Selection Sunday Thread

[kochHead]

True about the money. They say that's impossible and there are too many variables...idk, there is corruption wherever and whenever money is involved, so why would college basketball be the exception?

[ShockdaWorld]

Not sure if this is the right place, but that 3.3G interview just seemed a little different than a normal 3.3G interview. I'm not sure what it was. My wife thought so too. It was like he just didn't have his normal swagger or something. Not sure. Did anyone else notice anything like that, or was it just us?

[Shock Top]

Not sure if this is the right place, but that 3.3G interview just seemed a little different than a normal 3.3G interview. I'm not sure what it was. My wife thought so too. It was like he just didn't have his normal swagger or something. Not sure. Did anyone else notice anything like that, or was it just us?

He seemed in an off mood, for sure.

Hopefully it's just frustration for having to scramble to play in Dayton.

[Stickboy46]

Not sure if this is the right place, but that 3.3G interview just seemed a little different than a normal 3.3G interview. I'm not sure what it was. My wife thought so too. It was like he just didn't have his normal swagger or something. Not sure. Did anyone else notice anything like that, or was it just us?

Didn't I read that he's been fighting illness this week?

[ShockdaWorld]

Didn't I read that he's been fighting illness this week?

Someone asked him about that in the interview and he said he hasn't been sick at all lately, and that the article in question was written some time ago, and that something had just been added to it recently.

[ShockerFever]

The last game his team played was one of the ugliest college basketball games of the year. He was expecting an 8 or 9 seed and was delegated to a play-in game. Those two factors probably played a role in his general mood. I know I wasn't dancing around in the streets after seeing that we were playing in Dayton on Tuesday.

I think the right buttons will be turned on come Tuesday.

[Stickboy46]

The last game his team played was one of the ugliest college basketball games of the year. He was expecting an 8 or 9 seed and was delegated to a play-in game. Those two factors probably played a role in his general mood. I know I wasn't dancing around in the streets after seeing that we were playing in Dayton on Tuesday.

I think the right buttons will be turned on come Tuesday.

He's also probably thinking about the fact that he has 48 hours to prepare and get to Dayton, and that he has better things to do than answer questions lol

[shockmonster]

Gregg looked tired and disappointed to me. Who knows for sure.

[WSUwatcher]

If you want a better seed for the Shox than UNI got, then maybe the Shox should not have lost 2 games to UNI.

Gee, I must have missed Loyola's #10 seed for going 2-0 against the UNIs. No doubt the Shocks have no one to blame but themselves, but how many other teams messed up worse than that with no apparent consequences? Nice excuse, but an excuse is all it is.

I'm disappointed but not surprised; I proposed a scenario a week ago in which WSU dropped to an 11-seed spot in Dayton as a way for the committee to let WSU in but insulate themselves against criticism from P5 hacks and cliche-mongers by requiring them to prove themselves -- looks like that may have been what happened. The good news is that their customary underseeding gives WSU a chance to draw motivation from feeling disrespected, and few do that better. It's a challenging road, but the Shocks have handled tough challenges before; and this gives WSU a chance to exorcise an institutional demon by getting back at Vandy for that amazing NIT debacle of yesteryear.

Speaking of demons, I'd think The Flagship should be feeling a little nervous about seeing Connecticut as a possible second-round opponent. If any team has demonstrated March magic under unlikely circumstances in recent years, it's UConn, and there they are, lurking just one game away from a group whose tournament history has not exactly lived up to its hype.

[ShockerGirl]

I propose that they eliminate the selection reveal show. I know, I know, there is a lot of money there. To replace that, I think they should have a live feed of the committee the entire time they are creating the bracket. If they are truly creating a fair bracket, there should be nothing to hide. With how obsessed the U.S. Is with reality shows, I wouldn't be surprised if that actually made more money with an online stream.

Realistically, they will never do that because they don't want the public to hear their discussions

CBS has 15 years experience of live feeds with Big Brother and makes $ hand over fist with subscriptions. Not that there's a chance this will ever happen, lol.

[ShockerGirl]

So, reading online apparently there is a connection between a committee member and the Tulsa AD ...

YES! https://twitter.com/atmosfeerick/status/709185207304384513

[Play Angry]

Looks like you can get 80 to 1 on us winning it all.

[Shock Top]

CBS has 15 years experience of live feeds with Big Brother and makes $ hand over fist with subscriptions. Not that there's a chance this will ever happen, lol.

There's always ways to watch the feeds w/o paying ;)

[FlyingWheat]

Looks like you can get 80 to 1 on us winning it all.

Funny how that changed from 35-1 a day ago. An extra game does not help the odds.

[another shocker]

Not sure if this is the right place, but that 3.3G interview just seemed a little different than a normal 3.3G interview. I'm not sure what it was. My wife thought so too. It was like he just didn't have his normal swagger or something. Not sure. Did anyone else notice anything like that, or was it just us?

the players looked downcast at that media session too. look at the photo. c'mon guys, rise above it. stick it to the ncaa.