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Cookie missed one...nc state....had Green Bay.

Missed 2 did not have Iowa if nc state.....missed with Toledo and southern miss I don't know if anyone but the committee had NC state

I am nervous but hopeful....

I don't think he meant officials, but fans like us don't understand what a traveling is - possession of the ball and establishment of a pivot foot before you can travel stuff. I believe he specifically said officials...and opinion and interpretation differ from his....but I could of heard it wrong.

Beilin just commented that officials misinterpret traveling..... Interesting....

Cookie, are only differences seem to be Toledo and southern miss as my last two and Iowa and Green Bay as your last two. I hope those were the last four teams discussed...

Here are my at large bids....as I see them 1. Arizona 2. Virginia...or duke depending on acc title game 3. Kansas 4. Villanova 5. Wisconsin 6. Syracuse 7. Creighton 8. San Diego st. 9. Cincinnati 10. Mich st....or Michigan depending on big ten title game 11. North Carolina 12. Uconn 13. Ohio state 14. Oklahoma 15. Kentucky 16. Texas 17. St. Louis 18. Baylor 19. Oregon 20. Umass 21. George Washington 22. Oklahoma state 23. Memphis 24. Colorado 25. Pittsburgh 26. Vcu.... Bubble starts here for me 27. Stanford. 90% team rankings bracketology prediction 28.Tennessee 58% 29. Arizona state 67% 30. BYU 92% 31. Dayton 39% 32. Xavier 84% 33. Nebraska 99% 34. Kansas state 94% 35. Toledo 61% 36. Southern miss 67% Bubble popped...not in 37. SMU 94% 38. Minnesota 57% 39. Iowa 38% 40. Missouri 8% 41. Florida st 34% 42. NC state 11% 43. Belmont 1% 44. Green Bay 17% 45. La tech 11% 46. St. John's 21% 47. California 13% 48. Arkansas 1% 49. Utah 1% Looking at these teams based on the team rankings bracketology % Based on these percentages, I should only replace Dayton with SMU And Minnesota and Tennessee is a toss up.

I don't know how much college football but some teams consistently line up offsides. Nebraska has the opposite problem, our defense lines up a yard off the line of scrimmage. You actually have a good point there...many times you do see that...sometimes even wrs, not just defensive players.

With st joe winning, 23 teams...I admit some are a stretch, for ten spots on the bubble. In my mind, it is 16 teams for 10 spots

I'm not understanding you because what it sounds like you are saying doesn't sound like a travel to me. Basically if grab the ball while dribbling and then jump...so when you grab the ball...both feet are on the ground....the jump stop is a travel. For it to be legal jump stop...both feet must be in the air when you grab the ball.... Otherwise, you are jumping after grabbing the ball and one of your feet has to be the pivot foot....thus once picked up and set back down, it is a travel.

My speculation is more the human element in the committee letting them in....and them using rpi as their defense....if nobody in the room fights for them, they are probably screwed.

BYU SOS 24 Toledo SOS 147... This hurts, but rpi is much better than Iowa, smu S miss SOS 131....again this hurts but rpi is solid I would not be surprised to see any of these three in or not in... I think there are 11 spots up for grabs....so as I see these teams in the bracket (these 24), I will mark a tally...when it hits 11, if Nebraska is not in....I don't think there is any more room... Now, if Nebraska is announced in first segment, I will quit making my tallies, because they will be in.... Just my way to calm my nerves...this exercise showed me that Nebraska was closer to out than I imagined.

My opinion... SMU rpi 53 SOS 114 Iowa rpi 57 SOS 35...but don't pass eye test...human element That is what keeps them off my prediction. I

I am trying to predict the committee. I think they will give a couple mid majors a look...as opposed to adding the sixth team from a major conference....it happens almost ever year. Toledos rpi is 21 higher than Iowa 38 vs 57 BYU rpi is 26 higher than Iowa 31 vs 57 S miss rpi is 25 higher than Iowa 32 vs 57 There are other metrics, but I think they will be looking for ways to keep out a team that is playing poorly like Iowa.

Here are my at large bids....as I see them 1. Arizona 2. Virginia...or duke depending on acc title game 3. Kansas 4. Villanova 5. Wisconsin 6. Syracuse 7. Creighton 8. San Diego st. 9. Cincinnati 10. Mich st....or Michigan depending on big ten title game 11. North Carolina 12. Uconn 13. Ohio state 14. Oklahoma 15. Kentucky 16. Texas 17. St. Louis 18. Baylor 19. Oregon 20. Umass 21. George Washington 22. Oklahoma state 23. Memphis 24. Colorado 25. Pittsburgh Bubble starts here for me 26. Stanford 27. Tennessee 28. Arizona state 29. BYU 30. St joes...or vcu... would not be on bubble depending on a10 title game 31. Dayton 32. Xavier 33. Nebraska 34. Kansas state 35. Toledo 36. Southern miss Bubble popped...not in 37. SMU 38. Minnesota 39. Iowa 40. Missouri 41. Florida st 42. NC state 43. Belmont 44. Green Bay 45. La tech 46. St. John's 47. California 48. Arkansas 49. Utah That is how I see it, Nebraska in, but not a lot of breathing room...the first 6 out on my list could easily replace any of the last 11 I have in...based on how strong an argument they committee member that is proposing that school has... I think as we watch the bracket show....know these 24 schools are fighting for 11 spots....so I will be crossing them off a list as they are announced to see how many spots are left. I think some on the bottom of my out list are stretches, but the committee could surprise us, I don't think there are any other possible surprise teams other than those listed.... If st joes beats vcu there will be 23 schools fighting for 10 spots. Have at it.....I have a crisp two dollar bill for anyone that can nail all the at large teams....(only one winner, if we have a tie, a tiebreaker will be developed)

The travel that players get away with now is the jump stop travel..... Players consistently gather the ball and then jump, rather than start the jump and then gather the ball. If you gather first, it is a travel........and you see it five to ten times a game, and it often causes defensive players to get called for a defensive foul.....

I believe, but not sure, but traveling in NBA is only called when it gives a distinct advantage.....as part of the rules. I heard that once on a telecast, but unsure if true or just speculation.

Iowa...is on the bubble...to say they are a lock is to ignore their last 8 games...and only consider their first twenty

That is sad, if true.....Question....is that his opinion, or has he explicitly been told that.

It frustrates me that it isn't called especially in the lane...because by not calling it, it actually disrupts the flow of the game...more fouls are committed because of it, because of the clutching and grabbing to recover. Once traveling is called consistently, I think players will adapt quickly....

One of the basic rules in basketball does not allow a player to move both feet with out dribbling. I watched the last eight minutes of the creighton game and counted the number of times a player travelled... I counted 10 times....and a couple times, it was close and I would have let go, or was screened by another player based on tv angles....so it could have been 12 or 13 times. I just don't understand why this basic rule us ignored....can you imagine in football if lining up offsides was ignored 10 times in the last 8 minutes of the game. I think a lot of the clutching and grabbing comes from players being put at a disadvantage based on the allowance of players to travel with the ball. My feeling us call it as the rule states or change the rule....because plays like shields, which might have been a travel was called, when all game long it was ignored.....especially when they ignore jump stops that really aren't because many times players grab the ball before starting the jump stop....which is a travel and puts the defense at a huge disadvantage.

I like having players know the rules...so if you taught your player that if they cross the line...you hit them with the ball...that is just good coaching...and poor coaching on the other guys end. To me it is poor sportsmanship on the other coaches end to run a press where his player guards you and is out of bounds....that technical would be on him. Also...I do believe in the rule...press a team that presses you.....teams that press always seem to struggle when you press them back on their end.

I don't know if he is the best ball handler, but he is the best at creating separation to get the ball in bounds.

Part of me would like the play in game. Less wait for more basketball....and potentially more games.... I just really like watching them play.

You seem to be missing some vital details after how you plan on lining up. But I have complained to a co-worker all year it isn't just our inbounds vs a full court press - it is every time we have to inbounds the ball. We seem to have one BLOB play that is effective and everything else is please let us get this in before the 5 count. btw - still thrilled to death with the way the season has gone. http://www.coachesclipboard.net/4AcrossPressBreak.html Not all the details and I prefer to move them to the top of the key....lots of variations off this line up...it forces spacing, and allows you to attack not be passive.