Tough day for EIU hoops hopes

[GoHawks]

Lunardi is one of the worst bracket projectors. I don’t what site it is that tanks them but I’m fairly certain he is usually near the bottom. Not sure how he still has a job when so many are better than him.

Another example of beautiful people getting jobs they shouldn't

 

[Statefan10]

I'm pretty sure wild card teams are playing teams that aren't wildcard teams in the wild card games in both the NFL and MLB playoff format. If they are just playing another wild card team - like a MLB game 163 - that isn't part of the playoffs but rather a play in game and not a playoff victory.

You’re right. There’s actually play in games in the NBA now

 

[maciues]

When you fill out a bracket for an NCAA tournament pool, have you ever had to pick the play in game? If you picked wrong, did that count against you if the other play in team won in the first couple rounds? I have never seen a bracket pool run that way.

 

[Statefan10]

When you fill out a bracket for an NCAA tournament pool, have you ever had to pick the play in game? If you picked wrong, did that count against you if the other play in team won in the first couple rounds? I have never seen a bracket pool run that way.

No. Those games don’t count against you. Good catch and should end this debate

 

[nfrine]

No. Those games don’t count against you. Good catch and should end this debate

This is CF....wishful thinking....

 

[dahliaclone]

....nice to see this reversed for once

 

[cyfanatic13]

I don’t mind the First Four all that much - it’s kind of a fun early kickoff for the first weekend of March Madness - but I do think personally it should be play-in games between 16-seed-level teams. It just seems weird to have 11 or 12 seeds playing in those games.

I could go either way on it being the last at large teams or the worst of the 16 seeds, I would lean on it being the at large teams just cause I don't think teams that win their conference tourney should be punished with a play-in game...

BUT, I think it's really weird to have it be a mix of the games. Pick one and hype it up as an at large play in or a Cinderella play in

 

[cyclone82]

First Four you're correct. They used to call it opening round. I'm not familiar with term play in game

It's ALWAYS been called "the play in game"...

 

[Cupped]

It's ALWAYS been called "the play in game"...

I agree, but I found this...


In his first tournament appearance at the school in 2014, McCaffrey's Hawkeyes fell to Tennessee in the Pig-tails in Dayton.

 

[CyCrazy]

It's ALWAYS been called "the play in game"...

Hawks cant understand this simple concept.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

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....nice to see this reversed for once

Joke aside, I am surprised he is on this list

 

[ricochet]

It's ALWAYS been called "the play in game"...

For at least a year or 2 didn't the NCAA call it the first round and the Thursday/Friday games were the second round? It was stupid and confusing, and they changed it back so Thursday/Friday is the first round again.

 

[amishclone]

Your regularly scheduled post reminding you that every day is a tough day in Iowa City

 

[qwerty]

Iowa's never been in won a play in game

FIFY

 

[CloneLawman]

IT'S NOT A PLAY-IN GAME!! NEXT. View attachment 109510

 

[stormchaser2014]

The way Iowa is playing, Minnesota might do it.

 

[CoKane]

The way Iowa is playing, Minnesota might do it.

4 point lead might be enough for to beat Minny tbh

 

[stormchaser2014]

Minnesota usually provides a stool for the other team's coach, I'm assuming they didn't give one to Fran out of fear he might throw it.

 

[Three4Cy]

Has Minnesota ever practiced breaking a press, my god they are awful.

 

[madguy30]

Has Minnesota ever practiced breaking a press, my god they are awful.

Minn is one of the worst teams in college basketball.