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FUN FACT!  Both Syracuse and Gonzaga fans can travel Interstate 90 almost directly to get to the Buffalo Sub-Regionals this Friday.  The only difference being that SU folks will travel 139 miles on Route 90 while Bulldog fans will have to drive 2,349 from Spokane.  Better load up on the Steven Seagal Lighting Bolt Energy Drink for that trip.

However they arrive, eight teams will be settling in to the plush, tropical confines of Buffalo, NY to play some basketball in HSBC Arena this Friday, and God willing, Sunday too.  They are:

West Virginia (#2 seed, East) vs. Morgan State (#15 seed, East)

Clemson (#7 seed, East) vs. Missouri (#10 seed, East)

Gonzaga (#8 seed, West) vs. Florida State (#9 seed, West)

Syracuse (#1 seed, West) vs. Vermont (#16 seed, West)

Considering the Syracuse game is officially sold out, if you happen to know anyone from those fanbases who might have an itchy salesfinger (what?), you might want to hit them up.

As you've gathered by now, the winner of those first two games will play and the winner of the last two games will play each other on Sunday.  From there, it's on to your respective Regionals (Syracuse or Salt Lake City).  There's something oddly disturbing about the fact that West Virginia could go to the Final Four all the while in Upstate New York.

Hey, you ever wonder why it's called Buffalo

The earliest name origin theory to appear in print (1825) relates a story about stolen horsemeat being passed off as bison flesh, with the site of the illicit picnic henceforth remembered as "Buffalo." 

Many remain skeptical of this origin but I truly believe this is what happened.  It simply makes too much sense that this beautiful and blessed city is named after a misdemeanor crime that involves the phrase "illicit picnic."

But I digress. All of this is just a prelude to the real main event at HSBC anyway.  Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, live April 27th!  Be There!

I mean, Tyler Perry's Be There!

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My only trip to Buffalo

was for a formal in college. The memories are hazy, but I remember the bars staying open until 4 am, a nice change of pace from the 2 am closures on Marshall Street.

Ooo yea that's hot.

by Scoopette on Mar 15, 2010 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Strangely enough

there is another Buffalo in Wyoming about 700 miles from Spokane right down I90

by 'CuseRugby on Mar 15, 2010 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

I really

hope the team doesn’t decide to live the “Chipolte experience” and go on a Buffalo Wing bender tomorrow night. Not only will the HSBC arena be filled with gas, I would hate to see someone slip on some blue cheese that fell from the side of Scoop’s lip during a fast break.

'I like my baked potatoes with just a little bit of... nothing.'

by TheSportHump on Mar 16, 2010 8:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Maybe instead of going back to Morgantown..

The ’Eers could take some adjunct classes on the Hill next week.

Hell, they could even go to Dinos and taste real Que.

Oh wait, that’s right, to do those you require speaking fluent English and teeth.

The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.

by StrawHatGuy on Mar 16, 2010 10:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Also, I may be in NYC next weekend.

Where’s a friendly establishment in Manhattan to watch the Cuse/KState game next Sunday?

The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.

by StrawHatGuy on Mar 16, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions  

East End Bar & Grill.

1664 1st Avenue
New York, NY

Good cuse contingent

by hobocuse on Mar 16, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

I’m not listening. I’m not listening.

by NOLACuse on Mar 16, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

I only ask B/C a friend of mine will be in town.

He’s a KSU alum, and I want to rub it in his face.

The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.

by StrawHatGuy on Mar 16, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hopefully you will be able to.

But just to be safe maybe we should talk about finding a place where you can be disappointed that you won’t get to rub it in his face.

by NOLACuse on Mar 16, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve heard The Hill on 3rd and 29th is good as well.

by nymetsfan1226 on Mar 16, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thats the official NYC Alumni Club hangout.

by nymetsfan1226 on Mar 16, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Have you ever wondered

Have you ever wondered how many times you can say “buffalo” in a sentence and still have it be grammatically correct? No!? Well screw you, it’s at least 8 (but it could go on forever).

by Jeff E on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm at work.

That was way too much thought for today. Now I’m spent.

by NOLACuse on Mar 16, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

WOW.

can you imagine if they changed the bills song? Lets go Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo… etc haha

by ryanwk628 on Mar 16, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Makes me think of Carlin

And his Letter F bit.

As every word in a sentence – F**k the f**king f**ckers.

by klydefrog on Mar 16, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

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