re: What Are Your Favorite March Madness Memories?

LSU defeating Duke in the 2006 Sweet Sixteen and Garrett Temple shutting down JJ Redick, remember where I was the night that game occurred and thought LSU’s run would end that game but LSU dictated the game from start to finish and emerged victorious. I was literally shocked considering we were playing a Coach K-coached team with JJ Redick and Shelden Williams and defeated that team tbh it really diminished my opinion of Duke basketball and caused me to consider them overrated in the landscape of college basketball.

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Man the Illini were amazing that year. I know they lost to UNC, but when they beat Wake Forest that year, it was amazing and kept going. Dee Brown, Deron Williams, Luther Head and James Augustine.

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How can you bring up this team and not mention their comeback against Zona?

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LSU defeating Duke in the 2006 Elite Eight and Garrett Temple shutting down JJ Redick, remember where I was the night that game occurred and thought LSU’s run would end that game but LSU dictated the game from start to finish and emerged victorious. I was literally shocked considering we were playing a Coach K-coached team with JJ Redick and Shelden Williams and defeated that team tbh it really diminished my opinion of Duke basketball and caused me to consider them overrated in the landscape of college basketball

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It was all about matchups. LSU was able to keep Tyrus Thomas on Redick and the rest of the team wasn't good enough to make them pay

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Anyone remember the basketballs from Pizza Hut?

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Yeah, I had many of them, but I specifically remember the 1990 one in Denver. I think I still have it. I know I have a Hardee's basketball with all the SEC logos on it. I think it's from 1994. My son has it in his room.

when the NCAA's ultimate a-hole Jim Delany had to hand Jerry Tarkanian a national championship trophy in front of the world.

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Larry Bird(Indiana St.) versus Magic Johnson(Michigan St.) in 79' NC game.

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Arkansas lost a heartbreaker to ISU in the Elite Eight that year, but one of my favorite moments was the following year, when US Reed hit a prayer against Louisville.

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Villanova shooting over 80% from the field to beat Georgetown,with Patrick Ewing) in the N.C. game.

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One of my favorite moments as well. I'm sure you remember that Georgetown also had a great FG percentage, so Villanova needed to shoot 80%.

I'll also add Lorenzo Charles buzzer beater dunk in the '83 NC State vs Houston final. Houston may have been the greatest favorite ever in that game, but still lost.

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Antoine Pettway against Southern Illinois and then our comeback the next game against Stanford.



Non Bama moment would be either Tyus Edney or Ron Hunter falling out of his chair as his son RJ drained that 3 to beat Baylor.

Steph Curry going bonkers taking Davidson to the Sweet Sixteen.

George Mason beating UConn in the 06 Regional Final in what has to be the most meaningful Cinderella upset ever.

Kansas and their annual choke job on opening weekend.

For the homer specials, winning in 06 was incredible - I was so nervous for the UCLA game, more than I was for any football championship game. Never know when you'll have a fluke night and the ball just doesnt go in.

Cheese hitting that miracle to beat Wisconsin last year went right near the top. frick the Big Ten.

Butler's run in 2010 was awesome all around. Just wish Gordon Hayward's shot went down.

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this made me realize that, for all our appearnaces in the tournament, we really don't have any "moments."

More often then not, we lose to the teams we're supposed to and often to those we shouldn't. We have a bad habit of being part of OTHER team's seasons.

The 2004 run was fun, all solid wins, but nothing exhilarating at the end or anything.