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A good column in today's Post by Michael Wilbon. I think he hits the nail on the head with "The NCAA apparently, doesn't give a damn about charm, or inclusion, or even fairness."
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i have always loved Michael Wilbon. I'm surprised ESPN lets him on considering he actually thinks for himself and doesn't always toe the company line. Great article! -
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The "mid major" has done nothing this tournament other than prove that they don't belong. I think these arguments need to stop. At least until we have ammo to back it up.
Who's left? Gonzaga? WKU? thats it. Them and Memphis if you want to count them a mid-major. Really of that group WKU is the only one that people consider Mid-Major, most of the 16 seeds could have came away with a W against a depleted Illinois team yesterday.Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:
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The mid-majors never win because we continue to get terrible seeds. Its hard to win games when you are playing the best teams in the first and second rounds.UNI FIGHT
Originally posted by 9YRPLANComment
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You're right it makes it harder to win games, but as I noted on another thread, Utah and BYU receiving a 5 and an 8, and not coming close to winning their games doesn't help the argument.Originally posted by 06panther10 View PostLast edited by DWadle1983; 03-20-2009, 09:18 PM."Lot of people talked about Ohio State or Georgetown or Michigan State or whoever, [or] Maryland in our bracket. When the brackets came out, the first team I looked at was Northern Iowa," Kansas Coach Bill Self.Comment
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The Valley will have a chance to get higher seeds next year (yes, that was plural) b/c the conference as a whole will be better. There will be many more non-con wins, as the league will be deeper and stronger. That should equate to improved seeds. However, the higher the seeds (7-10), makes it difficult, as the following game, you are paired with teams in the top 8 nationally. Yikes!
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Next year could be a great great year for the Valley IMO.UNI FIGHT
Originally posted by 9YRPLANComment
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Looks like Siena and Cleveland State weren't quite ready for their rides to turn back into pumpkins. The Siena game was great to watch, congrats to them for a huge win. Didn't get to see anything other than highlights of the Cleveland State game but they apparently dominated from start to finish. Hopefully the selection committee will remember these games (and Western Kentucky) when making their picks next year.
Of course, all this upset excitement was great, but at the same time it soured my mood. How frustrating that all three of the other 12 seeds won their games. Purdue was clearly the best of the 5 seeds, but if we hadn't started the game so poorly we could have made it a 12 seed sweep. I think yesterday's game would have been good enough to beat Utah and Illinois for sure, and likely Florida State too. Unfortunately that wasn't meant to be this year.
Arizona and Wisconsin did show that they weren't completely undeserving of their spots, but I think any one of the other teams that got snubbed could have done the same thing if given the chance. These were the only two upsets that I was rooting against today because I didn't want their inclusions to be validated. The committee certainly doesn't need any more excuses to snub the mid-majors again next year. Hopefully a couple of the little guys can keep advancing, it would be nice if that would be the lasting memory of this year's tournament.It's my kind of team, Charlie. My kind of team!Comment
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On a different tack related to the same subject, does anyone have a link to the names of those on the selection committee? I know in years past they have actually had pretty good balance between the BCS schools and the "mid-majors".Comment
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If I'm not mistaken, all 4 of the mid-major teams that recieved at large bids won their first round games.UNI FIGHT
Originally posted by 9YRPLANComment
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Two of the four won in Dayton and Xavier. Butler lost to LSU in an 8-9 game. Cleveland State was the automatic bid from the Horizon. BYU was walloped by Texas A&M in an 8-9 game.Comment
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I count 11 major conference teams that lost in the first round. Please note at least one, MSU, was the autobid, and not at large.Originally posted by Silent Earl
1. California
2. Minnesota
3. Clemson
4. Illinois
5. Mississippi State
6. Tennessee
7. West Virginia
8. Boston College
9. Wake Forest
10. Ohio State
11. Florida StateComment
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