Northern Iowa

[WSUwatcher]

Whew!

Glad you're back among the living, Shockerman. It always helps to see that the sun does indeed come up in the east the next morning.

Personally, I was surprised that UNI made it to the tournament at all, and I don't think they were the Valley's best representative. But the game ended up close enough that they really were not, shall we say, boatraced. (And, by the way, I still have no clue where that term came from, other than our esteemed friend KC).

[SpanglerFan316]

Re: Whew!

Glad you're back among the living, Shockerman. It always helps to see that the sun does indeed come up in the east the next morning.

Personally, I was surprised that UNI made it to the tournament at all, and I don't think they were the Valley's best representative. But the game ended up close enough that they really were not, shall we say, boatraced. (And, by the way, I still have no clue where that term came from, other than our esteemed friend KC).

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boat+raced

[WSUwatcher]

Okay

Thanks for the research, Spangler. KC was just too erudite for me, with his fancy British university reference.

[Ricardo del Rio]

Re: Okay

Thanks for the research, Spangler. KC was just too erudite for me, with his fancy British university reference.

You make me laugh....in a nice way. Sorta like a sapient fellow.

[_kai_]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that the seeding UNI received directly relates to the opinion the selection committee has of the entire MVC. So a team wins the Conference during season play, wins the Conference Tournament, and gets a 12 seed? And no at-large bids are given to the rest of the conference.

By giving UNI the 12 seed, they practically shat all over the MVC saying "Your conference is mediocre, and we are seeding you appropriately to lose."

A 9 or 10 seed was more deserving of the Panthers.

[Ricardo del Rio]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that the seeding UNI received directly relates to the opinion the selection committee has of the entire MVC. So a team wins the Conference during season play, wins the Conference Tournament, and gets a 12 seed? And no at-large bids are given to the rest of the conference.

By giving UNI the 12 seed, they practically shat all over the MVC saying "Your conference is mediocre, and we are seeding you appropriately to lose."

A 9 or 10 seed was more deserving of the Panthers.

The conference was mediocre this year and its performance supports the notion.

I struggle with the idea that UNI is among the top 40 teams in the nation.

In fact, I struggle with the idea that UNI is among the top 48 teams in the nation.