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Final Four live stream is May 9. Sorry for the confusion.

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May 6, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

OH MY GOD

also how was pepperdine a 1 seed

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May 7, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

My parents met at WIU and I was born in Macomb but I’ve never felt as connected to there as I do now!!

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May 7, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

Coach Ricky for coach of the year

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May 6, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

I'm deeply ashamed at the noises I let out during some of those Nelke buckets. That silky smooth up and under against Villanova? My god.

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For me it was the left-handed bounce pass from the top of the key to under the basket by the bigman. Liiiiiit. And then followed up again by the guard. Hardest "routine" pass in the game.

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That was an amazing sequence, as it was started by not one, but TWO blocks on the other end of the court by Willis I think! Definitely has been my favorite sequence of watching the vids so far!

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May 6, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

this has been the greatest thing on the internet.. thank you!

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May 6, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

When Willis launched that pull up 3 from the right wing vs. Pepperdine I shouted "Farokhmanesh!"

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May 6, 2020Liked by Ricky O'Donnell

The Pepperdine game was absolute dominance from beginning to end! What a complete team. I cannot wait for the live stream on Saturday.

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Can you imagine the senior executive meeting at CBS when they realize they spent all this money to get... Western Illinois and Pepperdine in an Elite Eight game?

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Ricky will you keep the series going even if you win this year?

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Hell yeah, as long as y'all keep reading.

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Great, lets see if the Leathernecks can build a dynasty!

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Since you started this series I’ve been dying to play this game. I just checked the current prices for college hoops 2k8. It averages around $120 per copy. Jesus, old but gold.

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Fantastic as always. Looking forward to the live stream tonight!

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Ricky, will you still write about the final 4 games in another post since the livestream happens at 2AM for me so I most likely won’t be able to watch it

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Yes, I'm going to write about it. Not sure how/if I'll be able to do the pictures and videos since I'm using my phone for the stream. But I will figure something out regardless.

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This has been a great read. So happy I stumbled upon this. Let's got Leathernecks!

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A thrilling ride to victory! Would've thought Ricky Charisma could have orchestrated a bit more passion out of the celebration, though. No sweat; they're acting like they've been there. Expect to win.

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Haha. I am not the most boisterous person; any hooting and hollering feels a bit performative. But I will probably make a fool out of myself screaming during the live stream.

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