No, I wouldn't complain about something I can't control. Maybe it's just my personality, but I've been on this planet a long time and I find that life isn't always fair and complaining gets you no where other than seeding bitterness. Ultimately you played the game, and you played it well and, crowd or no crowd on your side, you nearly won. And FWIW, I had no reason to believe you're a UCONN hater.
That said.......I would be very interested in seeing the final ticket sales totals for all of the regional venues. Wasn't it reported that the Bridgeport Regional was sold out? If making as much money from ticket sales was one of their objectives, I agree that putting UConn in the Bridgeport Region made sense. Reflecting on that old business proverb: "If it makes dollars, it makes sense (cents).
Nonsense. As has been mentioned on this topic multiple times, this still happens in the men's tournament, and has happened to the UConn men multiple times.
Sure. And you do that by not chasing dollars in CT by making Bridgeport a regional site. And when the NCAA makes changes to the way they prioritize such things, great.Kind of an ancient history example... that's around 50 years ago. Can't we expect a vastly more sophisticated seeding plan in 2022?
No way to know if it determined the outcome of this game, but NC State EARNED that #1 and should not have been playing so close to the #2 seed's campus (if UConn were the 12th seed it may not have been such an issue). I'm sure the committee could offer justification, and I'm not up for the work it would take to find an alternative seeding plan, just saying that this is a circumstance that really needs to be avoided as a priority in the planning of the tourney.
I'm not going to comment on how far downhill ESPN's coverage has gone of late.
Exactly. And those numbers would not likely change significantly if UConn wasn't there. But the numbers somewhere else would have gone up.
The UCONN game had over 10,000 in attendance & sold out. The Louisville/ Michigan game had only 4,500 fans in a 15000 capacity arena. The Stanford & South Carolina games had between 6,000 & 7,000 spectators, only 1/3 of the arena capacities.
Me too. Stanford has played at least 5 times in California as the #2 in the regional final and...crickets. Purdue, Duke and Oregon...at least twice as well. And then...there are the teams that didn't play as the #2 in their home state....BECAUSE...they lost before the regional final. To be IN Uconn's position you have to WIN. They aren't given Bridgeport. They earned it.
Of course its UCONN hate, what else could it be?
Careful now, some might think you're the voice of reason. My thoughts exactly. If we had gotten a one seed, we wouldn't now have to play the likes of NC State, Stanford, and potentially South Carolina three games in a row. BTW, our losing Dorka certainly gave NC State an unfair advantage, perhaps an equalizer of sorts as she likely would not have allowed so many uncontested layups later in the game, but no one complained We moved on, as we should now as well. You make the best of the hand you're dealt.
Oh so true!!!
Maybe the got special dispensation? I saw the fire marshall there both days.
Louisville earned their #1 seed and they were the 4th one. NCST was technically ahead of them and got the closer location. It turned out to be a harder place, but the committee has to follow one way or the other -- location or easier spot. They choose locastion every time. And besides everyone saying Louisville didn't deserve it -- we would have been dealing with Baylor in their conference area if they hadn't lost. And what no one seems to acknowledge is that South Carolina is the ONLY team that won more top 25 games this year than Louisville -- that was Louisville's 4th straight Elite 8 - the only team this year. So again, they deserved their seed. They had to play NCST at NCST this year and the tourney is always in NC for a great home advantage. Otherwise we would have beat them. They get great home cooking in NC, especially on foul calls and 50/50 balls and out of bounds..
Well things change next year. The Regional's will be played at two locations. I believe they are at Greenville, SC and Seattle, WA. So does South Carolina have to play on the west coast and Stanford on the east? The year after the East is in Albany. Guess that UConn has to play in Portland and not the Portland in CT or Maine
No matter where the games are played there is likely to be a team in the tourney from that area. Life goes on. It is not unfair. To be sure you are close to home be the best team and earn it. It is only unfair if it is UConn and that is only because they have, given history on their side, proven to be a good team who can upset anyone. This crying over nothing is tiring. Really good teams love going to other arenas because the fans rooting against them is used as a motivator.Should have said "a" number one seed. No offense intended. For the purpose of the example, that's a distinction without a difference. I don't know what the fix would be, but that was a tough, and likely avoidable, draw for NC State. Just trying to be fair-minded.
That’s really gonna be strange having only two regionals instead of four.
