College Bball Thread

[Uspshoosier]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Think it helps or hurts to have Arch Madness a week before selection day? My gut would say helps because the final isn't happening 20 minutes before they release the bracket?

It might help a little but it’s brutal for the coaches and kids to have to wait it out a full week not knowing are you in or out.    Conference Tourney games after Friday before selection Sunday  historically doesn’t really get taken into account for the final bracket.    I think the attention the team has gotten nationally for most of the year will play a factor if it comes to that plus their metrics are all really good.  Hard for me to view their resume objectively because I want them in and I will talk myself into anything to put them in.    They just need to win 2 more.  I will say this if they do get an at-large my guess is I will be watching them in Dayton live.  My gut tells me they will just put them in the First 4 if it comes to that 

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

It might help a little but it’s brutal for the coaches and kids to have to wait it out a full week not knowing are you in or out.    Conference Tourney games after Friday before selection Sunday  historically doesn’t really get taken into account for the final bracket.    I think the attention the team has gotten nationally for most of the year will play a factor if it comes to that plus their metrics are all really good.  Hard for me to view their resume objectively because I want them in and I will talk myself into anything to put them in.    They just need to win 2 more.  I will say this if they do get an at-large my guess is I will be watching them in Dayton live.  My gut tells me they will just put them in the First 4 if it comes to that 

Might be having a mod meetup if they get sent to Dayton. Not sure I could pass that up. Ideally they just win the thing though.

[Uspshoosier]

Problem is once they are done playing they have no more opportunities.   Mid majors get a limited amount of chances for quality wins and they play more terrible teams with a slimmer margin of error.   A middle of the pack high major can get on a run in their conference tourney and play just as many Q1 games in 3 days then mid majors get in a whole year plus if they lose to another middle high major team at home it won’t hurt as bad NET wise unless it’s Louisville or DePaul.   I think they should be in regardless but that’s just me 

[Uspshoosier]

Arch Madness always delivers 

N Iowa up 1 with 11:20 to go 

[pappy1865]

No unfortunately being a mid major there will be no lock position for them.    They have to make it to the finals to even have a chance at an at-large if they lose.   The Illinois st home loss was killer.   I wouldn’t put it in the hands of the committee because I’ve seen mid majors get screwed year after year.    Hopefully committee takes Kent being out of the S Illinois game and most the Illinois st game in consideration if they lose tomorrow or Sunday 
Belmont 2019 got an at-large bid with a similar resume but I wouldn’t give the committee the chance to leave them out 

Agree completely. As long as the 3's are dropping they're fine. Robbie got smacked around today as well. Got blocked at 3 or 4 times. He bounces back tomorrow they should be fine.

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[Uspshoosier]

N Iowa up 4 with 3 min to go 

[Uspshoosier]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

N Iowa up 4 with 3 min to go 

UNI wins it and it will be UNI/ISU in the semifinals 

[Ryno6284]

2 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Arch Madness always delivers 

N Iowa up 1 with 11:20 to go 

I plan on making it a long weekend in the next couple of years.  Would be a great tourney to watch in person!

[Ryno6284]

2 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

UNI wins it and it will be UNI/ISU in the semifinals 

2:30 tomorrow eastern or central time? Assume central, since I was watching nbc Chicago.

[Uspshoosier]

Drake is rolling right now.  Up 18 with 40 sec to go in the half.   I hope we get round 3 of Drake/ISU 

[Uspshoosier]

UNC Asheville with a huge shot to go up 3 over Charleston So.   Asheville is the 2 seed of the Big  South and was trailing most the game to the 7 seed.   

[Uspshoosier]

2 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

2:30 tomorrow eastern or central time? Assume central, since I was watching nbc Chicago.

3:30 eastern 

[Uspshoosier]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

3:30 eastern 

It will be on cbsports network 

[Uspshoosier]

Semifinals of the OVC starting up.   Little Rock/ Western Illinois and Ut Martin/Morehead St.    games are being played in Evansville 

[Ryno6284]

WOW, W Michigan up on Akron 86-79.   29 secs to go!

[Uspshoosier]

2 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

WOW, W Michigan up on Akron 86-79.   29 secs to go!

2 bad losses in a row for Akron 

[Ryno6284]

Dayton losing at home to VCU 52-46 12 to go in 2nd.

[Uspshoosier]

8 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

Dayton losing at home to VCU 52-46 12 to go in 2nd.

They have been down all night.  Feels like a game they will end up winning 

[Ryno6284]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

They have been down all night.  Feels like a game they will end up winning 

I think so too.  

[Uspshoosier]

5 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

I think so too.  

Dayton up 2 with 5:48 to go.   Holmes for Dayton is a stud.   Not one of his better games today but he is awesome