Michigan #4 In South Region, Facing South Dakota State In Auburn Hills

I like the seeding, and great to see michigan playing at the palace

...hump a Hilltopper?  

25-9 (13-30,won Summit Conf (league Oakland is in),lost to Minnesota,Oakland,Bama. 74 points per game,3 guys +40% 3 pt shots......be nice if NC St upsets Kansas

After a brief glance, here is my initial elite eight prediction:

Pitt

OSU

Miami

Syracuse

Georgetown

Duke

Louisville

Michigan

Imo, the Big East has favorable draws all over the place.

Isnt VCU perfect matchup for us, a up tempo fast pace game?

And why the hell does everyone keep talking about NDSU point guard like he is amazing he averages 3 assists a game.

If we are as good as we are supposed to be this bracket should be really favorable for us. If we get through the first two games we should be happy to play Florida as the 3 seed. They aren't bad but they aren't as good as they are ranked either. Who knows from there.

Even after giving due respect to everybody who made it, I'm pretty sure this is the easiest draw Michigan has had for their first week since the 1980's.  Michigan will either have to play way below their talent level or have an opponent play way above theirs to lose either of the first two games.  

Once you get to the second week, they're all tough, barring a small conference team having a three-day miracle to get into the second week.  Getting to the second week will be progress for the program, and any other wins will be "gravy."

Everybody at the WWL is talking like we're going to lose.

Bilas seems to think we are going to lose again NDSU... Surely we won't lose first round?

They are a small team like us so our weakness at reb shouldn't be a problem.Maybe this is the game Morgan breaks out of his slump?

For those that say MM beat Sd st by 24, Wolters didn't play.

scheduled yet for Thursday?

SDSU is a win, not worried.  VCU is one team I wanted to avoid, as well as Georgetown.  Think we match up better with Florida so I will root for them.  Kansas is a tough matchup for us as well should we get that far, big athletic guys and a center who lets nothng happen inside defensively.  BUt, KU has had a few bad games, as has G'town. 

SDSU has the longest home win streak in the country. Hope we fill up the palace and make it as far from a home game for them as possible.

First, one OT point: I am the child of SUNY Albany profs, and grew up a stone's throw off campus. As a kid, I went to SUNYA football and bball games, which were D-3 back then. And now we get Duke - w/the whole country rooting for us, no doubt. Cannot tell you how sweet it'd be to actually pull that one off. Hope I can count on my MGoFamily to root a little extra hard for the Great Danes. (As if you needed any motivation.)

As for (the other) us: I know SD State seems like a trendy upset pick to a lot of people, but am I the only one not that scared? They lost 9 games this year, i.e. more than we did, against considerably weaker competition. And I'd sure as hell rather play a team whose best player is their PG, than, say, in the frontcourt. Burke plays D. As we all know, we're certainly capable of just not showing up and making an early exit, but I don't think this is such a bad match-up. Ditto for the region as a whole. Not saying we're likely to get past Kansas (or even VCU, perhaps), but the South seems not nearly as bad as the Midwest: 'Ville, Duke, and Sparty as the top 3? Yeesh.

Go Blue! Go Great Danes!

Dicky V picked Michigan to go to the final 4 lmao.

I take back everything I've ever said about Dickie V being a blowhard windbag.

HE'S BRILLIANT!!!!!!

Vitale just picked us to reach the Final 4, considering the source I don't know if I should feel better about our chances.

Vitale is usually pro-Michigan.  One reason why he's never bothered me that much.

Vitale has lost it. Michigan will struggle just to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. Unless the last couple of weeks of underperforming have been an elaborate ruse by Beilein like that one episode of "Coach".

South Dakota has the #209 ranked defense. (For reference: Penn St #135, Nebraska #115, Northwestern #150). There will be no first round upset this year.

Michigan struggles vs teams with Elite defenses such as Kansas, Georgetown, or Florida. This team has sweet-16 berth and no further written all over it.

If we make it past this weekend, WATCH OUT

Game will be session 2 on Thursday. 715 tip

I will be rooting for ANY team playing Duke or UNC.