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March 31, 2014
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Boo on Connecticut for mucking up the works in the NCAA. I was fully looking forward to a spring bad blood renewal known as the SpoFi SEC - Big 10 Showdown: Hoops Edition.
At least Kentucky-Michigan was a most worthy undercard.
posted by beaverboard at 09:29 AM on March 31, 2014
On the upside for England, this makes Australia look bad, too.
posted by owlhouse at 09:29 AM on March 31, 2014
Boo on Connecticut for mucking up the works in the NCAA
Appears UConn has found another coach who can draw blood from a stone. And to pull off that game against a well balanced Izzo coached squad yet.
At this point I reluctantly believe nobody can stop Kentucky. Too much talent, too much size, and for the first time in ages playing almost like a basketball team.
posted by cixelsyd at 09:50 AM on March 31, 2014
In hilarious news, England just lost to the Dutch at cricket.
North American sport comparison, please!
Are we talking Michigan losing to Appalachian State?
Is it Sweden losing to Belarus?
posted by grum@work at 10:42 AM on March 31, 2014
I think I've won the NCAA Bracket Contest. The only players who can beat my current 74 score have the same remaining teams picked that I do.
posted by rcade at 01:27 PM on March 31, 2014
Yep, it's over. Congrats, rcade.
posted by Etrigan at 02:25 PM on March 31, 2014
Does anyone here know the Pucking Dekes owner from our fantasy hockey league? He's throwing a ridiculous temper tantrum on the message board there.
posted by rcade at 04:25 PM on March 31, 2014
Some of the players identified themselves here.
Sounds like he is challenging the bench, drunk Bieksa style...
posted by rumple at 06:56 PM on March 31, 2014
North American sport comparison, please!
Maybe a AA minor league team beating the Yankees.
Change that - England at the moment are probably more like the Astros.
posted by owlhouse at 09:18 PM on March 31, 2014
Change that - England at the moment are probably more like the Astros.
More like the Red Sox during that beer and chicken collapse a couple years ago.
If the beer and chicken Red Sox lost to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, during some kind of competition that was important to both teams, you'd be in the area.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 08:40 AM on April 01, 2014
In hilarious news, England just lost to the Dutch at cricket.