2016-17 Bracketology

[HockeyShock]

Looks like Seth Davis has flip flopped. Just last Saturday he said Wichita State needed to win the conf tournament to get in and now he just said they would get at large.

Translation: He finally watched them.

[Shocker1976]

Given the slow demise of the non-P5 at-large bids; how much of Palm is 100% authentic versus 60% authentic with 40% drama for selection Sunday drama? It is possible a lot of this contrived but my gut tells me that he (Palm) actually believes it. I am curious what others think about the authenticity vs drama possibilities.

IMO most of what Palm does is for drama and ratings; especially with other CBS personnel offering some support while others condemn his thinking.

[ShockerFever]

CBS's halftime showed every score and highlight of every Top 25 team, except WSU. Even through the Illinois St-UNI score up there.

I think CBS has an issue.

[Stickboy46]

@mattnorlander
"Wichita St now 8th @ LRMC, 10th @ Pom, could be T-10 @ Sagarin when that updates—no shot cmte leaves out a team that high in so many metrics"

[ShockerPrez]

If Steve Howe were a P5 school he would be safely in.

[shoxilla]

CBS's halftime showed every score and highlight of every Top 25 team, except WSU. Even through the Illinois St-UNI score up there.

I think CBS has an issue.

Can we say EFFTARDs on Shockernet?

[shockmonster]

@mattnorlander
"Wichita St now 8th @ LRMC, 10th @ Pom, could be T-10 @ Sagarin when that updates—no shot cmte leaves out a team that high in so many metrics"

What does LRMC stand for?

[Shocker1976]

What does LRMC stand for?

Logistic Regression/Markov Chain

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bb21/8ea8e16cc43afb7f50eefc0bea4b0fd35ff1.pdf

[Dan]

There is a selection committee for a reason. If their job was to simply pick the best teams based on RPI or whatever formula, they could get it done with a computer. The committee is supposed to pick the 37 BEST at large teams. This is not just a scientific analysis. Guys like Jerry Palm apparently don't understand this.

[Cdizzle]

The committee is supposed to pick the 37 BEST at large teams.

I think this is wrong and gets used as rationale too often. They should be picking the 37 teams that did the most to EARN bids. I don't care how good people think you are, winning 55% of your games is not "earning" a bid. Regardless of whether somebody random thinks on a random day you could be one of the "best" teams in the country.

[HenryMuto]

There are 36 at large teams but who's counting.

[wichshock65]

There are 36 at large teams but who's counting.

220. 221. Whatever it takes.

[SHOXAAC]

220. 221. Whatever it takes.

A Mr. Mom quote...impressive!!!

[Shockers5150]

KState should be eliminated from the conversation for an at large. Dean Wade, transfer to Wichita.

[WuDrWu]

We are living rent free in that moron's head. Notice he writes 3 times as much about us just about anybody else.

Umm....did Jerry say "Hi-PER-bowl"?