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BadBrad

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BadBrad

BadBrad

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So, we haven't won an NCAA tourney game ever.

 

Would winning a "play in" game actually count towards the streak if we don't win the first real round?

 

Was thinking about that today, and how a play in game really isn't a good deal for us.

brfrad

brfrad

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So, we haven't won an NCAA tourney game ever.

Would winning a "play in" game actually count towards the streak if we don't win the first real round?

Was thinking about that today, and how a play in game really isn't a good deal for us.

It's officially called the 1st round so it would count.

TheKamdyMan

TheKamdyMan

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It feels like throwing confetti for a free throw our releasing balloons in a field goal.

Though the funny part of that would be they would arguably play a better team in Dayton than pretty much any other 1-4 seed would play in the second round.

swoof

swoof

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VCU made it to the final four from a "play in game" just a couple years ago. The "first round" is no longer a play in situation. It was created to give teams probably more deserving than 16 seed Atlantic Sun/MAAC/WAC/Big South champs a route into the tournament. Hence, Lunardi's "Last Four In" vs. "Last Four Byes" distinction.

Nebrasketballer

Nebrasketballer

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Absolutely not! It's a "play-in" game. You "play" to get "in" to the tournament.

Even though they call it the 1st round now, everyone knows that the round of 64 is the real 1st round.

Just like the media has changed the terminology for Division 1AA / FCS and mid-major... They can call it whatever they want, but everyone knows what it really is.

And the embarrassing thing is that Nebraska's Athletic department would promote/celebrate a play-in game win, like it is an actual tournament win. Just like they celebrated "Big 12 North Champs". That was a joke...

Do you have any idea how much shit Creighton/Kansas/KState/Iowa/etc fans will talk, if the 1st "tourney" win that Nebraska celebrates isn't actually in the tourney, but in a play-in game. That will be brutal...

greymonkey

greymonkey

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Does it count?

 

Ask K-State (and Mississippi) after they lost to LaSalle last year, after LaSalle won their play-in game. LaSalle ended up going to the Sweet 16, after being a "play-in team".

hhcmatt

hhcmatt

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It is a field of 68... Otherwise, we shouldn't count the round if 64 either, because the tourney was once just 32 teams...

 

Yup.  It's called the field of 68.

Save the "it doesn't count" for the haters who call into sports radio shows (or run them)

TheKamdyMan

TheKamdyMan

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Absolutely not! It's a "play-in" game. You "play" to get "in" to the tournament.

Even though they call it the 1st round now, everyone knows that the round of 64 is the real 1st round.

Just like the media has changed the terminology for Division 1AA / FCS and mid-major... They can call it whatever they want, but everyone knows what it really is.

And the embarrassing thing is that Nebraska's Athletic department would promote/celebrate a play-in game win, like it is an actual tournament win. Just like they celebrated "Big 12 North Champs". That was a joke...

Do you have any idea how much shit Creighton/Kansas/KState/Iowa/etc fans will talk, if the 1st "tourney" win that Nebraska celebrates isn't actually in the tourney, but in a play-in game. That will be brutal...

GTFO with that garbage. If a 1 seed can count a win over directional state college tech then a win over a BCS school that would also beat directional state should count just the same.

Nebrasketballer

Nebrasketballer

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Absolutely not! It's a "play-in" game. You "play" to get "in" to the tournament.

Even though they call it the 1st round now, everyone knows that the round of 64 is the real 1st round.

Just like the media has changed the terminology for Division 1AA / FCS and mid-major... They can call it whatever they want, but everyone knows what it really is.

And the embarrassing thing is that Nebraska's Athletic department would promote/celebrate a play-in game win, like it is an actual tournament win. Just like they celebrated "Big 12 North Champs". That was a joke...

Do you have any idea how much shit Creighton/Kansas/KState/Iowa/etc fans will talk, if the 1st "tourney" win that Nebraska celebrates isn't actually in the tourney, but in a play-in game. That will be brutal...

GTFO with that garbage. If a 1 seed can count a win over directional state college tech then a win over a BCS school that would also beat directional state should count just the same.

An opinion isn't garbage just because its different than yours. So why don't you GTFO...

You have your opinion and I have mine.

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