UofLauf

Lauf account. probably somewhere talking loud about the cards. hoops nerd. 3pt greater than 2pt, you heard it here first.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

NCAA:

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

News: The NCAA Tournaments are officially changing to 76 teams. The men’s tournament will begin on the Tuesday after Selection Sunday, meaning the 2027 tournament will begin March 16. Instead of two games on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, there will be three games each day in Dayton and three games each of the two days in a second city to be determined. The 12 games will be branded the March Madness Opening Round. The lowest-seeded 12 automatic qualifiers as seeded by the committees will play in half of the Opening Round games, while the other six games will feature the 12 lowest-seeded at-large teams.

The round of 64 will continue to be played Thursday and Friday, while the round of 32 remains Saturday and Sunday.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Growing up in KY I was always told the horse racing lobby was the strongest force in the state.

Being the only people who could successful scare Kalshi and Polymarket?? Yeah I think they still got that dog in them.

[Darren Rovell @darrenrovell]

Reports: Kalshi and Polymarket to offer no action on Kentucky Derby.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

And I want David Goddamn Putney because I feel like it

[CC @TheBestWager]

I think there were literally seven players in the portal you could pair with Flory and it work at a high level. He wasn’t the best but he was one. Great get.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Weirdly enough I still think he’s a great coach and I don’t blame him. If someone gives you millions and doesn’t care if you win, you gotta take that deal. that’s not on you that’s on them. This is more about reinsdorf than it is Donovan.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

If I’m truly honest, I assumed they were going to pay him $6mm a year to go 41-41 for the rest of eternity. The comfiest pay check in the league has finally bounced.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

But I was told he sold his adidas shoes because he hates them so much!!!

[T.J. Walker @TJWalkerRadio]

"I think Stokes' recruitment is a toss-up" @JackPilgrimKSR told @StevenPeakeKSR on Kentucky Roll Call.

Jack says the relationships are better at Kansas, but the adidas/Nike situation is very real.

Per Jack- UK's offer is better, but Stokes himself prefers Kansas.

"When we have high money deals like this... those things can flip on a dime."

https://t.co/1BBqbNrYS8

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@Notjulio Good luck brother. With current temps you should be fine but that old timer wearing snake bite guards is a 🚩🚩. Maybe he’s just being overly cautious but pay close attention and be safe my dude.

[Mike Rutherford @CardChronicle]

You know what time it is

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@UmpScorecards Love the updated scorecards. Any chance you could add the border for all calls challenges then do the fill in for the overturned ones?

Would be interesting to see which were challenged and weren’t overturned as well.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@CardChronicle @curlyshea @TheBestWager @HoHBracketology @T3Bracketology @EvanMiya

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Updated sweet 16 look-ahead matchups (data via @totally_t_bomb)

-Final 4 and National Championship are going to be tight
-Arkansas / Purdue will be closest Elite 8 matchup
-Houston & Illinois path just opened up big time. Would be 6.5-8pt favorites vs either Nebraska or Iowa.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Two absolute bullshit fouls on Conwell with 15:43 to go in the 1st.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

This is all I needed to handicap this matchup.

[CC @TheBestWager]

Cardinal bird on my porch this morning.

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@T3Bracketology @PaintTouches @HoHBracketology

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Updated tournament spread forecasts going into the Round of 32 (via @totally_t_bomb data)

Some highlights —
-St. John’s gained 2pts on Duke
-Florida gained 1.5pts vs Duke in Final Four
-Arizona Michigan pickem in final four
-Michigan slightly favored over Duke in championship

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@CardChronicle @TheBestWager @curlyshea @Matt_McGavic @trillydonovan

[Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer]

It’s the most magical time of the year…

[Mid-Major Madness @mid_madness]

Charles Barkley saying “let’s not defend the NCAA” on an NCAA March Madness broadcast is peak NCAA

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

@T3Bracketology thought you might appreciate this as a fellow hoops nerd

[UofLauf @UofLauf]

Favorite time of the year. hypothetical spreads based on each favorite winning their matchups. Really helpful to get an idea of what future games would look like.

super simple. Just back of the napkin math using @totally_t_bomb AdjEM.

Blue = high seed fav
Green = low seed fav