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OFFICIAL Bracket Rant Thread!!

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Here I go!!

 

1. Tennessee gets a 2. EVERY #3 and #4 seed has a better resume than Tennessee. Go ahead and check for yourself, it's true. Tennessee if they get lucky makes the Sweet 16 to be blown out by Michigan State or North Carolina.

 

2. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer- You 2 can f*** yourselves and go to hell. Sorry that all the at large can't be high majors like you want, assholes.

 

3. Illinois a #4: Iowa a #3 and tOSU a #2 is fair, but Illinois a 4?!?! Come on now, we are f***ed even if we survive to the sweet 16 and play UConn. Illinois finishes #2 in the #1 league in America, beats UNC at UNC....and we get a #4 to UNC's #3. Nice.

 

4. GW an 8. Yeah they are overrated, but an #8? LMAO, your kidding me.

 

5. UCLA goes 0-2 against a damn good Washington team. UCLA gets a #2 and Washington gets a #5. Also, Washington gets a #5 and Nevada gets a #5. Great job committee!!!

 

6. Air Force gets in over Missouri State? That isn't a joke, it's MUCH worse than that, it's pathetic. Have you seen Mizzou State's RPI?? It's about 70 spots higher than Air Force.

 

Also, congrats Indiana fans, I think I might have you going to the Final 4 (and i'm pretty good at picking that) and I like how Duke is the #1 overall seed, yet the worst #2 seed BY FAR is in the UConn region, and Duke will get GW in the SECOND ROUND!! and then possibly LSU and that freaky athletic squad. Wow.

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Can I rant about the NIT? :P

I'm going to go on a record and say I have an awful record in this year's tourney. Usually i finish top 5 every pool, but this year, I have no clue what the f*** is going to happen in way too many scenarios.

 

Oh yeah, to stay on topic

 

ILLINOIS AS A 4 SEED IS BULLs***.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:14 PM)
Here I go!!

 

1.  Tennessee gets a 2.  EVERY #3 and #4 seed has a better resume than Tennessee.  Go ahead and check for yourself, it's true.  Tennessee if they get lucky makes the Sweet 16 to be blown out by Michigan State or North Carolina.

 

2.  Jim Nantz and Billy Packer-  You 2 can f*** yourselves and go to hell.  Sorry that all the at large can't be high majors like you want, assholes.

 

3. Illinois a #4:  Iowa a #3 and tOSU a #2 is fair, but Illinois a 4?!?!  Come on now, we are f***ed even if we survive to the sweet 16 and play UConn.  Illinois finishes #2 in the #1 league in America, beats UNC at UNC....and we get a #4 to UNC's #3.  Nice.

 

4. GW an 8.  Yeah they are overrated, but an #8?  LMAO, your kidding me.

 

5.  UCLA goes 0-2 against a damn good Washington team.  UCLA gets a #2 and Washington gets a #5.  Also, Washington gets a #5 and Nevada gets a #5.  Great job committee!!!

 

6.  Air Force gets in over Missouri State?  That isn't a joke, it's MUCH worse than that, it's pathetic.  Have you seen Mizzou State's RPI??  It's about 70 spots higher than Air Force.

 

Also, congrats Indiana fans, I think I might have you going to the Final 4 (and i'm pretty good at picking that) and I like how Duke is the #1 overall seed, yet the worst #2 seed BY FAR is in the UConn region, and Duke will get GW in the SECOND ROUND!!  and then possibly LSU and that freaky athletic squad.  Wow.

G Wash has to get by UNC Wilm.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 13, 2006 -> 12:16 AM)
G Wash has to get by UNC Wilm.

 

which will not happen.

I'm still trying to figure some of this s*** out.

 

Tennessee a 2 over UNC and ILL...um...wow...even drunk AND high that is stupid.

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BTW, Illini fans, we should calm down.

 

UConn is tough as hell, but besides that.....we have to beat an NIT team, a Washington team that doesn't defend, and either MSU or UNC, who we are 3-1 against. That's not TOO bad, but of course UConn is pretty good.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:17 PM)
BTW, Illini fans, we should calm down.

 

UConn is tough as hell, but besides that.....we have to beat an NIT team, a Washington team that doesn't defend, and either MSU or UNC, who we are 3-1 against.  That's not TOO bad, but of course UConn is pretty good.

IF we get past Air Force, Washington scares me a lot.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:18 PM)
IF we get past Air Force, Washington scares me a lot.

You guys will beat washington, no doubt in my mind.

The MVC needs to represent, show them that mid major doesnt mean undeserving...I have all except Bradley winning their first round game...and Falker vs Pittsnoggle...I CANT WAIT FOR THAT

I still can't believe some of the crap in this bracket, especially us. Every damn year we get the short end of the stick

QUOTE(SnB @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 04:15 PM)
I'm going to go on a record and say I have an awful record in this year's tourney.  Usually i finish top 5 every pool, but this year, I have no clue what the f*** is going to happen in way too many scenarios.

 

Oh yeah, to stay on topic

 

ILLINOIS AS A 4 SEED IS BULLs***.

But we are the masters at predicton. We should call ourselves: Soxtalk's Magic Eight Balls. :D

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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:18 PM)
IF we get past Air Force, Washington scares me a lot.

 

They don't defend, we do. Bring it.

 

I still can't believe some of the crap in this bracket, especially us. Every damn year we get the short end of the

 

No offense, but you did see the bracket we got last year right? #16, Nevada, UW Milwaukee, a #3 seed Arizona.....first 2 in Indy, second 2 in CHICAGO...then Louisville in St. Louis before UNC. That's not a screw job, that's as good a road as you can get.

Despite the low seed, Ill is in one of the easier brackets. Only thing is they have the best team in the country as the #1 (despite there loss to Cuse).

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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:31 PM)
Despite the low seed, Ill is in one of the easier brackets.  Only thing is they have the best team in the country as the #1 (despite there loss to Cuse).

 

I wouldn't say the easiest, but other than the #4, we weren't screwed too bad to be honest. UConn is a b****, but other than that it's an NIT team, Washington, and either UNC or MSU, who Illinois is 3-1 against. Not too bad to get to the Final 4, but I don't see any way we beat UConn, which is the problem.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:30 PM)
They don't defend, we do.  Bring it.

No offense, but you did see the bracket we got last year right?  #16, Nevada, UW Milwaukee, a #3 seed Arizona.....first 2 in Indy, second 2 in CHICAGO...then Louisville in St. Louis before UNC.  That's not a screw job, that's as good a road as you can get.

Have you paid attention before last year?

 

It's hard to get screwed when you're the #1 overall seed. It's a moot point to talk about it. Our bracket wasn't fantastic last year, Arizona and OSU were a tough draw for sure anyway.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 07:14 PM)
the Final 4 (and i'm pretty good at picking that)

 

Aren't we all? :P

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 07:14 PM)
Can I rant about the NIT? :P

 

s***, I'm gonna have to take a look to see if my team can at least make that. :(

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QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:38 PM)
Have you paid attention before last year?

 

It's hard to get screwed when you're the #1 overall seed. It's a moot point to talk about it.  Our bracket wasn't fantastic last year, Arizona and OSU were a tough draw for sure anyway.

 

Yeah, and to say we always get screwed over isn't very accurate.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 07:05 PM)
Yeah, and to say we always get screwed over isn't very accurate.

Again, talking about a #1 overall seed is a moot point IMO.

 

My statement is pretty damn accurate, if you can get by your last year only method.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 07:53 PM)
s***, I'm gonna have to take a look to see if my team can at least make that.  :(

Same here, and it looks like Minnesota is going to get snubbed because of Delaware State :(

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QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 07:13 PM)
Again, talking about a #1 overall seed is a moot point IMO.

 

My statement is pretty damn accurate, if you can get by your last year only method.

 

I can, and I still disagree. But maybe I'm just going the other way due to being tired of hearing our fans talk about how we get screwed over. I just can't think of a past year where we got screwed over in our bracket, there could be something I'm forgetting though.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 06:30 PM)
They don't defend, we do.  Bring it.

No offense, but you did see the bracket we got last year right?  #16, Nevada, UW Milwaukee, a #3 seed Arizona.....first 2 in Indy, second 2 in CHICAGO...then Louisville in St. Louis before UNC.  That's not a screw job, that's as good a road as you can get.

 

I was thinking the same thing. All we had to do was basically show up until we played Arizona.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 08:17 PM)
I was thinking the same thing.  All we had to do was basically show up until we played Arizona.

 

In a home game.

we got the benefit in 2001 by getting a #1 seed

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