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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby TidePony » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:55 am

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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby One Trick Pony » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:55 am

lollaperuna wrote:I would love a revenge game against UCLA.

Yeah and the first basket they attempt we goaltend to make a statement then drop 25 on them
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby flockofseagulls » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:27 am

RI Stang wrote:
SMU_Alum11 wrote:I prefer ESPNs bracket. With CBS, that would be a difficult road to run.


Purdue's size is a bit of a concern to me, I think we match up a little better with FSU, even with that one big guy they have (who doesn't seem terribly skilled, or at least certainly not as skilled as the two bigs that Purdue has)


inclined to agree. i almost think that Purdue is our doomsday scenario. swanigan has the best chance of getting us in serious foul trouble.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby skyscraper » Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:48 am

ESPN update dropped us to a 6 and has us playing a play in game winner in Indianapolis.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby sadderbudweiser » Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:17 am

skyscraper wrote:ESPN update dropped us to a 6 and has us playing a play in game winner in Indianapolis.



If we end up in Indy I would suggest pre-gaming at a Scottish bar downtown named after my family. Got haggis?
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby RI Stang » Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:45 am

skyscraper wrote:ESPN update dropped us to a 6 and has us playing a play in game winner in Indianapolis.


My guess is that the committee has a 5 line and a 6 line reserved for SMU and Cincy, with the winner on the 5 line. Unfortunately there is no time to adjust otherwise as IF our game ends on time, it will be 15 minutes before the bracket is revealed. The timing of our final hurts us in my opinion. In any case, matchups much more important than seed. If we win, and get a 5, seems to me like it will be Milwaukee, Indy, Orlando or Buffalo.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby MFFL02 » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:12 am

Looks like the loser will be a 6 and the winner will be a 5.

The committee is punishing us for a lack of quality wins.

Part of this is bad luck that our conference doesn't have 3 really good teams this year. Also, we really need to schedule more tough out of conference games next year. A lot more!
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby CA Mustang » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:42 am

(as of yesterday morning) #5 in West vs. KSU/Providence winner in Indianapolis
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby CA Mustang » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:44 am

Please note that my guide through this process will be two sentences uttered by committee chair Mark Hollis when I caught up with him in January:
“The things you want to look for … are who did you play, who did you beat, and where did you play them? Those are the three most important general terms to look at.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/12/c ... o-1-seeds/
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby PonyLawExpress » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:45 am

MFFL02 wrote:Looks like the loser will be a 6 and the winner will be a 5.

The committee is punishing us for a lack of quality wins.

Part of this is bad luck that our conference doesn't have 3 really good teams this year. Also, we really need to schedule more tough out of conference games next year. A lot more!


Well part of it can't be planned, like who would have guessed Stanford and Pitt would be terrible. And then TCU fell apart. Next year should be better with I would expect a better conference and we have the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Need to keep getting high end tournaments (fun for the players and good for SOS)

I had a feeling we were going to be a 5 seed with a win and a 6 with a loss. Especially since we are 1-3 against the RPI top 50.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby sacklunch » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:57 am

Currently 15 in RPI which if we win we should jump up a spot or two. Based on that a 5 seed would be unfortunate


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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby CA Mustang » Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:19 am

PonyLawExpress wrote:Well part of it can't be planned, like who would have guessed Stanford and Pitt would be terrible.

Couldn't have expected much from Stanford. They fired their coach and his replacement changed offensive systems, recruiting, etc. Not even Stanford alums expected them to be top 50.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby Pony_Law » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:39 am

Rediculous we are arguably the hottest team in the country. If we are a 6 it's criminal. 3 road losses to rpi 100 and a loss on a neutral court to the big 10 tournament champion.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby One Trick Pony » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:40 am

What do we have to do to play in Orlando that's all I want to know. MCO I know.
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Re: 2016-2017 Bracketology Thread

Postby LA_Mustang » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:44 am

Michigan hasn't won the Big 10 tournament championship yet. They play Wisconsin at 2pm for the championship.
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