NCAA seeding...

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Syracuse may not show up.

That may be the case

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Scav

Sniper, they are brutal, absolutely brutal, they will lose that game by 20. I hope they win because SIU will SMOKE them but they are going to get smoked by VT

I don't really see where you are coming from. They never lost a game by 20 this year and that includes playing Ohio St, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Arizona. I don't think they are very dangerous in the tournament but I think they belong there with a 9-7 league record and two wins in their conference tourney.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I understand what you are saying and in normal circumstances I would agree but Durant is a giant x factor. There will be no one on the floor that is close to him talentwise. But Barnes is so bad ....

Either way, I hope they meet, because if they do...loser buys the winner a few cold ones during opening week this summer.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

Either way, I hope they meet, because if they do...loser buys the winner a few cold ones during opening week this summer.

You got it!!! No losers in that bracket!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Too bad Notre Dame and Georgia Tech are in the same bracket, those two were my top "sleepers". I think Louisville has got a good shot at the "Final 4" also as a sleeper. Love to see a Ohio St./Albany match too! I can see UCLA and Wisconsin getting picked off early.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You got it!!! No losers in that bracket!

Im gonna have a beer or 10....whether I buy them, or someone else does.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I guess what pisses me off the most is this idea that this is such a "hard" job and the committee must be locked up for 5 days to make all these tough decisions. 90% of the field is settled by last week. An upset in a conference final may upset things a bit but it should not be as complicated as they make it.

I saw Lunardi's offer to just pay him instead and save the precious time it supposedly takes them. I'm willing to make the same offer. I don't think my bracket would have been as offensive to so many people as the one they came up with. I got 62 out of 65 which is one of my worst years but I beat Lunardi who had 61 at best. Just wait until next year on ESPN.com when they claim Lunardi had 64 out of 65 last year like they do every year when he really has 62 or 63.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I saw Lunardi's offer to just pay him instead and save the precious time it supposedly takes them. I'm willing to make the same offer. I don't think my bracket would have been as offensive to so many people as the one they came up with. I got 62 out of 65 which is one of my worst years but I beat Lunardi who had 61 at best. Just wait until next year on ESPN.com when they claim Lunardi had 64 out of 65 last year like they do every year when he really has 62 or 63.

Truthfully it does not really matter because all of the teams we discussed probably would not get out of the opening week but the NCAA drives me crazy. Just like Billy Packer. Is there anybody that enjoys listening to him? He was bearable when it was him, Al McGuire and Dick Enberg but he not only is annoying to listen to, he is often wrong about his observations.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Truthfully it does not really matter because all of the teams we discussed probably would not get out of the opening week but the NCAA drives me crazy. Just like Billy Packer. Is there anybody that enjoys listening to him? He was bearable when it was him, Al McGuire and Dick Enberg but he not only is annoying to listen to, he is often wrong about his observations.

Case in point, the incident in the North Carolina / Duke game

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Truthfully it does not really matter because all of the teams we discussed probably would not get out of the opening week but the NCAA drives me crazy. Just like Billy Packer. Is there anybody that enjoys listening to him? He was bearable when it was him, Al McGuire and Dick Enberg but he not only is annoying to listen to, he is often wrong about his observations.

Last year was awesome. He absolutely flipped out when George Mason and Wichita St got in the tourney. Outside of Dickie V being mad about Arkansas getting in this year I don't think I've even seen an analyst so upset as Packer was last year. Of course they only made it to the Elite 8 and Final Four respectively to expose Packer as the total idiot that he was.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Last year was awesome. He absolutely flipped out when George Mason and Wichita St got in the tourney. Outside of Dickie V being mad about Arkansas getting in this year I don't think I've even seen an analyst so upset as Packer was last year. Of course they only made it to the Elite 8 and Final Four respectively to expose Packer as the total idiot that he was.

He makes Brent Musberger seem competent.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He makes Brent Musberger seem competent.

I think he died ten years ago. It really isn't fair to expect Packer to perform as well as an animated corpse.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He makes Brent Musberger seem competent.

"you are loooooking liiiiiiiive...."

can't stand that dude....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

"you are loooooking liiiiiiiive...."

can't stand that dude....

He does like to drink though...

Musburger is a Big Ten homer. I think he's still got Henne's balls stuck in his dentures.

[ninetoone]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

And seems like he likes to gamble as well. I always laugh because he sometimes makes a reference to point speads and such before a game.

My brother and I saw Musberger sneaking out of an OTB in Indianapolis prior to Game 4 of the NBA finals in 2000. He apparently likes to bet on the ponies. That game ended up being incredible, as Sleepy Sam Perkins tied the game & sent it into OT, with the Lakers eventually winning & going on to the title. Reggie missed a 3 to win the game at the end of OT. One of the best finals games ever....except for the final result

[ninetoone]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Last year was awesome. He absolutely flipped out when George Mason and Wichita St got in the tourney. Outside of Dickie V being mad about Arkansas getting in this year I don't think I've even seen an analyst so upset as Packer was last year. Of course they only made it to the Elite 8 and Final Four respectively to expose Packer as the total idiot that he was.

That was awesome. I honestly thought that Jim Nantz was going to cry when Mason got in last year. They both ended up eating some major crow.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I think the NIT this year is actually one of the more interesting tournaments they've had:

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos...f/2007-Bracket

For anyone that bets the games in the tourney you can learn a lot by watching this and seeing if any trend develops like Big East teams going 4-0 against SEC teams or something like that. Last year two CAA teams made the Final Four of the NIT and George Mason went to the Final Four in the NCAAs. A Missouri Valley team made the Final Four and Wichita St went to the Elite 8. There are a lot of correlations between the success of conferences in the NIT and the NCAAs although it is very important to watch whatever games you can to not allow any results where a team just quit on the season to cloud your judgement.

How is Akron not in the NIT...or did they turn down a bid??

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Last year was awesome. He absolutely flipped out when George Mason and Wichita St got in the tourney. Outside of Dickie V being mad about Arkansas getting in this year I don't think I've even seen an analyst so upset as Packer was last year. Of course they only made it to the Elite 8 and Final Four respectively to expose Packer as the total idiot that he was.

I wish Packer would die. (Well not really!) I can't stand his overwhelming egotisitical attitude.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

How is Akron not in the NIT...or did they turn down a bid??

Holy Toledo! They got screwed. I guess cause Toledo went 14-2 in league and Akron only 13-3 they gave the auto bid to Toledo. I can't believe they got shut out for an at large though. That sucks.