I’m at the game. SDSU looks like shit but their dance team is uh…really gifted!
Almost full. Surprised this many UNC fans traveled after the season they had.How is the crowd?
Do they get to play Iowa twice?UNC is making me want to quit watching the tournament.
Horrible game. SDSU would win 4 games in the Big 10
How in the hell did they beat Houston and Creighton?
I’m at the game. SDSU looks like shit but their dance team is uh…really gifted!
I can ever forget the fact that they dropped 37 freaking points against Boise State last year (it was 37-37 in the final minute of play lol). If you're picking SDSU to win, you have to be ALL IN on their defense.
Ole Miss is gonna tear ‘em a new asshole.UNC could be a problem for some teams. peaking at the right time.
Does Brian Dutcher work on offensive sets in practice? I would say the look dysfunctional on offense, but that might be wording it too nicely.
SDSU was a 2nd weekend team last year, significantly better than the team this year. And I don't think I can ever forget the fact that they dropped 37 freaking points against Boise State last year (it was 37-37 in the final minute of play lol). If you're picking SDSU to win, you have to be ALL IN on their defense.
Does Brian Dutcher work on offensive sets in practice? I would say the look dysfunctional on offense, but that might be wording it too nicely.
SDSU was a 2nd weekend team last year, significantly better than the team this year. And I don't think I can ever forget the fact that they dropped 37 freaking points against Boise State last year (it was 37-37 in the final minute of play lol). If you're picking SDSU to win, you have to be ALL IN on their defense.
Yeah but I’m pretty sure we’re going to hire Ryan Odom and run shit again
Yeah, plus they were younger this year where they usually are pretty upper class heavy I think. Ole Miss is considerably better offensively and more experienced. Brakefield and Pedula will both be guys who give UNC some problems. UNC looked good but Friday is a totally different level. Still, it was nice to shut people up and make them look silly to some degree.
Two separate arguments, though. Did UNC merit an at-large bid based on their actual resume? No, I don't think so.
But, I can also acknowledge that they're likely a top 30 team and good enough to win a few games in the tournament. Talented team, just fell short time and time again in the regular season in those high-level contests. But, they're absolutely capable of beating Ole Miss. I'd say it's reasonably close to a 50-50 game.
There is no argument for Xavier over UNC.
To say there are no arguments to be made for putting Xavier ahead of UNC simply isn't true. There are always arguments to be made by both sides.
Xavier beat 3 tournament teams in the regular season (Marquette, UConn, Creighton), meanwhile UNC only defeated 1 tournament team (UCLA). Xavier has 2 less losses to justify - and Xavier also doesn't have a Q3 loss... Xavier also lost 2 games when Freemantle, their leading scorer, was injured (1-2 without him).
But yes, to your point, UNC is better analytically than Xavier. I'd say they also have a higher ceiling - more likely to reach the 2nd weekend.