Which do you think is worse? The referee conspiracy? The ESPN conspiracy? Or the NCAA conspiracy?
They're ALL in cohoots. It's a vast, sports-wing conspiracy!
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Which do you think is worse? The referee conspiracy? The ESPN conspiracy? Or the NCAA conspiracy?
I see. You understand that Lunardi's bracket is just pretend? Has nothing to do with the actual bracket. Nothing to get upset over. Lot of basketball to be played. He's just earning a paycheck, essentially by doing nothing.
What is the most likely scenario that will net us Louisville? The top 2 seed? Would they give it us if we were the top 3 seed?
So the best team out of those 3 (KU) doesn't scare you? But the two lesser teams do?KU, Iowa, Miami is a tough top 3.
Not that worried about KU but Iowa and Miami would be somewhat tough.
Huh? This is supposed to be a snapshot in time. Right now, if the season were to end, we have profile of a 3 seed.
Maybe. But what is the point of updating daily if you aren't going to actually provide a snapshot of this moment in time?
I know Lunardi is a hack. I was more bothered by the NCAA having us ranked 19 at the mock last week.
NCAA uses ridiculous things like RPI, compounds it by things like Top 50 RPI wins, and projection sites try to emulate the NCAA. It's the NCAA's shoddy methodology that's the issue.
In years like 2010, 2012 and last year it doesn't really matter because we win so many games but the reason we got under seeded in 2011 and 2014 and probably again this season is the lack of big time wins compared to other teams.
It's sorta unfair because some teams have more big wins simply because they have more opportunities against teams.
Our big wins were Duke and UL. We really only had three chances tho to make big statement wins (KU was the other game)
It's always gonna be the case when the SEC is down.
IIWI. I think we are top 12........I think we are a 3 seed. But 4 isn't really all that unreasonable. Plus he has the best 4 as we were put in Oklahoma City while the others had to travel to Denver and Spokane. So we aren't even talking about a difference of seeding......we are talking one line on the entire seed list.
Get over yourself.
I think you miss the point. None of this has any relevancy. We've got to keep winning, that's all that matters. Win out, we're a two. Lose out, well, bad stuff. Lunardi is bumping his gums. You get wound up if you like. I'm just bringing perspective. Its pointless to worry about what he says.
In years like 2010, 2012 and last year it doesn't really matter because we win so many games but the reason we got under seeded in 2011 and 2014 and probably again this season is the lack of big time wins compared to other teams.
It's sorta unfair because some teams have more big wins simply because they have more opportunities against teams.
Our big wins were Duke and UL. We really only had three chances tho to make big statement wins (KU was the other game)
It's always gonna be the case when the SEC is down.
IIWI. I think we are top 12........I think we are a 3 seed. But 4 isn't really all that unreasonable. Plus he has the best 4 as we were put in Oklahoma City while the others had to travel to Denver and Spokane. So we aren't even talking about a difference of seeding......we are talking one line on the entire seed list.
I didn't miss any point. This is a thread about Lunardi's bracket. I am discussing my opinion of it. You know, the thread topic.
You are discussing your opinion of my opinion. And why I shouldn't have an opinion.
I realize this is cliché, but you are that poster who clicks on a topic you don't care about to enlighten the masses about why they shouldn't care either.
I get it. We all do. We happen to want to talk about it. Stop baiting and trolling. If you do't find it interesting or relevant, then stay out of it.
Or do you want to take another stab at how you are the only one who understands the concept of mock brackets?
They're ALL in cohoots. It's a vast, sports-wing conspiracy!
Well, you were whining about us always being seeded below our stats. Thought you might want to talk about that. Why that is. What Lunardi has against the cats. Why the big conspiracy. Apparently not. You just wanted to whine about it.
I think Lunardi is about dead on the money actually. Auburn et al is going to be a dead weight on our neck till the "REAL" seeding is done by the selection committee. Pretty easy to understand for most folks I think.
Don't know Jeff.. They'll put us in there to play all the teams we've destroyed in the past 5 years.. Revenge games I guess you could say..I doubt they put us in KU's bracket. Just a feeling.
You so smart we so dumb so glad we have you to splain things yep
Don't know Jeff.. They'll put us in there to play all the teams we've destroyed in the past 5 years.. Revenge games I guess you could say..
NCAA uses ridiculous things like RPI, compounds it by things like Top 50 RPI wins, and projection sites try to emulate the NCAA. It's the NCAA's shoddy methodology that's the issue.
You don't think Lunardi should factor in those horrible losses we had? His job is to predict what the selection committee would do under current stats. You said so yourself. Those kinds of losses are boat anchors. If we keep winning, the weight of those losses will diminish. Maybe a 2 or a 3 is possible. If the top 8 crash and burn maybe even better.
Just sayin.
Isn't Lunardi the one who is near perfect on who actually makes the tourney, but can't figure out seeding to save his life?
One of the biggest issues I have with his brackets is putting us in as a 4 seed while Oregon is a 3. There's NO way we should be seeded lower than Oregon at this point.
I think the whole picture for what we've done is a 3. I think without those Auburn and UT losses, we would probably be a 1.
I think the appropriate weight is those losses pulling us from a 1 to a 3. I base that on us having the metrics of a strong 3.
I don't believe those losses are "extra bad" and are cause to pull us down farther.
The consensus during the mock selection was that "bad" losses were sub-200 RPI on the road. UT and Auburn are in the 125-130 range.
One of the biggest issues I have with his brackets is putting us in as a 4 seed while Oregon is a 3. There's NO way we should be seeded lower than Oregon at this point.
Yes, but they're still not that good.The narrative of the young team that's growing up will help us.
Oregon is #1 in SOS
Yes, but they're still not that good.
Honestly tho the Auburn (182) and UT (99) ones are the worst
I don't really classify @ LSU (61), @ UCLA (53) and on a neutral court vs OSU (66) to be all that bad
I see. You understand that Lunardi's bracket is just pretend? Has nothing to do with the actual bracket. Nothing to get upset over. Lot of basketball to be played. He's just earning a paycheck, essentially by doing nothing.