March Madness Memories
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 15, 2009 9:57 PM EDT
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Something I think many will agree with
Keep Memphis off one of the top lines.
I’ll be rooting against Mississippi State so they don’t steal some other bubble team’s spot. I’d rather see Maryland or Penn State or Arizona than them.
What's the argument against Memphis as a No. 1?
Granted, they play in an incredibly weak conference, but outside of a few early season losses while a new cast of characters figured things out, they’ve more or less been destroying people. I’m not saying they should have one; I’m just saying you could make a pretty decent argument they’re playing as well as anyone in the country right now.
Just curious what your reasoning is.
You made my case for me
they play in an incredibly weak conference
Memphis in the Big East or any other real and legitimate conference wouldn’t have steamrolled everyone and walked backwards with their eyes closed to regular season and conference tourney titles. They would definitely be up there but it’s hard to do it against great competition in almost every game.
Memphis probably is the most rested top team in the country, physically and mentally. They’re like that guy in your office who is underworked and overpaid. What sort of adversity do they face in C-USA? They’re season is so much different than top teams in BCS conferences because they rarely get tested.
You could have said the same thing last year
And they were a miracle shot away from the championship. A good team is a good team, regardless of conference, no?
Is anyone as strong as the top few teams from last year?
I’m not saying they’re as strong as they were last year, because last year isn’t relevant. I’m just saying you can make an awful strong case they’re one of the top four teams in the country this year.
Let's let them prove it then
Either way it’s probably safe to assume they’ll be in the same region as UConn — one will be a 1 seed and the other a 2 and they’ll meet up and play either way to go to the Final Four and it will all be a moot point. At least in a perfect world.
Just wasted 20 minutes of my life...
…watching Digger Phelps argue that there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Creighton could beat Arizona and, ergo, the Bluejays should not be in the NCAA Tournament (not over Arizona anyway).
Given that we all watch a tournament every year where upsets abound, it shocks me that anyone who has watched the Tournament for years can say that there’s no way Creighton could beat ’zona.
Carry on, love the site.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
Personally...
Now that my team has solidified a 3 seed, I’m just hoping I don’t have to watch Maryland on thursday or friday…him and his acne alone shouldn’t be aloud in.
In all reality looks like they will be after keeping it reasonable against duke
Gladly
We’re in, I won’t complain. Besides, we’ve proven that we can beat good teams several times. I’d actually rather be an 11 than a 5 with this team and coach.
duke - fsu
this is going to be a great game. not sure if it’s just the way raycom has their microphones positioned, but there’s a lot of chatter between these two teams. both really want to win.
matt and i had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of a beatdown by will blaylock and his aau team while we were in high school. he and curtis stinson were nice at ISU a few years back
mississippi state wants in! and they could get it because tennessee might be one of the most apathetic minded teams in all of sports.
The SEC is so freaking terrible
I can’t remember the last time a major conference was this bad. Anyone else with a better grip on history have any ideas?
Who in the world is running the clock?
Seriously, we’ve had three inbounds plays only .3 seconds have come off the clock. This is comical. Certainly not doing anything to keep us from thinking the SEC is a joke.
spring football?
that’s gotta be right around the corner.
who did miss. st. just bounce from the bubble? i am thinking creighton is now out of the picture if they were in to begin with. them or st. marys
st marys has more to offer
coming from gonzaga’s conference and having a marketable superstar (mills, despite being hurt), and the fact they have aussies…will get them in over creighton
Is the consensus here that Arizona is in?
Or that they SHOULD be in but won’t be?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Not an expert on bracketology
But as a Maryland fan, I’ve been forced to look at each bubble team objectively to figure out my team’s chances. Arizona doesn’t look like they’ll be in. Personally, I think they should get in, but you can’t argue that you guys fell apart at the end of the year. It all depdn
Comment a bit messed up
Was going to say how it depends on how the committee views mid-majors. They’ll probably overvalue them again, in which case my team might be left too.
A mix of the two
If Arizona doesn’t get in I’ll understand…unless San Diego State gets in and Arizona doesn’t. In that case I would be angry because the Wildcats humiliated them early in the season.
zona
we can put the arizona talk to rest…possibly the first 12 seed over 5 this year
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