***Official 2025 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[cytor]

Florida sucked all day at the three. Then they hit 4 in a row in 1 minute and 30 seconds. AND tech misses every free throw. Florida extremely lucky. F both schools

 

[FriendlySpartan]

We have dumb fans when it comes to this topic. If it’s not perfectly even then the fix was in!

Yeah all fan bases have those, I get it and it’s always eaiser to deflect blame outwards instead of what a team did wrong

 

[CySmurf]

The better team did not win this game. Tech brutalized them inside in the 2nd half. Tech did a lot to help Florida win this game. Misses on the One and one...twice. Credit Florida though. They made FOUR clutch 3s in the last 3 minutes to win this game.

 

[Raiders70]

There wasn't a single questionable call against Tech down the stretch. No one to blame but themselves.

 

[cayin]

Totally fair but when there is zero foul discrepancy, or even have the fouls in your advantage blaming the refs is just being a sore loser.

Massive foul discrepancy I will give you all day but this was pretty even. If you were a fan of Florida I bet they were saying the exact same things about the refs until they won.

It’s always easy to blame the refs but it’s almost always the players who decide the game

fouls at the end evened it out. And you point doesn't account for no calls. Florida was two handing Tech players all day and not calls. And your point doesn't account for timing of a call or a bad call, in this case the phantom call on Tech late.

 

[AlaCyclone]

There is not much worse than having to cheer for Duke.

Then, don't!
High Tide!

 

[helechopper]

man I get over games alot easier these days but if we just did what Tech did here I would struggle to get sleep in the next few days.

I was just telling my brother that this is Tech’s Michigan State game.

 

[CYedUp]

Totally fair but when there is zero foul discrepancy, or even have the fouls in your advantage blaming the refs is just being a sore loser.

Massive foul discrepancy I will give you all day but this was pretty even. If you were a fan of Florida I bet they were saying the exact same things about the refs until they won.

It’s always easy to blame the refs but it’s almost always the players who decide the game

Are you saying that kick on the 3 point shot was truly a foul? Or that that goaltending reverse was the correct call?

 

[Cychl82]

It's gonna be an all sec final isn't it? Why would anything nice ever happen?

I think Duke takes out Alabama and Houston handles Tennessee was my picks

 

[AlaCyclone]

Pre-Game DOOK slobbering!

 

[ClonerJams]

SEC about to control college athletics for most of our lifetimes if the money flow and rules arent figured out for better competition

Let's not overreact. It took an epic meltdown from Tech paired with Florida turning into the Golden State Warriors at the end for Florida to win. If Houston wins, we were a fluke away from having 2 Big 12 teams in the final 4.

 

[cyfanbr]

Im sorry, but once again, cheering against SEC and the Big 10 should be a no brainer for any ISU fan. Have you all freaking forgot what almost happened to us and to our conference because of them?

 

[LLCoolCY]

As much as ISU loses hurt that meltdown 3minutes by TT will haunt their fans for years. Can’t blame the refs either.
For once in my life I feel bad for Lubbock (just for 1 night).

 

[rosshm16]

I’ve lately felt like the three-pointer is having too much influence on the game. Maybe the line should be moved back to the NBA distance.

 

[Raiders70]

Im sorry, but once again, cheering against SEC and the Big 10 should be a no brainer for any ISU fan. Have you all freaking forgot what almost happened to us and to our conference because of them?

I don't think hardly any ISU fans are.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Im sorry, but once again, cheering against SEC and the Big 10 should be a no brainer for any ISU fan. Have you all freaking forgot what almost happened to us and to our conference because of them?

This is a good PSA.
I do not disagree in principle - especially since you added the B1G.
High Tide!-*

*-Rooting for Alabama, NOT the SEC!

 

[CyGuy5]

That Texas Tech choke was something Iowa State would pull. I don’t think I’d get over that for a looooong time

 

[heitclone]

The reaction to this loss is Tech spending even more in the portal.

 

[cyclones500]

I had flashbacks to 2000 watching this one

Precise comparison that came to mind.

Details were different, but same feeling.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

fouls at the end evened it out. And you point doesn't account for no calls. Florida was two handing Tech players all day and not calls. And your point doesn't account for timing of a call or a bad call, in this case the phantom call on Tech late.

You can call out no calls in both directions all game long. I guarantee if you go over to a Florida board it was ******** about no calls when they were losing.

When your teams is down you only point out when the refs are missing things. It’s looking at calls with an obvious bias.

Similar to how in football they can call holding on every play. People only bring up the refs when the lose, it’s never wow the refs really gifted us that game!