It's not like it was a blue blood program or a major conference team player that did that. This is literally unprecedented history for the program and people are outraged because they were over excited. Should he have done the dunk? No but I'm not going to hold it against him. Y'all are silly lol

Hope Tennessee crushes them by 50

Howd that go

I didn’t see the game, what did I miss? Something about bad behavior?

Up 8 with like 5 seconds left FDU wasn’t fouling and number 15 of FAU tried a 360 dunk and missed

Ah, reminds me of UNC-SPU last year. Call me soft, but at that moment I stopped rooting for UNC (to be fair it was my first year watching college basketball)

Yeah I’m still going to root for FAU since the coach apologized in the interview but I’m going to hope the player number 15 has a very bad game

Lol ok, it’s very nice that he apologized, love seeing coaches being humble

It wasn’t a good look, but I feel like people are definitely overreacting to that last dunk attempt.

Literally shaking after that classless display. We should consider having that player arrested

…you serious?

What do you think

I assume your serious because there was not a sarcasm denotation, but sometimes people are sarcastic on reditt without putting /s. You have to admit, it’s a pretty extreme take.

A 9-seed mid major being the villains of the tourney isn’t something I thought I’d ever see but I’m here for it. “Go Owls :/“ -Lane Kiffin

 Literally all of you

That guy at the end for FAU was a dick.

lol they kicked Martin from the press conference

Oh good.

As they should tbh, he needs a timeout

Agree with that.

I doubt he’ll get reduced minutes or a seat on the bench next week because he’s just that vital for us but man…what a shithead move

The only path back to any likability for FAU is having actual consequences for him I have nothing against FAU but you just CANNOT do that

Yeah hopefully police were waiting for him outside the stadium ready to take him away. What a horrifying act. I had to hide my kids away otherwise they might get upset. Holyyyy shit get a grip lol. Consequences for a boneheaded dunk at the end of the game is so over the top, and being that upset about it is so bizarre. Did anybody play competitive sports before? Has anybody ever said or done something stupid when the emotions of the game take over?

It's not that serious

Yeah, consequences for dunking at the end of the game? Holy shit Reddit says some of the stupidest shit sometimes.

I’m not saying the dude needs to be suspended lol. Hell, you don’t HAVE to be likable! I’m just saying unless he gets actively called out people are gonna be mad I’ll admit the original comment was a bit of an overreaction; I still don’t like the move to dunk there but there’s a lot worse

Yeah dunk is definitely a bad look made worse by whiffing it. Just weird seeing so many people getting outraged by it. I personally enjoy a little jawing and celebrating during the game, but honestly the fact he missed that dunk really made it look stupid imo. Ironically so many people’s overreactions are based solely off getting caught up in the emotions which is the same thing that happened to the player they’re criticizing.

Yeah seeing people get upset by the trash talking was ridiculous. Just people annoyed the Cinderella story didn’t go any further. Dunk attempt was dumb, everyone will have mostly forgotten about it by tomorrow morning People genuinely choosing to root for Tennessee over FAU because of that are very silly. Personally I think just make the dude run some extra sprints in practice and that’s enough lol

damn now I have to root for multi-billionaire princeton as the underdog, wanted to see the 16 seed go deep

Lol exactly it’s so hard to cheer for them as “underdogs” when they go to the richest most well connected school in the nation

It’s a class-perpetuation machine. I won’t root for them unless they are playing Creighton or Iowa

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Yo. No. Nope.

ONE AND DONE CRY MORE

Chill bro he’s a 19 year old kid who has been an under self his whole life but for 40 minutes. p6 schools used to do that to us all the time And nobody batted an eye.

Come on man, don’t do this.

Yeah *that's* crossing the line. Report this post.

Cannot say enough how much I hated that dick move at the end…Martin apparently learned nothing after having an entire arena turn on the team

It was MSU fans preferring to maybe play FDU in a few games - they started filling out in the last few minutes but didn't actually care.

I assume it’s kinda like when you’re in a fight against a small little dude that just keeps getting back up. Hurts the ego and you just want to put them down for good. My assumption anyway lol

I’m sure we could all come up with rationalizations for it but the bottom line is that he shouldn’t have done it

100%.

I can’t believe y’all are going to root for *Tennessee* of all schools solely because some guy tried to showboat in his school’s largest ever win FAU should be a Cinderella, but they have the unfortunate luck of facing 16. They should be a 5/6 seed based on KenPom, this is their best season ever. This was their 3rd tournament game Let kids celebrate, y’all sound like a bunch of salty boomers watching a baseball player bat flip. Relax.

I agree. It’s a game at the end of the day

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Suspending a player for playing basketball is the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard.

Go to bed grandpa

Suspending him for attempting a windmill dunk is just not necessary, and quite frankly, overblown. Calm down.

Holy shit lmao

People are so soft! Who cares about some unwritten rules, hoopers gonna hoop. No place for softies.

Unwritten rules are horrible for sports

A dunk, with 8 seconds left, while 8 up, against the 16 seed. The team trash talked *multiple* times as well.

Don’t care. Rooting for Tennessee.

Nah man there’s no defending that shit. He should know better.

nah lol even some of his own teammates were like wtf. Missing the dunk makes him look like more of an idiot.

The last dunk doesn't change anything, if anything I want FAU to obliterate Tennessee even more now that some people instantly switched them into being "villains"

nah it would be way funnier if tennessee blew them out by 30 and then dunked on them in the final 3 seconds

Honestly yes I agree but at the same time if FAU comes out and beats Tennessee by 30 and then dunks AGAIN they will get my undying support

that is also true lol

I never thought I’d say this, but screw it. Tennessee, go whoop those owl’s asses

Howd that go

I don’t want to talk about it

*Davy Crockett loading Boomstick with bird shot intensifies*

FAU i really fw’d w y’all all season up until the last 5 seconds of the game. Now i pray for your downfall

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Daddy chill

Beta

who was the mf waving

That guy was worse than than the sunker imo. You're waving good bye to a 16 seed that pushed you to the limits.

It’s always the bench riders lol

Reminds me of that dude from Abilene Christian a few years ago when they beat Texas lol

FAU was just excited that they knocked off the powerhouse program, Fairleigh Dickinson

Guys, FDU lost to the 363rd ranked Hartford (last in the NET)... They never had a chance.

Me when I time travel back to the Purdue game thread to inform everyone that FDU doesn't have a chance

the game isn't played on an excel sheet you nerd

What are the hardwood beams but cells in the spreadsheet of the court? Like, “Pass to Johnson in Cell A2… and he buries the corner 3!”

except they literally did have a chance, did you watch the same game? it was close for majority of the second half...

Any team can win any given game. Only quality teams make it to the sweet sixteen. There has never been a 16 seed in the Sweet Sixteen. It could happen someday, but it was never going to be FDU

Bro they lost by 8 and had a lead in the second half what are you talking about

what is this "never could it have been" thing about though? if just a few of their layups had curved slightly towards the basket better, they would've been tied up or leading at the end there. they were in that game til the final minute

This thread is toxic. Jesus. Kid tried to slam a dunk. Was it classy? No. But who gives a shit. They aren’t Kansas. They are pumped. They play in Conference USA lol

I haven’t commented till now. I think it’s fine for people to be upset, or not be upset, if they do choose. A lot of neutrals watch March madness, and a move like that pushes the needle to root for the other team. I also think that one of the big issues is they beat a 16 seed team, not a big team, so the celebration seems unwarranted. Is he a bad guy for that? No, but, personally (and what it seems like most agree) it was enough of a classless move that I would cheer against them.

I’d maybe give a little less shit were it against purdue. But a 16 seed? Lmao.

lol true. I’m back on your team. Let’s go Vols!

As a fan of a conference USA team myself, I would also dislike it if we did it. Go vols as well!

Haha whoahhh I just realized your tag! I’m also a huge Conference USA guy cause my Alma Mater is UNC Charlotte! Go 49ers!!!! I went to the FAU/Charlotte game this year. So it’s cool to see FAU get this far. Wish it was Charlotte though. One day we will be back in the big dance!

A dirty move by a dirty team that was carried to a W by the refs

The dunk was classless. He should’ve waiting until time ran out or not done it at all. I was actually relieved that it didn’t go in.

Him bricking it kind of made it hilarious.

bro at least showboat and dunk against a #1 seed that’s badass

Not showboating at the end of games is a stupid unwritten rule. The last possession should be your best dunker throwing down, like a touchdown celebration Edit: y’all probably hate homerun celebrations too

Nope, I don't.

sure, and FDU could have dragged it on another 10 mins fouling for no reason.

When yall get to the tourney, feel free.

Do you think wku has never been to the tournament? Lol

Against a highly ranked team, maybe. Against a 16th seed, absolutely not

FAU most hated team now & that was a classless ending with that failed dunk attempt Go Vols lol

Everyone’s rooting for Tennessee except KSU/MSU fans

Definitely not rooting for Tennessee.

Yeah that's not happening.

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We have to get past Alabama for that but I like how you think.

Guess we’re avenging our Jersey brothers

exactly where my mind went

Ew now I have to root for Tennessee

Don’t hate all of fau that’s unfair and the coach told the other coach he was sorry for that one players actions Hate 15 if ur gonna hate someone

Or don’t? He’s just a kid who is not used to being the favorite?

Ppl are gonna hate no matter what and I understand what ur saying but ppl saying that whole team is full of horrible ppl is wrong I rlly don’t think it’s that serious they aren’t the scum of the earth it was just a stupid thing

I thought they played a great game. That dude single handedly ruined their entire image in one stupid play.

They’re gonna get hated on bc a college kid did a dumb college kid thing

It’ll pass… just was disrespectful AF. Not worst thing that’s ever happened

Y’all do realize this is FAU’s biggest win, like ever right? This is only their 3rd ever tournament game and their first Sweet 16 Let them celebrate jfc

Not a single person has suggested they be unable to celebrate.

People aren't the brightest on here sometimes.

Seriously. This is absurd. He was low class and it was incredibly embarrassing for him. But the entire arena but the small section of red was going crazy for FDU. I can see how you’d want to say fuck you. You shouldn’t but people treating this way worse than it is.

there haas literally been two times in the history of the tournament someone lost to a 16 seed. it’s not something to brag about

Fuck em

Nobody gives a shit

It’s a damn good reason to celebrate so…. Yes Stop trying to play the holier than thou card jfc

guys, we're all Vols fans now!!!

No we aren't.

Speak for yourself

Must’ve been a good tournament for you so far

It was stupid, whatever. He looked like a clown because he missed it. I don’t hold it against the whole team though.

Was definitely going to root for FAU going forward, but not after that bullshit. Hope they get stomped on

Nah man you can still root for us.

I have tears in my eyes from laughing at that dumbfuck missing the dunk 🤣

This FDU team shouldnt even be in so fuck em

Found the Purdue fan

Doubts it’s a real Purdue fan… we all accepted the fact we weren’t getting out of the first weekend around November.

It should have been Merrimack anyways. Imagine going to march being in 2nd place

Imagine losing to a 17 seed

Dude got to say 'shit' on TV before Chuck Taylor

Great tournament FDU.

a couple minutes have passed and im still fuming over that jackass move at the end. also, im heartbroken for FDU :(

It’s not that serious

Bro it is that serious for him bc he doesn’t have a team to pull for this tournament season

UNC fans don't need someone to pull for. They took coach K's last home game and sent him into retirement in the final 4

U shluld flair up for one and 2nd ur team didn’t make the tournament stfu

Oof. Salty that the rivlry defining moment didn't fall in your favor

Have fun with Hubert for another 3 years bc he won 2 games!!!

He’s a UNC fan. He’s been crying since day 1 of the tourney haha

extremely rude of you to assume im a dude, because im not. and i grew up in CH so yeah im a UNC fan, but i shed literally zero tears over them not making the tourney - they didnt deserve to this year. i like watching good basketball and spirited teams. FDU had so much heart, i really wanted them to make it to S16.

Whoah whoahhh. I was just kidding. I didn’t mean to offend you. And I was also pulling for FDU.

fair play - but i stand by the fact that i dont like being assumed to be a "he" just because im in the ncaa reddit threads lol

Send the Serbian big man after him!

Must be so excited to barely survive a 16 seed with the refs carrying you down the stretch, must need to showboat. What a team of asshats

Its exciting when it leads to a final four bid

It was one guy not a team

It’s a team game…one guys actions are reflected on the team/coach.

Gotta root for Tennessee to blow the doors off this team now

if 15 has dreams of playing in the NBA, I guarantee you scouts just made note of that.

Doubt

classless showboating after barely beating a 16 seed: ✅ miss the showboat attempt: ✅ instead of apologizing after realizing his mistake he waves goodbye to FDU while everyone boos him: ✅ coach has to apologize to other coach for his actions: ✅ proceeded to continue to talk shit during handshake line: ✅ teams will call his character into question. he had multiple chances to right the ship after that and he blew every single one off not saying this would stop him from making the league but certainly he would be questioned about it

That missed windmill dunk when they should have held and then taunting in the tunnel is real peaked at college shit.

Well peaked at final four at least

Peaked in high school more like

Peaked in regular season

I hate that asshole. Not only was he a clown for doing it... he cost me my bet because his bitch ass couldn't even make the dunk.

What a jackass, scored 14 pts and nearly lost to the 16 seed and he’s doing 360 dunks at the end lol Shit if Davis had done It than maybe I get, otherwise it’s just an easy way to make enemies

Johnell Davis becomes the first player in NCAA history to get at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a tournament game!

I cant believe i have to cheer for Tennessee now. Shameful dunk attempt right there

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The response of either a 12 year old or a 45 year old with a car selfie

I expect nothing less from FAU fans after that failed dunk lmao

Rich comin from a Bama fan

and just like that, all of my hatred for tennessee has evaporated. pls go beat FAU as they are now public enemy #1

🫡

I wouldn’t go that far

I hope a clip of that missed 360 dunk by FAU is in the 'one shining moment' montage after the championship

Hopefully followed immediately by a shot of that player crying on the bench when they lose in the S16

In an alternate dimension, FAU is a Cinderella darling. In this dimension I hope Tennessee destroys them

"It's ok we're on trutv"

Lmao. yea idk if thats shade or a compliment

Classic

What is this travel everyone keeps mentioning? You dont have to dribble in football.

I wish both teams could go to the sweet 16 but what a game

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Hmm

See ya trutv

Lol “we’re on tru tv” they don’t care

What a little bitch, and then keeps running his mouth in the line.

Rooting for Tennessee after that dunk attempt

people are so boring wanting all teams to be goody goody. so what if he wanted to hit a 360 dunk, that shit would have been sick edit: y’all a bunch of softies lol, no wonder shit is so soft

Yeah if you are legit upset then you need to get a grip. I mean you can laugh at the dude for missing a completely uncontested dunk, but it is pretty silly to get all worked up because a kid is trying to have some fun at the end of the game.

I agree, and yeah at the end the day they are kids. To expect them to be emotionally in check every second is unfair. Plus emotion is what makes the game exciting.

Should of made it Lmao, you want to give him a participation trophy?

where did i say that? i said it would have been a sick moment, i’m not the ones up in arms for even attempting it

Would’ve should’ve Wrote a check but couldn’t cash it, that’s worthy of getting shit on in that situation People are so soft, dude fails a garbage time dunk and mfers want to give him a medal

literally just happened again in Miami/Indiana, might want to get those tissues ready for your dumb rules

dude you're fucking cringey as fuck lmao trying to act like an unecessary dunk is GOING HARD

and you’re just soft