Players Era

[every_yard]

Only chance now is for these 3 things to all happen (not likely):

Houston to beat Tennesee by less than 14 (or Tennessee win by less than 3)

Auburn beat Michigan by less than 7

Gonzaga beat Maryland by less than 8 (or lose)

 

[pourcyne]

I was thinking about the banner logo on their page. Not an Iowa State player or Coach in sight. I'm taking that to mean that ISU was never going to win the whole kielbasa. I sincerely hope I am mistaken.

 

[NorthCyd]

I’m a fan. I don’t get the money, so I couldn’t care less. I’d rather have that win over St. John’s versus wins over Syracuse and ND come March

K

 

[rosshm16]

I for one am shocked that things were slanted in KU's favor.

 

[2speedy1]

Maybe it's been covered, will they pit two teams from the same conference against each other?

In the top 4 yes. Not in the consolations from what I have heard

 

[twincyties]

There is so much misinformation online. I've just looked at multiple websites (including participating schools) saying that the pods matter. But TV clearly implying otherwise.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Leave it to KU to get in the championship because of a garbage time dunk

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

given the b12 just signed a big deal with the players era founders, maybe Yormark can get us in the right game

He was watching our game today (and Baylor's right after).

 

[CascadeClone]

If that’s the case, it seems we’re likely in the 3rd place game against Tennessee, Gonzaga, or Houston. Baylor would have to beat SJU by double digits and Auburn plays Michigan so there will only be one 2-0 team there. I guess if Auburn beats Michigan we could sneak into the championship game, but that seems like a long shot.

Edit: what this does mean is that Kansas would be the 2-0 team left out. And that makes me happy.

The pods do matter from what I have read.
4 teams got a loss yesterday, so ISU has to jump 2 of Michigan, Auburn, Baylor.

• Michigan plays Auburn - so will jump one of those for sure on record.
• Baylor getting whipped rn. They have to WIN by 13, and are down 18 at the 12 minute mark.

So 2nd in the pod seems assured. To get first, Auburn has to beat Michigan, but by less than 8. That's less assured.

The other side has more teams, and too many possible outcomes to math out at this time for me.

 

[cyclonestunners]

Leave it to KU to get in the championship because of a garbage time dunk

Hate the game not the player. That was absolutely the right decision

 

[bluestarcyclone]

So KU gets the nod over ISU with their +21 point differential, even though they played 2 subpar teams?

Very dumb format.

Only team in the field to get 2 teams below the field average (per that difficult to read graph yesterday), so of course they get an advantage

 

[2speedy1]

The pods do matter from what I have read.
4 teams got a loss yesterday, so ISU has to jump 2 of Michigan, Auburn, Baylor.

• Michigan plays Auburn - so will jump one of those for sure on record.
• Baylor getting whipped rn. They have to WIN by 13, and are down 18 at the 12 minute mark.

So 2nd in the pod seems assured. To get first, Auburn has to beat Michigan, but by less than 8. That's less assured.

The other side has more teams, and too many possible outcomes to math out at this time for me.

Link?

Cuz TV saying the opposite.

 

[BCClone]

Can we play KU? Because I’d rather not.

The top 4 yes. Otherwise no.

 

[Cyclonepride]

A more reasonable second component to a tournament like this would be your opponent’s records, so if you beat two teams that end up at 2-2, you’d win a tiebreaker against someone whose opponents went 0-4

 

[CycloneErik]

Funny. St. John's seems to be enjoying the game a lot more without our presence.

 

[NoCreativity]

I dont care who we play tommorrow or if we make it to this "faux' championship game, but I do know St. John's is the class of the Big East and that will be a Q1-A win come March.

 

[Freebird]

Kansas shot at the end. I think tj messed that one up

It looked like they were telling Mommy to shoot it and he held it.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

K

Are you my wife? Honey is that you?

 

[twincyties]

An explanation of the Players Era Festival’s schedule and Syracuse’s potential matchups

The Players Era Festival, an 18-team event being held in Las Vegas, is not a traditional tournament with a bracketed field.

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St. John's basketball: Players Era Festival schedule fully explained

The St. John's basketball program will head to the Players Era Festival and try to navigate a very difficult schedule.

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Players Era Festival scores, schedule, and updates from college basketball’s $30 million event

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All reference pods.

 

[jdoggivjc]

It is kind of ridiculous that ISU played in the most highly competitive and perhaps most anticipated game, not just in this tournament, but ALL WEEK... and we're going to get punished for it simply because it was two equally-matched high end teams and we could only get a 1-pt win as a result.