Maybe they should have blind resumes they present to the committee, that way the blue bloods would have less chance of getting in based on NAME BRAND.
Yeah that sucks. I’d rather be a 10 or 7 then have to face a 1.
In reality this is truth and probably as you said should be the way to do it. Removes any bias.
Agreed, his matchup has us against Michigan State with the winner facing Alabama. Give me the 10 seed.
Yeah that’s a tough way to get out of first weekend although I’d take Alabama as the 1 all day
Let's get into the tournament before worrying about the 2nd round matchup
They would have to lose 7/8 to not get in at this point. They’re firmly in.Let's get into the tournament before worrying about the 2nd round matchup
That reminds me of when they won the BET in 2008, I think that vaulted them up to a 4 seed?
Pretty strong if you recalled that from memory. Looked it up and you're correct. Lost to 5 seed MSU in the 2nd round.
I did, honestly, that was my favorite year of Pitt Basketball, loved that 4 consecutive days winning the BET in NYC! IMO those where the Glory Days.
I don't know about the tournament but winning the regular season is certainly a possibility. The teams bunched up around us have more difficult schedules; beat Miami and we could maybe lose one more. What the hell, I do dare to dream bigly.
Loved that year as well. Was at the Duke game in MSG. We were all going nuts after pulling it out. Randomly ran into Coach Wannstedt as we were exiting the building. Went over to him, yelled something celebratory and shook his hand. The man has large hands. He said something like "enjoy yourself." Great memory.
I realize you’re tripling down on a stupid point, but if the “blue blood” ACC teams don’t count as actual conference teams and are “ACC Independents” then why aren’t you applying that logic to the SEC, BIG, or Big 12?
Not going to be much of a difference between the 1s, 2s, and 3s this year.
He's trying to cover for his annual early season posts about how the ACC is only going to get 3, 4, 5 teams in. And how it's the weakest power conference ever. Both points are always proven way wrong in March.
I noticed one of the 2 who have us out has WVU as a six, so I think you can throw that one out the window
I think each region should be re-seeded after each round, just like the NFL does it.
Just leave it the way it is, the randomness of it is why it's a great event. I like the 7th seed benefiting and going farther than they deserve.
Personally, I hate the college football leagues going away from divisions, it actually ruined the fun for a lot of fanbases. With divisions, there are pennant races so to speak happening all season, maybe 5-6 teams are in the hunt for the championship game until the last week, the new way, it drops to only 2-3 in the hunt until the end.
Not really. This past season there would have been 5 ACC teams alive to make the Top 2 going into the final 2 weeks of the season.
0% chance, hope you understand that. People love filling out brackets and everyone involved wants the certainty of knowing what time their games will be played.
I still think they do with the hopes of giving teams like Pitt and lesser "name brand" teams a reduced chance to get in.
Now the two teams playing for the conference championship will have undoubtedly been the two best in the league that season. That's how it should be.
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