Flame on!

North Carolina 81 - Marquette 63
Kansas 77 - Richmond 57

These two games were ugly. UGLY. Let us not speak any more about them.

And the beat goes on

Arizona 93 - Duke 77

Absolut Domination. Kyrie Irving could have been at 200% and wouldn't have matter. Nothing mattered for the Blue Devils. They were totally horsewhipped at the Honda Center by the Wildcats. Once again they were stripped and laid bare for all to see. We could only assume Coach Lavin was sitting somewhere laughing his but off. Beware of Arizona you Huskies.

The mighty once unbeatable Duke is OOT.

VCU gives 18 reasons why they belong

The Rams slap the taste out of the Hoyas mouths 74 to 56

Virginia Commonwealth are on a mission, Special Ed style. In the interest of full disclosure we picked USC to beat VCU but does it matter? We also picked this:



Georgetown was ripe to fall. But that shouldn't diminish from the type of ass kicking basketball the Rams are bringing. If you hinder their ability to shoot from the perimeter they'll bury you in the paint. If you play the bully role in the lane as Georgetown did they'll just shoot threes all day. Pick your poison.

So henceforth we shall no longer disrespect VCU. They truly belong here and they are one team the Selection Committee got right.

We did it to you again!

BYU 80 - SDSU 67

That was eerily similar to last month. We need auto type for this: Once again we were victims of our own poor 3 point shooting and the inability to convert opponent turnovers into points. Add to that the embarrassing way we handled a loss on national television by throwing trash on the court. At this point we have serious doubts if we can win in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.

Alright, we have a bet we need to pay on -

We love you Jimmer. You're the best. Mormons own us. We suck.

We are: Penn State

Not Michigan State. PWND.

And not Illinois. PWND^2.

This is Sparta, Nittany Lions. Congrats.

LA face with an Oakland booty

Oakland 89 - Tennessee 82

Gabby sent us this from the hospital after we were discussing what happened. Tennessee went up to Pittsburgh and knocked out then 3rd ranked Pitt only to now lose to Oakland at HOME? Yes, Oakland is a good squad but to beat the Vols on their home floor after that impressive win? Shit!

This is Sparta, Golden Grizzlies.

On another note Gabby and Mrs. March to Madness are doing well with their newborn son. Born Monday morning at 5:40 am! Gabby says they'll be back home on Wednesday afternoon to promptly start watching games together beginning Thursday. We're hoping the new baby will start contributing posts shortly thereafter. They'll probably be more coherent than ours.

Take them to another place

So the Vols beat 3rd ranked Pitt 83 to 76 last night. We have an idea for a post! Check this out...

Scene (in b/w): Tennessee players are jumping up and down in excitement after their big win. Pittsburgh players are walking away dejected, heads hanging low. Camera pans in on Panther guards Gibbs and Wanamaker...

Ashton Gibbs: "Lord I've really been real stressed. Down and out, losing ground."
Brad Wanamaker: "Although I am black and proud, problems got me pessimistic."
Jamie Dixon: "All these brothers keep messing up. Why does it have to be so damn tough?"
Pitt fans: "We don't know where were can go to let these ghosts out of our skulls."

We can go on and on with this. All we need now is someone like LSUfreek.

Can't stop talking about it

Brackets have been busted!

The Earth has shaken. Goliath has been slain. Northern 'fucken' Iowa has beaten Kansas 69 to 67.

Thank goodness we pick Ohio State.

We even teared up

Louisville was on the bubble. Their last home game of the season. Their last game in Freedom Hall ever. Facing Syracuse, the number 1 team in the country. And the Cardinals won.

Here's your miracle. Stand up and fight.

We sound like a broken record but this is why we love this game.

Let the chaos begin

And then there were none. South Carolina beats team formally known as number one 68 to 62. At this point any team in the top 10 could take it all come March.

And let the campaigning for the Jayhawks begin..



LOL SUXRZ!

Scene: Inside the Thompson-Boling Arena

You bring the crowns and heads of conquered coaches to my campus. You insult Pat. You threaten my players with yet another loss! Oh, I've chosen my words carefully, Bill. Perhaps you should have done the same!


This is blasphemy! This is madness!


Madness...? This is SPARTA!!!

Congrats on taking down the #1 ranked unbeaten team. Now we are down to two.

The power of prayer

Ex president Richard Roberts approves

Oral Roberts lays the lumber to New Mexico, beating the 13th ranked school in the country 75-66. The Lobos were going for their 2nd 13 win season in school history but ORU founder denied them this milestone from beyond the grave:

Oral Roberts, who died last week at age 91, was honored in the invocation and players wore black, circular patches with his initials on their jerseys. New Mexico ended up becoming the highest-ranked opponent to lose at Oral Roberts.

Of course, if you ask New Mexico fans they would say it's a good loss. Where we come from no loss is "good". Especially if you are an overwhelming favorite.

So congrats Golden Eagles, you so deserve the This Is Sparta award for the week. Don't go crazy with it.

It was all a dream about Tennessee

USC, you just beat 9th ranked Tennessee! You win this week's The Is Sparta! award. Major upset, guys. How do you feel?


Eh, whatever. Anyone up for SkyBar?

Weakest rush the court ever. We almost want to revoke the Sparta award.

And Coach Pearl. Losing to a team who obviously does not care?! WTF?!!

A nose picking time

Villanova is was the third best team in the country. They came into Temple walking on air. No way the Owls were going to beat them, they've lost four years in a row. They are totally rebuilding right now.

And then this happened...



75-65 Temple.

SPARTA!!!

The late shift

Watching (or watched) -

VCU / William & Mary (congrats Tribe)
Kentucky / UNC (congrats Wildcats)
Washington State / Kansas State (currently ongoing)
and Charlotte / Louisville (see below)

Yes, Charlotte. This is definitely Sparta. You get this week's award for putting the smackdown on the Cardinals. Depleted or not they looked lost out there.

This Bud's for you

We're currently watching the beatdown Syracuse is giving UNC and we just heard Dickie V. say the following:

That's traveling, man!
Even in the NBA that's traveling!


Dick Vitale has his moment of lucidity.

Oh yeah. Syracuse? This Is Sparta!!!! You get the other weekly award.

Providence did what?!

Pittsburgh couldn't even last two days. This is fucking ridiculous. Why even rank a team number one? Seriously, to all BlogPollers, this is how we should do the next poll...

#1 (space for rent, only serious offers need apply)
#2 Team A
#3 Team B

And so on and so forth. Jiminy Cricket.

The secret

How do you win against Oklahoma? You concuss their best player.



Oklahoma falls, Blake Griffin concussed.

Oh, This Is Sparta btw...

Clemson thinks they're tough

The Clemson Tigers ass rapes Duke by 27 points.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski spent most of the second half in his seat, hands over his mouth. Three times he subbed his entire squad to find a spark, but the Blue Devils never got closer than 20 points over the last 9 minutes.

And speaking of ass love, this is Sparta!!!!!!!! Congrats Tigers, you get and deserve this award.