Jamie Pollard had us as the last 2 seed in his submission

[HFCS]

Yeah - 2 years ago in Milwaukee when we were an 11-seed. Sure, we were playing in Wisconsin's backyard, but under different circumstances that is an ideal spot for us as well - especially with all of the Wisconsin recruits we pull.

Curious, had WIsc fans bought up all tickets anticipating the site as B10 champ or did ISU fans get a presence there? I remember the game but not the crowd.

If we couldn't wedge our way into Milwaukee tickets I don't see how SDSU and Drake could with maybe 10% of the combined demand.

It's been almost a month that Omaha looked likely for ISU.

 

[alarson]

Just getting to listen to it.

That's an embarrassing interview.

Jamie has done a lot of good things here, but holy **** is that some of the dumbest logic.

 

[Cyclonepride]

As the committee swallows the narrative peddled by ESPN\ACC for months about NCSOS. There was no impartiality going on here.

Oh, I agree. The entire reasoning was BS and really unsupportable but in Jamie’s position, he has to go out and put lipstick on that pig.

 

[HFCS]

**** like this is why ADs shouldnt be leading this

I wouldn't want any ONE computer metric picking the field but I'd be THRILLED if they picked 8 of the best that have different strengths or weakness, removed high/low, and that average picks every at large and seeds entire field. Kind of like the massey average in football but tighteend up to get rid of some of the really bad ones.

Just completely do away with this "travel" stuff too, make it completely random. Some years you luck out, some years you get screwed. If all these 10 and 15 seeds are playing closer than the 1s and 2s what is the point, make it all random.

 

[alarson]

"we were either going to be the #1 or the same spot because marquette couldnt go east and we couldnt go south".

No, we could have been in the midwest as the top 2 seed.

He doesn't even know how the bracket works that he was on the committtee for.

 

[CycloneErik]

Yeah, that's some crap for logic there.

 

[NorthCyd]

Thank God he is done with the committee... jfc

 

[CycloneErik]

"we were either going to be the #1 or the same spot because marquette couldnt go east and we couldnt go south".

No, we could have been in the midwest as the top 2 seed.

He doesn't even know how the bracket works that he was on the committtee for.

I've figured for a few years now that the ADs there are just rubber stamps/figureheads. The idea that people in their positions are devoting hours and hours to putting brackets together doesn't make sense. They'd have staffers doing that, and then they'd vote for that final proposal and end their weekend of networking and cocktail hours.

 

[LeaningCy]

Turns out all the people in the Bracketology thread who didn't understand the seeding/placement rules were just burner accounts for JP and the other ADs on the committee

 

[3TrueFans]

I've figured for a few years now that the ADs there are just rubber stamps/figureheads. The idea that people in their positions are devoting hours and hours to putting brackets together doesn't make sense. They'd have staffers doing that, and then they'd vote for that final proposal and end their weekend of networking and cocktail hours.

No way, I pictured these guys locked in a room 12 Angry Men style for hours upon hours.

 

[casey1973]

You guys help me out here. Did he vote this way simply to play in Omaha and yet had no thoughts or cares looking at Connecticut as the overall #1 seed?

 

[alarson]

Thank God he is done on the committee... jfc

We've been seeded under the bracketmatrix average all of the last 3 years.

2022- 9.52 average (third 9)- seeded 11
2023- 5.19 average (highest 5) seeded 6
2024- 1.92 average (highest 2) seeded lowest 2

Will be interesting to see if that changes next year.

 

[alarson]

You guys help me out here. Did he vote this way simply to play in Omaha and yet had no thoughts or cares looking at Connecticut as the overall #1 seed?

We were in omaha no matter what

 

[CycloneT]

They need to get some data scientists and bracketologists in the room instead of all 12 being ADs and commissioners. We all know they don't understand the metrics and don't watch more then 50 games a year

 

[alarson]

The really fun part is going to be when some national source grabs this and runs with this story.

 

[CycloneErik]

You guys help me out here. Did he vote this way simply to play in Omaha and yet had no thoughts or cares looking at Connecticut as the overall #1 seed?

He doesn't know. He has a company line to spin, and he's just throwing words around.

 

[NWICY]

Curious, had WIsc fans bought up all tickets anticipating the site as B10 champ or did ISU fans get a presence there? I remember the game but not the crowd.

If we couldn't wedge our way into Milwaukee tickets I don't see how SDSU and Drake could with maybe 10% of the combined demand.

It's been almost a month that Omaha looked likely for ISU.

Me and a buddy went to Milwaukee and had $75(?) tkts for just the ISU session.

 

[NWICY]

Well after filling out my bracket I sure wish we would have been on the Purdue side that side looked kind of soft to me.

 

[alarson]

Well after filling out my bracket I sure wish we would have been on the Purdue side that side looked kind of soft to me.

Midwest 2 or West 1 would have been great draws.

 

[Frak]

I definitely think last 10 games should be a metric they consider.