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    AAC Tourny canceled

    Agree, I'll be surprised if it isn't cancelled. Lately it seems like each day is bringing things that we would have thought inconceivable the previous day.
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    Games of Interest (3.6.20)

    I don't underestimate the potential for Committee laziness, so one thing to keep in mind (if we win our next 3 and then lose the final) is that they may not want to have to make multiple brackets late Sunday afternoon. This could potentially help us if we're playing Houston (the lazy move is to...
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    NCAA Tournament Thread

    I was in OKC and am just now coming to grips with what I saw. That was the most incredible comeback/collapse/whatever you want to call it that I've seen in my life in any sport. As to the debate on how to dole out credit, I don't think you can have a 12 point turnaround in the last 33 seconds...
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    Financial Impact of Making the Tourney

    Hmmm, that's interesting. Would a win tonight still be worth full value?
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    Dayton Crowd

    I think if it was in Columbus you might have a lot of that, but I'll bet most of the locals aren't huge Ohio St fans and will probably be (halfheartedly) rooting for the team from their area. Plus I wonder if any Dayton fans will bear us ill will for keeping out the Bonnies (according to the...
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    ctt ...you nailed the top 50 importance and @ SMU win

    Good point, I think it's funny that so many of us were rooting for Memphis yesterday when it turned out that our bid depended on UConn winning.
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    ctt ...you nailed the top 50 importance and @ SMU win

    Forget SMU...if Louisville's Escort Service hadn't fallen apart this year we'd also be out. There's no argument that we were exceedingly lucky; hopefully we can take full advantage of it.
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    TU is in

    I wouldn't have been upset if TU didn't get in but I think it's entirely defensible. Six wins over Tournament teams (counting SMU) is more than just about everyone we were competing with. The only reason I think that we're all shocked is that the conventional wisdom from ESPN et al was saying...
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    I think this may be our best hope bracket

    I think the draw to avoid is the 3-6 Memphis game (RPI killer vs a team that just beat us), then Cincy (bad matchup) and then someone like Houston or Temple in the final (which I fear the national peanut gallery would start calling a play in game).
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    2/29 games

    I tend to agree although a lot will depend on who we play in the tournament as well as other bubble results. It'd be really nice if we were on the opposite side of the bracket from Cincinnati. Not only are they our worst matchup, they're also a team that's probably going to get in the...
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    Game Thoughts Memphis

    That's a good point, and I feel like it could help our chances a little if we were playing a team that's already in the field (probably UConn or Cincy) since they'd need to conditionally juggle the bracket in order to leave us out. If we play a team that isn't in the field (not sure about...
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    Five Biggest Stat Differences from Last Year to Now

    Those were interesting stats Phoggy posted upthread about the offense. From what I remember from last year it looked like there was a lot more stagnant dribbling in place until the shot clock got low and someone hoisted a contested shot. This year I've noticed a lot more urgency, crisper ball...
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    2/24 games

    I think it probably helps us on balance since going into the game there was probably a slightly better chance of both teams getting in than neither. I don't have a feel for where the committee has us but it sure seems like the "bracketologists" are using a double standard between us and the...
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    We win out and lose in semis of conference tourney

    I think our magic number is 22 wins to get in. It probably should be 21, but the Eamonn Brennans of the world create conventional wisdom with their "maybe if they win out they might sneak onto the bubble" jabs. Irritating but it's the world in which we live.
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    Latest Palm Bracketology

    I guess to be precise, if we were playing SMU in the final the laziness would help us since they would have to make two brackets if we were out (in that case they couldn't just "decide that we're close enough to out and move on" since they would have to put us in if we won the title game). But...
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