RockRaines Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The pace of this IU Maryland game is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 04:15 PM) The pace of this IU Maryland game is awesome Real happy with how we finished the regular season, especially with Johnson out the past few games. Hope he's back for the BTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Indiana passes the eye test with me right now. Balanced. Anything short of an Elite 8 should be a disappointment. That said, watch them lose in the first round cuz I jinxed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 As much fun as the conference tourneys can be, I really think they should start giving the auto bid to the regular season champion. You dominate the league for 3 months, then it's all for nothing. Plus, that will increase the odds of a 16 seed finally beating a 1. The more upsets that happen in these tourneys, it weakens all of the teams in the main bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 07:23 AM) As much fun as the conference tourneys can be, I really think they should start giving the auto bid to the regular season champion. You dominate the league for 3 months, then it's all for nothing. Plus, that will increase the odds of a 16 seed finally beating a 1. The more upsets that happen in these tourneys, it weakens all of the teams in the main bracket. It will also greatly reduce the importance of the conference tournaments, and it will take away at large bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) It will also greatly reduce the importance of the conference tournaments, and it will take away at large bids. As it should, the regular season should be more important than the conference tournaments. At least some conferences give the top teams home court now so they have some kind of advantage. The at-large bids wouldn't change, there would be the same amount. It would just make the pool of auto bid teams stronger, especially the ones at the bottom of the bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 The small conferences need conference tournaments to generate revenue. Nobody will go or watch on TV if an autobid isn't on the line, so that is never going to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 01:12 PM) The small conferences need conference tournaments to generate revenue. Nobody will go or watch on TV if an autobid isn't on the line, so that is never going to change. But I thought college sports were about the student athletes, not the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 With unbalanced conference scheduled, I'd rather the tourneys decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I guess it was Northwestern holding Bill Carmody back from the NCAA tournament, not the other way around. Yes, that just adds to my point about conference tourneys but they get props for winning 4 straight road games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 07:23 AM) As much fun as the conference tourneys can be, I really think they should start giving the auto bid to the regular season champion. You dominate the league for 3 months, then it's all for nothing. Plus, that will increase the odds of a 16 seed finally beating a 1. The more upsets that happen in these tourneys, it weakens all of the teams in the main bracket. They're part of the fun of March though. We could just eliminate automatic conference bids all together and just let a committee decide the top 64 teams if we want to go that route or just get rid of the one and done tournament and make it a series of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 09:16 PM) They're part of the fun of March though. We could just eliminate automatic conference bids all together and just let a committee decide the top 64 teams if we want to go that route or just get rid of the one and done tournament and make it a series of games. The funnest part of March is when mid major double digit seeds beat BCS teams in the first round. This would be a great year for it to happen, but all of the top mid-major teams are getting knocked out of their tourneys. It wouldn't be as exciting, but the conference tourney winner could earn a NIT bid instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 09:16 PM) They're part of the fun of March though. We could just eliminate automatic conference bids all together and just let a committee decide the top 64 teams if we want to go that route or just get rid of the one and done tournament and make it a series of games. I was surprised how my attitude changed when my university UT-RGV went from independent to the Western Athletic Conference with an auto bid. I didn't think getting in a conference would really change anything for me. I still enjoyed going to the games, who cares if it was a conference or non conference game? Now I actually pay attention to more games. The women's team has been strong and could gain a spot this season. Something just a little extra to cheer for. In the major conferences it really doesn't matter. The top four or five teams get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) But I thought college sports were about the student athletes, not the money? Without the money there are no student athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 06:33 AM) Without the money there are no student athletes. Without the student athletes, there is no money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Save the cheerleader, save the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 The Ivy League finally joining the dark side, will have a conference tournament beginning next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 06:19 PM) The Ivy League finally joining the dark side, will have a conference tournament beginning next season. Only going to be 4 teams though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Game of the year on ESPN2. UCONN half courter to send it to 4th OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Cinci-UConn might be the craziest game of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Jaylon Tate arrested for domestic abuse. Sheesh. Can Whitman still put confidence in Groce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 08:07 AM) Jaylon Tate arrested for domestic abuse. Sheesh. Can Whitman still put confidence in Groce? Fulmer Cup Champs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Groce had better pull in a historic 2017 class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 09:13 AM) Groce had better pull in a historic 2017 class. There's no way he should be around now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) There's no way he should be around now. The only reason he's around is that Whitman correctly understands that 2017 is a huge opportunity and Groce, unfortunately, is the only one building those relationships. If you get rid of him now you miss out and the program goes deeper in the hole. The hope around the department is that he pulls in a good class and then Illinois can still get rid of him if he sucks next year. I don't think this incident - which is on the player, not the coach - changes those plans in anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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