National Championship: Michigan Basketball vs. Villanova Game Thread
A few hours ago, during my endless nervous pacing, I made note of the fact that the last game thread I made was for the Texas A&M Game in the Sweet Sixteen. I then realized that I must step up to the same task tonight, to add some good luck for our team to deliver that same shooting performance, along with defensive shutdown, that is necessary for the win.
Before we get to our reactions throughout what will be a long and bumpy night (good or bad). I'd like to express my gratitude toward this team. In January of this year, after quite a New Year's Day. It didn't feel that great to be a Michigan fan. Now, here we are in April, and we have a basketball team once again shocking the world, THE RIGHT WAY, and they've got a lot more shocking to do tonight. Thank you to all these players for the hard work and great memories already made! I can't wait to potentially see another one made, with John Beilein at the top of that ladder tonight, as no coach deserves it more. From me and the rest of this dysfunctional MGoBlog family, regardless of the outcome: I thank him for putting a once lost program back in a state of not only stability-but stability on a high level. In a year of scandals sucking all of the credibility out of College Basketball, the program being widely regarded as the cleanest is the one wearing maize and blue. It just seems like tonight would be the perfect night for endless muppets, super soakers, maize ponchos, water bottles, screams and tears of joy, and most importantly, the greatest fight song ever written.
We have said less, and done more. Now....
LETS DO THIS!!!!
Let's Go!
TV: TBS and The March Madness Live App
Michigan Teamcast: TNT and The March Madness Live App
Radio: http://westwoodonesports.com/madness/
Live Stats: https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2018/04/02/michigan-villano…
Message from the last Michigan Basketball National Champions:
And all of the Michigan legends who couldn't pull it off themselves are rooting for you as well!
(The sign is at the game, btw)
GO BLUE!!!!!
NCAA basketball has turned into out of control driving and acting. It's not fun to watch. Just be unbiased.
terrible and one call on X
questionable and on on MAAR
travel on his assist
goaltend
Come on, zebras
the 3 defensive fouls on him.
Stauskus on this team. We would be golden now.
re Divicenzo- just kidding.
Looks like skeletor.
Who would have thought that offense would be this team's Achilles heel in a championship game? Weird, if nothing else.
These refs are a fucking joke. I'm done.
Another terrible call on Wagner
This is not looking good, looking like Jay Williams was right.
Wagner just got schooled
i hate this sport
Need a miracle now.
The season is over! Great run by Michigan but thier inability to hit 3s and even FG from outside of the paint has killed this team.
what a sad way to end nthe season abou to get blown out..Robinson clunkin again ata the worst possible moment
If we can't even get Robinson to hit a three on an open look, it's over.
by the refs absoluteluy HOSED
How could refs not give a guy like Beilein the benefit of the doubt, versus working so hard against him?
Does not even make sense.