March Madness bracket hot takes: Duke blows it, UConn wins it, Arizona shouldn't care

[Emile]

Duke threw it away. Literally.

UConn’s Braylon Mullins hit one of the great shots in NCAA Tournament history.

Just before that, Cayden Boozer committed one of the most brutal turnovers in tournament history. Let us not mince words.

Add it up, and Duke blew it, UConn stole it, and the Huskies won 73-72 in the Elite Eight, a game Duke had no business losing, and UConn had little business winning after facing a 15-point halftime deficit, but nobody’s better in March these past few years than Dan Hurley’s Huskies.

Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2026/03/30/final-four-predictions-uconn-beats-duke-arizona-michigan-picks/89176737007/

[underpants]

1. LOVED the UConn win!

My wife and I were jumping around and howling!!

Like most people, especially around here, we hate Dook.

[Emile]

2. Should have heard me, I'm an Illinois fan.

[underpants]

4. My god they are tall.

Tallest team in the country.

Someone at work was trash talking them beating my VCU Rams and I said, “it’s kind of hard to shoot in a forest”

[Emile]

5. LOL, and they all have talent.

They lost to UCONN early in the season, but it was a lot closer than what the score was. Illinois since that game have really improved. My fingers are crossed. LOL

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. I was born and raised in North Carolina.

Whenever Duke loses, it is cause for general celebrations.

(Why yes, I am biased. My team was removed in the second round, but whatever. They are still my team and forever will be. GO PACK!)