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***Official 2013 Bracketology Thread***

isuchicago said:
Can't believe how quickly Cincinnati went from top 20 to bubble. I haven't watched them lately, but they have too much talent for the garbage they're putting out. I don't get it. Goin to OT at home against South Florida??

Looking back to them and UNLV, I think if we played them both now, it would be a very different outcome.
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We could beat Cincy right now with Tyrus Mcgee tied behind Fred's back.
 
cyman05 said:
All you have to do is look at Iowa's 9 B10 wins...who are they over?

Northwestern (2)
Nebraska
Purdue
Penn State (2)
Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin (all at home)

That is 3 wins over teams with winning records since December, and they all came at home. Really the only one to boast about is Wisconsin since Minn. and Ill. has losing records in the B10.

Combine that with a stinker non-conf and there isn't anything there. They only played 4 teams with a pulse in the non-conf. ISU, UNI, Wichita, and Va Tech. Lost 2 of the 4.
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And, as stated by the Iowa fan, Minny and Illinois are below .500 in the league.
 
IHavNoCyCash said:
Ryan (cedar rapids)

Thats the point I'm trying to make, Joe. Dont you think the computers are to involved in the process? I realize Iowa played a terrible non-conference schedule.. but what i dont get is why that matters when its obvious Iowa is a better team than illinois and minnesota. You tell me whats better.. beating a cupcake by 30 or losing by 1 to a top 25 team? Thats a serious question.. does either scenario boost a resume?
Joe Lunardi (2:39 PM)

If Iowa is "obviously" better (and they are not), then why didn't they win enough games to make it a moot point?
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Lunardi hit the nail on the head here.
 
erikbj said:
VCU's press defense is much different that OSU's. It is intense man to man 94 feet and its the only defense they play. OSU plays more half court and switched to a 2-2-1 zone press in attempt to cause a turnover or speed the game up since they were down.

Its a team that i would prefer not to match up against in round 1.........but unless ISU can win tomorrow beggers can't be choosey.
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I still think that could work to our advantage (when we are focused and not throwing lazy passes).
 
Haha, Iowa lost to Virginia Tech, Nebraska, and Purdue

How in the world do they think beating Minnesota and Illinois make up for that? At least last year Iowa beat 4 ranked teams. This year one. Iowa has ONE big 10 win vs a team in their conference with a winning record.

At the end of the day Iowa's best win is against Wisconsin in Iowa City. Nothing that special. What a snooze of a season. I feel bad for their fans having to watch losses and meaningless wins all season long.

I have no idea why Fran scheduled so lightly. He had a TON of returning players this year.

McCabe
Marble
White
Basabe
Ogelsby
Olesani
May

Thats seven returning players. Why the heck do you need to avoid people with that kind of experience unless you dont have the talent... which means..... you aren't that good.
 
If we play VCU in the second round, I'm not too scared of them. VCU preys on teams that don't handle the ball very well and force a bunch of turnovers. I'd like to think when we are locked in and not careless, we have at times 5 starters that can handle the ball relatively well. I also think we can handle their "havoc" press. Against teams that don't turn the ball over, VCU struggles to stop those types of teams. Plus our offense seems to be mostly unstoppable besides a couple of games(at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma). Every team that faces us should be scared of our offense.
 
CycloneNation18 said:
If we play VCU in the second round, I'm not too scared of them. VCU preys on teams that don't handle the ball very well and force a bunch of turnovers. I'd like to think when we are locked in and not careless, we have at times 5 starters that can handle the ball relatively well. I also think we can handle their "havoc" press. Against teams that don't turn the ball over, VCU struggles to stop those types of teams. Plus our offense seems to be mostly unstoppable besides a couple of games(at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma). Every team that faces us should be scared of our offense.
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I think we have a lot of turnovers against teams that go hard for those...
 
IHavNoCyCash said:
Tyler (Des Moines)

Does Iowa get in with wins against NU and MSU? Or, must they make it to the B1G Championship game for consideration?
Joe Lunardi (2:10 PM)
The latter. One big win is probably not enough for Iowa.


Daniel (Davenport, IA)

I don't get your logic on Iowa. Illinois and Minnesota are sub .500 in conference and Iowa is ahead of them in conference. Iowa has been playing better than both teams of late (especially Minnesota.)
Joe Lunardi (2:27 PM)

I feel the pain of Iowa fans, but they need to get over it. NonConf was sub-300 and they have modest wins (all at home). They also played a weaker in-conference schedule than Illinois and Minnesota, and the Committee has that information. It really isn't close for them.

Ryan (cedar rapids)

Thats the point I'm trying to make, Joe. Dont you think the computers are to involved in the process? I realize Iowa played a terrible non-conference schedule.. but what i dont get is why that matters when its obvious Iowa is a better team than illinois and minnesota. You tell me whats better.. beating a cupcake by 30 or losing by 1 to a top 25 team? Thats a serious question.. does either scenario boost a resume?
Joe Lunardi (2:39 PM)

If Iowa is "obviously" better (and they are not), then why didn't they win enough games to make it a moot point?



Didn't realize Hawkeye fans were such whiners, geez. (I'm saying this, not Lunardi)
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I saw this too,Lunardi was in a fiesty mood.
 
CycloneNation18 said:
If we play VCU in the second round, I'm not too scared of them. VCU preys on teams that don't handle the ball very well and force a bunch of turnovers. I'd like to think when we are locked in and not careless, we have at times 5 starters that can handle the ball relatively well. I also think we can handle their "havoc" press. Against teams that don't turn the ball over, VCU struggles to stop those types of teams. Plus our offense seems to be mostly unstoppable besides a couple of games(at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma). Every team that faces us should be scared of our offense.
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It's VCU.

I'd take that matchup in a heart-beat. Our guys would blow 'em out.
 
It's really frustrating watching Providence play. They know they are shorter against Cincy, yet they keep on going into the paint and getting blocked. Over and over and over and over again. Do something different!
 
iowa fans dont realize that they arent battling illinois and minnesota...they are battling like 10 other bubble teams.

nebraska isnt terrible...im not even sure that loss is whats killing them. NU is top 100 RPI.
 
WalkingCY said:
It makes no sense. Easily handle #13 OSU and take care of business on the road against WVU - and he drops us? Bull - ****.
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It's just a result of some the games so far in his opinion. How he seeds teams is irrelevant, his accuracy of the teams in is more important. We are still solidly on the #11/12 line as of this moment. That may change come tomorrow.
 
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