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Mid Major (and Lower) Conference Tournaments.

nwhoopfan said:
I think he needs a few more years under his belt to prove himself. I don't think Oregon needs to limit themselves to looking at former assistant coaches under Graves.
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I am skeptical of your take as being a OSU fan you would not want him there if Graves left. I get why you would not want Campbell there.

I mean after all Oregon State hired Scott Rueck from George Fox University. I would bet OSU would look at former assistants (Holsigner and the other who name escapes me at the moment) in the process. BTW, all which are better than any assistants they have now. Same goes for the current batch of Oregon assistants. But if the Pac-12 dissolves as expected in a few years then alot could happen to influence future appeal of a program if they all scatter as predicted. Same goes for the recruiting appeal as a side note.
 
I meant what I said. Campbell has not established himself as a top up and coming HC yet. Maybe he will. If I'm looking to hire a young coach with West Coast ties who has shown to be a big winner, my first phone call would be to Lindy La Rocque. She has 1 more year experience than Campbell and she is just crushing the rest of the Mountain West, undoubtedly a higher level conference than the Big Sky. Campbell made good progress from year 1 to year 2, but he does not have Sacramento St. head and shoulders above the rest of the league the way La Rocque does. That's my take.
 
Also I think focusing on the outgoing coach's coaching tree is often a mistake. Usually there are better candidates if you are open minded to it. I would be very disappointed if OSU was to replace Rueck and focused entirely on his former or current assistant coaches.
 
Wow! In the Big West quarterfinals, CSU Bakersfield (#9 seed, second to last in their conference) just defeated UC Irvine (the #1 seed) in a huge game that went in 2 OT. A true Cinderella story with some huge buckets by CSUB at the end.

That's March Madness, baby!

UC Irvine shot 15-75 (20%) from the floor, with 5-26 (19.2%) from the perimeter. :eek:
 
maple said:
Wow! In the Big West quarterfinals, CSU Bakersfield (#9 seed, second to last in their conference) just defeated UC Irvine (the #1 seed) in a huge game that went in 2 OT. A true Cinderella story with some huge buckets by CSUB at the end.

That's March Madness, baby!

UC Irvine shot 15-75 (20%) from the floor, with 5-26 (19.2%) from the perimeter. :eek:
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Adios Anteaters

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Every time UNLV started to pull away, Wyoming got right back in it. Vegas finally got a little breathing room at the end. Young was just dominant, completely owned the paint.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I meant what I said. Campbell has not established himself as a top up and coming HC yet. Maybe he will. If I'm looking to hire a young coach with West Coast ties who has shown to be a big winner, my first phone call would be to Lindy La Rocque. She has 1 more year experience than Campbell and she is just crushing the rest of the Mountain West, undoubtedly a higher level conference than the Big Sky. Campbell made good progress from year 1 to year 2, but he does not have Sacramento St. head and shoulders above the rest of the league the way La Rocque does. That's my take.
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So hear is a question back at you. If Rueck were to move on or gets forced out is the short coaching list for Oregon be the same list as the one at Oregon State. If not then why?
 
I won’t be able to watch the CSUB game tomorrow, but I hope the Roadrunners are able to pull through and continue their underdog story.

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Figurehead said:
So hear is a question back at you. If Rueck were to move on or gets forced out is the short coaching list for Oregon be the same list as the one at Oregon State. If not then why?
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UO and OSU are very different institutions. They might have some of the same names on a theoretical list, or they might not.
 
BRS24 said:
This is what I dislike about the discussion of "mid-majors". Should both Portland and Gonzaga get in? IMHO yes. Should both Columbia and Princeton get in, same. Seeing the so called P5 conference teams get rewarded with a bid to the NCAAT while championing mediocrity is mind blowing. I want to see more of the less known schools in the tourney as that's how they get better, and how the whole sport gets better. As we get closer to selection Sunday, we'll see the prognosticators opine on how many bids the SEC, B10, ACC, B12 get, at the expense of a really good lesser known school.
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I would rather see Columbia/ Princeton #. 2 than any P-6 team in the bottom half of their conference
 
visitingcock said:
I would rather see Columbia/ Princeton #. 2 than any P-6 team in the bottom half of their conference
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cancontent said:
I second this.
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Thanks. My OP on this topic was in regard to teams that languished in the mid to lower part of their conferences, albeit a perceived "power' conference, get hot or lucky in the conf tourney and they end up with a NCAA bid. Were they really that good, or was is the misfortune of opponents? That's what I don't like rewarded, the mediocrity until it matters. This goes along with arguments about losses being good because it's a deep conference. Just win.
 
The media picked East Carolina to finish in last place in the American Athletic. :oops:

Well they just defeated Houston 46-44 to win the championship, and advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2007. :).

My Pirates :cool:
 
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triaddukefan said:
The media picked East Carolina to finish in last place in the American Athletic. :oops:

Well they just defeated Houston 46-44 to win the championship, and advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2007. :).

My Pirates :cool:
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I watched the first two rounds of the AAC tourney before I left to go up to KC to see the Big 12 that kicked off tonight. I was very impressed by what I saw of EC Tuesday night. They definitely looked like the best team there. I wondered about that prediction when I saw them play. Meanwhile at KC tonight KU who should have thumped TCU wound up getting beat by the team that has only one league victory this year. Sometimes in these tourneys you can have some unpredictable results. It's kind of like a cat fight, you never know which one is winning. Sometimes the cat on the bottom is clawing the top cats stomach into shreds.
 
In the SWAC semi's. #1 seed and defending champs Jackson State led 63-59 with 12.8 seconds left vs Southern. Southern had no timeouts but proceeded to go down and #2 hit a deep 3 pointer to cut the lead to 63-62. They fouled JSU and the Tigers went 1-2 from the Foul Line to make the score 64-62. And then this happened :eek::eek::eek::eek:






#2 did it again. Southern with the upset 65-64.
 
Vermont beat Albany 38-36 for the America East title. That is a FINAL SCORE. UAlb had to score 19 in the 4th quarter just to manage that. 17 thru the first 3 quarters?! :eek:
 
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triaddukefan said:
Welp... Columbia will be sweating on Sunday Evening.
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ESPN just updated the projections and Columbia fell to the first team out of the tournament. Previously they were high enough they weren’t even listed on First Four Out or First Four Byes. Devastating loss.
 
Columbia played a good schedule, but the best win they had was against Princeton at NET39 and Miami at NET50. With a current NET of 46, down from 45, I always saw them as a bubble team, and now I don't think they make it as most of the other bubble teams have better wins on their resume.
 
triaddukefan said:
The media picked East Carolina to finish in last place in the American Athletic. :oops:

Well they just defeated Houston 46-44 to win the championship, and advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2007. :).

My Pirates :cool:
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Congratulations to East Carolina on your championship!
 
triaddukefan said:
The media picked East Carolina to finish in last place in the American Athletic. :oops:

Well they just defeated Houston 46-44 to win the championship, and advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2007. :).

My Pirates :cool:
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Greenville regional traveling from Greenville but will they make it to Greenville?
 
With FGCU and Middle TN winning their conference championships, the possible bubble busting conference tournaments are over, with USF and Gonzaga being the only two losers that will make the tournament anyway. The rest of the conference tournaments will have no NCAA at large implications.
 
Congratulations to Hawaii WBB for winning the Big West for the second time in a row. Came back from 15 down in the second half to defeat UCSB 61-59 converting a 3 point play with 3.4 seconds to go.
 
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