Purdue can be who we root for for the Big Ten's sake. I hope MSU loses. But, they won't -- LSU is trash.
MSU has already made more jump shots in 90 seconds than Michigan made all game last night.
Would love LSU to win this game but as Michigan fans we know it'll be salt in the wound tonight
Geaux Tigers. Also need Duke and UNC to make it to MPLS if I want to have a reason to keep following this tourney.
Think that happened for me last night. Not only did Michigan set basketball back a few decades, they ruined my desire to watch anymore basketball.
Say, anyone have some extra spring football or recruiting nuggets?
Rooting for UNC (my long-time 2nd fave, since I was a kid), but picked Auburn in my brackets.
Anybody but MSU or Duke....
Conference pride is stupid especially if it means you are going to root for a hated rival.
Conference pride is big in SEC country because they're already used to sleeping with cousins. It's not that much different chanting SEC when you're a Tennessee fan and Alabama wins CFP title.
Agreed. The south is inherently more tribal than the north (except for ohio).
If you’re rooting for Big Ten interests then Purdue should be the team to root for. Why the fuck would you root for MSU? What kind of Michigan fan are you?
Let’s go Houston
Secretly rooting for Msu is dumb as hell. Screw the big ten and screw Msu.
Not just directed at you OP but when are you all going to realize that other B1G teams doing well nationally--ESPECIALLY RIVALS--does not help us?
Fuck the other 13 teams in this league. You know damn well none of their fans would ever root for us.
I hope LSU beats them by 35. And if they don't, I hope Zion humiliates them.
Y’ever interact with people off of the internet? lots of b1g fans were pulling for michigan last year. They just arent on twitter or message boards.. like 95% of the fans aren’t
Wrong. I watched many Minnesota fans root their ass off for us during the Florida game.
Because there was an understanding that night that we pull for them against msu.
As long as MSU loses I will be happy. I expect them to win tonight.
I'm rooting for my liver and against my spleen.
I'd rather have MSU and Duke win so one of them gets to lose on Sunday.
You know they can both lose tonight, right?
If an MSU win would somehow benefit Michigan, I'd root for Sparty.
It won't, and I won't.
The only team I'm rooting for is Purdue, and that's mainly to see the nightmarish Purdue Pete at courtside on national TV. If the Boilers faced the Tarheels in the NC game, then Michigan will have beaten the championship game contestants.
They can face in the FF, not the title game.
Not according to the ESPN bracket—Purdue's in the South and UNC is in the Midwest, and they're opposite sides of the bracket.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket
South plays the Midwest.
I think your computer is loading that incorrectly.
ESPN on my mobile agrees with you, but both my laptop and my wife's desktop have the same thing: South playing the East.
I don't think it's a computer loading thing—I think it's just a pretty significant graphic fuckup.
None of these teams are likable except for VT lol
For the rest of the tourney, I'm rooting the winner of the West region and Virginia. I think it would be incredible if Virginia wins after their first round loss last year. The ultimate redemption, and Tony Bennett from a personal standpoint is a lot like Beilein. He's just a really good guy, and he handled that adversity last year really well.
Virginia isnt the most exciting team to watch, but it is very technically sound. I think Michigan fans could get in board with Virginia as they're another team very likely doing it the right way at an elite level
I have Houston winning it all so I guess UH.
I want sparty to lose to Duke. Purdue to win out.
Anyone but Texas Tech and MSU is ok by me. Purdue would be next in team I least want to win.
We lost so I probably won't watch another minute. It's the bonus sadness of Michigan losses. Once we're out I can no longer enjoy the other games, ditto in football, once we're out of the playoff/conference race I have 0 interest in watching other games.
The only thing I really care about at this point is MSU losing because MSU fans are such jackasses. Which is a shame, because if they wore any other jersey I'd root for a team with Tillman, Winston, a walk on who magically suddenly makes 3's, and a McPoyle. I'd also like to see Duke, UNC, and Kentucky lose, but likely not enough to watch any of these games, just to check the scores and give a small 'yay.'
Meteorites. Screw everyone.
LSU win. Title vacated...
I’m rooting for some good pics at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. After watching that game last night with Seth and Matt Demorest (thanks again for the free beer) I think I’ll take a night off from B-ball.. Secondly thanks to WCBN for the free passes. I’m not sure how many people still listen to live local (alternative) radio anymore but it sure makes my odds better for free swag.
Rooting for Texas Tech.
They played a hell of a game. I like the game they play. If they can shut down everybody & win it all it makes Michigan look better.
(I also think Matthews should come back & spend every second practicing shooting 3's.)
I will root for Houston or Virginia. No UNC, Duke, Kentucky, or MSU.
Nothing will make Michigan look better until we play another game in a different season.
I hope they all lose, but especially Duke.
Rooting for lsu. If lsu wins then v-tech. If lsu loses then dook to keep the fire wall. I'm ok with Purdue. Don't care much else. No cinderellas left.
(secretly rooting for MSU to win -- for the B1G's sake.)
And Michigan's sake? Do you think it's in our best interests for our in-state rival to advance further than us?
Well Michigan did advance further than MSU last year by a really far margin, and they seemed to bounce back ok. I hate MSU, but just saying...
I'm not talking about next season - that's obviously not going to depend on what happens here - but recruiting. Keep the perception up that MSU can't get it done in March anymore under Izzo.
March 30th, 2019 at 12:29 AM ^
Coach does fine recruiting. Need the players to stay 3–4 seasons.
I'd rather play in a big boy conference than a conference who doesn't show.
Either Purdue or TT, hope duke and state lose.
Tar! Heels!
Oddly, I find myself rooting for MSU-at least until the game starts-and I have nothing against Purdue. Are there some good guys out there to root for instead? Go Big Ten, and I think I know some Spartys who would root for us- they just don’t go on message boards.
March 30th, 2019 at 12:19 AM ^
go to the light smash, go to the light! sparty-no...
Well I hate the SEC, so screw LSU, Kentucky. For MSU, you kinda just have to tip your cap. Cassius seems like a good dude.
Anyone but Duke. I have NC in my bracket but I always root for the underdog. Duke going down would pretty much make up for Michigan's loss yesterday. I hate Duke.
I want the team that had to suspend their coach to win.
Go Tigers.
Want to see LSU lose, since it is beyond dispute they were buying players. And Duke, because obviously. Also would be happy to see UNC and KY go down.
You don't have to worry - LSU's going to be vacating this tournament run, so it ultimately doesn't matter.