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WestCoastBias Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Gary said: I'm a graduate and alumni for ASU. I Can't be happy for a school in the same metropolitan? I don't care about the politics and when they do play, it'll be for the right reasons. Sounds like you're trying to make this something bigger than it it ought to be. I have always been a huge fan of Grand Canyon University and love to see its growth over the years. No you can, who am I to tell you that what to be happy about. Just thought that it was funny considering the “beef” that was there for a bit. ASU seemed to be the only ones that cared about GCU which was odd. Obviously the fans don’t care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 The beef came from the fact that Grand Canyon was, at the time they became a Division I school, a for-profit school. They've since changed their tune on that and I think everyone is better off with that. As for the bracket itself... Woof. All the 5-12 games are scary this year. Don't be shocked if all four end up as upsets for the 12 seeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 For the first time since 1977, none of the six Philadelphia area Division I schools (Penn, Villanova, Temple, Drexel, St Josephs, La Salle) made the tournament. Meanwhile, North Carolina declined a bid to the NIT because apparently they think they are too good to be playing in it, rather than being in the first four out of the NCAA tournament. Quote Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, Dilbert said: Meanwhile, North Carolina declined a bid to the NIT because apparently they think they are too good to be playing in it Celebrating being 69th best team in the nation should be above a lot of programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 Probably embarrassed that they have become one of if not the most disappointing college hoops teams of all time. NC game and being a half away from winning it all and preseason #1 to this. Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, TrueYankee26 said: Probably embarrassed that they have become one of if not the most disappointing college hoops teams of all time. NC game and being a half away from winning it all and preseason #1 to this. Would also assume UNC has a number of players who are projected first rounders in the NBA Draft, so they'd just sit out NIT games like football players *rightfully* do for non-CFP bowl games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I really hate that the play in games are for the 11 seed, and only on half of the bracket. Why in the world don’t they just make those all the 16 seed games? That’s such a bizarre, unnecessary thing to do. I think I’m just mad that my two favorite basketball schools (Arizona State and Nevada) ended up in that game. It’s kind of a lose lose for me. 4 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 It really sucks seeing Miami having to play Drake, one of the better mid-major conference winners out there in the first round. Of course, the committee had to send us all the way to freaking Albany, NY rather than let us play in Orlando where we'd actually have fans show up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 13 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said: Probably embarrassed that they have become one of if not the most disappointing college hoops teams of all time. NC game and being a half away from winning it all and preseason #1 to this. Ohio State was left out too, but they have a bunch of injuries and Holtzman said that would play a part in their decision. Though having a losing record probably helped them decide not to play as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 16 hours ago, FiddySicks said: I really hate that the play in games are for the 11 seed, and only on half of the bracket. Why in the world don’t they just make those all the 16 seed games? That’s such a bizarre, unnecessary thing to do. You can thank the Mountain West Conference for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Cujo said: You can thank the Mountain West Conference for this. Interesting. You specifically know my level of interest in college basketball, what’s that all about? I looked it up and can’t seem to find anything that gives a good summation as to why. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) The first winners in March Madness are: And joining them are: Edited March 15, 2023 by TrueYankee26 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 19 hours ago, FiddySicks said: Interesting. You specifically know my level of interest in college basketball, what’s that all about? I looked it up and can’t seem to find anything that gives a good summation as to why. When the new Mountain West Conference was formed in the early-00s, others conferences raised concern that the MWC's auto-bid would be taking a tournament spot away from an at-large team. Therefore, the 16 vs 16 play-in game was created. A decade after, the AAC was formed and the Big East was revived, so they eventually just settled on 68 teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Cujo said: When the new Mountain West Conference was formed in the early-00s, others conferences raised concern that the MWC's auto-bid would be taking a tournament spot away from an at-large team. Therefore, the 16 vs 16 play-in game was created. A decade after, the AAC was formed and the Big East was revived, so they eventually just settled on 68 teams. That would technically be blamed on the WAC for increasing it's membership to 16 back in the 90s, which lead to most of the original WAC schools leaving to form the Mountain West. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Nah, if you're gonna make any changes to the First Four, it should be to go the other way and make all four games between at-large teams, not conference champions. Two conference champions leave every year without playing in the actual tournament proper, and that's never sat well with me. The romanticism of the tournament isn't about a 16 vs. 16 matchup in Dayton, it's about getting the chance to play on Thursday or Friday, experience the environment, upset a 1-seed, etc. Everyone likes to talk about the positive of how it means two 16-seeds get to win a game in the tournament, but the downside of the two 16-seeds who are in the tournament but not really in the tournament is greater, IMO. Restructure the tournament shares so going to the First Four isn't a financial benefit, and give every team that earned its way into the tournament an actual spot. (You'll also get the side effect of better matchups in Dayton.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 9 hours ago, crashcarson15 said: Nah, if you're gonna make any changes to the First Four, it should be to go the other way and make all four games between at-large teams, not conference champions I've always agreed with this. The auto-bid conference winners shouldn't have to pick eachother off to make it into the true 64 team bracket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 16 hours ago, crashcarson15 said: Nah, if you're gonna make any changes to the First Four, it should be to go the other way and make all four games between at-large teams, not conference champions. Two conference champions leave every year without playing in the actual tournament proper, and that's never sat well with me. The romanticism of the tournament isn't about a 16 vs. 16 matchup in Dayton, it's about getting the chance to play on Thursday or Friday, experience the environment, upset a 1-seed, etc. Everyone likes to talk about the positive of how it means two 16-seeds get to win a game in the tournament, but the downside of the two 16-seeds who are in the tournament but not really in the tournament is greater, IMO. Restructure the tournament shares so going to the First Four isn't a financial benefit, and give every team that earned its way into the tournament an actual spot. (You'll also get the side effect of better matchups in Dayton.) Less a tournament win and more an additional tournament "unit" to distribute around the league, which can help certain conferences that are on the poor side. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Congrats to Fairleigh Dickinson (FROM New Jersey) and Arizona State! Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 FURMAN PALADINS. Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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