Aston04 said:

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Humble brag... Did a bracket contest starting with sweet 16. Got every pick right. Granted, mostly chalk- but still..

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Is that what the trophy icon next to your handle is for?

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JJxvi said:

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Obvious proof of either some sort of karmic curse or, more likely, institutional fan deficiency that manifests in these losses. What other explanation could there be?

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There are certain teams and certain schools that always tend to rise up in the moment...and there are certain teams that always fold.

Houston has by far the strongest basketball tradition out of any school in the state, but its UTEP and Baylor that have the National Title Trophies in Mens basketball.

Houston and Tech have each lost heartbreaking National Title games that would have changed the trajectory of their schools and athletic departments....... and each of them choked.

Baylor is in the same category of athletic department as Tech and Houston. The only difference is they've won the last 4 National Champion Games their mens and womens basketball teams have played in. People under 30 don't remember Baylor being horrible at sports.

I really thought Houston was going to pull it off tonight.

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Winners win.

Losers find ways to enter the season #1 and absolutely embarrass every Aggie alive.

Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Congratulations to Florida for rallying from a 42-30 deficit with 16:24 left to defeat Houston 65-63 in the Men's Basketball National Championship Game to win their 3rd national championship and 1st since 2007. Florida pulled off the third-largest comeback (12 points) in national championship history, tied with Kentucky in 1998. Also, Todd Golden comes the second-youngest coach to win a national title in NCAA history at 39 years and 9 months old.

In my bracket, I had busts in every round before the Elite 8, but I correctly predicted Florida would defeat Houston in the Championship Game. This is the second straight year I correctly predicted both the March Madness winner and the runner-up, and the first time that I correctly predicted the Final Four teams.

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If this is troll account then it's awesome, if it's a staff AI account then it's sad, if it's serious then?

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There are certain teams and certain schools that always tend to rise up in the moment...and there are certain teams that always fold.

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Always is BS. Its just random chance, which is partially my point with those ridiculous posts. It could be Baylor as easily as Houston. And if you shook up all the dice and replayed the last 50 years again, thered be totally new sets of teams that "always tend to rise up" or "always fold"

Theres no connection at all between this game and Houston losing 40+ years ago for example.

Maybe, but you don't know that for sure, but what you do know for sure is what is actual reality and history…

FriscoKid said:

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Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Congratulations to Florida for rallying from a 42-30 deficit with 16:24 left to defeat Houston 65-63 in the Men's Basketball National Championship Game to win their 3rd national championship and 1st since 2007. Florida pulled off the third-largest comeback (12 points) in national championship history, tied with Kentucky in 1998. Also, Todd Golden comes the second-youngest coach to win a national title in NCAA history at 39 years and 9 months old.

In my bracket, I had busts in every round before the Elite 8, but I correctly predicted Florida would defeat Houston in the Championship Game. This is the second straight year I correctly predicted both the March Madness winner and the runner-up, and the first time that I correctly predicted the Final Four teams.

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If this is troll account then it's awesome, if it's a staff AI account then it's sad, if it's serious then?

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You are questioning the mystery of Iraq2xVeteran. No one knows if he's man or machine or something in between. But tread lightly…

Florida scores 20 points in the second half and makes 17 free throws. Riveting stuff. First half was fun at least. But that was Houston's game

cutter said:

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LOL. Did we get erased out of "One Shining Moment" vid??! Or did I miss it!

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Was coming here to ask the same. Didn't see us at all.

aggiebird02 said:

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Maybe, but you don't know that for sure, but what you do know for sure is what is actual reality and history…

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Deep man

It's a great day to be a Florida Gator!!!

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bobinator said:

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What's interesting there is I think Sharp could have dribbled it.

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Sure seems like it. He had not dribbled before leaving his feet, so he should've been able to pick up the dribble.

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Not an expert so could very well be wrong. But don't think it matters that he never dribbled before. Since he jumped it's like a shot. He can't be the first to touch it since it was an air ball.

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This is correct. Since both feet left the ground, he has to shot or pass. It doesn't matter that he hasn't dribbled yet.

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Exact same thing Auburn did on Saturday late in the game, except they grabbed it and g9t the travel.

JJxvi said:

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There are certain teams and certain schools that always tend to rise up in the moment...and there are certain teams that always fold.

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Always is BS. Its just random chance, which is partially my point with those ridiculous posts. It could be Baylor as easily as Houston. And if you shook up all the dice and replayed the last 50 years again, thered be totally new sets of teams that "always tend to rise up" or "always fold"

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Ya know what....touche...always is a strong word....but I still stand by my statement. You look back at history and there are pivotal games that end up deciding how a school is measured and looked at.

In 2019 Texas Tech and Baylor simultaneously played for the National Title in Men's and Women's basketball.
Tech lost in overtime while the Baylor women won an 82-81 nail-biter to win it all.
What happens if Tech holds on for the Natty, and Baylor loses?

If Tech would have won the 2019 National Title I think the momentum from that would have spread to the rest of their athletic department.
6 years later Tech is still Tech. Pretty good, but rarely great.

At some point schools like Houston have got to finish the job when they have the chance. What made the SEC so mythical was that its football teams always seemed to play above their heads in the BCS National Title games.

If those schools had repeatedly lost in the big game the SEC would not have the rep it has today.

San Diego St, Butler, Seton Hall, Houston, Texas Tech and Utah could have all changed how they were perceived if they had won that championship game.

Glad someone else confirmed that A&M was not in the One Shining Moment video. I didn't see us but the video moved pretty fast. I thought maybe I missed our "shining "moment" but I didn't rewatch it.

Houston's incoming recruiting class has 3 players from the Top 20. When's the last time we got one single guy from the Top 20? Deandre Jordan 15 years ago?

Is consistency in officiating too much to ask for? I'd rather watch my team lose by 10 or 15 and see what they need to work on than have them play a certain style successfully in the first half only to get the rug yanked out from under them in the second.

Was frustrating for the players I'm sure.

Guess the refs make second half adjustments also - lol

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FriscoKid said:

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Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Congratulations to Florida for rallying from a 42-30 deficit with 16:24 left to defeat Houston 65-63 in the Men's Basketball National Championship Game to win their 3rd national championship and 1st since 2007. Florida pulled off the third-largest comeback (12 points) in national championship history, tied with Kentucky in 1998. Also, Todd Golden comes the second-youngest coach to win a national title in NCAA history at 39 years and 9 months old.

In my bracket, I had busts in every round before the Elite 8, but I correctly predicted Florida would defeat Houston in the Championship Game. This is the second straight year I correctly predicted both the March Madness winner and the runner-up, and the first time that I correctly predicted the Final Four teams.

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If this is troll account then it's awesome, if it's a staff AI account then it's sad, if it's serious then?

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You are questioning the mystery of Iraq2xVeteran. No one knows if he's man or machine or something in between. But tread lightly…

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He's real. I know exactly who he is bc he has a FB acct. And he posts just like Chat GPT on there too

Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Congratulations to Florida for rallying from a 42-30 deficit with 16:24 left to defeat Houston 65-63 in the Men's Basketball National Championship Game to win their 3rd national championship and 1st since 2007. Florida pulled off the third-largest comeback (12 points) in national championship history, tied with Kentucky in 1998. Also, Todd Golden comes the second-youngest coach to win a national title in NCAA history at 39 years and 9 months old.

In my bracket, I had busts in every round before the Elite 8, but I correctly predicted Florida would defeat Houston in the Championship Game. This is the second straight year I correctly predicted both the March Madness winner and the runner-up, and the first time that I correctly predicted the Final Four teams.

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Houston is in mourning this morning.
Kansas and North Carolina have lost a ton of championship games....but they've also won a bunch of titles.

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Houston chokes hit harder because they've never won it all (sounds like another team based in H-Town). Their 7 Final Fours are the most that any school has ever been without winning the whole thing.

Houston fans react to the heartbreak.

DItto on both counts - but at least at the rodeo the crowd made a stronger effort to sing the song

TA-OP; you are right on both counts. 1) I missed the basketball cheerleaders in the video; I guess that I was looking for the team. 2) not having cheerleaders for the football team is "no bueno!"