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Just like old times.
Selection show on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ at 5:00.
My nerves are so shot I may be asleep by then.
ESPN still showing on their bracketology us as a 5 and Vandy as a 4. Updated an hour ago.
Edit: I was wrong about the update.
That was at 1:47 CT so it was before our game was over.
Hell, they may have us down to a 6 or 7 with another hour to go.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Mar 15, 2026, 04:05 PMThat was at 1:47 CT so it was before our game was over.
You are correct.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Mar 15, 2026, 04:06 PMHell, they may have us down to a 6 or 7 with another hour to go.
Probably waiting on the results from the Wichita St/ S. Florida game.
https://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944 (https://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944)
UConn a 2 seed? Naaa fam
Do we know the locations of each round yet? Nevermind.
No way we get lucky enough to play in OKC. That kind of draw is normally reserved for Duke.
https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/2026-ncaa-tournament-sites-host-cities-final-four-future-locations
Quote from: Guardrail on Mar 15, 2026, 04:21 PMDo we know the locations of each round yet?
As long as they send us to Pine Bluff, it won't matter.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Mar 15, 2026, 04:13 PMhttps://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944 (https://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944)
Well now that he caved I think he's a coward!
Quote from: Barton Fink on Mar 15, 2026, 04:13 PMhttps://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944 (https://x.com/i/status/2033287264227229944)
Besides the fact that we should be above Vandy and Bama, we should be in Virginia's spot. We won't be, but we SHOULD be. They have beaten one (1!) ranked team all season. Louisville. Yeah, well we beat them too. And we won 5 ranked matchups. And we played in a tougher conference. And won our conference tournament.
They need to burn the whole seeding system down and restart from scratch. Holy shit...where's the Tylenol?
Shirley we are a last four in?.
here we go.
KTHV with tornado warnings preempting Selection Show. Great
I have weather nerds nerding out and I can't watch. I even went over to Paramount+ and it is still nerds talking about the weather.
So far we are not in the East bracket. West coming up.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 15, 2026, 05:06 PMI have weather nerds nerding out and I can't watch. I even went over to Paramount+ and it is still nerds talking about the weather.
Don't worry, CBS gonna take their time
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 15, 2026, 05:06 PMI have weather nerds nerding out and I can't watch. I even went over to Paramount+ and it is still nerds talking about the weather.
I went to CBSSports.com and found live feed
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 15, 2026, 05:07 PMDon't worry, CBS gonna take their time
20 minutes of commercials between brackets.
Can we beat Arizona?
Tough traveling to Portland
We are a 4 seed in the West.
Portland. PORTLAND.
Good grief.
Gotta watch out for Issac Big Fish Johnson.
Welp. 4 in the West w/ Arizona. Playing Hawaii.
Horse shit
They could have sent us to Tampa or OKC. But nope.
CBS graphic department. You had one job...
We can beat Wisconsin.
4 seed portland. play hawaii.
missouri a 10 seed in st. louis. pitiful.
Fukn bs that Missouri goes to St. Louis as a 10 seed.
Was just about to post about Mizzou in St. Louis. I just wanted to play on Friday. In the best teams region of course.
Fucked over as usual. But if we're gonna be against a 4 and 1 that's a pretty good draw.
Cumguzzler of course picks Wisconsin to the Sweet 16.
I don't like going to Portland, but Arizona was my hope for what 1 seed we would end up with. I'm not mad at the draw.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Mar 15, 2026, 05:17 PMI don't like going to Portland, but Arizona was my hope for what 1 seed we would end up with. I'm not mad at the draw.
Yeah, I would have gone to a close one, not going to Portland.
Buffalo
Providence
San Francisco
Portland
Does the NCAA selection committee own a map?
I hate that we are out West. Lots of late games
However, I like our draw.
Hawaii, Wisconsin, Arizona
CBS says winning a conference tournament means something when they talk about Purdue, we'll see when Vandy comes up
Can we make a few thousand red make Arkansas great again woopig hats and ship them to fans going to Portland just to tick off the locals?
On Thursday. The committee is supposed to have the teams playing today in conference championship play on Friday.
Bama to Tampa
Kentucky to St Louis
Cal called this in the presser after the game, what's the point unless the winner gets something out of it. Playing on Thursday, he knew we would.
The Hawaii Rainbow Gays have not played a ranked team all season. The best teams they played were Oregon and Arizona State. Both losses.
Vandy plays SEC champ game in Nashville, plays 1st weekend NCAA games in OKC.
They flipped us and Vandy. Would we rather have Zona than Florida?
So Vandy drops to 5 seed and goes to OKC.
Did they just flip Arkansas and Vandy? Probably.
NCAA to Arkansas : "You're no daisy."
A&M gets to play in OKC as a 10 seed.
Wisconsin has beaten Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, and Illinois twice. I have not sat and watch them play a whole game as I have no interest in Big 10 basketball, but that's a pretty impressive resume.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 15, 2026, 05:32 PMThey flipped us and Vandy. Would we rather have Zona than Florida?
We should be the 3 in Greenville and have neither.
They even missed a chance to pair us against NC in the second round again.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 15, 2026, 05:32 PMThey flipped us and Vandy. Would we rather have Zona than Florida?
Yes.
We won't tip til after 9 Thursday.
All the SEC teams are playing pretty close to home...except us.
We lose today and we would have had a pretty easy trip to sweet 16
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Mar 15, 2026, 05:34 PMWisconsin has beaten Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, and Illinois twice. I have not sat and watch them play a whole game as I have no interest in Big 10 basketball, but that's a pretty impressive resume.
They are a tough draw.
looks like they didn't carefor cal pointing out the absurdity about the seeding. his comments at the presser, he knew what was coming.
and yes, arizona is a better matchup than florida if we get that far.
Arizona beat Houston twice, beat Florida, beat the shit of Alabama. Great draw.
Wisconsin aint no joke
NCAA just hates us, again.
Fuck 'em.
Oh well, we'll milk this as a slight and hopefully be fired up.
Let's just beat them all.
I'll be the one to say we are almost certainly not winning the NCAAT. Too many weaknesses defending the interior.
But we won the SECT, and that means we walk away with something to show for Acuff's unbelievable season
Cal on espn right now
Let's win 2 and see what happens vs Arizona.
There is zero chance we aren't a top 12 team in the country. Zero. Zilch. Fuck the selection committee
This is absolute fuckery...
Yeah, we should have been a 3 seed over Virginia and maybe even Gonzaga.
But I'll say this: I guarantee you Arizona is not happy about us being the 4 in their region.
10 SEC teams, in but no SEC teams in the East region?
How you are playing at the end of the year means nothing for seeding. The name on the jersey means everything.
Early line is Ark by 15.5
Again, fuck everyone involved. Hatefully. Get everything clicking at once though and Arizona is at least a little nervous.
https://x.com/JohnNaborsShow/status/2033311900507718017?s=20
I thought Bama were supposed to get penalized for playing Bediako?
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We won't tip off until after 10pm. I can't.
Quote from: Loma on Mar 15, 2026, 07:23 PMWe won't tip off until after 10pm. I can't.
And we'll probably play the 11:00 am game Saturday
Chortle
https://x.com/ScottMorris12/status/2033260830502863143?s=20
I'm too old to be staying up that late. Good thing I already don't really give a fuck.
Quote from: animal on Mar 15, 2026, 07:39 PMI'm too old to be staying up that late. Good thing I already don't really give a fuck.
You say that, but by Thursday you'll be all in like the rest of us.
I saw on twitterX the tip off time for our game should be 1:00 pm central on Thursday. First game of that round in Portland. They made damn sure to make it as difficult as possible.
https://x.com/i/status/2033342851887579412 (https://x.com/i/status/2033342851887579412)
Let's just go full heel this year.
Trash talk, gloat, put in the big foreign kid for some cheap shots, etc.
The kids would probably rather it be late...it's us old fucks that thinking it's making it hard on them.
Quote from: Guardrail on Mar 15, 2026, 07:48 PMI saw on twitterX the tip off time for our game should be 1:00 pm central on Thursday. First game of that round in Portland. They made damn sure to make it as difficult as possible.
I don't think Cal is too happy
Quote from: Barton Fink on Mar 15, 2026, 07:49 PMhttps://x.com/i/status/2033342851887579412 (https://x.com/i/status/2033342851887579412)
Don't hate that. Good start time, and I like Nessler and Sczerbiak likes us. Should be fun.
Just rewatched the 2nd half. Damn proud of this team. Those kids will never forget today.
No, very easily could've been the late late game.
Go watch the announcement video with the team.
They say Portland and several people clap. But watch Acuff. He glances over to Cal as if they talked about it and knew something like this was gonna happen.
Quote from: Guardrail on Mar 15, 2026, 05:13 PMPortland. PORTLAND.
Good grief.
Why would you reward a shithole like that with hosting a tournament round?
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 15, 2026, 08:47 PMWhy would you reward a shithole like that with hosting a tournament round?
Think of the money they will lose for lack of fans. We would turn out en mass if it was closer.
https://x.com/hoopvision68/status/2023880114816348296?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Quote from: DrMongoose on Mar 15, 2026, 09:30 PMhttps://x.com/hoopvision68/status/2023880114816348296?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
That's cute. They should have no problem with our athletes one on one.
Watching all the celebrations of the players postgame, I realized I'm content with whatever happens in the tournament. The Hogs lifting a trophy after all these years is a successful season. That said, I still say we win it all.
Bracket with TV times and channels.
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Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Mar 15, 2026, 09:39 PMThat's cute. They should have no problem with our athletes one on one.
https://x.com/rpm002/status/2033325177598062649?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
I don't see any way Brazile hasn't played his way into the first round
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 15, 2026, 10:34 PMhttps://x.com/rpm002/status/2033325177598062649?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
I don't see any way Brazile hasn't played his way into the first round
I hope he increases his stock this week.
Quote from: Spiderham on Mar 15, 2026, 10:15 PMBracket with TV times and channels.
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Thank you good sir.
I'll be in Hawaii on Thursday. Around the wife's side whose acting like the football team just made it to the Sugar Bowl like back in the June Jones Colt Brennan days.
I'm praying the results are similar, because there would be nothing worse than..
I was hoping we would get in the South Regional. Would love to have hosted the Woopig when the Hogs made it to Houston. Who do we know in San Jose that is now on the clock?
RE: Portland
You know people be camping outside the arena for weeks on end...but they'll be homeless.
Quote from: animal on Today at 06:19 AMRE: Portland
You know people be camping outside the arena for weeks on end...but they'll be homeless.
the teams can work on their footwork on the way to the arena by dodging piles of human crap.
Make
Arkansas
Great
Again
Would love to see that in Portland, but I don't want most of you to get stabbed with a rusty knife by a schizo homeless man on meth.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 15, 2026, 09:19 PMThink of the money they will lose for lack of fans. We would turn out en mass if it was closer.
The NCAA has their money, it's the city that bid that gets screwed. Who wants to go to Portland anymore? Last I flew in to there, the first thing you see is massive homeless encampments at the expressway exchanges leaving PDX.
This close in, flights would be prohibitively expensive.
Just checked. Tickets from XNA, Little Rock, and Memphis are all in the $1,000 to $1,200 range.
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Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Today at 08:23 AMJust checked. Tickets from XNA, Little Rock, and Memphis are all in the $1,000 to $1,200 range.
I'm flying to Hawaii tomorrow for half that.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Today at 04:49 AMI was hoping we would get in the South Regional. Would love to have hosted the Woopig when the Hogs made it to Houston. Who do we know in San Jose that is now on the clock?
I might have an urgent business meeting I need to attend in Santa Clara...
Quote from: TC on Today at 08:28 AMI'm flying to Hawaii tomorrow for half that.
Sabotage the Rainbow Warriors in some way.
Quote from: TC on Today at 08:28 AMI'm flying to Hawaii tomorrow for half that.
Isnt Hawaii being flooded right now?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Today at 09:16 AMIsnt Hawaii being flooded right now?
Yeah it's rough. My sister in law is a manager at the Target in Kaneohe and she just sent us pics of waist deep water in the store. It's pretty rare for that area to have that kind of flooding.
Whether Nolan Winters plays for Wisconsin may be the deciding factor if we play high point or Wisconsin in next round. I don't think he's been practicing with the team
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Today at 09:31 AMWhether Nolan Winters plays for Wisconsin may be the deciding factor if we play high point or Wisconsin in next round. I don't think he's been practicing with the team
You're not gonna get this level of in-depth analysis from Hogville, folks.
Have they gone away from the system where you could play anywhere in mix and match fashion and still be in any region? Like, they might play both a South game and an East game in Portland?
They had that for a few years and I couldn't follow it. But I don't notice it being the case this year.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Today at 09:47 AMHave they gone away from the system where you could play anywhere in mix and match fashion and still be in any region? Like, they might play both a South game and an East game in Portland?
They had that for a few years and I couldn't follow it. But I don't notice it being the case this year.
Similarly, what happened to the "pod system" where teams would be sent to a region closer to home to cut down on travel times and costs?
Well, for everybody except Arkansas I guess.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Mar 15, 2026, 09:30 PMhttps://x.com/hoopvision68/status/2023880114816348296?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Wonder how many layups Acuff and Richmond will get on Thursday? :D
Quote from: Guardrail on Today at 10:15 AMSimilarly, what happened to the "pod system" where teams would be sent to a region closer to home to cut down on travel times and costs?
Well, for everybody except Arkansas I guess.
That's the same thing. The "pod system" meant any region could be playing anywhere, allegedly to keep teams "closer to home."
But I think it's defunct.
They probably put HI in Portland so they didn't have to tracel as far.
Woopig bracket? ESPN based?
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Today at 12:12 PMWoopig bracket? ESPN based?
dropped a link in the Woopig Bracket? thread
Is it fair for me to make fun of Texas for having to play a game Tuesday to get in the real tournament?
Fuck it, I don't really care if it is fair or not. Still going to do it.
Either way they won't win and advance
Quote from: jdcatty on Today at 02:12 PMIs it fair for me to make fun of Texas for having to play a game Tuesday to get in the real tournament?
Fuck it, I don't really care if it is fair or not. Still going to do it.
we'd have to take away your razorback fan card if you don't make fun of texas at every opportune moment. when in doubt, make fun of them anyway.
here's an explanation why we ended up in portland.
https://x.com/Bauertology/status/2033378264727818451
A lot of words in the tweet. It wasn't clear to me but why couldn't we be put in the East and Kansas in the West? The writer wrote that the West was the only option for Arkansas.
Edit: I guess they say that Kansas is the higher 4 seed so the East is the closest regional to Kansas. Lawrence is 1091 miles to Washington DC and 1565 miles to Portland. Fuck the rules.
Either move the Sec tournament up a day where they can't screw the winner of the tournament or cancel it. I just noticed there are 4 SEC teams in the Midwest and none in the East. Maybe the selection committee expert could write explaining that next.
Quote from: Guardrail on Today at 10:15 AMSimilarly, what happened to the "pod system" where teams would be sent to a region closer to home to cut down on travel times and costs?
Well, for everybody except Arkansas I guess.
Kansas got San Diego
Quote from: vegashog on Today at 03:30 PMhere's an explanation why we ended up in portland.
https://x.com/Bauertology/status/2033378264727818451
The issue isn't where, the issue is when. The rule should be if you play in a conference final on Sat, you play on Thur; if you played on Sun, you play on Fri. That's fair. Making a team that played on Sun play again on Thurs, PLUS have to travel over 1,000 miles isn't right no matter who is doing it.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Today at 04:58 PMThe issue isn't where, the issue is when. The rule should be if you play in a conference final on Sat, you play on Thur; if you played on Sun, you play on Fri. That's fair. Making a team that played on Sun play again on Thurs, PLUS have to travel over 1,000 miles isn't right no matter who is doing it.
yall acting like it will take all day to get to Portland. Don't they just fly direct on their plane or do they fly commercial?
they fly charter, and will leave tomorrow morning. travel will probably affect the coaches more than the players.
it's sec that insists on having the championship game on sunday, and it's why cal hates playing in it. the ncca doesn't have to change their seeding formula because the conference won't start the thing a day earlier.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Today at 04:58 PMThe issue isn't where, the issue is when. The rule should be if you play in a conference final on Sat, you play on Thur; if you played on Sun, you play on Fri. That's fair. Making a team that played on Sun play again on Thurs, PLUS have to travel over 1,000 miles isn't right no matter who is doing it.I'm
Without getting overly into it I'd suspect there is a math problem to be worked out in order to do what you are advocating.
There are 68 spots, 31 automatic bids leaving 37 at-large bids. Selection Sunday had 5 auto bids yesterday punch their ticket and issued 3 of them for Thursday games. The seeding is what is going to really matter here. If we were say the #1 overall #4 seed maybe they would have given us a Friday game. IDK how that works but probably works something like that.
Barring common sense and understanding that there are four #4 seeds and I'm going to hazard 2 of them play on Thursday and 2 of them on Friday. I get it...Kansas lost on the 13th and will be fresh as a daisy come Friday. Would it have been a big deal to ship them assholes to Portland and us to San Diego? Probably not. Does anyone give a fuck up there? No
The main issue is the tv deals and our conference. We should be ending our tournament on a Friday. That would do two things. A. Make the SECT more competitive incentivizing competitive play by having a longer rest for the final teams competing. B. Gives the Selection committee ample opportunity to figure out how to fuck Arkansas. Hell by Sunday the committee might not even agree Arkansas is a state.
You people act like they are playing two days later. They have three days.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Today at 07:43 PMYou people act like they are playing two days later. They have three days.
That kind of rational thinking will destroy a sports message board.