YoloinOhio Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Potential of a UB- Cuse matchup later, for trip to final four
The Senator Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 11:50 PM, K-9 said: Expand “Former greenskeeper, about to become Master’s Champion!” ? . 2
Watkins90 Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 I will be rooting for Buffalo. My Bonnies almost sneaked there way into back to back tournaments.
ricojes Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) I thought they deserved at least a 5, but the 5th in that region ends up playing Murray State, so I'm okay with a 6... Edited March 18, 2019 by ricojes
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2019 Author Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 2:32 AM, ricojes said: I thought they deserved at least a 5, but the 5th in that region ends up playing Murry State, so I'm okay with a 6... Expand In Hartford, a 2 hours drive from me. I'm bummed. But after calming down and being over the disappointment that few UB fans can get to Tulsa in 5 days, I think it's a pretty favorable bracket. Texas Tech will be tough. But I also think Murray State is going to beat Marquette.
eball Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 A 6 seed means top 24 so not too bad...hard to put UB ahead of any of the 5s. Texas Tech is a tough 2nd round matchup because of great D but they're not world beaters. Gotta love the chance for a first round matchup with Arizona State/Hurley. You know the committee chuckled at that one.
ricojes Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 9:59 AM, eball said: A 6 seed means top 24 so not too bad...hard to put UB ahead of any of the 5s. Texas Tech is a tough 2nd round matchup because of great D but they're not world beaters. Gotta love the chance for a first round matchup with Arizona State/Hurley. You know the committee chuckled at that one. Expand I agree, they were never in discussion for a 4. Plus 6 seeds historically have more final 4 appearances than 5's, so I am good with it. Still the highest seeding for a MAC team ever. As for the Hurley/Oats match up, there is also a possible father/son AD matchup with Duke and UCF (former UB AD). So it's laughable that the committee states they don't think about match up story lines...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2019 Author Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 9:59 AM, eball said: A 6 seed means top 24 so not too bad...hard to put UB ahead of any of the 5s. Texas Tech is a tough 2nd round matchup because of great D but they're not world beaters. Gotta love the chance for a first round matchup with Arizona State/Hurley. You know the committee chuckled at that one. Expand I think UB's official tournament rank is 23. Acceptable. Mid-majors reaching these heights for the first time are docked a few points anyway. A sort of "prove-us-wrong" challenge. Tickets in Tulsa are on sale through @UBAthletics. Don't get too worried about all the Blue & White fund stuff. I'm betting they will have a hard time selling their full allotment in Tulsa, a tough place to get to from WNY on short notice without spending a fortune on airfare.
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2019 Author Posted March 18, 2019 ESPN inadvertently leaks the full women's NCAA bracket today, hours before the evening's selection show. UB women in Storrs, CT to face Rutgers. https://deadspin.com/it-sure-looks-like-espn-revealed-the-entire-women-s-nca-1833385098
plenzmd1 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 12:15 PM, PromoTheRobot said: I think UB's official tournament rank is 23. Acceptable. Mid-majors reaching these heights for the first time are docked a few points anyway. A sort of "prove-us-wrong" challenge. Tickets in Tulsa are on sale through @UBAthletics. Don't get too worried about all the Blue & White fund stuff. I'm betting they will have a hard time selling their full allotment in Tulsa, a tough place to get to from WNY on short notice without spending a fortune on airfare. Expand that always fascinates me about college sports..the outright extortion of booster clubs.. On 3/19/2019 at 11:40 AM, PromoTheRobot said: this totally blows Expand
PromoTheRobot Posted March 19, 2019 Author Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 11:50 AM, plenzmd1 said: that always fascinates me about college sports..the outright extortion of booster clubs.. Expand How is that any different than what pro teams do?
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 I don't follow NCAAB terribly close, but do fill out brackets every year. This year I had my kids each do one. My daughter is able to read, so she picked UB to go the whole way because she thinks they are the Bills. My son can't read yet, so I named the mascots going for each matchup and had him pick who he liked better. He was really keen on the UC Irvine Anteaters, but has them losing to the Marquette Golden Eagles in the final. 1
K-9 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 12:42 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: I don't follow NCAAB terribly close, but do fill out brackets every year. This year I had my kids each do one. My daughter is able to read, so she picked UB to go the whole way because she thinks they are the Bills. My son can't read yet, so I named the mascots going for each matchup and had him pick who he liked better. He was really keen on the UC Irvine Anteaters, but has them losing to the Marquette Golden Eagles in the final. Expand Great stuff. You are a lucky man. 1
plenzmd1 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 11:42 PM, Mark Vader said: Tis the life of a Mid-Major Expand While not a VCU fan, they have lost their last two coaches as well. 1) Shaka Smart may be fired in Texas 2) Will Wade suspended for dirty dealing on recruiting 3) VCU continues to win and make the tourney year after year...hopefully Nate sees a good situation like Few has and stays for 20 years On 3/19/2019 at 11:54 AM, PromoTheRobot said: How is that any different than what pro teams do? Expand Its not really, i agree. Just always fely icky to me. I do wonder if the new tax law changes have had any effect on ST sales at some big name schools. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2017/12/22/gop-tax-law-could-cost-top-college-athletic-departments-millions/#60efb2b7abea I mean, it has not affected my $200 donation for my Spiders football tickets!!!
PromoTheRobot Posted March 19, 2019 Author Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 2:09 PM, plenzmd1 said: Its not really, i agree. Just always fely icky to me. I do wonder if the new tax law changes have had any effect on ST sales at some big name schools. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2017/12/22/gop-tax-law-could-cost-top-college-athletic-departments-millions/#60efb2b7abea I mean, it has not affected my $200 donation for my Spiders football tickets!!! Expand You could compare them to PSL's?
zow2 Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 2:53 AM, PromoTheRobot said: In Hartford, a 2 hours drive from me. I'm bummed. But after calming down and being over the disappointment that few UB fans can get to Tulsa in 5 days, I think it's a pretty favorable bracket. Texas Tech will be tough. But I also think Murray State is going to beat Marquette. Expand I was bummed too. I would have driven to Hartford w/ my son to watch the first weekend. Or if they had been placed in the East bracket and advanced, the Sweet 16 would be in my backyard in DC. Getting placed in Tulsa and potentially Anaheim is a bit rough on the travel budget. Overall though, I agree it's a favorable bracket. Some people say Texas Tech is a bad match-up, but maybe UB is a bad match-up for them?!?
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