Auburn is a good team and UConn is lucky to not have to play them. In this tournament not uncommon for good team to have off night, or opponent have a hot night and lose to a lesser team. It’s why they play 7 games series in the pros. Even with that a team gets hot and wins a series where they were not the best team.
The Ken Pom stats are the most accurate in my opinion.
UConn did get screwed by committee, but with this break, the bracket now seems fair, but both Iowa St and Illinois are good teams.
Lower seed = expected to lose
The fact that they did is not newsworthy.
Whoa. I finally agree with you on something. I hope the world is still turning.2 of those MWC losers were favored in their games, and the MWC is 1-5 ATS.
Also, your argument that it is fine for the MWC to lose every game is not statistically valid based on the probabilities of the games. Finally, using the fact that almost all the MWC teams, which got their bids because of inflated efficiency ratings, are losing is somehow justification for the accuracy of the efficiency ratings is idiotic. I hope you didn't go to UConn.
What?SEC with 3 teams in the round of 32. Same as the Big East.
Say what you want about Sankey, but he does what he (and the presidents who he works for) believes is best for the conference.
Meanwhile ours in apologizing for publicly stating we deserved more than those three teams. Not sure whose best interest her actions serve (likely keeping her job).
I hope Iowa State makes the Elite 8. That would be a gift.I'm not. I agree with some of your takes. But you do come in hot on some takes and really refuse to back down.
If UConn is in the Elite 8 and plays Iowa State, I'll eat crow here.
Iowa State isn't make the Elite 8.
Yale: some credit, but no surprise. Auburn wasn't nearly as good as people were making them out to be. Do better than a win against Indiana and Virginia Tech OOC and we can talk. Beat Kentucky or Tennessee once. Just once. Either of them.
Sankey is doing his job - getting more SEC teams into the tournament. Ackerman is worried about not ruffling feathers and potentially scoring a job with the NCAA.What?
Ah, you may have considered just saying that.Sankey is doing his job - getting more SEC teams into the tournament. Ackerman is worried about not ruffling feathers and potentially scoring a job with the NCAA.
Like the round 1 opener versus Albany?If we had ever let the game get this close this late in the first half the chat would have spontaneously combusted
Yeah, not afraid of them. When the bright lights go on in the NC and he has to match up against Clingan. We will run right over themEdey at 30pts-21rebs with 6 minutes left, Purdue up by over 20.
doomedYeah, not afraid of them. When the bright lights go on in the NC and he has to match up against Clingan. We will run right over them
Soft
We agree on how good UConn is.I thought top seeds would get picked off in our bracket, I still think we got screwed with a bracket of 3 other top 10 teams who won their conference tournaments.
Not sure what your beef is.
Yale played pretty great and Auburn played pretty badly. Teams get picked off in this tournament every year when they play badly. I think UConn has far more margin for error than anyone but we're still susceptible.
Def upset alertWisconsin may have some trouble tonight.
You're worrying about this?If Purdue was not the #1, 1 seed then why do they play a Grambling team that had to win the first 4 “play in”? Shouldn’t they play a fully rested squad and UConn plays a fatigued 16?
I don't think much of them but highest scoring offense in the country.Alabama with 100 points with over 4 minutes left. What?
Wisconsinmaywill have some trouble tonight.
Lets go JMU!
sorry if posted already.
Bucky McMillan, Samford head coach, just seems very with it. Too bad Samford couldn't play at least one more game, or more.
They're a better team than Wiskyif JMU had touch around the rim it would be a 20 point lead.
They remind me of a less talented version of us. Good ball movement, screens, cuts, and unselfish play.They're a better team than Wisky