tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post7153774122430521540..comments2024-01-27T06:41:13.204-05:00Comments on Bracketology 101: Bracketology 101's Field of 68 - March 9Bracketology 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-9056232139760388542013-05-29T12:12:03.750-05:002013-05-29T12:12:03.750-05:00I was reading Marty's comment and I could not ...I was reading Marty's comment and I could not agree more on what she said, I totally share her opinion on that matter, how was that even possible??price per head softwarehttp://www.hostpph.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-26440743146678270492012-07-11T23:47:14.224-05:002012-07-11T23:47:14.224-05:00How will you placed the staff that will will lose ...How will you placed the staff that will will lose <a href="http://www.mmohome.com/" rel="nofollow">RS Gold</a>their last Your five online games into the competition? 5-10 during the last 15 games! Is this fact a tale? We won't attention that that they overcom sooner in, they simply dropped to help South Florida inside a tournament establishing. If you wish to show up subsequently dont<a href="http://www.mmohome.com/" rel="nofollow">Buy WOW Gold</a> get rid of the previous A few activities. In basic terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-6030046482187177992012-02-01T20:25:18.569-05:002012-02-01T20:25:18.569-05:00It's always my pleasure to read this type of s...It's always my pleasure to read this type of stuff.I am very much interested in these types of topics and it's my habit to read this. <br /><a href="http://lifehealth-club.com/" rel="nofollow">http://lifehealth-club.com/</a><br /><a href="http://cartoons-movies.com/" rel="nofollow">http://cartoons-movies.com/</a><br /><a href="http://triptourslive.com/" rel="nofollow">http://triptourslive.com/</a><br /><a href="http://gossipmusics.com/" rel="nofollow">http://gossipmusics.com/</a>Runescape Goldhttp://www.4rsgold.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-67448885069564316862011-03-10T17:56:51.136-05:002011-03-10T17:56:51.136-05:00B101-
I feel that the selection crew is very bias...B101-<br /><br />I feel that the selection crew is very biased, and gives flashy teams a highers seeds. Prime example being- Wisconson Badgers, best free throw shooting % (w/ a possibilty to set an all time NCAA record) they also have the lowest amount of turnovers p/ game. Do these statistics mean nothing. Wisconsin (or teams like it) always seem to get unfair or poor seeds. <br /><br />Wisconsin is in no way as flashy or athletic as a NC team, but isn't their resume better? Along with their statistics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-9156605667445759582011-03-10T17:25:20.647-05:002011-03-10T17:25:20.647-05:00Before you take another hit on the crackpipe rethi...Before you take another hit on the crackpipe rethink Morehead at a 15 seed with Indiana State at a 14. Morehead pounded Indiana State at their place in bracketbuster in mid Feb. In addition Morehead has a higher rpi....heads up, Larry Bird doesnt play at Ind State anymore.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-80009557678455781722011-03-10T17:17:57.520-05:002011-03-10T17:17:57.520-05:00Very odd that Morehead State is a 15, while Kent i...Very odd that Morehead State is a 15, while Kent is a 13. Odd because Moreheads rpi is higher and Morehead beat Kent State by 17 points this year. Need to put down the bong for a while and do some research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-52382248801302835802011-03-10T05:41:51.447-05:002011-03-10T05:41:51.447-05:00Wow, this Will has a hard-on for Michigan. Pretty ...Wow, this Will has a hard-on for Michigan. Pretty funny to see him spin this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-11105818141865635082011-03-10T00:38:00.646-05:002011-03-10T00:38:00.646-05:0012 top 50 games is difficult, but every single tea...12 top 50 games is difficult, but every single team in the Big East played more. Every one. <br /><br />And the problem with your comment is you said: <br />"Make that an incredibly hard SOS in conference. Their OOC SOS is terrible and that kills their RPI."<br /><br />That's just not true. They had as many top 25 teams out of conference as they did in conference. Compare that to the BE (I know ND so I'll use them, who played exactly 1 top 25 team out of conference and 10 in conference). That was the point mag was making, and is right. But you're point on NC St's schedule being among the more difficult in the nation is also true.<br /><br />On a side note with SOS rankings, I reject the notion that playing #150 is significantly tougher than playing #250 and wish the RPI could find a better way to weight the two. Playing a bunch of medium range opponents (BYU) and 3-4 top tier teams is significantly easier than playing 11 top 25 teams, 8 more top 26-100 and a bunch of 250s.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940181813926044564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-74080472052828675002011-03-10T00:30:14.425-05:002011-03-10T00:30:14.425-05:00@Dan
I don't see how 12 games against top 50 ...@Dan<br /><br />I don't see how 12 games against top 50 teams is anything but incredibly difficult. I certainly don't think my comment is "laughable" and I don't think NC State is a great team, or even a very good one, by any means. I was just saying they had a really hard schedule.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-49298634997721266662011-03-10T00:28:46.776-05:002011-03-10T00:28:46.776-05:00@mag - Also, I'm a Big East homer, but think w...@mag - Also, I'm a Big East homer, but think we may be in some trouble next week as well. Nova and Gtown are not playing well, there are multiple inconstant teams in the middle of that pack, and the biggest issue is that we don't have a top team to make a deep run. Any of the 9 non-Nova/GT teams could make a run to the S16, and I think we could have as many as 6-7 in the S16 if matchups fall well, the shortlist of true title contenders won't have much Big East love on it. I think it's the best league in the country by a large margin, but the lack of a true #1 contender will cause people to look past the fact that we have 9+ contenders for the S16.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940181813926044564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-33918020258209986542011-03-10T00:20:58.794-05:002011-03-10T00:20:58.794-05:00@Tom, I agree, NC State has a decent schedule, but...@Tom, I agree, NC State has a decent schedule, but you really should just be arguing the sched on the whole. They played 8 games against the RPI top 25. 4 against UNC/Duke and 4 against non-conf opponents. They also played Mason who's 26, and FSU/BC *barely* make the cut for top 50 at 45/46. 12 games against the RPI top 50 is good, but their conference slate wasn't tough other then the fact that they had to play the only 2.5 legit teams twice each. <br /><br />@mag, I was thinking the same as you, and went and looked at NC State's schedule. Because Duke and UNC are 5 and 6 in RPI (not sure I buy it, but it is what it is), and NC State got both of them twice, they did have 4 games against the top 10 in the RPI, 8 against the top 25 (4 more non-conf) and 12 against the top 50. Some of that was non-conf scheduling (GTown, Wisc, Cuse, Arizona all in top 25, and GMU at 26), but by comparison to some Big East teams, the number of top 50 teams played:<br />ND - 14<br />GTown - 18 (wow)<br />Pitt - 13<br />WVU - 14<br />Louisville - 14<br />Syracuse - 12<br />SJU - 15<br />Uconn - 17<br /><br />Most of the rest of the top 20 is in the ~10 top 50 games played range. So NC State played a slightly easier version of a BE schedule on the whole for the entire season. I think Tom's point about the ACC schedule being tough is off, but they did get 5 6 and 46 2x after playing 5 top 26 teams in non-conf.<br /><br />In the end, they're 1-11 vs those top 50 opponents, so we know why they are where they are!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940181813926044564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-67089015112073352482011-03-10T00:13:39.285-05:002011-03-10T00:13:39.285-05:00It's a bit misleading how you quoted where the...It's a bit misleading how you quoted where the ACC ranks, too. The ACC has 2 teams in the KenPom top 30, but 4 between 31-40, so half of the conference is in the top 40 teams in those rankings. 2 in the top 30 sounds a lot less impressive than 6 in the top 40, right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-89361726870553795222011-03-10T00:05:55.879-05:002011-03-10T00:05:55.879-05:00Mag, so what do you call a schedule when the avera...Mag, so what do you call a schedule when the average team you lose to is in the top 30 teams in the nation and you have 15 losses? An average schedule?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-65219192128390513942011-03-10T00:04:05.490-05:002011-03-10T00:04:05.490-05:00@Mag: how do you figure? Is that just a shot at th...@Mag: how do you figure? Is that just a shot at the ACC? BC, UNC, and Duke have top 30 SOS per RPI and KenPom. <br /><br />i figure because kenpom also rates the ACC 4th -- behind the BE, B10 and B12. so playing in the 4th best conference isn't "incredibly hard." in fact, it's a lot easier than what most teams in the BE, B10 and B12 faced in conference.<br /><br />the ACC had a grand total of 2 teams in the top 30 on kenpom. the BE had 9 (plus #31 and #32). it's laughable that you think nc st played an incredibly hard in conference schedule when basically every team in the BE played a harder one. i'm not a BE fanboy either and think that the BE is in for a rude surprise next week.<br /><br />does that cut it for you?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528272793562071068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-8156650319568584132011-03-09T23:53:46.035-05:002011-03-09T23:53:46.035-05:00The 1's - Ohio State, Pitt, Kansas, Notre Dame...The 1's - Ohio State, Pitt, Kansas, Notre Dame<br />The 2's - Duke, Texas, North Carolina, Syracuse<br />The 3's - Purdue, BYU, Florida, San Diego State<br />The 4's - Wisconsin, Louisville, Kentucky, UConn<br />The 5's - St Johns, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, WVU<br />The 6's - Xavier, Georgetown Cincinnati, Temple<br />The 7's - UCLA, UNLV, Old Dominion*, Arizona<br />The 8's - Texas A&M, Missouri, Illinois, Utah State<br />The 9's - George Mason, Florida State, Tennessee. Villanova<br />The 10's - Marquette, Butler*, Georgia, Richmond<br />The 11's - Gonzaga, Washington, Boston College, Michigan<br />The 12's - Michigan State, Clemson, Colorado, Saint Mary's, Alabama, UAB<br />The 13's - Belmont*, Harvard, Oakland*, Wofford*<br />The 14's - Bucknell, Indiana State*, Long Beach State, Saint Peters*<br />The 15's - Morehead State*, Kent State, Long Island*, Northern Colorado*<br />The 16's - Boston U, UNC-Asheville*, McNese State, Arkansas Little Rock*, Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman<br /><br />Last 4 in: Clemson, Colorado, Saint Mary's, Alabama<br />Last 4 out: Colorado State, Virginia Tech, Penn State, VCU<br />Next 6 out: Missouri State, UTEP, USC, Washington State, New Mexico, Memphis<br />On Life Support: California, Minnesota, Duquesne, Oklahoma State<br />Season Ended: Nebraska, BaylorChasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-28864192003128053922011-03-09T23:41:48.216-05:002011-03-09T23:41:48.216-05:00http://underthebutton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/...http://underthebutton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/not_penn_state_tshirt-p235744853629543589trlf_400.jpgUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-76483249389388882622011-03-09T23:37:19.037-05:002011-03-09T23:37:19.037-05:00@ Tom
I have nothing against Penn State. If anyth...@ Tom<br /><br />I have nothing against Penn State. If anything, I kind of favor them.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-50256979582568665552011-03-09T23:35:26.573-05:002011-03-09T23:35:26.573-05:00New bracket.
1's: Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsbu...New bracket.<br /><br />1's: Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame<br />2's: Duke, Purdue, Texas, North Carolina<br />3's: BYU, Florida, Syracuse, Wisconsin<br />4's: San Diego State, Louisville, Connecticut, St. John’s<br />5's: Cincinnati, Georgetown, Kansas State, Kentucky<br />6's: UNLV, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, West Virginia<br />7's: Arizona, Xavier, Missouri, Temple<br />8's: Old Dominion, UCLA, Marquette, Utah State<br />9's: Illinois, Florida State, George Mason, Villanova<br />10's: Tennessee, Gonzaga, Michigan, Clemson<br />11's: Richmond, Georgia, St. Mary’s, Michigan State<br />12's: (Washington vs Colorado), (Alabama vs Boston College), Butler, UAB<br />13's: Belmont, Harvard, Oakland, Morehead State<br />14's: Bucknell, Long Island, Indiana St, Kent St<br />15's: Long Beach St, St Peter’s, Northern Colorado, Wofford<br />16's: Boston, UNC-Asheville, (McNeese St vs Texas Southern), (Bethune-Cookman vs Arkansas-Little Rock)<br /><br />LAST FOUR IN: Washington, Colorado, Alabama, Boston College<br />FIRST FOUR OUT: USC, Virginia Tech, Colorado State, (UAB)<br />NEXT FOUR OUT: New Mexico, Washington State, Memphis, Penn State<br /><br />UAB is in parenthesis because they are projected into the tournament with an auto-bid, so they do not need the at-large berth.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-91320424652093607032011-03-09T23:30:48.372-05:002011-03-09T23:30:48.372-05:00@10:41, Marquette answered that for you.
Dustin, ...@10:41, Marquette answered that for you.<br /><br />Dustin, not a Penn fan? No reason to diss my alma mater; they haven't done anything in basketball since 1978.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-26016936660722948192011-03-09T23:28:45.329-05:002011-03-09T23:28:45.329-05:00Ok, so Marquette solidly in. WVU probably a solid ...Ok, so Marquette solidly in. WVU probably a solid 6 seed, possible 5. It depends on what the teams around them on the S-Curve (Cincinnati, Connecticut, Xavier, Arizona, Kansas St.) do in their respective conference tournaments the rest of the way.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-14237514261363787782011-03-09T22:47:28.161-05:002011-03-09T22:47:28.161-05:00This Northern Colorado/Montana game is the most ex...This Northern Colorado/Montana game is the most exciting final of this season. Very enjoyable game, with an energetic crowd.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-65533712845424312332011-03-09T22:41:38.683-05:002011-03-09T22:41:38.683-05:00@B101
What do you think of Marquette if they lose...@B101<br /><br />What do you think of Marquette if they lose to WVU?<br /><br />They would finish 10-10 in BE play, with 14 losses is a lot for a team thats SOS is about 30, even though they have some great wins and 0 bad losses.<br /><br />Are they one of your last 4 teams in or are they safer than that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-13069690955377608682011-03-09T22:39:38.763-05:002011-03-09T22:39:38.763-05:00Just another reason to dislike Digger PhelpsJust another reason to dislike Digger PhelpsDustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-34579831684508193202011-03-09T22:31:04.186-05:002011-03-09T22:31:04.186-05:00More power to him. I respect the balls to do it. A...More power to him. I respect the balls to do it. And Digger is a former Quaker coach, so I dig that, too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-34788008769630896472011-03-09T22:28:03.222-05:002011-03-09T22:28:03.222-05:00ESPN has a virtual lock on it's audience, and ...ESPN has a virtual lock on it's audience, and pisses off plenty of people with biased coverage, poor handling of internal house matters and a general focus on entertainment over sports without worrying about it to much. A little religious symbol on one or two anchors (Tony Rieli (sp) had it earlier as well) isn't going to do anything they haven't done for the previous 10 years.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940181813926044564noreply@blogger.com