NCAA 1st Round Games for Thurs March 16

[Orangezoo]

Kind of like Iona tomorrow as a #13 seed on a court they are very familiar with. It happens.

I mean it happens but it's also a committee making it happen...

 

[Orangezoo]

Yep Iowa got a sucky deal with that, and yet there are still so many empty seats you can see on tv.

Have been seeing a lot of that today actually

 

[Jasoncuse]

It’s Mitch-a-palooza

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I mean it happens but it's also a committee making it happen...

Nothing new as we had to face UVM in Worcester.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Re-seed 1-16 after the first weekend. That would protect the appeal of the first weekend, AND it would add value to being a top seed since you are likely to draw a first weekend double digit team the second weekend.

Would make travel plans for fans weird, but would still be better than a power conference only tourney.

Blasphemy

 

[Orangezoo]

Nothing new as we had to face UVM in Worcester.

Yeah I guess I look at it in the context of the current power struggle... i.e. $EC and BI$10

 

[jncuse]

How does a 9 seed get to play 2 hrs away from campus?????

They got rid of that bracketing rule / higher seed protection about 5 or 6 years ago.
Basically they try to get teams on any seed line to the closest pod location no matter what (as long as they are not host) -- whether it creates an advantage for the lower seeded team is now irrelevant.

So once they determine the four 9 seeds, and they know the 4 pod locations they can potentially play at, they try to get you as close as possible to home. Also made easier that the "Elite 8" convention for conference matchups was dismissed as well, as this forced teams to often play where they fit on the bracket where the location made sense.

 

[Jasoncuse]

Thinking the same thing. We weren't good but we aren't far from the rest of these teams.

But it’s kind of sad that we haven’t even been on the bubble 3 of the last 4 years despite mediocrity across college hoops. Hope Red fixes this mess.

 

[UpstateSM]

Oral Bob time

 

[UpstateSM]

Oral Bob time

Oral Bob Make A Shot Challenge

 

[kirbivore]

I hope we’re not supposed to root for our ACC conference mates. I know I’m not, and the way UVa lost is absolutely hilarious.

I only root for the other 14 in Nov/Dec. when we need them to boost ACC power ranking along with doing our part. After that them all.

 

[jncuse]

It's OK to have Duke on your bracket.
Its not OK to be cheering for Duke under any circumstances.

If I found anybody cheering for Duke on this thread because:
a) They chose them on their bracket
b) Because of the ACC
c) Because of Tourney Shares

or for whatever screwed up reason they may have, that person goes on insta-ignore.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Frans teams seriously lay stinkers since he left Siena.

Wide open looks and they can't make any of them.

 

[jncuse]

Can Oral Roberts stop shooting contested threes?
Doing other things as I watch the game, but each time I have looked up that is their offence.

 

[UpstateSM]

Lol

 

[kirbivore]

**** off Refs.
Charleston gets hammered and no call.
Then they call one against Charleston with 0.3 seconds left.

But with the spread at 5.5, this matters a hell of a lot.
Bozos just cost me money.

Same here. I was in the gym for the 2nd half of that game (also missed the Zona upset) and read the PBP in my car to see how I lost by 0.5 pts. This won't stop me from my final MWC fade of Northwestern -1.5

 

[jncuse]

No Oral tonight.

 

[kirbivore]

The Conference of Champions can suck my nutz.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Oral Bob Make A Shot Challenge

Good news is that they have held Duke to 13 points. Bad news is they are being shut out.

 

[Cusefan95]

Lol

I have moments where I find myself rooting for Seton Hall in a game…then I remember the tampering shenanigans they’ve pulled on Syracuse, regain my sanity and stop.

 

[orangemass]

Oral. Roberta

 

[kirbivore]

I have moments where I find myself rooting for Seton Hall in a game…then I remember the tampering shenanigans they’ve pulled on Syracuse, regain my sanity and stop.

Want Bama to lose at some point, but not Saturday. I want an epic beatdown on Willard's terps

 

[jncuse]

17-2 is OK. will just make it more glorious when they blow it.

 

[blust2i3d4]

No Oral tonight.

Did not pass oral exam.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Hey guys the ACC sucks and Dook just blew through bad and/or injured teams the last month.

Oral Bob straight up tonight

Ummmmm