2016 Bracketology

[ShockerFever]

I think anybody hanging their hats on that WSU going to get a break from the NCAA will be sadly disappointed. There are a lot of teams that have injuries. The NCAA uses these things when it convenient for them to rationalize their decisions. WSU just needs to take care of business and not expect any charity.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/sports/college...#storylink=cpy

So what about the statement made to Katz (I think?) in December where he stated the NCAA would consider injuries in regards to WSU? They basically contradicted themselves then?

[WillieJeffJeffries]

This is why I never make predictions on my Shockers. Anyone with brains acknowledges that ODDS are against the Shocks going the rest of the way without some losses (2-3 are about right). Why would I want even a small part of me ok with a loss. But I'm more than a casual fan. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted them to win in the worst way. Not everyone is a fan in that way. But the other way is always predicting a win which defies logic. Therefore, I don't predict. Willie sounds more like a casual fan. Welcome aboard.

Not a casual fan at all, have had season tix for 17 years...thru the good and bad. I want them to win every game as well. I'm probably the biggest fan on this board but just a realist....so I guess ur assessment is a bit off...nice try.

[SB Shock]

So what about the statement made to Katz (I think?) in December where he stated the NCAA would consider injuries in regards to WSU? They basically contradicted themselves then?

I don't know what Rasmussen says is really a contradiction. He does say they discuss injuries leading up to the selection week, just that it not part of the process during the selection week. So it seems that injuries get accounted for less formally than how Katz makes it sound.

Then there is what Seth Davis said a few days ago that is encouraging.

The selection committee is going to give Gregg Marshall some much-deserved credit for putting together a challenging schedule, and it will give the Shockers the benefit of the doubt because they did not have a full complement of players for any of their losses. ---- Seth Davis

[shockmonster]

Not a casual fan at all, have had season tix for 17 years...thru the good and bad. I want them to win every game as well. I'm probably the biggest fan on this board but just a realist....so I guess ur assessment is a bit off...nice try.

You define your fandom any way you want to and you are free to call it realism. As for me, I "bleed black and yellow" and refuse to bet against my team.

[wufan]

This is why I never make predictions on my Shockers. Anyone with brains acknowledges that ODDS are against the Shocks going the rest of the way without some losses (2-3 are about right). Why would I want even a small part of me ok with a loss. But I'm more than a casual fan. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted them to win in the worst way. Not everyone is a fan in that way. But the other way is always predicting a win which defies logic. Therefore, I don't predict. Willie sounds more like a casual fan. Welcome aboard.

I know this wasn't directed at me, but I consider myself as more than a casual fan that always wants my team to win. I'm still okay if we lose. I was here in the 90's. If I wasn't okay, I wouldn't still be here.

[Blackmag]

Sometimes I have problems getting to sleep after a loss, I hope I get a good night sleep tomorrow....

[WstateU]

Sometimes I have problems getting to sleep after a loss, I hope I get a good night sleep tomorrow....

I seem to have trouble sleeping after every game.

I get myself pretty worked up and my buddies have learned to take cover... :)

[shockmonster]

I know this wasn't directed at me, but I consider myself as more than a casual fan that always wants my team to win. I'm still okay if we lose. I was here in the 90's. If I wasn't okay, I wouldn't still be here.

When you listen to every game as a kid on the radio that I couldn't get to (home and away), and sticking with the team through thick and thin ( a lot of thin) for 50 years, I'll listen to you. :)

[wufan]

When you listen to every game as a kid on the radio that I couldn't get to (home and away), and sticking with the team through thick and thin ( a lot of thin) for 50 years, I'll listen to you. :)

25 years a fan with 10years on the AM radio as a kid is best I can do. If you've got 50 years, you may not make it to my 50.

[WillieJeffJeffries]

You define your fandom any way you want to and you are free to call it realism. As for me, I "bleed black and yellow" and refuse to bet against my team.

No, you defined my fandom as a "casual fan", I just corrected you........ Im glad u never bet against the shox but I've found it is best to wait and and put the cash on the shox in the 2h. The last 3 years their 2h record ATS is 79%...You can make a bunch of "Fredbucks" betting the Shox in 2h of games...As far as 50 years of following the shox on radio, well Im not that old but I do remember listening to Shox clinch the '76 MVC, no tourney then, by beating SIU. But the greatest game I ever listened to was around '79 when WSU was down like 10-11 points to DePaul and Mark Aguire with 2 minutes left...... and won, now that was a fun night on our Mount Hope farm.

[Shocker1976]

When you listen to every game as a kid on the radio that I couldn't get to (home and away), and sticking with the team through thick and thin ( a lot of thin) for 50 years, I'll listen to you. :)

I started listening to the Shockers on the radio in 1955; when did you hear your first game?

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

I watched the Shox defeat the British in 1783!

[shockmonster]

I started listening to the Shockers on the radio in 1955; when did you hear your first game?

This is no longer a good contest to win. :)

[ShockdaWorld]

I watched the Shox defeat the British in 1783!

I can verify this, as I was riding by on my horse yelling "The British Are Coming"

[Shocker1976]

I watched the Shox defeat the British in 1783!

Did we share popcorn at the game?