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Mar 23, 2018
#28795
Big CatBig Cat

Losing to UMBC is a win for Virginia fans because it replaces the Ralph Sampson loss as the most notable upset in school history

I've got a spin zone for you. ... People are not going to probably talk about Ralph Sampson and the Chaminade loss now that Virginia has a more notable loss.

While subjective, the UMBC loss did largely supersede the Chaminade loss in the national consciousness as Virginia's most famous defeat.

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Win
Mar 23, 2018
#10178
Big CatBig Cat

College basketball teams should foul earlier because college players cannot hit free throws

The one thing that pisses me off this entire tournament... the fact that teams won't extend games. You should make kids shoot free throws in college. They can't hit free throws. And we saw that later with Kentucky.

Statistically, college free-throw percentages are lower than NBA ones, and in this specific tournament, several games turned on missed free throws (like Kentucky).
Loss
Mar 23, 2018
#10181
Big CatBig Cat

John Calipari is officially on the hot seat

And Coach Cal's on the hot seat. He's definitely on the hot seat.

Calipari remained the head coach at Kentucky for six more years until moving to Arkansas in 2024.
Win
Mar 23, 2018
#10182
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gonzaga is the 'always a bridesmaid, never a Cinderella' of college basketball

I guess we have to smash the fraud button on Gonzaga. Always a bridesmaid, never a Cinderella.

Gonzaga has reached two national championship games (2017, 2021) but has yet to win a title, supporting the 'bridesmaid' part of the take.

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Open
Oct 28, 2026
#31755
Big CatBig Cat

The Brewers have the World Series sealed

I think the Brewers have this thing sealed up after an insane Monday night where they were just awesome.

The episode says Tampa Bay extended the series to Game 5, so the prediction was not yet resolved at the time of this transcript; the eventual World Series result is not established in the provided context.
Open
Oct 28, 2026
#31757
Big CatBig Cat

There will be no MLB lockout

They'll figure it out. There's too much at stake. They'll figure it out. It's not 1994 anymore. They'll figure it out.

The transcript is from October 2026 and the provided context does not establish whether MLB games were ultimately missed.
Void
Oct 28, 2026
#31762
Big CatBig Cat

A 24-team College Football Playoff is starting to make sense

I'm starting to grow on it. My problem is, I'm thinking about it in just this year where we actually had parity.

This is a subjective opinion about playoff format and cannot be definitively judged.