• Who Advances from the Sweet 16 to Final Four?
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    Who Advances from the Sweet 16 to Final Four?

    We are now down to the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament. Despite the countless upsets, we still have all #1 seeds alive heading into the second weekend. UConn won their games by a total of 56 points. They are looking to become the first repeat champion since the 2007-2008 Florida Gators. Houston needed OT to barely edge Texas A&M and earn a trip to the Sweet 16. Purdue has also dominated their first two opponents also. They beat down Grambling and Utah State by a total of 67 points on their way to the Sweet 16. The final top seed in North Carolina cruised by their first…

  • Who Will Be Cutting Down the Nets in 2023?
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    Who Will Be Cutting Down the Nets in 2023?

    Who had UConn, Miami, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State making the Final Four in their bracket? Alabama, Houston, Tennessee and UConn were my picks to reach the Final Four. UConn has been the most impressive team throughout the tournament after blowing out everyone. Miami were underdogs in their games against Houston and Texas, but advanced to the Final Four. Florida Atlantic took out Tennessee and Kansas State on their way to championship weekend. Finally, the San Diego State Aztecs defeated top seed Alabama and Creighton to get to this point. In one game, the Florida Atlantic Owls will battle the San Diego State Aztecs. The other semifinal game will…

  • Trav’s 2023 Final Four Predictions
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    Trav’s 2023 Final Four Predictions

    Did you enjoy the first two rounds of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Tournament? For the second time in five years, we saw the #1 seed go down to 16th seed. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated the Purdue Boilermakers in stunning fashion. The Purdue upset was the lone one in the East Region in the first round. In the South, we had Furman defeat Virginia with a 3-pointer with less than 3 seconds remaining. Virginia being beaten wasn’t the only upset in the South Region. Arizona fell to the 15th seeded Princeton Tigers. Princeton advanced to the Sweet 16 after manhandling Missouri. Furman lost to San Diego State to end their Cinderella run.…

  • Daddy’s Hangout 2021 Final Four Predictions
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    Daddy’s Hangout 2021 Final Four Predictions

    We are now down to the Final Four of March Madness. Before going on, the legendary Roy Williams announced his retirement from coaching college basketball. Williams is one of the all-time great coaches in the game of college basketball. Between Kansas and North Carolina, he coached for 33 years after being an assistant for the Tar Heels. Now onto the Final Four as we will see the Baylor Bears battle the Houston Cougars. In the other game, we will see Gonzaga take on the surprising UCLA Bruins to see who advances to the title game. In my Elite 8 predictions, the only game me and others failed to get right…

  • Daddy’s Hangout 2021 NCAA Elite 8 Predictions
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    Daddy’s Hangout 2021 NCAA Elite 8 Predictions

    The wild ride of March Madness continued into the Sweet 16. My Sweet 16 picks garnered a 5-3 record, which isn’t bad at all seeing how this tournament has gone. Michigan beat Florida State to show why they are a legit contender to cut down the nets in the end. In the game of the weekend, UCLA pulled off the upset over Alabama in OT. My last defeat came when Houston manhandled Syracuse to advance to the Elite 8. Who will advance to the Final Four? Let’s see who leaves the Elite 8 victorious? East Region Final   #1 Michigan vs. #11 UCLA The top-ranked Wolverines dominated the Seminoles on…

  • Daddy’s Hangout 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 Predictions
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    Daddy’s Hangout 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 Predictions

    The first two round the March Madness was as crazy as we have ever seen. We have a number of Cinderella teams as we enter the second weekend of the tournament. Gonzaga and Baylor are still the favorites to meet in the championship game. With all the madness that has taken place in March, could we see someone else? Let’s take a look and see who I think will advance to the Final Four. East Region   #1 Michigan vs. #4 Florida State We have the only matchup that features two teams that were favorites and prevailed in the first two rounds. We also have a game that features two…

  • My Top 5 Favorite College Basketball Teams Ever
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    My Top 5 Favorite College Basketball Teams Ever

    March Madness is headed into the second weekend. With the Sweet 16 starting up tomorrow, it got me thinking about some of favorite teams from the past. The NCAA tournament have been my favorite sporting event ever since I was a kid. When I was a teenager, me and my friends would hurry home to catch the games. We also love to watch NBA and WNBA games also. My daughters have become huge fans of the WNBA and they collect anything related to them. They are excited as the 2022 WNBA Prizm releases July 15th. This brings back memories of being a kid and collecting anything related to the NBA.…

  • 2016 NCAA Final Four
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    My 2016 NCAA Championship Game Prediction

    We have finally reached the championship game of this crazy tournament. Surprisingly, the Final Four have featured a couple of blowouts as Villanova pulled off the largest margin of victory in the Final Four over Oklahoma by beating them 95-51 in the first game. In the second game, North Carolina outlasted their ACC foe, Syracuse by beating them 83-66 to advance to play the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game on Monday Night. With everyone wanting to see the Tar Heels play Kansas from the beginning of the tournament, this game between the Tar Heels and Wildcats should be a great game. In my original bracket and then my last…

  • Yahoo NCAA Tournament Bracket Sweet 16
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    My 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Predictions

    Did you enjoy the first week of the NCAA tournament? I’ll be honest, if this second weekend is as good as the first weekend, and then get ready for another batch of great college basketball games. With so many close games, to the three buzzer beaters and the crazy finale between Northern Iowa and Texas A&M, speaking of Northern Iowa, how about that buzzer beater from half-court to beat Texas in the first round? My first bracket I correctly predicted eight out of the 16 teams and hopefully I have a little more success with this new bracket. Let’s get started!! Sweet 16 South Region This first game has the…