GAME THREAD: #11 MICHIGAN vs #3 Tennessee /PSA: today's tip pushed back to 5:50 EST; spread up to 7
Er, 7.5, so I'm guessing Jones has been cleared.
Fuck! Hosting fam, they are coming over at 5 CST, was already boned but now total overlap! (it's my wife's birthday today so didn't have much choice on day and time)
Sucks. Happy birthday to wifey!!
Thank you! Happy to say her family were all cheering for our boys and watched the last 5 minutes together!!
Thanks for letting me know. I thought it was 5 15. I will adjust my plans accordingly.
"blow" the lead? he must not have watched the refshow.
Blow was a typo - Woj meant Hublot, as in what the Baylor boosters gifted the refs to get them back in the game.
They literally turned off fouls on baylor for 10 Minutes for their comeback. Every call went baylor's way even out of bounds.
They were pushing on defense rebounds on the ball. No calls.. I'm not even a UNC fan nor did I have them in my bracket.
I had Mayer and Thamba for 8 fouls each minimum. Thamba was two handed shoving Manek before the ejection, which he still deserved.
NCAA refs are horrible about reffing the score.
It was one of the most ridiculously one-sided 10 minutes of officiating I've seen in a game. I think officials, as humans, have a tendency to sub-consciously want games to be close and tend to favor teams making runs from behind. But this was over the top
The Refs were rioting in that UNC game. I can't be the only viewer unclear on why that elbow deserved the maximum sentence.
It was borderline.. I think the refs thought, let's eject him. It won't matter and will get rid of the chippiness. It just motivated Baylor to do more
He definitely looked like he was retaliating with it and looked back. That being said they ignored two handed shoves in the back on Baylor. Those are intentional as well
Thanks
Late money coming in big for Michigan.
EDIT: Did that too fast and got that backwards. Exhibit A for why I don't gamble.
Yet the line goes up?
My head just exploded.
I don't bet, but I bet that's now how that works.
really, I just got UM -8.5 on MGM so I doubt all the money is on UM
Some VIP guests today.
Love that! Go Blue!
Now that's why it's called march Madness.
That's ridiculous that they move tip back because some other game halfway across the country went long
March Madness has always scheduled games so that you can catch the last 5-10 minutes of the next game. If an early game goes into OT they push back the later games to get back on schedule.
Glad the game starts at 0-0 and not 7-0
North Carolina pulled off the offset and gave people some money to play with, possibly explaining the point spread movement.
Great start
We lead early someone sir.make game thrrad
Terrible jump ball call. The Tenn player had his hands on the ball for about 0.2 seconds
Someone's gotta shut down James. He's Michael Jordan-hot so far.
LOVE the effort.
Good start. Failed to convert a lot of good looks at the rim
Good start, 40 minute game. Can’t take any minutes off tonight
Great start. Keep it going.
That's a lot of midrange points for a team we're supposedly going to profit by forcing into midrange shots.
Lots of hand-checking by that Vol guard on Eli and Plavsic on Hunter. It's the Baylor effect - foul until the refs call it, then foul some more
Seems like Michigan sped themselves up a little too much. Transition opportunities are good to take advantage of, but run the half court offense thoroughly, and get open looks for Eli and Houstan.
Jones is snakebit af
They’re are hitting all pull up jumpers right now, that is not sustainable for an entire game. Jones needs to settle down a little, he’s pressing right now.
GO BLUE!!!
Oh, no, Jones!
Tennessee is both athletic and can shoot. We need to just win each game segment
Jones back to the locker room
Insane how Jones can’t stay on the court.
Ooof Jones has got that injury bug following him.
let’s go boys.
Here we go Frankie
Have to hit those Houstan if we’re going to win this game
In retrospect! Go blue
Tenn, as advertised, is active on defense.
Tennessee’s length really bothering us out on the perimeter.
B1G Dickinson energy!
HD got more 3's than Houstan.