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Teams are 1-7 in their next game after winning on a buzzer beater in the NCAA Tournament

Teams in the last 10 years are one in seven after a buzzer beater in the NCAA tournament in their next game. One in seven. Numbers never lie.

This is a verifiable statistical claim regarding historical NCAA tournament trends.
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Jon RothsteinJon Rothstein

Oregon is the most under-seeded team in the 2021 NCAA tournament

The most under-seeded team in the 2021 NCAA tournament is Oregon... Dana Altman, the master of the Rubik's Cube... This team is more talented than its seed. I think they're a very difficult matchup for Iowa. I have a big Pac-12 breakthrough... I've got Oregon going to the second weekend.

Oregon (7) reached the Sweet 16 after blowing out 2-seed Iowa 95-80.
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Big CatBig Cat

You watch college basketball to see Duke players cry after tournament losses

If you are not a Duke fan, you watch college basketball for the moment that Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen cry during the tournament after they get stunned by a 10-seed. That's why you watch.

Duke did indeed get upset in the 2017 tournament, losing in the second round to 7-seed South Carolina, which featured plenty of crying/upset Duke players.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon is a bad matchup for North Carolina due to a lack of size

I do think North Carolina is going to win. I think they're the better team. And they're a bad matchup for Oregon... [Oregon] has athleticism. They do not have—they have a little length. A lot of athleticism. No size.

UNC out-rebounded Oregon 43-37, including two critical offensive rebounds on missed free throws to seal the win.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon is a 'Team of Destiny' because of the Chris Boucher injury

Don't sleep on Oregon because remember, Oregon takes on Michigan's Team of Destiny and Oregon had the big injury to [Chris] Boucher right before this tournament started... when you lose someone, that's a big Team of Destiny situation.

Oregon did make a deep run to the Final Four, validating the 'destiny' narrative to some extent, though they didn't win the title.
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Jay BilasJay Bilas

A broadcaster will not get a Power 5 head coaching job like Oklahoma State

I just don't see places like Oklahoma State, like Power 5 Jobs, going to broadcasters like us. I would find that kind of hard to believe, but you never know.

Historically, this remains mostly true for Power 5 jobs, though some (like Juwan Howard or Penny Hardaway) had other ties. Gottlieb did eventually get the Green Bay job in 2024, which is not Power 5.
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Bill RafteryBill Raftery

Florida is my primary sleeper team to watch in the NCAA Tournament

A team that intrigues me is Florida. They intrigue me because they got size, speed shooters, guys. Golden's a hell of a coach. He did a great job at San Francisco.

Florida won the entire 2025 NCAA Tournament, defeating Houston 65-63 in the championship game. Walter Clayton Jr. was named MOP. Florida was a #1 seed and lived up to the hype and beyond.
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Big CatBig Cat

The new TBS Selection Sunday format is stupid and ruins the bubble watch excitement

The Selection Sunday Show by TBS... They basically said... we're actually going to reveal the entire field. And then reveal the bracket at the end of the show. So basically ruin all the bubble watch. ... Literally every single person in America just wants to see the fucking bracket.

The 2018 Selection Show was famously panned for revealing the teams in alphabetical order early in the show, which was widely considered a failure and changed in subsequent years.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Oregon will upset Wisconsin in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament

I'm going straight chalk this year in every game. I think the committee, again, this is the year they get it right, and I'm going Oregon over Wisconsin. That's my only upset.

No. 12 seed Oregon defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 72-54 on March 22, 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2021 Final Four will likely be the lowest-watched in history because it lacks traditional blue-blood programs

This is going to be, not that we care, but there are people who care, probably the lowest watch final four. Right. You don't have any traditional blue bloods... you don't have any Big Ten. You don't have any ACC.

The 2021 NCAA Championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor drew 16.9 million viewers, which was the lowest on record for a title game at that time.
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Mark TitusMark Titus

The Pac-12 will finally be worth watching and exciting this season

In all seriousness, the Pac-12 will be worth watching... This is the first season in a long time, going into the season, I'm actually excited to watch Pac-12 basketball in a very long time.

The entertainment value of the conference is subjective, though the Pac-12 did go on to have a historic 2021 NCAA tournament run (three Elite Eight teams).
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Jon RothsteinJon Rothstein

Oregon will advance to the Sweet 16 in the 2019 NCAA Tournament

In the region of grind... my breakthrough in this region, I'm going to take Oregon to the Sweet 16... Oregon's defense has been sensational... and as we know, Wisconsin has struggled to score. I think it's a really difficult matchup.

Oregon (a 12 seed) beat Wisconsin and UC Irvine to reach the Sweet 16.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon will upset Wisconsin in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament

Check out that Oregon-Wisconsin game, which is a one-and-a-half-point underdog for Oregon. Huge upset coming. I've been betting on them a bunch... I was basically putting Oregon in and going to sleep.

Oregon (12) defeated Wisconsin (5) 72-54.

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