They are pretty expensive in my opinion but I couldn't wait any longer after last night. I only got them for 1st session so far. I'm hoping clones play early but I only live 5 minutes from arena so I planned on going to the games anyway.
Bracketology 2024
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No. We've done our part but it's still really tight between Marquette, ISU, Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Creighton.
Definitely rooting against Marquette, Baylor, and Creighton this weekend.
Nobody knows until selection Sunday but it seems like we should unless we **** the bed to end the big 12 season
That would be epic. Just to lay the wood to a coach that bitched about the Big XII cheating the system to get our undeserved seeds. My question is why wouldn't you schedule to give to the best possible outcome. Or STFU until you're willing to give us a home and home.
Baylor could lose because they are playing on the road a team with a pulse. Marquette and Creighton have to be about 90% chance to win because the Big East so far looks to have 3 really good teams, 4 Meh and forget the rest. I don't think we can afford to lose to a non-tournament team on Saturday.
Marquette won't have Kolek again. They probably right the ship and win but Xavier isn't awful and it's on the road.
Creighton plays a road game against a desperate team. Villanova needs that game to punch their ticket.
It's hard to be definitive as this stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum but if we finish 1-2 or worse, I don't think we'll get a 2. If we finish 2-1 or better, we probably will get a 2 seed.
I bit the bullet and this morning bought an all-session ticket in Omaha. That ticket for 6 games cost just a little more than my Big12 Tournament ticket for 11 games.
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Show me evidence that it has been a factor on a team's seeding. I don't think you can.
I doubt TJ or anyone on the team would care anything about Clemson other than beating them.
Totally agree. Their guards are better this year. Played one of the most difficult schedules in the country and only has 3 losses. On neutral courts beat Tennessee, Marquette, Alabama, Gonzaga, Arizona. There only three losses were road are conference road games. 12 quad one wins and no losses outside of quad 1. Very impressive.
I don't.
ISU is 8 to Marquette's 14 in Net.
ISU is 11 to Marquette's 14 in Kenpom.
ISU is 7 to Marquette's 9 in bart torvik.
Iowa State is 5-3 in Q1a to Marquette's 5-5
Iowa State is 3-2 in Q1b to Marquettes 3-2
Iowa State is 5-1 in Q2 to Marquette's 4-1
Iowa State is 30 in SOS to Marquette's 7
Iowa State is 329 in Non-con SOS Marquette's 17
Iowa State is 5-4 on the road to Marquette's 17
Marquette own's us on SOS, but Iowa State has been a little more successful in Q1 and Q2.
You could maybe justify Marquette by saying that if it weren't for injuries, Marquette and Iowa State would be neck and neck and then give it to Marquette based on SOS. If they go that route, I'd hope they'd give Iowa State the same benefit of the doubt to Ward's injuries.
I'm not saying Iowa State is a slam dunk ahead of Marquette, but its not hard to see how they could be.
The committee chairs have absolutely called this out when they have been interviewed after the bracket is revealed. LOL this isn't some big conspiracy theory.
Show me examples.
I've definitely seen it used as a tiebreaker between 2 similar teams, sure, but not when there is a clear delineation between two teams.
SOS is stupid, we might as well go back to RPI if that is a relevant statistic.
SOR and WAB are what actually matters. Winning games > Losing games
SOR and WAB are what actually matters. Winning games > Losing games
lets re-word it
the committee will look at KU beating UCONN and Tennessee as better than Iowa State beating Green Bay and Lindenwood.
If Iowa State wins out, they will jump Marquette for sure unless Marquette wins out (maybe).
Iowa State will likely play TCU or Cincinatti first, either one is a Q1 game. Then they'd likely play Baylor and lets say Kansas or Houston.
In that scenario, Iowa State would be 7-3 in Q1a and 3-2 in q1b and 5-1 in Q2.
If Marquette beats Xavier, 1 game in the Big East tournament and loses to Creighton in Rd 2, they'd be 5-5 in Q1a, 5-2 in Q1b and 4-1 in Q2. I think Iowa State jumps them in that scenario.
Come on. They will look at the overall picture for both teams. Right now Iowa State compares favorably to Kansas in Q1 and Q2 and has the head to head win. Kansas's SOS is not going to put them ahead of Iowa State unless they storm through the Big 12 tournament.
