OPEN THREAD: Selection Sunday bracket unveiling edition
by Jeff Nusser on Mar 15, 2009 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintEven though who's selected for the NCAA Tournament has absolutely nothing to do with us at this point, I'm sure you'll all still have plenty of things to say about the bracket as it's unveiled today at 3 p.m. PDT. This is the spot.
If you want to see two of the most relevant bracket projections to prepare yourself, you can see Joe Lunardi here and Jerry Palm here.
And if you're stuck at a computer and can't watch the selection show on TV, have no fear -- you won't even have to go to pirated feeds on Justin.tv to watch it. The NCAA is offering the show live here, which is the same place they'll be offering all of the NCAA Tournament games live, for free, and supposedly in high quality streaming. (I'm going to be testing that out on Thursday, because I'll be at the Rose Garden with my dad and brother for the regional in Portland, and my dad WILL be bringing his MacBook and Verizon card ...)
Anyway, have at it. There's sure to be a lot of controversy this year with so many seemingly mediocre teams at the bottom end of the at-large pool and most of the teams considered to be No. 1 seeds losing in their conference tournaments.
Oh, and if you want to join in on a national thread, head over to Searching for Billy Edelin, SBN's new national college hoops blog, or visit Blogging the Bracket, SBN's new bracket blog.
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When I clicked on the selection sunday link
the clock was wrong. It said we still have 3 hours until the show!
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CougCenter
anybody see a pirated feed for the NIT show?
i’m assuming i’m not the only one with comcast….no espnU.
Nuss....
I thank you so much for all the great info. I decided not to get the DirecTV NCAA package this year for financial reasons but see now I didn’t need it. I would have never had a clue without your input, greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
Lousville overall #1
reward for winning their tourney and reg season champs
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CougCenter
Was the big east really that great?
If 3 teams can get a #1 seed. That shows it was really crappy at the bottom to me.
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I'm really positive were in the NIT now
They have to have a pac 10 team in the NIT
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
10 seed for USC
that’s higher than I anticipated
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From Nuss via text:
“Arizona is in!! If Arizona is in, Cougs are in the NIT. Bank on it!”
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CougCenter
Maybe
But the committee really likes big wins, and they beat Kansas, UCLA, UW, Gonzaga
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Kansas wasn't what they are now then
And those other three games were at home. Yeah yeah, Gonzaga was neutral
Yes but good heavens
We literally tore them apart in Pullman. If we were to play AZ at this moment, on a neutral court, I’d expect us to win by at least five. And we are definitely not a tourney team.
This is all about keeping their little streak alive. Sad day for one of the other bubble teams.
I was hoping UA's streak would end
However that is good for us. Next year UA can be invited to the CIT!
UW will have NO TROUBLE with MSU
we killed them when we were playing our worst
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tough one to pick
but all 10-7s are
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Rip Hamilton
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
that one was the sweet 16 too
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's there chance....
I bet they overlook the #6 seed before they get that far. Calhoun is probably chuckling about the matchup.
Logged in from work, specifically to say
The AZ selection proves there is bias in the selection committee. No way they should have made it in.
On the plus side, go Pac-10! Six bids. ESPN will be irate that they didn’t add in a ninth Big Ten team or 21st Big East team.
haha
West Coast bias. Love it.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
this is two years in a row they probably shouldn't have got in
be surprised if they win 10 games total next year
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LSU will probably be higher
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
missed it
who was it?
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow a 6 seed for UCLA
that could be an upset, Eric Maynor!
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I totally looked away from the the tv and heard
…the Washington State Cougars!
I was shocked til i saw what it was lol
I don't get the committee's thinking
So our conference’s best team is a 4 seed, but a team that went 9-9 in the league gets in?
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haha
I always welcome Husky bashing, but I’m not so sure UCLA is better than them.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet!
Taylor’s game changing performance one more time. That’s the way we roll.
New rule
Team that wins Pontiac Game Changing performance gets into the dance.
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CougCenter
Can someone do me a favor?
I’m at seatac and no CBS near me. Can you list the seeds and matchups for all PAC 10 teams?! Thanks!
From Nuss:
Now we can say we’ve been on three straight selection shows!
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CougCenter
well deserved.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
10 usc vs ?
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Boston College
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure Seth Davis likes every single upset to happen i'm pretty sure
he’s such an idiot
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that's what most of the prognasticators had them at
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
They have high seeds because the committee is impressed with them beating us. :-)
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Wazzu has a basketball team?
I thought the badness of the Wazzu football team caused the basketball team to implode on the Palouse…
/sarcasm
Could you imagine playing Aron Baynes in intramurals
I would take one look at him then fake an injury and leave
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
ASU has to go to Miami?
what happened to keeping teams close to home because of the economy?
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Oh but they won't
I’ve believed in GU before. Trust me, it goes nowhere.
Rule of thumb: they lose one round before their seed says they should.
that's a good rule
seems to happen the way every time
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
UNC and Gonzaga could be a decent matchup
If it gets that far. Lawson is still hurt and it’s one of those nagging type of toe injuries.
I bet AZ is surprised
they were probably looking forward to a home game for the nIT
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate Lute Olson
I was a trainer while at WSU and was the “host” trainer for UA once. He was a real jerk in my opinion. Lute is the only reason they got in again.
are you implying that you would take a trip?
:-)
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
those look like tough matchups
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I've tried to find one, but have been unsuccessful.
It doesn’t start until 6 right?
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA
we are awesome SW WA Coug
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Ibanez home run?
Tony Bennett for Heisman!
by johnnycougar on Mar 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't believe it!
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Seed?
Where do you think we’ll be seeded?
Are the NIT games on Comcast?
well I know some are on ESPNU
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Where I live in Seattle has this cable company on broadstripe
and they have ESPNU, but apparently my package doesn’t have it, and they don’t have customer service on sunday and don’t give an option to upgrade online.
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I apprently do have ESPNU!!!!
I’ve tried to watch it before and it hasn’t worked!
So excited!!
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You are in charge then!
You will be doing the updates!
what channel number for broadstripe?
unfortunately I am on the same cable provider. I’ll see if we get it or not. Broadstripe is SO terrible but they might make up for about .3% of their crappy-ness if I can watch the NIT selection tonight!
by LeaveItToWeaver on Mar 15, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
247
and yes they are terrible. They have sub-contractors do the installs with 8-5 appointments. They guy came in and thought the box was broken, BUT HE DIDN"T TURN IT ON. He thought it was on because the clock was on. I had to enlighten him. He left within ten seconds.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
We can't be held responsible
he was touching her face
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
We were playing our worst basketball of the year
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
and he looks like he hasn’t slept for 6 days
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He really attempted to put the all-ugly team together at Stanford
and he succeeded
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If it was me, I'd switch to limes
And add salt and a shot of Don Julio, it’d make life a whole lot easier
Not decided yet i think
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Trent Johnson for that
we don’t get BCS non-cons very often!
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
That's your new tagline SW WA Coug
just insert it randomly into conversations
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
Wish I didn’t live in a part of Seattle that has no other options. I’ve never seen a company that promotes so much and provides so little.
by LeaveItToWeaver on Mar 15, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions
seriously the NBC HD channels are not in the regular HD package
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He's almost crying
it’s hilarious
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably
It’s not easy for good mid majors to get good out of conference games
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Knight is an idiot
Auburn won 10 conference games, in a TERRIBLE conference
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haha
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by Craig Powers on Mar 15, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna have an NIT selection thread up at 5:45
come back for that one.
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I'm closing comments here
Head on over to the NIT thread.
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