RaceToTheTop

Winning.

2500 pages by tonight.

Play ins will almost undoubtedly be 11 seeds.

Bracket matrix brackets for today (accumulation of all brackets made on 3/16): 1 seeds: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida 2 seeds: Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan State, St. John's 3 seeds: Texas Tech, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa State 4 seeds: Texas A&M, Maryland, Arizona, Michigan 5 seeds: Purdue, Clemson, Oregon, Mississippi 6 seeds: Louisville, BYU, UCLA, Illinois 7 seeds: St Mary's, Missouri, Kansas, Gonzaga 8 seeds: Marquette, Memphis, U Conn, Creighton 9 seeds: Mississippi State, New Mexicso, Georgia, Baylor 10 seeds: Utah State, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia 11 seeds (first four): Vanderbilt (on all ballots), San Diego State (in on 94% of all ballots), Indiana (in on 87% of ballots), Texas (in on 43% of the ballots), Drake, VCU 12 seeds: Colorado State, UC San Deigo, McNeese State, Liberty 13 seeds: Yale, High Point, Akron, Grand Canyon 14 seeds: Lipscomb, Troy, NC Wilmington, Montana 15 seeds: Robert Morris, Wofford, Omaha, Bryant 16 seeds: Norfolk State, American, play ins: SIU-Edwardsville, St. Francis, Mount St Mary's, Alabama State. First four out: Xavier (in on 29% of ballots), UNC (in on 25% of ballots), Boise State (in on 21 % of ballots), Ohio State (in on 1% of ballots).

So not necessarily 'definitive', as you said. Anyway, it is a little interesting that posters who are our 'insiders' didn't mention Stevens by name, just general happiness. Chris' words about it being a home run or grand slam (whichever you consider it) leaves it open to it being a big hire that isn't necessarily Stevens. And there are names that are currently college coaches and some that are not that all fit that category.

Getting real chippy in the George Mason/VCU game. I don't blame VCU on that one. George Mason player basically trying to manhandle the VCU player on the floor on a jump ball.

Not to talk about the validity of Stevens rumors......fact is Rabby didn't get the Cig hire.

Question: If BYU were to an 8 seed some year, does that mean that they could get bumped up to a 7 to accomadate them playing on Thursday/Saturday? Would seem to be an advantage because they'd be playing 10/2 instead of 9/1. Pretty nice advantage to get a 2 instead of a 1.

Lunardi moved Indiana up into last team in overnight. Moved Boise state out of the tournament.

Utah has an interim coach and he seemed on the fence whether Utah would play or not. He said he would not force any players to play in it that did not want to.

@Uspshoosierwhat order do you have IU and Xavier in? Personally I think IU is in before Xavier.

Chris Collins said that Northwestern would not play in it and they would be one of the two auto bids from the Big Ten.

The online sports site here is only allowing small potato’s bets. They are basically taking money and willing to give it back if they are wrong just to get you on their site and bet on other things. The odds their get moved on shins and aren’t based on any knowledge.

Gonna need a selfie?

While I find your outlook generally way too negative, this is spot on.

Betting isn’t knowing. Try again.

Yes — of the 36 brackets posted in the bracket matrix today IU is listed as in the tourney on 28. One at large below IU — Texas.

Ummm….you are wanting to bet him on it which by your logic means you have info.

I’m not seeing where brownell’s buyout is 8 million. From the contract someone posted it looks like $8 buyout if Clemson terminates but $3.3 million if he leaves on his own.

Agents send smokescreens to drive up interest in their client.

So what candidate do we freak out today about?

I would assume that IU fans would want Boise State to win the MWC tournament now because there was a chance the committee already had them in the field while Colorado State was on the wrong side of the bubble. The ordering of UNC, IU, Texas, Xavier, and San Diego State will be interesting.

Those skeletons must be buried miles deep since he’s no one seems to know what they are and no one can even say what they are. and you don’t continue to win for twenty years just because of some ‘winning culture’. The whole ‘everybody wins there’ being used for a reason that someone wins is just so lame.

So is ball state.

LOL, I just posted the opposite about the game before it.