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    Yesterday, 11:02 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    I don't agree with that at all. The metrics are about even and you'd get a much bigger crowd at App State as opposed to the Cintas Center.
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    Yesterday, 10:03 PM
    I sure as hell ain't picking them to beat Nevada.
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  • xubrew's Avatar
    Yesterday, 02:52 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    I didn't hear it, but I have absolutely no doubt he said it. Some people on the committee know more than others. Some on the committee know far...
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    Yesterday, 02:44 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    I do have to give Buzz Williams credit! He did get the message!! Seth Greenberg never did. He just whined about getting snubbed year after year...
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    Yesterday, 02:38 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    Or it just makes you look stupid for ignoring what has been plainly stated on countless occasions. The response would be "This has been stated a...
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    Yesterday, 02:12 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    Probably not, but I just don't think it would make any difference. Both the SEC and the Big East had someone on the committee. Their selections...
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    Yesterday, 01:42 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    My thought is that there is nothing she could really say that would make any difference.
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    Yesterday, 01:41 PM
    xubrew replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    I will address WHY I think Virginia got in, which is not the same as addressing whether or not they SHOULD be in... It has been pretty clear to...
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 10:15 PM
    I'm not saying I like it, but they've been leaning on them a lot recently. This year, they just went extreme with how they were applied. Much like...
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    03-17-2024, 09:56 PM
    Predictive metrics are just that - they're rankings like BPI, KenPom and Torvik that predict the outcomes of games. Michigan State averages about 21...
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    03-17-2024, 09:37 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    There were also 6 teams (St. John's, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Indiana and two others) that declined NIT invites. They had to invite near .500 teams just...
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    03-17-2024, 09:21 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    Mind you, this is the same Tom Crean who pulled IU out of the NIT one year so Indiana could start "renovations" at Assembly Hall one year. ...
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    03-17-2024, 09:07 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    Still waiting; guessing either Tuesday or Wednesday will be the day. It was the same way two years ago when X won the NIT, but the major...
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    03-17-2024, 09:05 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    The freshmen could definitely use a little more game experience. At least the freshmen that are still healthy at this stage.
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    03-17-2024, 08:58 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    I should also add that Quincy gets to play close to home in this matchup at Georgia.
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    03-17-2024, 08:57 PM
    Seton Hall had so-so resume metrics and bad predictive metrics, so there was a case for leaving them out. The Big East was simply vulnerable to...
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    03-17-2024, 08:53 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    As far as common opponents go, Georgia lost by 7 against Providence back in November in the Bahamas and also beat Winthrop by 9. Their only wins...
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    03-17-2024, 08:49 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    Xavier is 16-17, so 2 wins would clinch at least .500 and 3 wins would clinch a winning record.
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    03-17-2024, 08:46 PM
    waggy replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    I want a winning record!
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 08:36 PM
    X-band '01 replied to a thread Nit in Men's Basketball
    I actually love the NIT for matching us up with arch-rival Georgia!
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 06:42 PM
    It'll be even funnier when the Beach knocks out Arizona in the first round. Surely lightning can't strike twice, can it?
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 06:42 PM
    Still, I think we ought to at least pull for Nevada to knock out a grossly overseeded Dayton team.
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 06:41 PM
    Barry Collier's also retiring - he basically gave the league a middle finger out the door.
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    03-17-2024, 06:40 PM
    I think the Committee was prepared to take 5 Mountain West teams, but New Mexico stole a bid by virtue of their 11 seed. They weren't getting in...
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    03-17-2024, 06:31 PM
    Easy. North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham was on the Selection Committee and lobbied hard for them (along with North Carolina as a 1 seed, for that...
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    03-17-2024, 06:26 PM
    waggy replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    Sean had a losing record against his peers. X isn’t out because of loses to Houston and Purdue
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 06:01 PM
    Apparently St. John's and Seton Hall losing to Xavier also really hurt, apparently.
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    03-17-2024, 06:00 PM
    New York Post from Thursday This didn't age well. Clearly Barry Collier did the Big East no favors while being on the Selection Committee this...
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  • X-band '01's Avatar
    03-17-2024, 05:55 PM
    The main reason Gonzaga was a 5 was BYU getting knocked down to the 6 line because they won't play on Sunday.
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    03-17-2024, 05:53 PM
    waggy replied to a thread March Madness 2024 in Around The NCAA
    St. John’s belonged in before 3 or 4 of the mwc teams. Even the net says so.
    187 replies | 6371 view(s)
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