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HuskyNan said:
Who is this bracket is scary? UConn has the best bracket, IMO.
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While SC did play surprisingly well in the SECT, a team that is built around 1 star player tends not to do very well against UConn.

But a lot of BB to play to get to that point.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Who is this bracket is scary? UConn has the best bracket, IMO.
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That's what was so funny about it. First bracket revealed, immediately complaining about it, without any idea what the other 3 brackets looked like for comparison. If UConn can't get to the Final 4 out of this bracket, they aren't as good as most people think they are. Already beat South Carolina easily on the road and I don't see anybody else that seems to have a legit shot of upsetting the Huskies.
 
Of the 213 posts on this thread, only a few have come close to pointing out what I think is the salient fact for UConn fans: UConn cannot face more than one of the BIG Troika of Mississippi State / Baylor / Texas, and then only in the Final game.

Everyone (even Geno) seemed to agree that the teams with major size (mainly those three) would be the biggest threat to UConn’s chances. Now, with this bracket, at least two of those three will be eliminated before UConn can possibly play them.

The biggest and strongest player that UConn will have to face before the final game is A’ja Wilson, and while she is certainly deserving of being the Player of the Year and the probably #1 draft choice for the WNBA, she is NOT the biggest or strongest player in the field, and UConn has became fairly accustomed to facing her. Moreover, I don’t think she has the guard play around her that any of the three above-mentioned teams have around their bigs, which should make it easier for UConn to beat the Gamecocks yet again.

If UConn comes out of Albany with the Husky still growling, their semifinal game is likely to be against either Notre Dame or Oregon. They are both very good teams, but not as intimidating as those mentioned above. UConn knows how to play those games against those kinds of teams, and (since about 2013) has nearly always been successful.

UConn might have had to win its NC this year by playing Texas, Baylor, and Mississippi State in succession. This bracket removes that possibility entirely.

Obviously, I think the bracket is very favorable to UConn’s chances for an NC.
 
triaddukefan said:
Elon already played State this year. wished they would have sent them elsewhere Head bang
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Yes, my son is peeved. He was hoping to go out West somewhere - he's losing his spring break time to the tourney and wanted something more....exotic (and closer to his girlfriend)/.
 
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SC and UConn will meet in the Elite 8, I expect SC to play more physical. Can’t underestimate this team.

The ND-vs-Oregon Elite 8 Game will be even more exciting, hopefully Oregon wins that matchup. Regardless of all the injuries, ND always brings their best again UConn. Remember earlier this season, we were down that game until the 4th quarter.
The matchup is better with Oregon, which is why I hope they win
 
HuskyNan said:
Yes, my son is peeved. He was hoping to go out West somewhere - he's losing his spring break time to the tourney and wanted something more....exotic (and closer to his girlfriend)/.
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Operative word...................GIRLFRIEND. All other negatives take a back seat.
 
ASweet3781 said:
Dawn is PISSED. Being interviewed on ESPNU.

Says her fans are being screwed. #1 in attendance. Never get to stay close to home.
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Wait, I have read the same thing in this thread by "supposedly" a South Car fan...could it actually be Dawn posting here?
 
mbr33ct said:
I think Louisville got screwed. :rolleyes:
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Could be, but a 1 loss team that won both the regular season and conference tourney vs. a 3 loss team that lost their tourney final...to a 2 seed.
 
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HuskyNan said:
Who in this bracket is scary? UConn has the best bracket, IMO.
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And frankly it's not even close. Shame on you whiners. Some of you sound like a bunch of entitled, over expectant homers.
JoePgh said:
Of the 213 posts on this thread, only a few have come close to pointing out what I think is the salient fact for UConn fans: UConn cannot face more than one of the BIG Troika of Mississippi State / Baylor / Texas, and then only in the Final game.

Everyone (even Geno) seemed to agree that the teams with major size (mainly those three) would be the biggest threat to UConn’s chances. Now, with this bracket, at least two of those three will be eliminated before UConn can possibly play them.

The biggest and strongest player that UConn will have to face before the final game is A’ja Wilson, and while she is certainly deserving of being the Player of the Year and the probably #1 draft choice for the WNBA, she is NOT the biggest or strongest player in the field, and UConn has became fairly accustomed to facing her. Moreover, I don’t think she has the guard play around her that any of the three above-mentioned teams have around their bigs, which should make it easier for UConn to beat the Gamecocks yet again.

If UConn comes out of Albany with the Husky still growling, their semifinal game is likely to be against either Notre Dame or Oregon. They are both very good teams, but not as intimidating as those mentioned above. UConn knows how to play those games against those kinds of teams, and (since about 2013) has nearly always been successful.

UConn might have had to win its NC this year by playing Texas, Baylor, and Mississippi State in succession. This bracket removes that possibility entirely.

Obviously, I think the bracket is very favorable to UConn’s chances for an NC.
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Gee. To steal a phrase, shut up, you're making way too much sense.
 
HuskyNan said:
Yes, my son is peeved. He was hoping to go out West somewhere - he's losing his spring break time to the tourney and wanted something more....exotic (and closer to his girlfriend)/.
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Isn't Raleigh exotic? It's our State Capitol afterall...;)
 
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ASweet3781 said:
Dawn is PISSED. Being interviewed on ESPNU.

Says her fans are being screwed. #1 in attendance. Never get to stay close to home.
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Does she have any idea yet that all the tickets in the TUC are sold out except for SC's NCAA allotment of 200 seats? :D
 
SCspur said:
The original post had nothing to do with ND. It was about the NCAA constantly screwing SC over. And Cool beans at least the game is now finally "growing".
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My point was ND was sent away just like you were to Stockton as higher ranked #1 seeds stayed closer to home. I do not think the committee has it out for SC, just not ranked higher than other seeds who were closer to hosting regions so SC had to travel. I do think if A’ja stayed healthy and played in all your games you would would been a high 2 seed and maybe in in Spokane. So either way, Travel was in the cards.
 
Beat Notre Dame this year, and ND is probably a #2 Seed with Baylor as the #1 Seed in the Spokane Region. Then I think So Carolina ends up in Lexington. The two losses to the Lady Vols also hurt your chances to be the #1 two seed which also would have put your team in Lexington. Balancing the Bracket which is a committee responsibility put Baylor in Lexington as the #1 two seed. Albany was the closest Region after Baylor was put in Lexington. Got to win the Games you're supposed to. I know A'ja was hurt for one of the two Lady Vol losses.

How do you place the team with the best attendance in an already sold out Regional? Not sure what SC has done to the NCAA but it is clear they don't like us, especially after send us west the past 3 years and now placing us agaisnt the #1 team.
 
I think it's interesting that OSU could start and end the tourney in the same city. First two rounds in Columbus, go somewhere else for the regionals, then the semi-final and championship also in Columbus.
 
I would be very tempted to attend a ND vs SDST game on Sunday, if it were to happen.
Go JACKRABBITS!!
 
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