[C19fan]

UVa is a well tuned machine that shuts down when one throws some sand into it.

[kaintucky]

Hubris. Got to take every opponenet seriously no matter what the odds. Ask Hillary.

[Arm_Bears]

UVA has a long history of choking.

See “The Ralph Sampson Era.”

[cgbg]

This is truly a record that cannot be broken—by definition.

The highest rated team in the tournament was defeated by the lowest rated team.

Stunning....

[al_c]

Everybody’s brackets got messed up last night.

[RayChuang88]

The problem for UVa was the loss of their best player in D'Andre Hunter. As such, UVa played out of sync and they ended up losing.

[JimRed]

Is there anyone left in the nation whose bracket is not BUSTED???

[PAR35]

Around here Thursday morning on the drive time radio, they were promoting the availability of first and second round tickets. Yes, easy to get same day tickets.

Looks like the popularity of college BlasketBall is fading.

[Rummyfan]

It’s over, this idea that Virginia can win in March with devout defense and dawdling tempo and an offense prone to breaking down at the worst possible time. It’s over when a team that can only play one way, at one speed, is forced into a game that is not of its choosing — coming from behind, playing more quickly, dealing with actual pressure and expectation. It’s over, when you want to be a heavyweight but have a glass jaw and will panic at the slightest provocation.

I think he's going a bit overboard here. UVa only lost twice prior to last night, and had many quality wins including over tournament teams UNC, Clemson, and Duke.

I put this loss on Bennett as they were obviously unready to play and did not take UMBC seriously.

Further, UMBC played way over their heads, bombing threes and out hustling UVa.

And yes, my bracket is busted. I could survive Arizona going out as I had them losing in the Sweet Sixteen.... to Virginia!

That regional is now Kentucky's to win.

[ml/nj]

It was the end of the tournament for me. And I had been so looking forward to it. My daughter's plans to go to the Final Four are gone. Devastating!

I even thought they could overcome the injury to Hunter.

It is useful to recall that they were tied at halftime. Raftery suggested that they need to extend the defense in the second half to better defend the three point shots, and unfortunately Tony Bennett thought the same thing. But three point hits have a way of falling off early unatural success. While UVa extended the defense, UMBC killed them with easy layups in the second half. And that was the end,

ML/NJ

[M Kehoe]

Kinda like a M16 A1.

Did I just say that...?

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