*** Official Selection Sunday Thread ***

[sunset]

Go to UcConns board. They are pissed ISU is their 2. Lots if we got screwed posts. Sound familiar lol

Saying the same thing. And both are correct.

 

[HFCS]

If non-con strength of schedule is going to be an issue, then we should be playing teams like Drake, UNI, or Creighton every year instead of Prairie View A&M

This problem is only going to get worse as the Power 1 conference tags itself with losses but is now expected to also have elite non conference schedules.

 

[t-noah]

To sweet 16 should be doable...

But it is by far the toughest region.

2 teams from last years final 4, 4 conference tournament champs, non of which were some ******* team like NC State that had a fluke run.

4 of the top 10 Ken Pom teams...

Folks on the UConn boards are freaking livid asking why as the number 1 overall seed they were given arguably the top 2nd, 3rd and 4th seed.

Who cares what UConn fans think. If and when we play, we will settle it, for this year. If UConn fans are crying, too bad for them.

 

[alarson]

The results say otherwise. I don’t know why you think you are a byu expert.

I probably don't give him enough credit when he posts a lot of good posts (which are the majority of his posts), but when he gets into 'come on here and lecture cyclone fans' mode it gets tiring.

 

[bradcyclone]

Iowa State’s out of conference strength of schedule will be top 20 next season. Maui Invitational will take care of that, and the Big 12 / Big East challenge has to reward Iowa State with Marquette in Hilton next season?

 

[HFCS]

Are you seriously worried about G5 teams and Illinois or BYU? Like seriously the path is super easy

I think they just see a Big Ten fan talking trash about BYU who objectively would be at least the third best team in your 14 team conference.

 

[mctallerton]

Apparently the committee was looking at a small sample of games, called the Out of Conference schedule.

Almost like someone has been saying they would for the last few days...

 

[cycfan1]

Let's hope the college football playoff committee takes non con scheduling into account and punishes the SEC for playing cupcakes because their conference is brutal.

Thought the same exact thing. The justification is always the conference is good enough.

ISU big 12 tourney wins just this weekend are better than anyone else’s non con resume.

 

[alarson]

we could have scheduled in the 200 to 300 range instead so many sub 300

Which is why this is dumb. Either one is a glorified scrimmage. Why should the committee be focusing so much on that?

 

[ClubCy]

Total screw job. Also lots of east coast bias.

Please provide an example.

 

[cyphoon]

90% of Bracket was made 3 nights ago. Conference tournaments were largely meaningless.

Houston got punished a bit for losing to us, but we didn't benefit from the beatdown we handed them.

Oh well.

H

 

[isufbcurt]

We just steamrolled KSU, Baylor and Houston, did you guys forget that already? I ain't afraid of any team in this tournament least of all any of the first 2 round matchups.

 

[Pope]

Higher Ed is now about feelings, emotion, and individual “truths” so this passes for logic now.

Spare me your bs. Don't want to cave this thread

 

[herbicide]

Which is why this is dumb. Either one is a glorified scrimmage. Why should the committee be focusing so much on that?

Exactly. None* of those teams are in the tourney. They should focus on Q1 and then Q2 records.

 

[1TwistedCyclone]

If non-con strength of schedule is going to be an issue, then we should be playing teams like Drake, UNI, or Creighton every year instead of Prairie View A&M

We should play UNI and Drake every year exactly for this reason. It also makes us look much classier than the squawk-eyes for recognizing our in state rivals.

 

[jsb]

I probably don't give him enough credit when he posts a lot of good posts (which are the majority of his posts), but when he gets into 'come on here and lecture cyclone fans' mode it gets tiring.

It comes across as very condescending.

 

[Halincandenza]

Please provide an example.

UConn overall 1 seed in a lesser conference. UNC getting a one seed in a bad ACC.

 

[ClubCy]

Who cares what UConn fans think. If and when we play, we will settle it, for this year. If UConn fans are crying, too bad for them.

Well, it appears all of our fans are crying about the region so if they are complaining UCONN fans can too as the overall #1 seed.

 

[Clonefan32]

Wish we were playing them

Really disagree here. MSU has talent and a proven coach and you’ve seen plenty of MSU teams get hot.

 

[DSM4Cy]

We got screwed, but also, just win baby. No guarantee we play Drake, or Illinois, or even BYU before a potential UConn matchup.