Movie Quotes Countdown 40-31

40. Florida State Seminoles

“We got a little saying ourselves. Don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining.”

- The Outlaw Josey Wales

How Florida State got into the tournament, unscathed, without any potential for ever not being in, is beyond me. They hung on to the Duke win the whole year, and that was enough (but wasn’t enough for Va Tech, who split with the Noles.) FSU’s best win since Duke is Miami, who they beat twice. They beat Clemson in December. That is it. Don’t tell me they finished 3^rd in the ACC and that theyre good. It would be like pissing on my head and telling me its raining.

And for the record, FSU TAMU is one of the worst 7v10 games in recent memory.

39. Michigan State Spartans

“I’m sorry Mr. McFly. What I meant to say is, I just started putting on the second coat.”

- Back to the Future

To Michigan State. The bully now turned humble. The Spartans have now made the tournament every year since 1997. In that timespan, they have won one national title, and made six final fours. They are the bully, the Biff Tannen turned humble of the group. Will they be bowing down and apologizing for trying to con Mr. McFly about how many coats of wax are on the car?

Honestly, there is a chance they wont be. They get a favorable draw (certainly one that I wish Illinois had), playing UCLA and then Florida. For the sake of argument, I would rather play UCLA and Florida than UNLV and Kansas, but whatever…….. theyre not good this year.

38. Penn State Nittany Lions

“I don’t shine shoes anymore.”

- Goodfellas

Penn State has finally made the NCAA tournament after falling just short for so many years in a row. Are they here to stay? Can they build off of this success and get made? Or are they just walking into a room with someone waiting for them with a gun?

37. Michigan Wolverines

“Are you kidding, when I was your age I used to lug ice up five, six flights of stairs.”

“So what?”

“So what, so lets dance!”

- Caddyshack

Michigan, whos once storied program fell on harder times more recently. Now, they’re back with a young team, playing great basketball, and should be excited to be dancing. The future looks bright in Ann Arbor, as the team has no seniors. They are going to show staying power, and continue to annoy the rest of the nation with their 1-3-1 defense, just as Al Czervik kept showing up at Bushwood’s functions and annoying the judge. A major upset over Duke would be the equivalent of winning the eighty grand and blowing up the golf course.

36. Temple Owls

"Do You mind if we dance with your dates?"

- Animal House

Temple, who is ready to finally do some real dancing in the big dance. I wouldn't want to mess with Temple, as they have already played Xavier, Duke, Villanova, Texas AM, Maryland and GTown, beating the last two. They only lost twice since January 23, to Duke, and to Richmond last week. Their game against Penn State should be great, and they can pose a threat to SDSU.

35. Xavier Musketeers

“Well, so Im tending bar down there last Tuesday and this little guy comes in and says where can I find some action, Im going crazy down there by the lake. And I said what kind of action, and he says woman action, what do I look like. And I said, well what do I look like this aint that kinda place, and he says but Im going crazy. And I said yeahhh, but this aint the kinda place. And he says oh, so im some kind of jerk, only he don’t use the word jerk. Then he calls me a jerk, and says last guy who thought he was a jerk is dead now. So I don’t say nothing, and he says what do you think of that, and I say, well that don’t sound like too good of a deal for him then.”

- Fargo

This guy absolutely kills it in this scene that the words above don’t even do it justice. Xavier has become a perennial sleeper in the NCAA tournament, and could be compared to Steve Buscemi in Fargo (who this guy is talking about). Xavier always wins the A-10 regular season, just to lose in the A-10 tournament. That’s because they are looking for the big action in the NCAA tourney. The last teams that didn’t take Xavier seriously were all defeated. It would be unwise to think of Xavier as “probably nothing.”

34. Missouri Tigers

“Put an empty in that chamber. Put a fucking empty in that chamber!”

- The Deer Hunter

One of the more memorable and harrowing scenes in film, DeNiro and Christopher Walken are forced to play Russian Roulette by their Vietnamese prisonguards.

Mizzou’s style of play is like Russian Roulette. The 40 minutes of hell, full court press style goes well against some teams, not as well against others. Their matchup against Cinci should be a physical, grind it out game. They’ve lost four of five, so maybe their luck is running out. If they’re on though. Expect Calhoun’s face to be the same as the Vietnamese guy running the game when DeNiro demands they play with three bullets.

33. St. John’s Red Storm

“We all wanna know just one thing….you gonna be fucking that later on, or you gonna be a little wimp?”

- Dazed and Confused

All eyes are going to be on St. Johns this March. They are one of the better stories of the season. After years of absence from March Madness, they’re back, after finishing fifth in the Big East. They have proven they can beat just about anybody. They beat Duke. They beat UConn. They beat ND. They also lost to Seton Hall, UCLA, and Fordham. Despite being one of the more experienced teams in terms of average age, the Red Storm are inexperienced when it comes to the NCAA tournament. They’re the Mitch Kramer of the group. They have the potential to have a great night and career at Robert E. Lee High; they can easily party at the moontower, stay out after curfew, and hook up with Julie (who is a sophomore and has her own car) on the side of the road while listening to Peter Frampton (make the sweet16). Or, as Melvin would say, it could be past their bedtime, and they could lose in the first round. They can go hang out with Hirschfelder and the rest of the nerds.

32. Marquette Golden Eagles

“Ahhhhhh. Juicy Fruit.”

- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

SPOILER ALERT

Think of Marquette getting into the tournament as the chief being handed a stick of gum. A sleeping giant with tons of potential is set loose. All they needed was that friendship, that connection. They are set to face a good Xavier team, and then a potential rematch against Syracuse, who they beat earlier this year. They can squander their chance and continue to live like the other inmates. Or, a sweet sixteen run would be the equivalent of throwing the water fountain through the caged window.

31. Vanderbilt Commodores

“Wood drastically, Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth. You got that from Vickers. Work of Essex County, page 98, right. Yeah, I read that too.”

- Good Will Hunting

To Vanderbilt, who may be running out of tricks. They were always thought of as a good home team; this year they lost 3 home games. Thought of as a top SEC team, they finished third in the division. Thought of as a threat in the NCAA tourney? Forget it. They seem to be the Brandt in this clip, who continuously tries to impress us, only we’re not impressed. But hey, since they go to Vanderbilt, they probably think well be serving them fries as they go on a skiing trip. Also, they will always question why they are being challenged, but ultimately say “its cool, no problem,” and just lose. Then, they have the girl theyre trying to impress get banged by someone cooler. Also, am I the only one who thinks the blonde that is totally astonished by Will’s memory and knowledge is hotter than Skyler?

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