"The committee is clearly protecting North Carolina from a potential regional final against Villanova (in Philadelphia) by moving the Wildcats to the South and Xavier to the East. Haven’t we been told for years that the committee doesn’t project matchups? So Michigan State gets desired placement as a No. 2 seed, but the top Big East seeds don't. I don’t get it, unless Rich Kotite got the committee’s mileage chart wet. (Aside: If Michigan State was a No. 1 seed, the committee wouldn’t be stuck flying the Southern/Holy Cross First Four winner to Spokane, Washington, as St. Louis would have been an available and a far more sensible alternative.)"

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...e-committee-got-so-much-wrong-and-here-is-how

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...su-tigers-not-ncaa-tournament-bows-postseason

This will NOT make the NCAA or SEC very happy. LSU went a respectable 11-7 in the SEC, and eyeballs would have tuned into NIT games involving LSU to check Simmons out. That coach is awful, btw.

Simmons may be an exceptional prospect, but I think he's soft. Same goes for Ellenson. Both could use another year in college, but won't stay since they are locks at being 1st round picks.

Has anyone watched a basketball game in an "A level suite" at the Barclays Center? Very pricey. Any input appreciated. Thanks.

"They have one short white 7th year foreign named senior who lives and diesby the3."

https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/thre...-has-the-easiest-road-to-the-sweet-16.111006/

Face the zags, down year or not....then Utah a stones throw from home in Colorado.

I know there is a limit to the number of "ships" you can have. Is there a limit to the number of player you can have on the team?

There was an article in the LA times today about UCLA next year "UCLA must now look to next season" There is the article and then below, under How the Bruins Look Next Season, there is a list of 19 players! 4 of them are listed as walk ons? Of the 19 4 are highly decorated freshmen.

They seem to have an abundance of talent. Does Alford just suck as a coach?

M A D N E S S .........DEFFINITION......INSANITY..............................ST JOES......SYRACUSE.....U CONN.......TEMPLE VILLANOVA .....PITT..........WILL REVISIT THIS POST IN TWO OR THREE WEEKS...........LET THE CRAP SHOOT...BEGIN.....

calculates the result as 77-64 with a 90% chance of a Villanova win.

I was hoping for more like a 98% chance.

It is very obvious that the committee catered to the traditional powerhouse programs. Izzo got his short trip, UNC doesn't have to worry about Villanova in Philly, and Boeheim ended up in the field even though it clearly was not deserved.

Meanwhile we passed up a ton of money to reduce the number of games we played at Wells Fargo (so it WOULDNT be considered our home court come selection Sunday). Obviously it was more important to the NCAA that their darling ACC team not be challenged by a potential matchup against Villanova in Philly.

The Big East is clearly not respected by the committee. I would not be surprised if our early exits from the tournament the past couple of years have a big part to play in that.

Time to flip the script and crap all over their plans. The only solution to this problem is to win. If we prove that we are a team that will definitely be playing in the second weekend of the tournament... Maybe the committee will start taking that into consideration.

Round of beers to the first to correctly identify what team was not selected as a #1 Seed:

Team A
Home Record: 21-0 (1.000)
Road Record: 9-4 (0.692)
Conference Record: 15-3 (0.833)

Team B
Home Record: 19-3 (0.864)
Road Record: 10-2 (0.833)
Conference Record: 16-2 (0.889)

Team C
Home Record: 20-0 (1.000)
Road Record: 6-7 (0.462)
Conference Record: 13-5 (0.722)

Team D
Home Record: 21-1 (0.955)
Road Record: 7-5 (0.583)
Conference Record: 14-4 (0.778)

Seth Greenberg Jay Williams and some other dude just did one of their board games.......and they have Nova beating Iowa & Arizona but losing to Kansas in the elite 8........I'll take that in a NY minute. Of course there are others that aren't giving Nova that much chance to get that far........

Would most folks be happy with the three wins....??

No dominant interior bigs to push us around
No lightning quick / penetrating guards

Our two Achilles heels of recent seasons. I really enjoy this draw.

VUSports: How is your leg doing?

Daniel Ochefu: It is doing fine. We don’t play until Friday so I guess I am going to get some rest, some ice and some treatment. I hope to be back to 100% by game time.

VUSports: So the doctors and Jeff Pierce think that a week’s rest is what it will take - nothing else much special that needs to be done?

Daniel Ochefu: I am just a couple days rest away. I couldn’t get the type of rest it needed - those couple days - in the regular season because we were playing back-to-back-to-back games. In the next couple days I am not going to be stressing it as much so it is definitely going to get better.

VUSports: Better in terms of pushing off of it - cutting and jumping?

Daniel Ochefu: I have gotten used to the pain and the rest will help it to subside altogether as I get my strength back.

VUSports: How is this Selection Sunday different for you than the previous three?

Daniel Ochefu: We have been here so many times that it is business for us now. Our guys have a great mindset going into the tournament. We can’t worry about our shortcomings in the past. We have to work on the little things that have helped us to keep getting better and doing those things through the game on Friday.

VUSports: How does it feel that the talking heads on TV are already picking Iowa to beat you?

Daniel Ochefu: Everybody has their own opinions. We let the chatter happen on the outside and we are going to focus on what we need to take care of - and that is going out and giving 100% effort on the court and having a great attitude.

VUSports: Do you feel as if things may have been a little bit different in NY had you been 100% healthy?

Daniel Ochefu: Definitely, I think it would have been but that is not an excuse not to win. We take a lot of pride in all the guys we can put in. We have a lot of confidence in Darryl Reynolds. He did a great job stepping up big time for us on the glass and on the offensive end as well.

VUSports: Thanks for all the work you have put in over four years. It has been a pleasure watching you play. Good luck.

Daniel Ochefu: Thank you. I appreciate that.

I think he did a nice job with the A$$CLOWN committee chair. I am still scratching my head on regions, seeding, and most importantly schools like Vandy, Tulsa, Syracuse, and Michigan over some of the other options.

Further, the fact that he admitted they considered Syracuse's coaching situation was brought into consideration is BULLSHIT.

that being said, this committee valued WHO YOU BEAT overall all else

5:07

we're 6. X is 9. Shu 20
Msu is 2....

On with the Fat man at 2:30

...we see Bridges start when/if we get deeper in the tournament?...on the Facebook Villanova Basketball page someone posted "where's Brunson?" when commenting on the team gathering to watch the Selection show...he was there right?...

Sometimes I am guilty of being in the "Villanova Bubble" and think we did everything we should've done to deserve a 1 seed or even a 2 in the East. When I would here Jay Williams or others on ESPN we shouldn't get a 1 seed (even if we had won the BET) I would scream, "they're biased!" However, I am now of the belief, despite how many screw ups the committee made, that we were seeded exactly what we deserved. Here are the reasons:

1. Who did we beat? I agree with the committee that "who you beat" is a very important criteria. So who did we beat? Xavier @ home without Sumner. That's it. Period. The rest are top 50 RPI wins, solid, but not strong enough in comparison to the other 1s and 2s. Plus, we lost soundly to OU and UVA beat us by 11. Two teams ahead of us.
2. The ACC is like the old Big East. There are a lot of top teams in that league and they beat up on each other, but they benefit by getting high seeds and many bids, like the old BE. That's why they have two #1s and Cuse made it.
3. I think that our recent failures in March weighed on us as well, and to me, that is fair. I think even had we beaten SH, we still would've been behind Oregon and MSU on the S Curve and been a 2 seed.
4. Big East is #4 Conference RPI, but it appears to be a distant #4. Outside of Xavier, there wasn't another top 10 or even top 20 team in the league (except SH now, but they're a 6 seed!!!). So even though we went 16-2, the league after us and Xavier looked a lot like the A-10 (where would've St. Joe's finished in our league). As a league, we must prove it this week and next.

Having said all of this, I absolutely LOVE our draw. I think not being in the East will take some pressure off these guys WHEN we make the Sweet 16. Geta away from home, local media and fans and go to Louisville. I feel great about our chances this weekend and to get to a monster game in the Regional Finals vs KU. This team and league need to own our situation and go out and prove the naysayers wrong. Jay knows this better than anyone.

Yes Villanova did not help itself in this process but the Frauds at the NC-Double-StinkingA were just waiting for Nova to lose and pounce on that.

Cheating pays off!
Jim Boeheim with his cheating and whining is in.

UNC has been cheating for two centuries now.
Well, they’re #1 and protected.

The good ole USA helped take down the biggest frauds in the world: FIFA.
Albeit it was self-serving because the outrage took place only after the US got screwed by Blatter chosing Qatar over us.
Now with FIFA cleaned the biggest frauds in the world is the NC-Double-StinkingA!
It’s time for somebody in the good ole USA to take down those clowns at the NC-Double-StinkingA.

The players at UNC admitted to go to bogus classes and the NC-Double-StinkingA sleeps.
What else do they need?

The professor in charge of the bogus program is gone and the NC-Double-StinkingA sleeps.
Not only they don’t act; they protect the cheaters.

This is not a level field we are playing on.
29-5 should be seen as a great year and those frauds look at like we failed or something.

Jay and the program will never say it but I will:
Eff the NC-Double-StinkingA!

I may be in the minority here, but loosing might result in our guys being a tad pissed off and may come to the tournament with a bit of "need to proved we are #1 good" attitude. If we end up with a 2 seed, even more so.

Gotta admit, Seton Hall played their ass off and Whitehead was unstoppable. It was a great game. Looking forward to the NCAAs and Nova with an attitude showing how to get it done.

I just got this email from Ticketmaster. If you are looking, there are a few seats available now on Ticketmaster. Link below:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/2016-nc...artistid=821743&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=7

Enjoy

http://www.ncaa.com/content/di-principles-and-procedures-selection

100 people surveyed from each state:
Who will win the NCAA Championship....guess who came in 2nd and carried 7 states...



"Sports Betting Experts asked more than 100 fans in each state which school they think will win the NCAA title. KU was the pick in 18 states, more than double amount of the second-place team, Villanova (seven). Virginia “won” six states, Michigan State was top dog in five states and North Carolina was No. 1 in two states."


http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article64743432.html

Before you fill out any brackets this week, check out this app that I've developed. It shows analytics of every team and player that is participating in this year's tournament, and it provided head-to-head analysis for every possible match-up.

http://collegebasketball.qlik.com/

Of course, you can make the picks like me and choose Villanova to be the champion.