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Sorry, boss, but I just tested positive.
- Vinny, cornfed24-7 and Serenity Now
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Internet sources: So he hasn't "spoken to anyone," but he didn't say he hasn't exchanged emails or texts.
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19 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:
Me every other season: "Man, that Katz dude is terrible, just bends whichever way the wind blows."
Me this year: "Man, that Katz dude knows his stuff."
- Bugeaters1, Silverbacked1 and HuscurAdam
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10 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:
While my clinic yielded 7 decades of frustration, I still am available for occasional advice.
- Bugeaters1 and HB
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I really have to stop myself from looking ahead on this bracket.
- tcp and cornfed24-7
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I honestly don't think there's much movement left for us, unless we beat Purdue or Illinois next week. Otherwise, it seems we're pretty much locked into an 8-10 seed.
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Hanging onto a 9 seed (and facing Texas in Indianapolis) on Bracketville. A win over Michigan will keep us at least that high, regardless of what happens in the BIG tourney.
https://bracketville.wordpress.com/bracketology/
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Wish I could find it, but one of the top bracketologists mentioned that this year is particularly difficult because of the bunching of Big 12 teams in the 2-4 range, Big Ten teams in the 7-10 range and Big East teams on the bubble. Avoiding conference matches might result in some odd slotting.
Awesome, Selection Sunday uproar guaranteed!
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10 hours ago, aphilso1 said:
Except Section III of the bracketing principles you linked states that they “shall not place teams seeded on the first four lines at a potential 'home-crowd disadvantage' in the second round.”
I understand that not incompletely, with the exception of everything that I don't.
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18 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:
I don't think that teams get moved up and down due to matchups....it's more about if there is some logistical issue or if you want to avoid a conference members playing each other early on. I do not actually believe that the Iowa St athletic director nor the Butler athletic director have some sort of personal agenda involving Butler.
Couldn't agree more. It's incredibly difficult to get the teams slotted initially. Then you have to slot the protected teams. Then you have to avoid rematches and separate conference opponents. By that time, there's no wiggle room for "hey, let's screw this team, or hey, would it be a great story if ..."
That being said, I think the Alabama AD is going to screw us for the '77 win over Bear Bryant.
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2 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:
LBJ's backing didn't do much for USC this year.
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4 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:
WE ARE 'N" . . . Dayton, at least.
We ain't going to Dayton. We're closer to an 8 seed than an 11.
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2 minutes ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:
Guys, I thinkwe’re in.Enough. We're in.
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On 2/27/2024 at 3:25 PM, Sgt Lincoln Osiris said:
I also have to imagine the gaming of the system is going to decrease the effectiveness of the predictive model used by KenPom, Torvik, etc.
I don't know if that's true or not, but it's an interesting take. The metrics ratings is that they are designed to predict the outcome of games, so if beating a bad team by lot really means nothing, then KenPom etc. will change the formula.
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3 hours ago, AGHANSEN said:
The other big factor is our schedule.
We had a cupcake non con for the most part and avoided playing Purdue, Sparty and Illinois twice.
Plus, recent Big Ten top 25 programs are down, i.e. Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland and Iowa.
I don't think it's a coincidence that Northwestern and Minnesota are also having good years.
The non-con boosted players' confidence and added to the buy-in. Success in conference pushed it even further. We're playing great right now, and I'm not sure we would have if we'd taken 4-5 losses in non-con. We'll see how far we can go in the NCAA, but I think we're close to a lock right now and would need a complete collapse to not make it.
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23 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:
We don't have more NIL than the NBA
NBA minimum is $1.1 million, although that wouldn't be for a 1st rounder. I'll bet Kentucky could match that if it was somebody they really wanted.
Caitlin Clark could earn NIL to match the WNBA's top salary of $250,000.
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If I had skipped my senior year, then I wouldn't have had to take physics.
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Maybe this has been posted elsewhere, but Edey won't use his Covid year:
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Fred looks like a million bucks at this very moment, but is the current success sustainable? That has to be proven. I don't think you can apply his Iowa State success to what he's done here, because that wasn't worth much his first three years here.
Here are my tiers:
Coaches who have sustained high-level programs, in no particular order:
Painter
Underwood
McCaffery (I had to force my fingers to type that)
Izzo
Gard
Pikell
Solid job:
Collins
Down year, but past success:
Willard
Big turnarounds after looking like complete flops:
Fred
Johnson at Minnesota
Flops:
Howard
Woodson
Too soon to tell:
Rhoades
Ohio State's new guy
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1 hour ago, hskr4life said:
Oh, so this is going to be a thing now. “Arrest college students for having fun and being passionate” isn’t a hill I’d die on. Instead, I’d try to find ways to make sure everyone on the court is safe. That seems more productive.
1. Under 4 timeout, officials meet with school admin to review end of game protocols.
2. Officials meet with coaches prior to starting play after under 4 to discuss protocol.
3. End of horn, security forms “the line” between students and rushers.
4. If time and place allow, coach calls TO prior to final horn, subs 5 end of game players, instructs them to stand right by bench while clock expires.
This isn’t THAT hard. That took me 5 minutes to come up with and (while it probably has holes) doesn’t take the fun or passion out of STUDENTS hands.
Wow, I've never taken that much time on one of my posts. I usually push the button at about the 18 second mark.
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Just to be clear: that bracket is NOT the NCAA committee's. It's the Athletic's.
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Move us to "should be in." Last night did it for me, I'm checking flights and hotels. I know this is Nebraska basketball, but I don't see us falling apart in these last 4 games, and we've done enough on Feb 22 to be in
NCAA Tournament Watch
in The Haymarket Hardwood
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I think they're at the end of the season, after the tournament, which makes it somewhat misleading.
For example, Baylor entered the 2021 tournament 3 in offense and 46 in defense, but finished 2 and 25 to meet the metric standard.
https://www.barttorvik.com/trank-time-machine.php?date=20210405&offseason=0&year=2021
I'd bet 2011 UConn didn't have the metrics going into the tournament either since they entered the tournament with 9 losses. The Torvik time machine didn't go back that far.