sleeper
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Mar 16, 2013 11:37pm
The Mountain West Conference is supposedly the best conference in the country.
I'll take any of the B1G tournament teams and they'd beat every one in that conference. I'd take the non-B1G tournament teams and they'd finish no worse than .500 in the MWC. The MWC is such a joke. :thumbdown:
I'll take any of the B1G tournament teams and they'd beat every one in that conference. I'd take the non-B1G tournament teams and they'd finish no worse than .500 in the MWC. The MWC is such a joke. :thumbdown:
se-alum
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Mar 17, 2013 1:12am
Awesome thread. Riveting.
BieberSucks
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Mar 17, 2013 10:55am
Speaking of a joke......
Ironman92
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Mar 17, 2013 11:37am
I look for no less than 6 of their teams to advance to the Final 4
reclegend22
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Mar 17, 2013 12:32pm
I think it's very possible that two teams from the Mountain conference are crowned national champion when it's all said and done.
Ironman92
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Mar 17, 2013 12:57pm
reclegend22;1407296 wrote:I think it's very possible that two teams from the Mountain conference are crowned national champion when it's all said and done.
That's impossible dumbass.
reclegend22
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Mar 17, 2013 1:12pm
Ah, right. I forgot that only one of the six Final Four teams can cut down the nets. I'm an idiot.Ironman92;1407299 wrote:That's impossible dumbass.
Ironman92
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Mar 17, 2013 1:27pm
reclegend22;1407311 wrote:Ah, right. I forgot that only one of the six Final Four teams can cut down the nets. I'm an idiot.
Lol....C'mon man
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 19, 2013 10:12am
I was glad that CBS carried the MWC Champ game. Always great to see a former Hoosier in Alford.
I was surprised to see they were ranked that high. To me, that shows how skewed those things CAN be. Their success was def helped by the small number of teams in the conference I think. Plus...they do have some very good teams
I was surprised to see they were ranked that high. To me, that shows how skewed those things CAN be. Their success was def helped by the small number of teams in the conference I think. Plus...they do have some very good teams
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 19, 2013 10:13am
and cut them down AFTER a loss......reclegend22;1407311 wrote:Ah, right. I forgot that only one of the six Final Four teams can cut down the nets. I'm an idiot.
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WebFire
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Mar 19, 2013 10:42am
ESPN was riding the MWC jock pretty hard they other day. And of course Barkley thinks the B1G is overrated.
sleeper
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Mar 19, 2013 10:45am
The B1G is going to dominate this tournament. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see 3 or 4 B1G teams in the final four. MSU, OSU, and Indiana have a great shot.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Mar 19, 2013 11:05am
I have 2 in my bracket...MSU and OSU. That was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.sleeper;1409041 wrote:The B1G is going to dominate this tournament. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see 3 or 4 B1G teams in the final four. MSU, OSU, and Indiana have a great shot.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 19, 2013 11:12am
A non fun way to pick the brakcets is to pick zero upsets.
You usually will do better then if you pick with your brain/hearts! Upsets happen and it is fun to pick them, but in reality you may get one right but miss many, many other upsets you pick. Usually, the risk/reward doesnt pan out. For every one person who picked a butler or VCU to the FF there are millions of others who totally lose their brackets due to picking alot of upsets. If you think about it...if you pick a 12 over a 5 it is fun to say ya did it.....but in the long run more often then not that will yield you less correct picks then the boring way!!! It isnt the fun wayit.....but ever since I started to do it both ways the non upset was yields more correct picks.
You usually will do better then if you pick with your brain/hearts! Upsets happen and it is fun to pick them, but in reality you may get one right but miss many, many other upsets you pick. Usually, the risk/reward doesnt pan out. For every one person who picked a butler or VCU to the FF there are millions of others who totally lose their brackets due to picking alot of upsets. If you think about it...if you pick a 12 over a 5 it is fun to say ya did it.....but in the long run more often then not that will yield you less correct picks then the boring way!!! It isnt the fun wayit.....but ever since I started to do it both ways the non upset was yields more correct picks.
Azubuike24
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Mar 19, 2013 11:27am
Tne MWC was rated so highly because in-theory, they only had 1 bad team. Unlike other leagues who have 2-6 bottom feeders who drag everything down, they didn't. Wyoming went 4-12 in league, finishing 8th place, but still won 19 games. They didn't really play anyone, but that's still better than many other teams from power leagues who lost 5 or more non-conference games.
Heretic
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Mar 19, 2013 11:31am
Currently on my bracket, I have all three of those in my final four. I'm debating on whether I'd change anything and, if so, what I'd change. Not an easy task.sleeper;1409041 wrote:The B1G is going to dominate this tournament. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see 3 or 4 B1G teams in the final four. MSU, OSU, and Indiana have a great shot.
reclegend22
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Mar 19, 2013 12:58pm
In my bracket, I actually have only two Big Ten teams advancing past the second round. I have the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four and MSU in the Sweet 16. Interestingly enough, and this is bracket suicide, I just realized that I have three Atlantic 10 teams in the Elite Eight. Saint Louis (Elite Eight loisng to Duke), Temple (losing to Miami in Elite Eight) and VCU (losing to Florida in Elite Eight).
Temple and VCU are the two biggest risks there, being that Indiana and Kansas could just as easily stomp those teams if they were to play. I am still tossing around ideas because most of my current ideas are pretty stupid.
Temple and VCU are the two biggest risks there, being that Indiana and Kansas could just as easily stomp those teams if they were to play. I am still tossing around ideas because most of my current ideas are pretty stupid.
sleeper
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Mar 19, 2013 1:01pm
MSU will blow the fuck out of whatever 15, 7, or 10 seed it plays in the sweet 16. The 2 seed out there lost to freaking NIT bound Maryland. LOLreclegend22;1409167 wrote:In my bracket, I actually have only two Big Ten teams advancing past the second round. I have the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four and MSU in the Sweet 16. Interestingly enough, and this is bracket suicide, I just realized that I have three Atlantic 10 teams in the Elite Eight. Saint Louis (Elite Eight), Temple (losing to Miami in Elite Eight) and VCU (losing to Florida in Elite Eight).
Temple and VCU are the two biggest risks there, being that Indiana and Kansas could just as easily stomp those teams if they were to play. I am still tossing around ideas because most of my current ideas are pretty stupid.
Laley23
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Mar 19, 2013 1:11pm
I have Indiana/OSU/MSU in the Final Four. I want to switch OSU cause I really like MSU, but the West is painfully terrible for confident Final Four picks. I really dont want MSU/OSU in the Final Four because that means IU has to play one for the 3rd time this year. I really dont want to see that (and yes, I am picking IU).
Basically, I will go against my better judgement because of what I dont want to see happen. It will probably end up being Louisville because I cannot rationally pick Gonzaga, New Mexico or Bo Ryan to the Final Four...nor Bruce Weber and K St.
Basically, I will go against my better judgement because of what I dont want to see happen. It will probably end up being Louisville because I cannot rationally pick Gonzaga, New Mexico or Bo Ryan to the Final Four...nor Bruce Weber and K St.
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thavoice
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Mar 19, 2013 2:51pm
No love for Alford at NM?!?!?!?!Laley23;1409182 wrote:I have Indiana/OSU/MSU in the Final Four. I want to switch OSU cause I really like MSU, but the West is painfully terrible for confident Final Four picks. I really dont want MSU/OSU in the Final Four because that means IU has to play one for the 3rd time this year. I really dont want to see that (and yes, I am picking IU).
Basically, I will go against my better judgement because of what I dont want to see happen. It will probably end up being Louisville because I cannot rationally pick Gonzaga, New Mexico or Bo Ryan to the Final Four...nor Bruce Weber and K St.
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vball10set
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Mar 19, 2013 3:24pm
I have them getting beat in the 2nd round.thavoice;1409259 wrote:No love for Alford at NM?!?!?!?!
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vball10set
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Mar 19, 2013 3:28pm
and this is why not one of their teams will reach the ssAzubuike24;1409083 wrote:Tne MWC was rated so highly because in-theory, they only had 1 bad team. Unlike other leagues who have 2-6 bottom feeders who drag everything down, they didn't. Wyoming went 4-12 in league, finishing 8th place, but still won 19 games. They didn't really play anyone, but that's still better than many other teams from power leagues who lost 5 or more non-conference games.
wildcats20
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Mar 19, 2013 4:27pm
vball10set;1409281 wrote:and this is why not one of their teams will reach the ss
The bolded part you did refers to Wyoming, not the league in general.
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vball10set
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Mar 19, 2013 5:02pm
Sorry, that's what I get for not reading the post carefully, but it doesn't change my position as far as the MWC's tourney fate is concerned.wildcats20;1409315 wrote:The bolded part you did refers to Wyoming, not the league in general.
Crimson streak
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Mar 19, 2013 5:05pm
vball10set;1409336 wrote:lol, sorry, but you get my drift
New Mexico actually had the number 2 ranked SOS