Political Hack-Job
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I warned of this earlier, but it came to fruition in spades this season. A lot of the surprising inclusions and seedings can be easily explained.
Purdue in, as 9 seed, Illinois in the field-Good job Gene Smith, (Ohio State AD) you represented the Big Ten well. Assist to former committee member Jim Delaney, a well-known slimeball in collegiate athletic circles.
Arkansas in, Florida the number #1 overall seed-Mike Slive, another political kingpin. Any wonder why the SEC bubble team bid percentage is 100%?
Stanford in the field-While he may not have gotten UCLA's one seed, Dan Guerrero did get the Cardinal an undserved spot in the field. Also, assist to Littlepage, who likely overvalued the Cardinal because of their win at Virginia
Virginia a #4 seed-Sadly, I called this. Craig Littlepage hitting it out of the park for the athletic department he runs.
Butler a #5 seed-Horizon commissioner Jonathan LeCrone from three, good. Seriously, is the calendar still set to November? That would be the last time Butler won a meaningful game. Even funnier, LeCrone left fellow conference member, Wright State, out to dry as a 14 seed.
Long Beach State a #12 seed-UC Riverside's AD scoring one for his Big West brethren. Davidson, whose RPI was 31 spots better, really enjoys this gift the 49ers received. Holy Cross and New Mexico State, also 13 seeds, also had RPI's at least ten spots better.
The Big East were clearly this year's ass, for the second straight year I may add.
Louisville should have been a 4 seed, not a 6
Notre Dame a 5 seed, not a 6
Marqutte a 5-6 seed, not an 8
Syracuse an 8-9 seed, not completely out of the field.
The worst part of all this bullshit is that I saw it coming from a mile away. While other bubble teams had a voice on the committee, I knew either Syracuse or Texas Tech would bite the big one. What would have been real entertaining is Bobby Knight's press conference if his Red Raiders had gotten the shaft.
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How long do these jerks serve in their seats? I really think somebody who actually watches these teams play, like sportswriters, should have some say in the process... not a bunch of AD's who don't have time to watch basketball besides their own team.
Unfortunately, this committee seems very big-conference-biased too. It seems a little out of proportion. There needs to be much more objectivity in the process. Instead we have some joker with Big Ten ties who thinks that the Illini are a better team than Syracuse, Drexel, and Missouri State.
When I saw Butler come up as a 5, I almost choked. (I was eating at the time.) How about Vandy as a 6? Also seemed high to me.
Most ironic thing: Syracuse being the most over-seeded team last year and this year being one of the most screwed-over.
Watching the selection show with my friend Jamie (Purdue) and Joe (Michigan State), I definitely did a double take and yelled out "An 8?!?!?!?!" and then a few seconds later we both groaned as we realized we were playing each other.
God Dammit. Oh well, just win baby! MU's gotta win twice to get to the Sweet 16, and so does Carolina. The "Who's in Who's out" is over, let's play basketball.
One of the committee members admitted that they had finished their selections before the conclusion of the Florida/Arkansas game.
Gotta love that.
well done, fellas
The committee members serve five year terms. Thankfully, UConn's AD will begin a new five year term starting next season.
This can not be repeated enough: Syracuse missing the field is the biggest screwjob in my history of following the selection process.
Butler should have been a 7-8 seed, not a 5. Of course, we know why that happened.
Vanderbilt should have been a 7-8 seed.
Arkansas in the field is a sick joke. They went 7-9 in their SEC division where not a single team finished over .500 in SEC play.
Stanford in the field ahead of Air Force, despite the fact Air Force beat them by 35 in Palo Alto.
Illinois in the field ahead of half the NIT. Seriously, anyone who watched them play knows they are brutal.
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