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NCAA Tournament, week 1 of 3

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SECbbfan24 said:
The SEC has a bunch of mediocre coaches...
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This relates to a point about when good mid-majors should play P5 schools. The more time to develop a team the more good coaching will beat better recruiting but mediocre coaching. A conference like the SEC is going to recruit well, but unless they have the coaching to match they will prove to be overseeded in the tournaments.

Unfortunately, the SEC will soon have Staley, Mulkey (with better talent) AND Schaffer, but us UConn fans can enjoy this while it lasts.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
You could put some pads on Gylten and she'd be right at home. She looks small, but she's fierce.
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And RIP BYU Cougars. While not their month, per pound their guard Paisley Harding is one of the toughest people in Utah. One of those players getting up off the floor every time you look.
 
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Pac 12 has been kicking butt for years, so I guess they were due for a clunker post season performance. I don't like it at all though.
 
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How is this possible? I was told over and over again, via mantras like "every game's a dogfight" and "no nights off", that the teams from these highly regarded conferences would never lose to an underdog like Belmont from the lowly Ohio Valley Conference.

The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming.
 
JordyG said:
Win or lose Sedona Prince comes over as one of the bigger sportswomen in basketball. A gracious, hard nosed competitor.
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Sedona Prince, creator of WBB March Madness and so much more, currently and hopefully to come.
 
Plebe said:
How is this possible? I was told over and over again, via mantras like "every game's a dogfight" and "no nights off", that the teams from these highly regarded conferences would never lose to a team like Belmont from the lowly Ohio Valley Conference.

The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming.
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I said that about the Big South.... not sure who else said that about the other conferences ;)
 
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Plebe said:
How is this possible? I was told over and over again, via mantras like "every game's a dogfight" and "no nights off", that the teams from these highly regarded conferences would never lose to an underdog like Belmont from the lowly Ohio Valley Conference.

The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming.
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Who said this this year? I actually don't think I can remember a single post to this effect around here. Are you referring to the commentators?
 
At what point does the term mid-major become obsolete? It's almost disrespectful...intended or not.
 






HuskyNan said:
A reminder that game threads aren’t allowed on the Boneyard. Use the chat room
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If there is a UCONN game going on... can general users use the Men's Football or Basketball Chat Room?? Asking for a bunch of friends.
 
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If there is a UCONN game going on... can general users use the Men's Football or Basketball Chat Room?? Asking for a bunch of friends.
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Football is a good choice except for signing day and the spring game (Blue-White game) on April 21
 
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Floridaduck said:
Fitting end to a bizarre Oregon season. They never shot the ball as well as what was expected from this group all season.
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Graves has issues himself. Gotten fat and lazy during covid. Can't see him coaching as long as Tara or Geno. I don't think the passion is there like it was pre Sabrina and during the Sabrina era. Hopefully he makes a planned transition to his cabin in Eastern Oregon after a few more years and Oregon has a nice succession plan in place. They guy can recruit as well as anyone. I will give him that. Not the guy that Oregon had originally hired
 
Pac-12 and the SEC out here dropping like flies and these were the top ranked conferences according to Net. Big-12 looking like the best conference so far.
 
diggerfoot said:
Considering that UConn just held Mercer, a higher seeded team than Howard, to zero points in the third quarter, I suppose that means you are even more impressed with how a season of adversity might have been an even better thing to have happened to UConn.
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It happens sometime. SC has held UConn to 2 and 3-point quarters. Held Texas who was a higher seed than Mercer to 0 points in the 4th quarter in the elite 8.
 
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Interesting to note that the Wichita regional 4 second round games each have a 'crasher' #9 Gonzaga, #10 South Dakota, #11 Villanova, and #12 Belmont.

Spokane has only one #12 FGCU

and so far:
Greensboro has only 1 #10 Creighton with two games to play and an upset watch for UNC at the moment as they are tied with SFA
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Bridgeport has two with #9 KSU and #11 Princeton with two games to play.
 
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