Of the brackets that have changed since the last update, how many include uva as a 3? Any way to see that?
his latest post has us matched with msu in the s16
(toppin-less ttu in the 2nd round would be a solid consolation prize if uva does get a 4 though
EDIT: he just posted a new bracket. Tennessee State seems like a weak 14, I think BYU in the 2nd round would be a dream pull (42nd on torvik since Feb 11), and I dont hate MSU as the 2. Arizona as the 1 is rough but doesnt matter unless you get to the E8. Has us going to buffalo and San Jose though oof.
Heās not the best but I do think his unprompted last minute changes tend to be correct.
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I donāt think so, other than clicking through them individually. There should be early and frequent updates tomorrow though
Hope so. That would be about as good a path as we could hope for.
Dante Harris vs Chance would be fun
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If he got inside info he wouldnāt be ranked 80th or whatever. I do think the fact that our metrics stayed put means we have a decent shot at a three.
Itās actually not lol
He works full time at St. Joes as their media relations person
Edit: I stand corrected he seems to have retired in 2019ā¦ so this is just a retirement gig for him now I guess, but he did have a full time job for most his tenure
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An underrated aspect in the so called death of the Cinderella is the consolidation of one bid leagues
Grand Canyon dominated the WAC, now they are in the Mountain West. Hawaii won the Big West this year, UC Irvine last year, they are both leaving. Utah Valley-Cal Baptist for the WAC title right now and they are both leaving next year. The USC/UCLA move had such downstream consequences past the death of the Pac-12.
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Hoos up to:
12 in Net - +1 - or 14th -1 depending on the site
10 in RPI - +5
7 in ELO - +1
As of this morning at 6 am - Bracket Matrix -
The top 4 seed
Vanderbilt and Purdue moved ahead in WAB moving the Hoos down to 9.
Really should be ahead of Illinois and Michigan State
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Damn, Tony Shaver Bowl canceled. Irvine lost to Hawaii, I guess, overnight (just saw Hawaii on the 14 line).
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And our 6 would be by far the toughest in BYU. Donāt like that
A week or two ago, I was really into getting a 3 instead of a 4 because the 13s looked better than the 14s and the 5s looked much better than the 6s.
But as I look at bracketmatrix right now, I canāt say Iām having as strong a feeling.
Yale-Penn will matter. Iād love to get Fran/TJP.
And Iād love to get Texas Tech, and Iām scared of Tennessee and Arkansas. But those donāt match up pefrectly with getting 3 instead of 4.
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He does ESPN broadcasts of St Joeās basketball games.
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Why scared of Tennessee? Theyāve looked pretty bad the times Iāve watched them
So it sounds like Tenn or BYU as the 6 if weāre a 3. If weāre a 4 then I want Texas tech. Wisconsin and Arkansas are the other projected 5s and both seem to be playing great. I think we need Vandy to lose today to stay on the 3 line
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Bucket getter guard plus an athletic frontcourt. I mean, theyāre a 6 seed and not a 2/3 for a reason, but stillā¦
Also, havenāt watched Ament much, but isnāt he in the Evans mold, where he can give us matchup issues?
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All of those teams Tenn, Ark, Bama WI St Johns BYU have dudes. Each would likely have the ābest player on the floor, maybe even next 2ā, but we may have the better āteamā. Just have to be us and not shot 20% from 3 or th r the ball over 12 timesā¦.
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BYU post Saunders injury has not been that good
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Arkansas (Acuff) and Wiscy (Boyd + Blackwell) scare me the most.
Acuff is on Arkansas