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Tough draw, but we have to hold on to a #1 seed. In this case, if we dropped to #2 we have to beat Ohio State and NC State. Too many really good teams out there, being below #1 will be a huge challenge.
 
Carnac said:
Not surprising......................on average, it rains 300 days a year in the northwest region. :oops:
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My luck had to be holding: I visited Boeing, Bremerton, the FAA Control Center (out of town) each a few times and never hit it rainy. Cloudy, nasty looking, cool, but no rain. Of course the earth was cooler then.
 
We should see new bracketology soon. I'm sure CC is chomping at the bit to knock UConn to a 2 seed.
 
Bald Huskie said:
Tough draw, but we have to hold on to a #1 seed. In this case, if we dropped to #2 we have to beat Ohio State and NC State. Too many really good teams out there, being below #1 will be a huge challenge.
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You are right! But does it matter who you draw. The ND recent game proves, the best sometimes lose, unexpectedly. Isn't that the tourney?
 
Urshurak said:
We should see new bracketology soon. I'm sure CC is chomping at the bit to knock UConn to a 2 seed.
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Do you mean newer than the one that was posted two hours ago?
 
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TCC Kid said:
My luck had to be holding: I visited Boeing, Bremerton, the FAA Control Center (out of town) each a few times and never hit it rainy. Cloudy, nasty looking, cool, but no rain. Of course the earth was cooler then.
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We visited Eugene Oregon for two days for a men's BB game (Pacific vs Oregon) in 1994. We weren't so lucky. Two things we saw a lot of while there......rain and ducks. The ducks were everywhere, walking around the city like they owned it. They basically were ignored by the city's residents. Part of the landscape I guess. :rolleyes:
 
Urshurak said:
We should see new bracketology soon. I'm sure CC is chomping at the bit to knock UConn to a 2 seed.
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UConn is still a #1 seed, but they would be playing in Seattle and not Greenville.
 
It has been a while since both the women and the men are one seeds in their NCAA brackets. Hope they both make to their final fours!
 
Hey hey, it's bracketology day! Welcome Oregon.
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This is so laughable moving us down to a 3 seed, which shows how ridiculous it is to do this every week. Still, if it ended out like this, I like where we are. We can beat VT, Oregon, and Indiana. Plus, we are on the opposite side of the bracket from SC. It may end up like last year when everyone was afraid to have us in their bracket, but realistically, I expect to get a number 1 seed when all is set and done.
 
Does Charlie have Texas not making the field? Am I reading this correctly?
 
I understand the short sighted methodology of moving Uconn to a 3 seed given the two losses. But assuming we regain full health, those losses, both not particularly bad losses, will be weighted with the injuries in mind. Additionally, in years past, especially during the committee reveals, they punish extreme sos weakness. That’s exactly what I picture them doing to LSU. I see them as a 4 seed from the committee, if for no other reason than to prove a point.

If you truly are a top 8 team nationally, it’s a huge shame to not schedule any noteworthy opponents. Robbing the wcbb community of high level competitive games, and the opportunity to draw eyeballs to the sport on national TV. No excuse for your OOC schedule to be ranked 239th in SOS through mid December, with your next opponent ranked 340th …….
 
Rblack335 said:
I understand the short sighted methodology of moving Uconn to a 3 seed given the two losses. But assuming we regain full health, those losses, both not particularly bad losses, will be weighted with the injuries in mind. Additionally, in years past, especially during the committee reveals, they punish extreme sos weakness. That’s exactly what I picture them doing to LSU. I see them as a 4 seed from the committee, if for no other reason than to prove a point.

If you truly are a top 8 team nationally, it’s a huge shame to not schedule any noteworthy opponents. Robbing the wcbb community of high level competitive games, and the opportunity to draw eyeballs to the sport on national TV. No excuse for your OOC schedule to be ranked 239th in SOS through mid December, with your next opponent ranked 340th …….
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Actually with the schedule that Mulkey has currently played, LSU shouldn't even be in the tournament. There are teams that have played a much rougher schedule and are not even in it. If you can't play teams in the Top 50 in Nov - Dec time frame, then you shouldn't even be thought of until you can prove it in conference play.
 
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Bald Huskie said:
This is so laughable moving us down to a 3 seed, which shows how ridiculous it is to do this every week. Still, if it ended out like this, I like where we are. We can beat VT, Oregon, and Indiana. Plus, we are on the opposite side of the bracket from SC. It may end up like last year when everyone was afraid to have us in their bracket, but realistically, I expect to get a number 1 seed when all is set and done.
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And, can you imagine the thoughts of those teams above us... "OMG, we might have to play UCONN ... sure hoping things change dramatically."
 
visitingcock said:
Bracketology before New Year's is stupid. Well, Okay, it's stupid anytime before the week preceding selection day but it's ludicrous where less than half the teams have even played - and the VAST majority of games played involved cupcakes
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There are two seasons......
  • The preseason where teams like LSU load up on cupcakes and Twinkies to begin the conference portion of their schedule with 12-13 wins and no losses. Don't look for LSU head coach Kim Mulkey to change her M.O. anytime soon. She's been doing it that way for years, and it's worked for her for years.
  • The regular or "conference" portion where wins are not that easy to come by.
Lots of things can happen between now and selection Monday in March. :eek:
 
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The whole key is not getting in the SC or Stanford bracket. If we are at full strength, we would be favorite over anyone else regardless of seed
 
SLY63 said:
The whole key is not getting in the SC or Stanford bracket. If we are at full strength, we would be favorite over anyone else regardless of seed
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Okay, I don't really want you in SCar's bracket - but I do want you in Greenville in the other bracket! I wanna' party (wine & dine) with some of you folks in downtown Greenville during the 16/8 games.

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The injuries have hurt us, but like last year we could drop down quite a bit, and then work our way back to a pretty good seeding as we go thru the Big East schedule, and the teams in the Power 5 conferences knock off each other somewhat. Getting one of the last two #1 seeds after SC and Stanford is very difficult now, but I think a goal of being the 5th or 6th ranked team is quite possible.

That could get us one of the top two #2 seeds, and might mean we could avoid having to beat SC or Stanford to get to the Final Four. We might even be favorites against the last two #1 seeds if matched up against them if we are playing better at that time, which is quite possible.
 
UConnCat said:
Does Charlie have Texas not making the field? Am I reading this correctly?
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Indeed! I thought they were out of the top 16, but they are not listed at all. He has them on the bubble as one of the first 4 out. And they just lost Aaliyah Moore for the season to an ACL. They were #3 in the pre-season. It's a long way down!
 
visitingcock said:
Okay, I don't really want you in SCar's bracket - but I do want you in Greenville in the other bracket! I wanna' party (wine & dine) with some of you folks in downtown Greenville during the 16/8 games.
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Greenville is great and I love your guys' arena. Was in the area for work back in 2017 and got to see SCar play in the SEC tourney. Great atmosphere. :) Wouldn't mind going back for this year's big dance ...
 
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