[Jalapeñomel]

[curbsideprophet]

Apr 6, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

That game was amazing. I honestly don’t care who wins from the final four — all have something I love — and I was happy to see a good game, though that call at the end was kinda heartbreaking. I hate when good games are decided by referees (not saying it wasn’t a foul, just that I wouldn’t have called it in that moment).

If you think it was a foul, then it should be called. If it was a foul and not called and then UConn went on to score, wouldn’t that also be the refs deciding the game (ignoring an illegal play that influenced the game)?

The final should be interesting, hopefully it’s a good game!

[curbsideprophet]

Apr 6, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

That game was amazing. I honestly don’t care who wins from the final four — all have something I love — and I was happy to see a good game, though that call at the end was kinda heartbreaking. I hate when good games are decided by referees (not saying it wasn’t a foul, just that I wouldn’t have called it in that moment).

If you think it was a foul, then it should be called. If it was a foul and not called and then UConn went on to score, wouldn’t that also be the refs deciding the game (ignoring an illegal play that influenced the game)?

The final should be interesting, hopefully it’s a good game!

[erbear]

Apr 6, 2024 21:05:26 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Apr 6, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

That game was amazing. I honestly don’t care who wins from the final four — all have something I love — and I was happy to see a good game, though that call at the end was kinda heartbreaking. I hate when good games are decided by referees (not saying it wasn’t a foul, just that I wouldn’t have called it in that moment).

If you think it was a foul, then it should be called. If it was a foul and not called and then UConn went on to score, wouldn’t that also be the refs deciding the game (ignoring an illegal play that influenced the game)?

The final should be interesting, hopefully it’s a good game!

I don’t know. I’m a bball ref. I would have not called that — not blatant enough to be the game changer.

[basilosaurus]

So, the uconn stream obviously won't work for the final. All I'm seeing in my searches are streams not available to me. So, I humbly ask for assistance again. How can I watch the final without American cable access? I reiterate I can VPN to any country.

[Jalapeñomel]

Apr 7, 2024 9:52:00 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

So, the uconn stream obviously won't work for the final. All I'm seeing in my searches are streams not available to me. So, I humbly ask for assistance again. How can I watch the final without American cable access? I reiterate I can VPN to any country.

Do you have Max?

[curbsideprophet]

ESPN app?

[litasail]

I cannot get over how much the male announcer sounds like Mikey Day from SNL.

[Jalapeñomel]

So sorry Iowa, but South Carolina was just too hard to beat.

[spindle92]

The best TEAM in the nation won!!!!

[lilac05]

Apr 7, 2024 16:10:25 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

So sorry Iowa, but South Carolina was just too hard to beat.

As an Iowa fan, I can say that I’m super proud of them, their season, and how they’ve impacted the lives of so many in our area. But South Carolina deserved that win today. It was an amazing game! Great plays, great sportsmanship…today felt like a win for everyone!

Even Coach Bluder said before the game that she didn’t think they could win in a 5 game series, but in a single game, anything could happen. Today, the best basketball playing team in the nation won. (AND I still think our Hawkeyes are also the best team in the nation…even if they got outplayed on the court. There’s just something special about them.) I admit, I cried when Molly D got to take the court for the last few seconds. The team has stepped up, but she has been really missed!

[minzy]

I became an Iowa fan just this week 😛 and since we are already in Ohio we went to this afternoon’s women’s game on a whim. It was awesome to be there in a packed sold-out arena with 17,300. I’d say the crowd was more pro-Iowa, but there were lots of South Carolina fans, too. South Carolina obviously played a great game and they had so many rebounds. It was super fun to witness Caitlin Clark in action. My daughter and I stopped at a Shake Shack after the game and ordered right behind Caitlin’s whole family and boyfriend, so that was kind of cool. (As, see above, I just became a fan in the past week, I did have to google to confirm, haha, but it was definitely them, and we played it cool and obviously left them alone.)

[eddy]

Diehard Iowa fan here.

I am still pretty sad even though the better team absolutely won. It always had to end, but it still feels mournful for it all to be over. It has been a really special 4 years with this team.

Dawn Staley and this team made the bitter medicine go down easier. I famously always find a enemy on every team and I couldn't do it with SC lol. They are so talented. And I have so much respect for Dawn.

I can't believe I left work on Friday and we hadn't even played the final four game. It puts into perspective that this team won their final four game and then played in the championship all before I logged back into my silly little job.

[eddy]

Apr 7, 2024 19:16:14 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Apr 7, 2024 16:10:25 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

So sorry Iowa, but South Carolina was just too hard to beat.

As an Iowa fan, I can say that I’m super proud of them, their season, and how they’ve impacted the lives of so many in our area. But South Carolina deserved that win today. It was an amazing game! Great plays, great sportsmanship…today felt like a win for everyone!

Even Coach Bluder said before the game that she didn’t think they could win in a 5 game series, but in a single game, anything could happen. Today, the best basketball playing team in the nation won. (AND I still think our Hawkeyes are also the best team in the nation…even if they got outplayed on the court. There’s just something special about them.) I admit, I cried when Molly D got to take the court for the last few seconds. The team has stepped up, but she has been really missed!

I also cried. Love Molly D so much. 

[livinitup]

Our household is very invested in tonight’s NCAA Championship.

Boiler Up.

[Jalapeñomel]

So sad for the Boilers, but once again, UConn was going to be impossible to beat (unless you're Creighton!).