2016 Bracketology

[ShockdaWorld]

When did it become necessary to be a troll working for cbs? Is almost like all of them are marching to "bag on WSU orders".

Shox are getting in, and they can have fun crying about it.

They do carry the MVC championship, and we know Elgin would love to stick it to Marshall/WSU any chance he gets.

[Heinro]

Just a minor correction: we lost in the championship to Creighton, not in the semis. Remember, the championship CBS decided to change to the start some Big 10 game over airing the remainder of a championship game with an eventual Final 4 team. Laughable.

Time for people to relax. I've done quite a bit of research this week and I as comfortable as I can for a team that is on the bubble. Tonight I plan to go through the team sheets and see where we fall if the committee only chooses to look at RPI, which they won't. Either way, I still think that puts us in. Part of the deal about the RPI argument, is when you look at the other teams that supposedly should be in over us, they have RPI's from the mid 50's up to even 90. Currently I think we have about a 12-15 spot cushion on the bubble. Puts us squarely in the 8/9.

To clarify, I am certainly no expert.

[_kai_]

Also for Davis to throw out margin of victory, and then to say WSU's deciding factor on not getting in would be no quality wins, but doesn't hold the counter stance that horrible losses should be weighted in then, just happens to ignore Monmouth's 3 sub 200 rpi losses. It's like Seth Davis all of a sudden either took crazy pills, or he's being pressured from his bosses to make a stink about WSU for views or something. It's the only two things I can think of. Just 3 weeks ago he had WSU at #13 in his AP ballot. So in 3 weeks they've gone from #13 in the country, to #69 at best?

Insane.

[Stickboy46]

Also for Davis to throw out margin of victory, and then to say WSU's deciding factor on not getting in would be no quality wins, but doesn't hold the counter stance that horrible losses should be weighted in then, just happens to ignore Monmouth's 3 sub 200 rpi losses. It's like Seth Davis all of a sudden either took crazy pills, or he's being pressured from his bosses to make a stink about WSU for views or something. It's the only two things I can think of. Just 3 weeks ago he had WSU at #13 in his AP ballot. So in 3 weeks they've gone from #13 in the country, to #69 at best?

Insane.

Best part is that we were 13th AFTER the ISU loss. Since then we have gone 7-2 with an average MOV in wins of 23.7 and 2 losses to the #70 RPI team by a combined 8 points

[Heinro]

Lets understand where CBS is coming from. They obviously had a meeting a few weeks ago. They decided the stance they are going to take is WSU is out of the tourney. It is all about opportunity cost. If they rightly predict us out, no matter how slim, suddenly Jerry Palm has just evened up the playing field aand had a great PR move against Joey Brackets, his main competitor. If we are in, they can easily say "Obviously, the committee takes more stock in metrics like Kenpom than it did even a few years ago." By the first game in Dayton on Tuesday, everyone forgets Jerry Palm sucks at bracketology.

[molly jabali]

Crankin up the DeLorean, Marty?

Made me laugh......:)

[Shockers5150]

They all want to be Jim Rome. The thing about Rome is, he just talks and doesn't pretend to be an expert.

Rome loves Marshall, so jim should throw some jungle karma our way. :)

[ShockdaWorld]

Quick, somebody get Coach on Rome before selection Sunday.

[Shock Top]

Rome loves Marshall, so jim should throw some jungle karma our way. :)

Straight cash homie

[OregonShocker]

They do carry the MVC championship, and we know Elgin would love to stick it to Marshall/WSU any chance he gets.

You know, maybe some talk behind closed doors...perhaps Elgin knows we're gone and wants to do all possible to make the exit miserable.

[Shock Top]

You know, maybe some talk behind closed doors...perhaps Elgin knows we're gone and wants to do all possible to make the exit miserable.

He didn't get off his knees for Creighton!!

All kidding aside, he knows WSU may be on to bigger and better things. The best thing for him to do is to make the Shox as successful as possible to make the MVC attractive to new suitors.

[Play Angry]

The MVC would almost certainly keep the revenue from future payouts of our Tournament shares, so rest assured that Doug, pimp of the Poor Sisters of the Valley, would want to take care of his stable of ladies by helping us get in.

[ShockingButTrue]

I accidentally turned on goatlube on the local sports station.

To Wit: Yeah, Valpo. beat Oregon St., but it doesn't matter, The Beavers are better.

Why would anybody even bother?

[ShockingButTrue]

I accidentally turned on goatlube on the local sports station.

To Wit: Yeah, Valpo. beat Oregon St., but it doesn't matter, The Beavers are better.

Why would anybody even bother?

Oh I almost forgot: At Oregon St.!

[MoValley John]

The MVC would almost certainly keep the revenue from future payouts of our Tournament shares, so rest assured that Doug, pimp of the Poor Sisters of the Valley, would want to take care of his stable of ladies by helping us get in.

While the Shockers earned them, the shares are the conference's, not Wichita State's, of course Elgin wants the Shockers in. The shares aren't transferable.