ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Man the UNC over WVU thing is really, really bad, I had not been following this.
The difference in quality wins is so stark.
The difference in quality wins is so stark.
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skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
I love
I love how they make sure to say the AD is not in the room for any of the discussions about UNC…these people have been meeting and working together on this throughout the season. I am sure discussions have been had long before that point! Ridiculous!
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
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BillyBob1
- Champaign
AD is the head of the committee.
Heard the chair say their quad 2 wins made up for the fact they had 1 quad 1 win in 12 attempts. They were 8-0 in quad 2 games but they did have a quad 3 loss
I think the biggest seeding question was Gonzaga. Their seed = their NET rating. They played a tough non conference schedule
Baylor
UCLA
IU
UCONN
UK
WVU
Beats looking at an (ahem) 8th seed Loyola in round 2
Honestly, the NC AD should have said, "hey guys, we don't deserve it and it'll look bad if you put us in. For the good of the tournament, it's best if you leave us out."Live look in at the North Carolina AD "outside the room" looking at the other members and not influencing them at all.
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Some people ask the same about us and Michigan…
Which would be a great idea...were he allowed in the room while they were being discussed.
Even more egregious. 1-12 against Quad 1 teams is an utter embarrassment. How many opportunities are they to be given to prove that they can't beat good teams? How do they even have a Net Ranking in the 30s? They must've beatdown Quad 2 opponents to make their numbers look nice. But as the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig
True enough...I was fortunate enough to be at that one...
A double digit seed has made the S16 in 16 consecutive tournaments.
Kentucky/Illinois wouldn't be in the S16. Sleepers remain a bunch of morons.
I'm fairly confident that we'll make the field of 48.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
We are 8-8 vs tourney teams this year. That pretty much says we can win or lose against anyone.
If we can bring the fight to the game and Rebound, then I like our odds to get to the sweet 16.
If we can bring the fight to the game and Rebound, then I like our odds to get to the sweet 16.
So the bar has been established for NCAA tourney qualifications. Quad 1 wins are not necessary just as long as you schedule those games is good enough but you DO NOT have to win any of them. How do you think that will play out next year? Let's just say Illinois plays 10 quad 1 games and wins 2 of them. Do you think the committee says oh hell yes they should be in! This was definitely a I got your back Mr. Chairman!
Well, knowing that they are gong in the room to discuss NC, the NC AD could say "don't include us" before they even go in the room. Or after they come out of the room.
The other thing that bothers me about the UNC inclusion was that the vice head of the committee specifically said that if UAB had beat Memphis, North Carolina would've been the first one out. Does anyone actually really believe that? It's like they wanted to emphasize that to the extreme. Had UAB beat Memphis, my belief is that they would've still kept UNC in the Dayton and would've sacrificed San Diego St. No doubt in my mind that would've happened. I think this single inclusion tarnished the selection show b/c all of the attention went onto UNC and not as much on the other deserving teams
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
UNC in? What a farce.
Anyone who understands organizational dynamics knows that the boss does not have to physically be in the room to influence decisions made in that room.
I ran into him once and asked him if he read this board and he said no but that he had maybe heard of it. Could've just been acting coy lol
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