Will they or won't they: A poll

[Norm Peterson]

 

[throwback]

Saw this from Teddy Greenstein, buried at the end of a college football "will they play" story

 

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College basketball has slightly more promise. The Big Ten is talking about starting around Jan. 1 and playing conference games only. And just as baseball debated expanding the playoffs, there's an appetite to create a one-time, 96-team NCAA Tournament.

 

[Dead Dog Alley]

10 hours ago, throwback said:

Saw this from Teddy Greenstein, buried at the end of a college football "will they play" story

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College basketball has slightly more promise. The Big Ten is talking about starting around Jan. 1 and playing conference games only. And just as baseball debated expanding the playoffs, there's an appetite to create a one-time, 96-team NCAA Tournament.

10 hours ago, throwback said:

 

 

If there's a 256 team tournament and we get a win, will we count it?

[throwback]

I'm calling my shot now - a #23 seed will take down a #10 seed.

[aphilso1]

6 hours ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

 

If there's a 256 team tournament and we get a win, will we count it?

 

Yes. 

 

Wait, let me think about it a littler harder.  OK, yeah that's still gonna be a yes for me.

Edited July 26, 2020 by aphilso1

[cornfed24-7]

1 hour ago, aphilso1 said:

 

Yes. 

 

Wait, let me think about it a littler harder.  OK, yeah that's still gonna be a yes for me.

A win is a win is a win is a win. Don't care how we get that monkey off our back.

[busticket]

12 hours ago, aphilso1 said:

 

Yes. 

 

Wait, let me think about it a littler harder.  OK, yeah that's still gonna be a yes for me.

it’s just like getting a win in the play in round.  Feels like an asterisk should be there but it still counts.

[Norm Peterson]

 

On 7/25/2020 at 3:58 PM, Dead Dog Alley said:

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College basketball has slightly more promise. The Big Ten is talking about starting around Jan. 1 and playing conference games only. And just as baseball debated expanding the playoffs, there's an appetite to create a one-time, 96-team NCAA Tournament.

 

If there's a 256 team tournament and we get a win, will we count it?

 

My question was if there was a 96-team field and we won a game would we count it?

 

In my opinion, only with an asterisk. If at all.

 

I can say that now, but if it happened, I'd probably count it.

[aphilso1]

I know my first response was a bit tongue in cheek, but in seriousness I would count it.  The field is likely going to expand to more teams eventually anyways, so I don't think in the long run people would look at Nebraska's hypothetical win as needing an asterisk.  I'm sure we'd catch some grief from Creighton and Iowa fans for a bit, but eventually no one else would remember the uniqueness of the victory.  It would just be a '1' in the victory column and nothing more.

[busticket]

If Hoiberg gets rid of our NCAA goose egg, does he get a statue outside of the vault?

[aphilso1]

3 minutes ago, busticket said:

If Hoiberg gets rid of our NCAA goose egg, does he get a statue outside of the vault?

 

2020 is not the year for spending money on statues.

[atskooc]

On 7/25/2020 at 3:58 PM, Dead Dog Alley said:

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College basketball has slightly more promise. The Big Ten is talking about starting around Jan. 1 and playing conference games only. And just as baseball debated expanding the playoffs, there's an appetite to create a one-time, 96-team NCAA Tournament.

 

If there's a 256 team tournament and we get a win, will we count it?

If the team who wins it all counts it, then I’ll count a Husker win, damn right!

[HuskerFever]

4 hours ago, busticket said:

If Hoiberg gets rid of our NCAA goose egg, does he get a statue outside of the vault?

 

I only read up to "If Hoiberg gets rid of our NCAA goose egg..."

 

And the answer is "Yes".

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Norm Peterson]

10 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

 

First test any Iowa men's basketball players have passed this calendar year, I'm guessing.

[cornfed24-7]

10 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

First test any Iowa men's basketball players have passed this calendar year, I'm guessing.

You're giving them too much credit. I think this counts as another failed test. Just like a test positive for THC is a failed drug test. So they're still O-fer

[49r]

@jayschool are you going to just let these egregious accusations of academic impropriety at UIowa go unrebuffed???

[jayschool]

5 hours ago, 49r said:

@jayschool are you going to just let these egregious accusations of academic impropriety at UIowa go unrebuffed???

Why, yes. Yes, I will.

 

Quite honestly, of the four institutions at which I've taught — CSU, KU, CU Boulder and the UI — Iowa is the least full of itself. The most arrogant? I'll let you guess.

[jimmykc]

I see what you did!

[49r]

3 hours ago, jayschool said:

Why, yes. Yes, I will.

 

Quite honestly, of the four institutions at which I've taught — CSU, KU, CU Boulder and the UI — Iowa is the least full of itself. The most arrogant? I'll let you guess.

 

The most arrogant?  It's Kansas isn't it...those guys call themselves the Harvard on the Kaw, but...unironically.

[Handy Johnson]

On 7/29/2020 at 3:03 PM, jayschool said:

Why, yes. Yes, I will.

 

Quite honestly, of the four institutions at which I've taught — CSU, KU, CU Boulder and the UI — Iowa is the least full of itself. The most arrogant? I'll let you guess.

Rock Chalk Jay-Hawk... Boulder is just a bunch of trust fund hippies! And all my family went to CSU, Go Rams!

[aphilso1]

4 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

Rock Chalk Jay-Hawk... Boulder is just a bunch of trust fund hippies! And all my family went to CSU, Go Rams!

 

Fort Collins is a fun town, too.

[jayschool]

18 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

Rock Chalk Jay-Hawk... Boulder is just a bunch of trust fund hippies! And all my family went to CSU, Go Rams!

Trust funds, yes. Hippies, not so much. Lots of dudes and bros, though.

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Handy Johnson]

Say it ain’t so Joe, my Twins are on a collision course with destiny...