You're only a hypocrite if you turn around and hammer down on the people doing the same that you used to. Right now you're just a dude that changed his mind.
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If you take out the Mitch years where he's been asleep at the wheel or has made horrific hires, the historical average is a 3 seed and much closer to an Elite 8 than a sweet 16. Mitch singlehandedly lowered the "standard".
There are a few people on here like this, which is fine if they want to give Pope a long rope - that's their choice. But the problem is that they chastise everyone else's behavior. Hypocritical.