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Bracketology and Selection Sunday Discussion

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LitlBuck said:
I have corrected my post and removed Syracuse. However, their zone defense is rather unique. I guess my point was that teams from different conferences have to prepare for different defenses. If you play the same team 3 times in a season, that means less preparation time will be needed.
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I get that. But comments like OSU_Buckguy's from a couple pages back aren't really addressing that.
OSU_Buckguy said:
3, 3, 1, and 1 for the big ten.

what a massive shaft. that's unacceptable.
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That sounds more like the conference superiority thing.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Well that's something more unique to Syracuse. The 2003 run was on the back of the Big12 not knowing how to play the zone. But there's nothing brand specific like that in the B1G. There's familiarity, sure....but it sounds more like the complaint is "Awww man, now we won't be able to have 4 teams in the Final Four".
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Fair. And I'm not going to shed any tears for Izzo/MSU.

Just odd that the committee has always said they avoid matchups and then cluster 3 Big Ten teams like that.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Fair. And I'm not going to shed any tears for Izzo/MSU.

Just odd that the committee has always said they avoid matchups and then cluster 3 Big Ten teams like that.
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Yeah as I watched the reveal I figured Syracuse would be an 8/9 in the west strictly bc they wouldn't put them in the bracket with a 1 seed ACC team. But after revealing the first 2 regions with 6 B1G teams, I started to doubt it.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
I get that. But comments like OSU_Buckguy's from a couple pages back aren't really addressing that.
That sounds more like the conference superiority thing.
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I mean, it's really simple--don't cluster multiple teams from one conference close together in brackets. It's not that hard to avoid and I'm not sure why the committee didn't bother to move one of Minny, MD, or MSU to a different region or sub-region, at least.

People want to see a diversity of match-ups in March Madness, not the possibility of two B1G teams who play each other every year playing each other in the Round of 32 for one of those teams to go on and possibly play another B1G team immediately after in the S16. Odds are it won't go down like that but it's possible--and that's just dumb.
 
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nomatta said:
I mean, it's really simple--don't cluster multiple teams from one conference close together in brackets. It's not that hard to avoid and I'm not sure why the committee didn't bother to move one of Minny, MD, or MSU to a different region or sub-region, at least.

People want to see a diversity of match-ups in March Madness, not the possibility of two B1G teams who play each other every year playing each other in the Round of 32 for one of those teams to go on and possibly play another B1G team immediately after in the S16. Odds are it won't go down like that but it's possible--and that's just dumb.
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agree with all of that.

sure, on one hand, loading up two regions with three conference teams apiece means that there is an increased likelihood that the conference will have representatives in the sweet 16 and beyond. if two teams from the same conference play each other, then one will obviously advance. moreover, if the teams play opponents from other conferences, then there is a chance that neither team advances.

however, the absurdity of putting three conference teams in one region -- or, much worse, three conference teams in one sub-region -- is easily recognized if you draw it out even further. it would be great if you put all eight b1g teams in only one region, right? after all, now you're really guaranteeing a presence in the sweet 16 and beyond.

and as pointed out, clustering teams from the same conference just makes for a bad tournament. putting michigan state, maryland, and minnesota in the same sub-region is mind-numbingly stupid. and it certainly makes for unexciting television.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Trivia: Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger became the first coach in history to lead five different programs to the tournament (Oklahoma, UNLV, Illinois, Florida, Kansas State).
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cincibuck said:
Lon Kruger? Didn't he play Dracula in a silent movie?
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Just sayin': Dracula is retiring......:lol:

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coach Lon Kruger retiring after 45 years in coaching

Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger is retiring after 45 years in coaching, it was announced on Thursday.

Kruger, 68, has been in charge of the Sooners for the last decade, leading them to seven NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 2016. They finished 16-11 overall this season, going 9-8 in the Big 12 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Gonzaga.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...l-coach-lon-kruger-retiring-45-years-coaching
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coach Lon Kruger retiring after 45 years in coaching

Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger is retiring after 45 years in coaching, it was announced on Thursday.

Kruger, 68, has been in charge of the Sooners for the last decade, leading them to seven NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 2016. They finished 16-11 overall this season, going 9-8 in the Big 12 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Gonzaga.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...l-coach-lon-kruger-retiring-45-years-coaching
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Big loss for Sooners basketball.
 
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Way too early 2022 NCAA Tournament Bracketology:



Ohio State is also a #2 seed. Funny that the ESPN asshole (aka Joe Lunardi) didn't mention Ohio State in his narrative:

If you liked the last NCAA tournament, just wait. The epic Final Four game between Gonzaga and UCLA could happen again. If this first bracket for the 2021-22 season were to play out exactly as projected, the Bulldogs and Bruins would meet for the national championship on April 4, 2022. Wow. Joining the Zags and UCLA as No. 1 seeds are Kansas and Alabama, with Villanova, Michigan and Purdue right behind them in the chase for the top line. We will, of course, be monitoring all of the offseason player movement and update these brackets at least one each month throughout the spring and summer.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/s...ology-projecting-2022-march-madness-men-field
 
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More way too early 2022 Bracketology:



SOUTH REGION
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 New Orleans/Prairie View
No. 8 Xavier St. vs. No. 9 Louisville
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 12 BYU/Wichita State
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Wright St.

CBS Sports is projecting Ohio State to get a #4 seed.
 
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