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[DarkFlow]

My Arizona Homer pick is not looking so dumb now after all.

 

[BertramCooper]

Yep. This draw is like karmic payback for 2011.

And Gene Smith headed that selection committee.

Go figure.

 

[NomarTyme]

Charles should stop talking.

 

[bucknuticus]

My Arizona Homer pick is not looking so dumb now after all.

Nope, still just as dumb.

 

[Kacar]

Getting nervous for the game tommorrow, not a fan of super early games.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

You guys think your West bracket looks bad?

Mine only beats yours if Ohio State makes the Elite 8. At the rate of things, they're going down tomorrow.

 

[DarkFlow]

Nope, still just as dumb.

I'll be sure to quote this when they make the final 4

 

[W1SSY]

Hopefully the games tomorrow are a little bit more competitive.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Hopefully the games tomorrow are a little bit more competitive.

Except for Temple Indiana, right?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Our bracket is in shambles, it'd sure be nice if we could beat OSU tomorrow...

 

[dmag1223]

And Gene Smith headed that selection committee.

Go figure.

Gene Smith is a clown, so its not that hard to figure.

 

[bonesquad]

Midwest region has Louisville, Duke, Michigan State, St Louis, and Oregon as a 12 seed. West had Ohio State and a bunch of shit teams. The Selection Committee has no clue

I'll give the committee a pass on Gonzaga and blame that on the idiots who voted them #1 in the national polls. But Oregon at 12 has to be the worst seeding in quite some time.

 

[W1SSY]

Except for Temple Indiana, right?

Yea pretty much. I'm hoping OSU can beat ISU and that Illinois and Minnesota at least give their opponents a challenge. I just don't really see the gophers or Illini winning with how bipolar they are.

 

[Rokam]

Our bracket is in shambles, it'd sure be nice if we could beat OSU tomorrow...

Please do.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Yea pretty much. I'm hoping OSU can beat ISU and that Illinois and Minnesota at least give their opponents a challenge. I just don't really see the gophers or Illini winning with how bipolar they are.

Brandon Paul will score at least 30 points tomorrow.

Spoiler

I hope.

arizona/OSU would be a tossup game

Tossup in what sense? OSU is clearly the better team. Anything can happen in single elimination, though.

 

[Cubsfan23]

arizona/OSU would be a tossup game

 

[DarkFlow]

Brandon Paul will score at least 30 points tomorrow.

Spoiler

I hope.

Tossup in what sense? OSU is clearly the better team. Anything can happen in single elimination, though.

Clearly? Arizona was ranked #3 at one point, they tend to get lazy and zone out. In terms of talent, Arizona has Ohio beat by a long shot.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Congrats Wichita st! glad to see Kansas representing!

Hell yeah.

We had the game on at work and the roars were fucking insane for the Shockers. Just sad I didn't get to watch the end. I wanted to make it home before the snow. =P

 

[rando14]

LOL cal

 

[Elfforkusu]

Clearly? Arizona was ranked #3 at one point, they tend to get lazy and zone out. In terms of talent, Arizona has Ohio beat by a long shot.

kenpom says: #5 vs #18 (right above Minnesota!).
sagarin says: #4 vs #19.

Since when do the human polls correlate to anything? The computers do tend to overrate certain teams (Wisconsin!), but OTOH the national title winner for the last 8 years (since he switched algorithms) has been from the pre-tourney kenpom top 5 all but once (Kemba Walker's UConn explosion).

The gist of OSU vs Arizona is that one team is clearly a threat to win the title, the other is probably not.

 

[Bowser]

terrible call on Cal

 

[perfectchaos007]

Michael Carter Williams has the goofiest face...

 

[Piecake]

Well, had the Zags in the championship game, so my bracket is pretty fucked unless one of those bum teams from the west make it to the final game, or at least final 4

 

[Bowser]

Well, had the Zags in the championship game, so my bracket is pretty fucked unless one of those bum teams from the west make it to the final game, or at least final 4

 

[BertramCooper]

Mandatory.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Fuck ball.

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

I'm an SU fan but holy shit has this game been ugly. Neither Cal or SU deserve to really win this game. Both have basically played like dogshit.

 

[Bowser]

ACC! ACC! ACC!

 

[Piecake]

Felt like gamblin cause it felt so wide open

Liking my Michigan to win it all pick right now though!

 

[Elfforkusu]

ACC! ACC! ACC!

:lol

 

[Randolph Freelander]

ACC! ACC! ACC!

If we claim Syracuse already, we also claim Pitt and Notre Dame. Give it another round or two, at least.

 

[nomster]

Brandon Paul will score at least 30 points tomorrow.

Spoiler

I hope.

Tossup in what sense? OSU is clearly the better team. Anything can happen in single elimination, though.

AZ spent most of the season 10 spots higher than OSU. For whatever reason Howland has Millers number, so they dropped. They match up great with OSU.

And kenpom comparisons are no more accurate at predicting champs than the human polls, PAC 12 and b1g are such different leagues now that it's hard to compare stats.

 

[Bowser]

If we claim Syracuse already, we also claim Pitt and Notre Dame. Give it another round or two, at least.

no we don't, they're already out

 

[CrankyJay]

I'm an SU fan but holy shit has this game been ugly. Neither Cal or SU deserve to really win this game. Both have basically played like dogshit.

Sloppy game all around. It's embarrassing. SU could have put this game away in the first 5 min and pissed it away.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

no we don't, they're already out

Oh, I get it. When Syracuse loses, that belongs to the Big East.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Getting awfully sick of these shitty 42 commercials. Looks turrible.

 

[Bowser]

Oh, I get it. When Syracuse loses, that belongs to the Big East.

 

[Elfforkusu]

AZ spent most of the season 10 spots higher than OSU. For whatever reason Howland has Millers number, so they dropped. They match up great with OSU.

And kenpom comparisons are no more accurate at predicting champs than the human polls, PAC 12 and b1g are such different leagues now that it's hard to compare stats.

Pre-tourney kenpom rankings since 2005:

2005 UNC 2
2006 Florida 5
2007 Florida 3
2008 Kansas 1
2009 UNC 2
2010 Duke 1
2011 UConn 17
2012 Kentucky 1

Who is more of a threat to win the title, the team that was at #5, or the team that was at #20?

 

[Bowser]

Pre-tourney kenpom rankings since 2005:

2005 UNC 2
2006 Florida 5
2007 Florida 3
2008 Kansas 1
2009 UNC 2
2010 Duke 1
2001 UConn 17
2012 Kentucky 1

UConn didn't even win in 2001!

kenpom = fail

 

[BertramCooper]

Getting awfully sick of these shitty 42 commercials. Looks turrible.

I, on the other hand, can't get enough of the H. Jon Benjamin Coke Zero commercials.

 

[Elfforkusu]

UConn didn't even win in 2001!

kenpom = fail

Nonsense, my post looks fine to me!

 

[balddemon]

Pre-tourney kenpom rankings since 2005:

2005 UNC 2
2006 Florida 5
2007 Florida 3
2008 Kansas 1
2009 UNC 2
2010 Duke 1
2011 UConn 17
2012 Kentucky 1

Who is more of a threat to win the title, the team that was at #5, or the team that was at #20?

florida was 1st this year weren't they?

 

[Bowser]

I, on the other hand, can't get enough of the H. Jon Benjamin Coke Zero commercials.

Are these the Archer commercials? If so, yes lol they're great

 

[Brian Fellows]

I, on the other hand, can't get enough of the H. Jon Benjamin Coke Zero commercials.

I could listen to him read names out of the phone book.

 

[smokeymicpot]

I, on the other hand, can't get enough of the H. Jon Benjamin Coke Zero commercials.

Yeah thats the only ad I am really digging. Mostly because I just am thinking of Archer.

 

[DarkFlow]

florida was 1st this year weren't they?

And Zaga was 4th... I'm not putting much faith in his rankings here.

 

[Elfforkusu]

florida was 1st this year weren't they?

I think so.

I'm not saying to bet the farm on it, just that there's a strong correlation, and that correlation suggests that maybe the numbers are useful. =p

And Zaga was 4th... I'm not putting much faith in his rankings here.

Wisconsin and Pitt were inexplicably top 10! Some teams essentially "game" the system by dominating lesser opponents or excelling in a certain style of play. That doesn't mean it's worthless.

 

[Karl2177]

If ISU wins tomorrow, I can pretty much guarantee that my morning class will be empty. Plus it'll mean everyone's west bracket is screwed.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Alright 'Cuse, you did good, now feel free to lose to Indiana next week.

 

[balddemon]

fgcu is the lowest ranked team on kenpom that is in the tourney at #106. harvard at #93 got blown out today lol. we'll see how fgcu fairs against a "lesser" opponent.

also poor grambling, they went 0-28 this year