Bye Bye SEC

[EricLA]

All the hysteria by SEC fans on how great their conference was. Yet the only team who made it was Texas AM. It's like most of us said all year. A solid conference with no really good teams. None of them really are a top 10 team. SC, for all their skyrocketing up the rankings, played such a weak schedule that they backed into a 1 seed.

Either way, I'm not surprised (nor am I sad) to see most all of the SEC head home for the rest of the tourney.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I guess we were right! SEC struck out (except TAMU) in the sweet sixteen.

Not so easy when you play elite teams, huh??

 

[rocky rococo]

I'm sad that Huskies don't get to play Tennessee straight up for #9.

 

[sarals24]

No way should SC have been a 1 seed over Louisville.

 

[EricLA]

I'm sad that Huskies don't get to play Tennessee straight up for #9.

Tennessee would have to make it past the elite 8, which they have not done in 6 years. For some strange reason the committee refuses to put them into our bracket. I'd love to see them as our 4 seed next year in the NCAA's...

 

[MilfordHusky]

TAMU is an SEC team by adoption, not birth.

Tenn and SC were over-seeded, in my view. Over-seeding works nicely for a lawn, but not SEC WCBB teams.

I sure hope the remaining SEC team departs tomorrow.

 

[CTyankee]

Having seen them today I can unequivocally say... UConn would have kicked their cans down the road... They were not worthy of a one seed.

 

[rocky rococo]

I know, dark days for orange. Still... It would have been great to have the two teams there, so that "whoever won" (heh) would get #9, playing there in Nashville, Pat up in a luxury box, massive hype for a wcbb game, and tv ratings through the roof.

 

[Boxerpups4me]

I'm sad that Huskies don't get to play Tennessee straight up for #9.

I'm sad too. A game with UCONN would expose EVERYTHING fundamentally bad about UT basketball. It would expose the horrible coaching, terrible offensive and defensive executions, the almost laughable unforced turnovers we tend to make, Burdick constantly dribbling the ball without any kind of purpose. Ya, that would have been a great game to watch. Monday and Tuesday I'm going to watch coaches who actually know how to coach and can get their teams playing like well oiled machines..Maybe Holly will take notice, but I'm sure she will still be making excuses by then about why she lost to Maryland

 

[EricLA]

I'm sad too. A game with UCONN would expose EVERYTHING fundamentally bad about UT basketball. It would expose the horrible coaching, terrible offensive and defensive executions, the almost laughable unforced turnovers we tend to make, Burdick constantly dribbling the ball without any kind of purpose. Ya, that would have been a great game to watch. Monday and Tuesday I'm going to watch coaches who actually know how to coach and can get their teams playing like well oiled machines..Maybe Holly will take notice, but I'm sure she will still be making excuses by then about why she lost to Maryland

OMG I'm so surprised by such a frank assessment. I actually give the Tennessee fans a lot of credit - the ones who came over here after such a hard loss. I don't think I could do that on their board, not that we have access to it any longer...

 

[Vowelguy]

No way should SC have been a 1 seed over Louisville.

Louisville did not earn a #1 seed.

 

[EricLA]

Louisville did not earn a #1 seed.

Neither did SC.

 

[bbsamjj]

A lot of people argued that Stanford should have been #1 over SC. Somewhat of a moot point since Stanford was going to be playing at home no matter what. And if I was the Cardinal, I would have much rather played #3 PSU than #4 UNC, which can be really good when it wants to be.

 

[baggerbob]

Louisville did not earn a #1 seed.

At least Louisville played a top team 3 times, South Carolina still hasn't played a top team.

 

[sarals24]

Louisville did not earn a #1 seed.

How did they not earn a 1 seed? They lost to UConn three times and to UK at the beginning of the season. It's not like they lost to Vanderbilt...don't see how you could make a team a 1 seed that lost to Vandy...oh wait...

 

[UcMiami]

I'm sad too. A game with UCONN would expose EVERYTHING fundamentally bad about UT basketball. It would expose the horrible coaching, terrible offensive and defensive executions, the almost laughable unforced turnovers we tend to make, Burdick constantly dribbling the ball without any kind of purpose. Ya, that would have been a great game to watch. Monday and Tuesday I'm going to watch coaches who actually know how to coach and can get their teams playing like well oiled machines..Maybe Holly will take notice, but I'm sure she will still be making excuses by then about why she lost to Maryland

Wow ... but hard to disagree with anything you say. Except I think she is still working on the whine that 'Tennessee had to prove our worth all year long, I don't know why, but we have had to prove our worth all year'. That was truly an odd statement. Isn't that why you actually play games ... to prove your ability each night and to improve? Does she think everyone else should see the uniform and just lay down? or that TN should have a bye into the final four each year?
Excuses can wait till next year.

 

[Vowelguy]

How did they not earn a 1 seed?

You earn a #1 seed by beating good teams.

 

[DobbsRover2]

You earn a #1 seed by beating good teams.

And by not losing games to sad sacks. But no, VG, with you it's just the SEC smarm and the Cardinals hate. But just keep pushing your RPI crap, which is always how you evaluate teams.

 

[msf22b]

Too harsh Dobbs, no need to be so vituperative.

 

[wire chief]

I enjoyed the close-up look at Alyssa Thomas. Glad she has another game in front of her.

 

[Shenandoah]

Alyssa Thomas is an incredible talent, who is going to shine in the WNBA...