Two 3 seeds lost tonight

[Breems]

As well as a 6 and 7. LSU and Ole Miss are also going home early.

I feel like we should all post shower selfies to confirm we washed off that dirty win, but stats and seeds and crap don't matter in these games. All I'll remember is W.

First tournament win in 7 years and an opportunity to play again Saturday! Go Hogs and thanks for continuing a great season!

[311Hog]

As well as a 6 and 7. LSU and Ole Miss are also going home early.

I feel like we should all post shower selfies to confirm we washed off that dirty win, but stats and seeds and crap don't matter in these games. All I'll remember is W.

First tournament win in 7 years and an opportunity to play again Saturday! Go Hogs and thanks for continuing a great season!

+1 man i love matching up with UNC, a more traditional game will be played Saturday and i like our chances.

oh and we beat the #2 corndogs for our first SEC baseball win today was a good day

[-Blu]

I guess this is why every coach says that first game is the most important.  Our guys were NERVOUS beyond belief tonight.  Only guy that wasn't was Qualls.  Portis, I don't think I've every seen him this nervous.  Now that we got the "We're back in the NCAA Tournament" jitters out, expect to see some Hawg Ball against UNC.  I think we're going to beat them.

[scorekeeper]

[FBREW000]

LOL...Perfect Pic!

[RazorPiggie]

-1 for saying selfie.

[Danny J]

I guess this is why every coach says that first game is the most important.  Our guys were NERVOUS beyond belief tonight.  Only guy that wasn't was Qualls.  Portis, I don't think I've every seen him this nervous.  Now that we got the "We're back in the NCAA Tournament" jitters out, expect to see some Hawg Ball against UNC.  I think we're going to beat them.

I agree and think we beat them also. I just think this team has that "it" factor in close games and has gotten better at winning those games as the season went on and that is the key to winning in the big dance. You have to stay poised under pressure. Our fans, including myself, were more nervous than the players. I heard them speak after the game and they just acted like it was another day at the office. This team is tough between the ears.

[lovethosehogs]

Much better Match up against the Tar Heels.  I think we win another close one.  They never make it easy.   WPS!

[jjdlc]

I guess this is why every coach says that first game is the most important.  Our guys were NERVOUS beyond belief tonight.  Only guy that wasn't was Qualls.  Portis, I don't think I've every seen him this nervous.  Now that we got the "We're back in the NCAA Tournament" jitters out, expect to see some Hawg Ball against UNC.  I think we're going to beat them.

Yep, Bobby didn't even play that timid last year.  Qualls looked like he wanted to single handedly tear the other team limb from limb.

[elkhog]

Yep.  If the Hogs hadn't won tonight, I'd be done with this tourney today.  Bracket is bleeding all over the place.

[hoglady]

Man LSU just pulled the biggest choke job of the tourney so far.
Blew a 14 point lead - missed 7 straight free throws at the end of the game and lose by 1 point on a last second shot. Chokers tonight that's for sure.

[Letsroll1200]

Man LSU just pulled the biggest choke job of the tourney so far.
Blew a 14 point lead - missed 7 straight free throws at the end of the game and lose by 1 point on a last second shot. Chokers tonight that's for sure.

Baylor

[Danny J]

Man LSU just pulled the biggest choke job of the tourney so far.
Blew a 14 point lead - missed 7 straight free throws at the end of the game and lose by 1 point on a last second shot. Chokers tonight that's for sure.

They are the most inconsistent team I have seen in a long time. If I were a LSU fan I would be pissed. They dominated for most of the game. They were the better team and lost. That is March though.

[hoglady]

They are the most inconsistent team I have seen in a long time. If I were a LSU fan I would be pissed. They dominated for most of the game. They were the better team and lost. That is March though.

Missing 7 straight free throws at the end would just be hard to take. I watched the end of it and was just disgusted - the SEC needed that win.

[bigredone]

Baylor

Sucks, is that the word you were looking for?

[Paul]

They are the most inconsistent team I have seen in a long time. If I were a LSU fan I would be pissed. They dominated for most of the game. They were the better team and lost. That is March though.

Johnny Jones is turrible

[gmarv]

I agree and think we beat them also. I just think this team has that "it" factor in close games and has gotten better at winning those games as the season went on and that is the key to winning in the big dance. You have to stay poised under pressure. Our fans, including myself, were more nervous than the players. I heard them speak after the game and they just acted like it was another day at the office. This team is tough between the ears.

this is how I feel I just believe in our guys,they have learned how to win the close games.bring on that powder puff blue team.

[The Boar War]

As well as a 6 and 7. LSU and Ole Miss are also going home early.

I feel like we should all post shower selfies to confirm we washed off that dirty win, but stats and seeds and crap don't matter in these games. All I'll remember is W.

First tournament win in 7 years and an opportunity to play again Saturday! Go Hogs and thanks for continuing a great season!

All I'll remember is that you just threw in a "please send me pictures of you in the shower" request in the middle of a good post.  Like those pictures some things just can't be forgotten once they're seen.

[Boarmonger]

Johnnie Jones may well be terrible but I don't think he can be held responsible for missing 7 FTs in a row.  Coaches coach and players play.  May be a lot of other things he should have done but that LSU loss comes down to execution.  He pulled enough strings correctly to get the big lead.

[DeltaBoy]

The entire set of teams from Texas got knocked out Thursday.

[rzrbk4life]

I don't care how we won but we got the W and that is all that matters. Let's go get another one Saturday

[The_Iceman]

Breems, you are assuming the people on this board react logically and with perspective. However, we know most cannot do that. They will assume the coach on the other sideline always "outcoaches" Mike because of their preconceived opinion and viewpoint of Mike.

We won the game, that's all that matters. We have achieved what most asked Mike to do at the beginning of the year: Win one game in the NCAA tournament.

[upperdeck_hawg]

that's why I'm not going to complain, but if we'd have lost I would have yelled loudly to no one in particular,

BOX OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Biggus Piggus]

[Biggus Piggus]

[Hogsmo Kramer]

I'm cool with an ugly win, I'm cool with a shined up pretty win.

Hell I'm cool with a win that looks like Danny Devito in drag!

Just win baby, that's all that franking matters in this tourney.

[311Hog]

  #slowclapbigguspiggus

[kp72204]

i got my fingers crossed the rest of the way, but i also have Hoggs to sweet 16
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[MountieDawg]

The regular season is about getting better every time out... NCAAT only one thing matters  SURVIVE AND ADVANCE!

[HotlantaHog]

Exactly right. Survive and advance.

It is quite frequent that the eventual NCAA champion has a really close first round (now second round) game. Not every year, but happens many years.