*** Official Selection Sunday Thread ***

[singsing]

Clark Kellogg is a tool.

Jumped all over the noncon strength of schedule like a buzzard on a carcass. Like he wasn't waiting to jump on that. Moron is what he is. Ok Clark..explain. Games 3 months ago mean squat. If the big12 sucked I'd so Ok, but we had way too many quality wins inside the best conference in America. ******* joke.

 

[cyfanbr]

So Tennessee was a higher 2 seed?

Yes, otherwise we would have been in the Midwest. Geographically whomever was the top 2 seed between Marquette, Tennessee, and us would be in the Midwest. Looks like TN got the edge.

 

[alarson]

Two loud and clear messages--

1) NCSOS really matters
2) Conference Tournaments don't matter at all

Which is straight up ass backwards from how it should be.

Anyone putting a huge amount of weight on NCSOS doesn't understand what that component actually ends up measuring. And its absolutely asinine to essentially ignore a few of the biggest matchups of the year just because the committee wants to be lazy with creating the brackets.

 

[JRE1975]

The committee has to be sending a message about non conference strength of scheduling.

Most schools with a bad sos are being 1 seed line under rated

Check UCONN's non con SOS, they weren't a lot different from us. A lot of teams had the same # of Quad 3 & 4 games total.

Someone should point that out to Clark.

 

[jsb]

As has been said in other threads, you don't have as much control of your nonconference schedule as is implied. those holiday tournaments are scheduled years in advance and you never know what a team is going to be when it's actually played. The Big 12 and Big East assigned us that DePaul game - we had no control over that. And it's not our fault Iowa, who's on our schedule every year, sucked this year.

The rest of the schedule is the same **** schedule that every other team plays.

So what was JP supposed to do differently?

If you listen to CW's podcasts earlier this year, he talked about how we were trying to work the system to our advantage with the non-con. So we absolutely could change it a bit. It's not about top end value, it's about the bottom teams and replacing them with teams not so horrible.

Scheduling the way we did was good for this team overall, but let's not act like we couldn't have changed it.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Some of you guys are crazy. We really that terrified of Drake? I’d take our draw all day.

No. We're upset about the disrespect of having to play Drake in Omaha when they could have sent someone way out of region there.

 

[Joseph Hathaway]

Im honestly most pissed about BYU. They better lose before S16

 

[Cloned4Life]

They won’t. The media in DSM barely pays attention to Drake.

Huh? The local media will absolutely be slobbering all over Drake. Suckeyes will ensure this happens.

 

[Clonefan32]

Not terrified, but mad:

We’re the lowest ranked 2 seed.
We have to play two very close teams to Omaha, geographically in SDSU and Drake.
Should it work out as chalk, we’d have to play UCONN in their backyard.

Are we the lowest ranked 2 seed? I don’t think that’s necessarily the case just because we got UConn

 

[CloneLawman]

Gotta drop the Hawkeyes. Need to play respectable teams.

 

[dahliaclone]

Some of you guys are crazy. We really that terrified of Drake? I’d take our draw all day.

Who is terrified? But SDSU and Drake both being closer to Omaha over a 2 seed is bogus. Then we'd maybe get UCONN in their backyard. Sorry...but being bitter and annoyed is warranted.

 

[CycloneErik]

It’s the second weekend that is crap

And the disrespect.

 

[jsb]

Huh? The local media will absolutely be slobbering all over Drake. Suckeyes will ensure this happens.

It's going to be TERRIBLE.

 

[pourcyne]

play like we did in KC and we can beat anyone.

Especially if they play like Houston did yesterday.

Nothing is ever a given.

Even your mom.

 

[alarson]

Some of you guys are crazy. We really that terrified of Drake? I’d take our draw all day.

I'm more looking at the potential of BYU in the sweet 16 and a virtual home game for Uconn in the elite 8, which is a much more difficult draw than if we'd been in the midwest

 

[1TwistedCyclone]

True but they also don't have a fanbase so who cares.

Not true. Went to a SDSU football game in the UNI-Dome last fall, they bring a following. Pretty solid crew of fans, definitely liked pounding the brews.

 

[TheCampanile]

Who is terrified? But SDSU and Drake both being closer to Omaha over a 2 seed is bogus. Then we'd maybe get UCONN in their backyard. Sorry...but being bitter and annoyed is warranted.

SDSU is not closer to Omaha.

 

[Cyhig]

Not terrified, but mad:

We’re the lowest ranked 2 seed.
We have to play two very close teams to Omaha, geographically in SDSU and Drake.
Should it work out as chalk, we’d have to play UCONN in their backyard.

ISU fans will far out number Drake and SDSU. It will still feel like a home game. I can see Auburn beating UConn in the sweet 16. And if we lose in the elite 8, it will still be a fun ride.

Let’s just enjoy the next couple weeks. It’s been a great season, and this tournament wont change that feeling

 

[KidSilverhair]

They won’t. The media in DSM barely pays attention to Drake.

Don’t forget they’ll be busy covering Caitlin anyway

 

[xboxfever]

No. We're upset about the disrespect of having to play Drake in Omaha when they could have sent someone way out of region there.

Drake still has to win their first game.