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Official 2006 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread

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Mark Rea wrote in the latest edition of the Buckeye Sports Bulletin (page 2, Editor's Notebook) that Ohio State can't play in either Dayton bracket if they earn a #1 seed. He wrote that the top seeds open in Philadelphia, Dallas and Greensboro (like Dayton, Philadelphia hosts opening round games for two different regionals).

He said that, in order to play in Dayton, a team must be seeded 2,7,10 or 15.

If that's the case, I think I'd prefer a #2 seed and keep the first round close to home.

Has anyone else heard about this? I mentioned it to Bruce Hooley on 1460 this afternoon, but have heard nothing else from any other source.
 
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JiMuzik said:
Mark Rea wrote in the latest edition of the Buckeye Sports Bulletin (page 2, Editor's Notebook) that Ohio State can't play in either Dayton bracket if they earn a #1 seed. He wrote that the top seeds open in Philadelphia, Dallas and Greensboro (like Dayton, Philadelphia hosts opening round games for two different regionals).

He said that, in order to play in Dayton, a team must be seeded 2,7,10 or 15.

If that's the case, I think I'd prefer a #2 seed and keep the first round close to home.

Has anyone else heard about this? I mentioned it to Bruce Hooley on 1460 this afternoon, but have heard nothing else from any other source.
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mark rea is apparently a dumbass.
 
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JiMuzik said:
Mark Rea wrote in the latest edition of the Buckeye Sports Bulletin (page 2, Editor's Notebook) that Ohio State can't play in either Dayton bracket if they earn a #1 seed. He wrote that the top seeds open in Philadelphia, Dallas and Greensboro (like Dayton, Philadelphia hosts opening round games for two different regionals).

He said that, in order to play in Dayton, a team must be seeded 2,7,10 or 15.

If that's the case, I think I'd prefer a #2 seed and keep the first round close to home.

Has anyone else heard about this? I mentioned it to Bruce Hooley on 1460 this afternoon, but have heard nothing else from any other source.
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Although I cannot verify this, ESPN bracketology has only the four seeds you have listed playing in Dayton, so I'm going to have to believe this is true. I never thought of it this way before.
 
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how many times does this need to be said?

There is a POD system in college basketball now. The location follows the team, it doesn't stick in one place based on seeding.

OHIO
STATE
WILL
PLAY
IN
DAYTON
 
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DallasBuckeye said:
can they get a miracle two days in a row? cuse down 74-17 with 11 seconds left.
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man that must have been some miracle :p

Great game tho. The foul was stupid, the ref obviously let them play on, and then when the player finally fell off and partially hit the guys waist... they called a foul. It had no impact on the play. The UConn player simply passed it off and they were ready to take it down the court.

In general not that bad in terms of calls in the UConn game. However MSU vs Purdue: my MSU dad and I agreed there were a lot of MSU-friendly calls in that game. Travis Walton was better than Neitzel in that game, and as cbf40 can tell you, that's a huge surprise. He definitely has progressed quite a bit this season however.

MSU is usually a good team, but they simply have no bench. Trannon played good minutes but is very rusty, and their backup big guy picks up tons of fouls. They have a lot of talent but do not finish well.
 
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I take it Walton made a couple jumpers.

jwinslow said:
man that must have been some miracle :p

Great game tho. The foul was stupid, the ref obviously let them play on, and then when the player finally fell off and partially hit the guys waist... they called a foul. It had no impact on the play. The UConn player simply passed it off and they were ready to take it down the court.

In general not that bad in terms of calls in the UConn game. However MSU vs Purdue: my MSU dad and I agreed there were a lot of MSU-friendly calls in that game. Travis Walton was better than Neitzel in that game, and as cbf40 can tell you, that's a huge surprise. He definitely has progressed quite a bit this season however.

MSU is usually a good team, but they simply have no bench. Trannon played good minutes but is very rusty, and their backup big guy picks up tons of fouls. They have a lot of talent but do not finish well.
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way more than that. Walton was driving the lane, crashing the boards, making great passes... he was a more athletic version of nietzel out there. He's made huge strides since he came to columbus.
 
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I have a question regarding placement of teams in the pod system.

Next year, Nationwide Arena will be hosting first and second round games, but the application to purchase tickets specifically states that OSU will NOT be playing there. Is this because a team cannot play that close to home or am I missing something here?
 
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Bucky Katt said:
I have a question regarding placement of teams in the pod system.

Next year, Nationwide Arena will be hosting first and second round games, but the application to purchase tickets specifically states that OSU will NOT be playing there. Is this because a team cannot play that close to home or am I missing something here?
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I'm almost certain that while they(the NCAA) want to put you as close to home as possible, you are not allowed to play on your home court. A dumbass rule if you ask me.
 
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