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Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:36 pmby DiamondM
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18896904/bold-predictions-ncaa-tournament8. SMU will spoil that dream Villanova-Duke Elite Eight matchup
And you can thank Duke transfer and SMU star Semi Ojeleye for that. Yeah, Duke's messy season complicates projections about this up-and-down crew. But if you're a Duke fan, you know you have the pieces to make a run and earn a slot in a prime-time matchup against Villanova in the Elite Eight. But the SMU squad the Blue Devils will meet in the Sweet 16 should worry all Duke fans who know the Mustangs' star all too well.
Ojeleye (19.0 PPG, 78 percent from the free throw line, 43 percent from beyond the arc) is a 6-7 enigma surrounded by a squad that has connected on 40.6 percent of its 3-pointers this season. SMU is also top 30 in adjusted defensive efficiency. It is here to ruin that coveted Duke-Villanova affair a year after an academic scandal barred the Mustang from the postseason.
I might need a defibrillator if this actually came true. I really have no idea how I would react. Scream like a pterodactyl? Crumble into a sobbing heap? Die right on the spot? Walk around saying Holy %$#@*(! for the next 48 hours? And don't even get me started if we were to go further. Just spread my ashes in the flowers by the Mustang statute outside of Moody. A nice memorial bench would be nice.
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:47 pmby ponyboy
Am I to take this that your primary allegiance is to the Mustangs?
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:48 pmby sadderbudweiser
I have already purchased my strip for the Garden. Sweet 16 & Elite 8
Imagine knocking off Duke and Villanova the same weekend to reach the Final Four.
I really hope they are both good enough to get there.
WE ARE.
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE.
Let's remember March 2017 as the death of the curse.
Pony up folks.
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:56 pmby DiamondM
ponyboy wrote:Am I to take this that your primary allegiance is to the Mustangs?
Of course.
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:36 pmby soccermom
My youngest son convinced me to fill out a bracket on espn. I picked us to beat Duke, Villanova, & Kentucky in the finals. Dream big or go home.
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:42 pmby mustangxc
soccermom wrote:My youngest son convinced me to fill out a bracket on espn. I picked us to beat Duke, Villanova, & Kentucky in the finals. Dream big or go home.
Wrong! We will beat UCLA in the final!
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:43 pmby soccermom
mustangxc wrote:soccermom wrote:My youngest son convinced me to fill out a bracket on espn. I picked us to beat Duke, Villanova, & Kentucky in the finals. Dream big or go home.
Wrong! We will beat UCLA in the final!
That's fine w/me!!
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:25 pmby Whitwiki Pony
Wouldn't that be beautiful
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:02 pmby SMU_Alum11
What would be very beautiful is a 4th match up with Cincy
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:09 pmby PonyBait
mustangxc wrote:soccermom wrote:My youngest son convinced me to fill out a bracket on espn. I picked us to beat Duke, Villanova, & Kentucky in the finals. Dream big or go home.
Wrong! We will beat UCLA in the final!
I've got the same in my bracket!
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:14 pmby ponyboy
DiamondM wrote:ponyboy wrote:Am I to take this that your primary allegiance is to the Mustangs?
Of course.
My bad. For some reason I thought you were Duke first. Should've known better
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:24 pmby One Trick Pony
Whitwiki Pony wrote:Wouldn't that be beautiful
Wp did you lose your other self?,
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:26 pmby mustang92
I got goose bumps reading this thread.
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:45 pmby One Trick Pony
mustang92 wrote:I got goose bumps reading this thread.
Where were they located?
Re: Bold Predictions
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Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:12 pmby Whitwiki Pony
One Trick Pony wrote:Whitwiki Pony wrote:Wouldn't that be beautiful
Wp did you lose your other self?,
purely laziness