rico Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 hours ago, kyhoosier29 said: Besides Utah St (who might have gotten in anyway) have there been any bid stealers yet? Maybe Bradley? They won the MVC tourney...Northern Iowa could get an at-large, although most experts think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Did anyone hear Vitale go off on Archie last night saying he should be worried about his team not being mediocre rather than blasting Lunardi. He also stated that if you can't be over .500 in conference you are mediocre and should not be in over teams that shows excellence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Today's games... https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/scoreboard/all/20200311/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Did anyone hear Vitale go off on Archie last night saying he should be worried about his team not being mediocre rather than blasting Lunardi. He also stated that if you can't be over .500 in conference you are mediocre and should not be in over teams that shows excellence. No, but it doesn't surprise me...the media circles the wagon like no others when they feel one of their own has suffered insult... Wonder why Dickie dummied up when RMK use to go off...oh, yeah...I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinithreeMagic Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Did anyone hear Vitale go off on Archie last night saying he should be worried about his team not being mediocre rather than blasting Lunardi. He also stated that if you can't be over .500 in conference you are mediocre and should not be in over teams that shows excellence. Vitale is off his rocker and deserves the Sesame Street moniker right next to Lunardi. There are multiple teams every year that finish under .500 in the B10/ACC/etc that end up being worthy of the tournament. Many of them even win games once they get there (OSU - 2019). Playing 18-20 conference games against opponents as difficult as any game played by a mid-major is not a reason to punish the Power 5 school. If this is what qualifies for "excellence" over proven Power 5 schools, then college basketball has lost its mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy1987 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Did anyone hear Vitale go off on Archie last night saying he should be worried about his team not being mediocre rather than blasting Lunardi. He also stated that if you can't be over .500 in conference you are mediocre and should not be in over teams that shows excellence. I didn't hear it. Sounds like he's just supporting the team(ESPN). Wonder what he classifies as a team that shows excellence. I would agree that we are mediocre but to say we aren't more deserving than others with wins over nobody's is stupid. Go Hoosiers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, PhinithreeMagic said: Vitale is off his rocker and deserves the Sesame Street moniker right next to Lunardi. There are multiple teams every year that finish under .500 in the B10/ACC/etc that end up being worthy of the tournament. Many of them even win games once they get there (OSU - 2019). Playing 18-20 conference games against opponents as difficult as any game played by a mid-major is not a reason to punish the Power 5 school. If this is what qualifies for "excellence" over proven Power 5 schools, then college basketball has lost its mind. One of the team he mentioned was N. Iowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJPaisley Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Part of getting older is our hearing diminishing. I have minimal loss in one ear, but I literally can not hear Vtiale at all when he calls the games. It is though his partner calling the game with him is talking to themselves. Not complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinithreeMagic Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, IU Scott said: One of the team he mentioned was N. Iowa For reference, 2 top 100 wins and 3 Quad 3 losses (one of which was a 21 point blowout to NET #156 Drake five days ago). ESPN has gone full buzzfeed in their clickbait reporting/commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 One thing that irks me... "if you go below .500 in your conference you shouldn't be allowed in "...... Like that's not a rule, that's not just some black/white area. If it were predetermined factor to get into the tourney, ok. But, it's not. Certainly I would have preferred to have had a winning record vs. our league, but in all likelihood we will be 10-12 vs. B1G teams and then 3-1... so 13-13 vs. teams that are in the Power 6 conferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Most years I have felt that there are some very strong cases for mid majors getting some extra bids over mediocre power 5 conferences but this year...honestly the basketball has been poor across the board and I see the same warts from most of the other conferences as the power ones. In this instance I have to go with teams that have proven they can beat other teams in the tournament. For example....N. Iowa. They haven't won a game against a top 100 team since before Christmas. You expect me to put them in the tournament over a team like say Indiana or Michigan who have mediocre records but have shown on multiple occasions they can beat some of the best teams in the country (both with wins over top 10 teams among other strong wins)? Going to be a hard sell for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, btownqb said: One thing that irks me... "if you go below .500 in your conference you shouldn't be allowed in "...... Like that's not a rule, that's not just some black/white area. If it were predetermined factor to get into the tourney, ok. But, it's not. Certainly I would have preferred to have had a winning record vs. our league, but in all likelihood we will be 10-12 vs. B1G teams and then 3-1... so 13-13 vs. teams that are in the Power 6 conferences. Agreed. You want me to believe N. Iowa or E. Tenn. St. or heck Houston is going to go above 500 in the B1G??? Laughable. I think Dayton as good as they are would struggle to be much more than a game or two above 500 in the B1G and I think Dayton is nice team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 We rank 32nd overall in the Bilas index! Hopefully the committee pays attention to Jay. Ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 NC. St. is just starting so we need to be a Pitt fan today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 NC. St. up 31-21 in the first half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU878176 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 hours ago, btownqb said: One thing that irks me... "if you go below .500 in your conference you shouldn't be allowed in "...... Like that's not a rule, that's not just some black/white area. If it were predetermined factor to get into the tourney, ok. But, it's not. Certainly I would have preferred to have had a winning record vs. our league, but in all likelihood we will be 10-12 vs. B1G teams and then 3-1... so 13-13 vs. teams that are in the Power 6 conferences. I agree. The tourney slots should first be filled with the “auto-bids” and then with the best teams period...irrespective if those teams were just above or below .500 in their conference. I think part of the mid-major “what about us” complaints are unfounded as the tourney is already open to everyone, just win your conference tourney. Every single year teams from podunk conferences, which are clearly not in the top 68, get into the tourney. Ie, they already have their chance to participate. They should be glad their conferences get automatics bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, IU878176 said: I agree. The tourney slots should first be filled with the “auto-bids” and then with the best teams period...irrespective if those teams were just above or below .500 in their conference. I think part of the mid-major “what about us” complaints are unfounded as the tourney is already open to everyone, just win your conference tourney. Every single year teams from podunk conferences, which are clearly not in the top 68, get into the tourney. Ie, they already have their chance to participate. They should be glad their conferences get automatics bids. For me at least if they ever stopped giving automatic bids to the smaller conferences it would ruin the tournament for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Looks like Pitt closed the half well and NC St. only leads 35-32. We have the game on in our office but the TV is behind me so I don't get to look at the game that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU878176 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, IU Scott said: For me at least if they ever stopped giving automatic bids to the smaller conferences it would ruin the tournament for me. I don’t think they should stop giving smaller conferences automatic bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Stanford loses to Cal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 What happen in Chapel Hill...19 losses and their season done..😂..has that ever happened to Ole Roy before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy1987 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: What happen in Chapel Hill...19 losses and their season done..😂..has that ever happened to Ole Roy before? If you thought Hoiberg looked bad you should have seen Ol' Roy last night. He was visibly ill. He was sick of seeing his "least talented" team ever suck. Lol I'm guessing he's on the phone with the NCAA this morning encouraging them to cancel the tournament. That way he can say he didn't miss the dance. Go Hoosiers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Indy1987 said: If you thought Hoiberg looked bad you should have seen Ol' Roy last night. He was visibly ill. He was sick of seeing his "least talented" team ever suck. Lol I'm guessing he's on the phone with the NCAA this morning encouraging them to cancel the tournament. That way he can say he didn't miss the dance. Go Hoosiers!!! I bet Tar Heel fans are happy the season are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 I guess Vegas gets to keep 100% of the pre-tournament bets on who would win the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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