Winning would be great and it would put us in position to personally make sure of Happiness #2 (Duke not to win the ACCT) after we took care of #1 by beating UNC. But if Clemson gets into tournament position because they beat us and therefore the ACC gets more teams in the tournament and more NCAA revenue shares and we get a few extra days of rest, that’s not the end of the world either. I guess the downside would be that it eliminates the small chance we have of getting a 3 seed and risks us not getting the Greensboro first weekend site.
Oh and Clemson winning probably keeps Brownell around another season at least and that’s probably a good thing for us. And Bennett likes Brownell, so I don’t want him getting pissed off one of his friends got fired or something.
There’s a real risk (if not yet a probability) that the ACC gets only 3 teams in the tourney. I think NC State is in and some think Pitt is in, but they’re both flirting with danger. Yet of all the ACC “almosts,” Clemson is the one I’d most like to see compete in March Madness. Kind of unfortunate that the consensus is they’d need the AQ to get in.
I want us to win it. But if we lose tonight but look really good and Clemson is on a heater … I won’t mind that much because the guys will get rest and we look good overall.
What will actually happen:
We win tonight in an absolute grinder. Exhausted, we face Duke in the final game. It’s a hard fought battle. Kihei and Reece both get injured. We lose by 2.
I think we’re at risk of slipping to a 5 seed if we lose to Clemson. I assume 4 seed is locked up if we win and outside chance of a 3 if we win the championship
It’s funny during the season I worry about the ACC getting 4, 5, 6 teams or whatever. But now that we’re in tournament play. I don’t give a f$ck about anyone else or the conference. It’s lonely at the top if other teams wanted in they should have played better. It’s time for the Hoos to take what’s there’s and the weak can fend for themselves.
For me you start Papi. We know he will face maul at some point and have FT line conversations with their bigs while smiling. I loved thaf dynamic last night to start. And look hoo finshed: Kadin
Agree Dunn is huge tonight against big dudes that are mobile and can shoot the three
Papi after hammering someone: Armando you really get 1 million in NIL bro? (Smiles)
Mando: yea big man its real
Papi: bro you should move to Argentin. Thats like 50 million pesos bro (smiles)
It would be rough if Clemson was left out after we beat them tonight. No doubt they have some bad losses but I think they are at least deserving of the First Four in Dayton.
I don’t wish for anyone to lose their job, so here’s my alternate wish – I hope the Brownells get some time to enjoy all that “Beach House / 2-week trip to Europe and stay in the fancy hotels” money they’ve been stealing from the taxpayers of South Carolina and the boosters of Clemson for the last 13 years.
Maybe the ACC can get an actual decent coach in there and not just a “well, I think Tony likes him” coach in there. Newsflash, folks: Tony likes everyone!
It’s not the ACC hires, it’s the SEC hires and the fact that I assume that’s more or less the mindset of their admin. (At least, I hope – the ACC needs one of those ''well, I don’t approve of those several awful things he did, but the guy can recruit and coach" coaches). This is a joke. Maybe. Maybe it’s not a joke. I don’t know.
Also, a serious point – I basically think Brownell is below a replacement level Clemson coach. And even if he’s the replacement level coach? Meh, he’s had 13 years.