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Message: [QUOTE="Senor Blue, post: 4610150, member: 11885"] It's just sad. Like the Cuse board. Not for nothing - I thought the initial draw was awful for UConn. For a team that went undefeated in the OOC with no wins less than double digits - including Alabama - plus the kenpom metrics and polling... a 4 seed was low. Iona with a HOF coach basically playing a home game. If there was a game set up for us to get caught, it was right there. St Mary's/VCU was always going to be a "whatever" game regardless. Arkansas was a legit good team with a legit good coach. Who also happened to knock off another really good team. I don't get it - is Gonzaga a historically good NCAA tournament program - only until they lose? And then they were overrated? Miami was a legit team...as is any team coming through in the Final Four. I didn't hear their "easy road" argument when they got Drake, an overrated IU team, and a hobbled and overrated Houston team. I didn't hear the "easy road" argument for FAU who didn't see a 1 or 2 seed and got to play a 16. These arguments are dumb. The NCAA tournament is the best in sports for this exact reason. You have no idea who's going to show up on what day and what happens. The "best" teams in the country lose to "lucky" teams all the time. It's part of the deal. The only words on the banners in Gampel are "National Champions" - who you beat to get there is irrelevant. 40 more minutes. This will not be easy. [/QUOTE]