Big Ten honors are going to be voted on soon - who gets Coach of the Year? You have two viable candidates. Dusty May and Fred Hoiberg. I would give it to May because his team won the league by 4 games, but I can see why people would go for Hoiberg. Nebraska was picked #14 in the preseason beat writer's poll, and finished tied for 2nd. Hoiberg obviously was able to get the most out of his team relative to expectations. UM was picked #2 and Purdue #1. Oregon was the biggest disappointment, preseason #5 finished tied for 15th. OSU was picked #9 and finished 8th.

I'm pretty sure the delta is prime bass fishing, too.

henry_muto said:

Looks like it will be #8 seed. Not sure who will be the 9/16 at this moment.

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Bracketology had us as the #9 facing DaU as the#8. Winner of that gets the worst draw in the country, the hottest team go by #1 Florida!

Gimme an F!

buckeyemania11 said:

Joe Lunardi is employed by ESPN and is obligated to shill for the SEC so I don't think him having Auburn in really means much. They are gonna have to at least win 2 SEC tourney games to even really be considered.

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Yeah, there may be some of that element, but I think Lunardi is also overrated as a bracketologist. He kind of is a leader being the ESPN guy, but his predictions are actually worse off than a lot of other people who do the same thing.

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If Indiana played Miami's schedule, they'd be undefeated, too. I don't care what WAB and SOR say, I realize the committee may consider them, but I don't. Kenpom has Miami rated well below the level of a tournament team, and I've seen with my own eyes Miami Ohio cannot play defense at the level needed to be competitive in a national tournament. They have offense, I'll give them that, but they'll be a really easy out for someone. They'll get in, but it's not much of an accomplishment to go undefeated against terrible competition. If a team was unbeaten after playing 30 games against non-D1 teams, you'd have people and metrics to point to arguing that they should be in, as well.

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Id rather see a team like Miami get a chance any day than some proven completely mediocre power conference team like Auburn and Indiana. We don't know what the committee will actually do but I don't believe they will leave a team that finished the regular season out.

Crump's brother said:

That sounds really cool.

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It's awesome. Well it was, haven't been to the Sacramento delta since the early 90's, don't know what kind of condition it's in.

This is how I remember it

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henry_muto said:

If a 31-0 regular season does not get you an at large bid the why even play the regular season ?

The schedule was easy but they won every game.

It be the most absurd thing ever that a perfect regular season would not be 1 of a 68 team tournament. The optics would be awful.

May as well just rest until March and play a 3 game tournament for all mid majors then.

They have created WAB and SOR for a reason to compare mid major resumes vs the big boy resumes

Miami's WAB is 31
Miami's SOR is 21

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If Indiana played Miami's schedule, they'd be undefeated, too. I don't care what WAB and SOR say, I realize the committee may consider them, but I don't. Kenpom has Miami rated well below the level of an at-large tournament team, and I've seen with my own eyes Miami Ohio cannot play defense at the level needed to be competitive in a national tournament. They have offense, I'll give them that, but they'll be a really easy out for someone. They'll get in, but it's not much of an accomplishment to go undefeated against terrible competition. If a team was unbeaten after playing 30 games against non-D1 teams, you'd have people and metrics to point to arguing that they should be in, as well.

DubCoffman62 said:

Kind of off topic but speaking of river cruises, have you ever done the delta in a houseboat? That was one of my grandfather's favorite things besides deep sea fishing.

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That sounds really cool.

Joe Lunardi is employed by ESPN and is obligated to shill for the SEC so I don't think him having Auburn in really means much. They are gonna have to at least win 2 SEC tourney games to even really be considered.

Akron Football Bowl Eligible for 2026​

The Zips received a waiver from the NCAA on Wednesday that will immediately eliminate their postseason ban and remove practice restrictions that were in place for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

"We are very proud of our academic progress and excited about the opportunity to compete in the postseason this fall," Akron Head Football Coach Joe Moorhead stated.

Akron's bowl ban and restrictions were due to the 2021-22 academic year, when a coaching change and roster adjustments caused the football team's APR to fall below the required four-year average. The Zips, who finished the season 5-7 (4-4 in the MAC), their best record since the 2017 season, were not only ineligible for the postseason, but also forced to decrease their full practice hours from 20 hours to 16 hours each week throughout the season.

Akron is now eligible for the MAC football championship and a bowl game if it gets to at least six wins.

The Zips last played in a bowl game in 2017.

Great finish for the Bucks. 148.5 points.

Bouzakis - 3rd
Davino - champ
Mendez - champ
Stiles - 2nd
Cannon - 4th
Gallagher - 7th
Kharchla - 3rd
Fishback - 7th
Geog - 3rd
Feldman - 3rd

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Ohio State will host the Ohio State vs Yale/Minn. Duluth game March 14 @ 6 PM.

Joey brackets still has Auburn as his last team in at 16-15

No team in the history of the tournament has got an at large bid with 16 total losses which is what Auburn will have if they don't win the SEC tournament.

Will they be the one to be a history setter ?

I know a lot of bubble teams lost but 16-15 should not get you a bid.

They will open with an easy SEC game so they will be 17-15 and if they lose the next game I don't see how a 17-16 team could possibly get a bid.

DZ83CK said:

Going back and comparing Auburn to Miami, I don't think either one should be in as an at-large, unless Auburn makes a run to the SEC title game. Auburn has already lost 14 games and they need to win a lot more to make up for that. Obviously Joe Lunardi feels Miami is the better choice.

Men's Bracketology: How the projected NCAA tournament field is taking shape

The selection show is almost here! Here's the latest look at what we're expecting when it starts.

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If a 31-0 regular season does not get you an at large bid the why even play the regular season ?

The schedule was easy but they won every game.

It be the most absurd thing ever that a perfect regular season would not be 1 of a 68 team tournament. The optics would be awful.

May as well just rest until March and play a 3 game tournament for all mid majors then.

They have created WAB and SOR for a reason to compare mid major resumes vs the big boy resumes

Miami's WAB is 31
Miami's SOR is 21

henry_muto said:

I watched this live go back and watch the replay whoever is doing the clock screwed up royal it wasn't until the guy was near half court did it start actually running from the 3.6 it started. I am not sure how someone screws it up this badly as the guy who is shooting it thinks he has plenty of time to get it off when in reality he might not have. Great shot and all but maybe the 3.6 would ran out or maybe he would rushed it.
Sucks for Navy this was their best team since David Robinson 1986 team and they had won 14 in a row.

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Yeah there is a question if he would have tried the dribble behind the back of he had under a second to get that off.

1926Buckeyes said:

I just see it as Smith’s version of Boyer that Patricia got last year. Couldn’t tell you how good of an idea it is, but it’s someone they like coaching with that makes things run easier.

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I don't know if he's any good or not.....I just can't stand stupid logic. He CLEARLY did a good job? Just because he got hired by the same guy at 3 stops doesn't mean he's good. Maybe he's just a yes man. Maybe he's dating somebody's daughter. Maybe he's football Jesus. Maybe he has compromising pictures. But that sentence from Spencer Holbrook just bothers me.

Our guys in the consolations continue to pile up the team points. It looks like all 10 made the NCAA Championships.
Currently Ped State 160.5, tOSU 145.5, NE 117.5.
NE Antrell Taylor (#1 seed) trailing 3-1 after first.
GO BUCKS!!

Jagdaddy said:

Indeed, and I guess the gimp couldn’t last long on his own.

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What's the status of the guy who was yanking it as Zed raped Marcellus?