Bracketology thread for the next few weeks.
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The plot thickens, OSU lost, Texas lost, ND lost and Middle Tennessee loses, which will give conference USA 2 teams instead of one. OU lost early yesterday and Baylor is in a must win shortly against WV. Looks like OU, OSU, Texas and Baylor are all on the bubble, it will be interesting to see who gets in because they all finished the B12 8-10 and have similar records, ratings.
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The official criteria for #1 seeds: 1. Best team in the nation 2. 2nd best team in the nation 3. 3rd best team in the nation 4. Winner of the ACC Tournament
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Xavier losing helps KUs chances at a number 1 seed, if Dook loses I’d say we have a fairly good shot at a 1 regardless of tomorrow’s outcome.
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@BShark genius
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Dwight Coleby and Western Kentucky will battle Marshall for the conference USA crown tomorrow and a trip to the dance. I hope that they can pull off the win and get in for Coleby to have another shot to play in the tournament. I just hope they don’t play us lol, they are a good enough team, I wouldn’t sleep on them.
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UCLA has too much talent to have double digit losses in the Pac.
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BShark said:
The official criteria for #1 seeds: 1. Best team in the nation 2. 2nd best team in the nation 3. 3rd best team in the nation 4. Winner of the ACC Tournament
I thought #4 seed was: 4. Team with Trae Young
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I think if KU wins today that gives KU the 1 in the Midwest. Today is actually important, as much as I hate to say that about a Big Xii tournament game.
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@Kcmatt7 KU probably already gas the 1 seed in the Midwest now with Xavier’s semifinal loss and Duke’s loss to UNC. As long as KU doesn’t get blown out today, I think they’ll be the 1 seed in Omaha.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I just don’t think that is a guarantee if we lose.
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Be careful what you wish for…
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@KUSTEVE Not that we’d get past Wichita State for it to matter as they would win by 20+ but MSU and Duke on our 2/3 line would suck.
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@BShark while Xavier is out there with auburn and purdue. I’m not afraid of the shlockers at all.
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@KUSTEVE They’d hang a hundred or more on this KU defense.
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@BShark You’re overrating them- you must live in Kansas.
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If that is the case, I rather go West, but Lunardi is not the best so I am not worried…yet…
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@KUSTEVE I’ve seen them play. They would have won the Big 12.
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@BShark They wouldn’t have finished top 3. I think they would’ve finished with a winning record, though. I’ve watched 6 or 7 of their games this year, and I like them. Good team.
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@BShark if we have a paper thin D, idk what to call WSU’s. They have like the 97th worst defense lol. Our shooters would light them up.
WSU is overrated even at the 4 imo.
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WSU has some very good players and depth, lots of depth, something KU does not.
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Doke would eat Morris alive. This team would smack WSU right in the face. They couldn’t even win their own conference, don’t think they could survive the beating they would have taken in the Big XII night in and night out.
I’ll take KU by 8 against WSU if that’s how it shakes out.
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@Kcmatt7 Something tells me they’d play the defensive game of their lives.
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@Kcmatt7 And what’s our ranking on Defense?
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jayballer73 said:
@Kcmatt7 And what’s our ranking on Defense?
Would you believe it is somehow top 50? Because it is.
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Of course getting Doke back is CRUCIAL defensively.
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@KUSTEVE Your right they are a good team. - -I’ve seen them enough that I understand that their pretty tough - they have beaten enough quality teams over these past years that I know that they are not a fluke.
Would they win the big 12? - - Probably not. - -Would they be in the running just like these other teams that is in the league now like WV - - -Texas Tech? - - I believe they would. - - I just think that there are some here that no matter how good they were would just refuse to acknowledge that they are for real.
Now do I like them? - - OH HELL NO - - I can’t stand Marshal - -I think he is a arrogant shit. - -but he does get his guys to play hard, and they produce - - - It’s just that some don’t want to give credit where credit is due. - - Some think that unless it’s KU - -our boys that then any other team can’t be any good. – -There are a lot of teams that are good - -some are better for sure believe it or not.
I agree with what you say - I think WSU probably would end up in the top 3-4 of the league and if things just fell their way - then ya they actually might challenge for the title. - -Thing is we will see after this year what Marsha is going to do – they are losing ALOT we will see how he handles next year. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@BShark Thank you man. - - -Now I am not sure if they would win it - - BUT I too have seen enough of them that I know that they would sure give teams a run for their money here in the Big 12.
I’m gonna give credit where credit is due - -doesn’t mean we have to like them – -I can’t stand them - but I’m not gonna bull shit and say they suck - far from it - -their pretty solid. - - - Some here wouldn’t say that if their life depended on it - -their Crimson and Blue blinders are getting in the way. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@BShark Whoaaaaaaa, hold up now bud , like I said in another of your posts - -I for sure agree they are good - -but ummm hang 100? ummm I don’t think sooo. - I think it would be a pretty open game high score but I don’t think anyone is hanging 100 on KU no matter our defense - -just not happening
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kjayhawks said:
The plot thickens, OSU lost, Texas lost, ND lost and Middle Tennessee loses, which will give conference USA 2 teams instead of one. OU lost early yesterday and Baylor is in a must win shortly against WV. Looks like OU, OSU, Texas and Baylor are all on the bubble, it will be interesting to see who gets in because they all finished the B12 8-10 and have similar records, ratings.
Never thought I’d be saying this - -BUT - - - I actually thought Baylor was the safest of them all – lmao - -guess that goes to show what I know. - -from what I hear now sounds like Baylor is OUT - -I think Okie State is in the Crapper and I think it’s 50/50 on Oklahoma. - -Then the team I thought that had the least chance of making it in - -Texas - -looks like they MAY just sneak in. - - -I think we end up with 7 teams in - - – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@BShark I think we would come in with a chip on our shoulders. I hope they are our 4 seed because we would be motivated as hell to play that game. I think moreso than any other 4.
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@BShark - - NO LMAO. - - -no way – are you serious? lol - - no now in all seriousness I would of never guessed that. - -Well that’s a lot better then I thought. - I was thinking more in the lines of bordering 100. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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jayballer73 said:
@BShark - - NO LMAO. - - -no way – are you serious? lol - - no now in all seriousness I would of never guessed that. - -Well that’s a lot better then I thought. - I was thinking more in the lines of bordering 100. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Yep. #46. If we don’t have Doke we aren’t at that level defensively though.
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Well guys we got the B12s auto bid so we won’t have to sweat it out tomorrow
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Providence and Nova headed to OT.
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As much as I hate to admit it, UK looks to have grown up a ton these last few days. They’ll be a tough team in the tournament.
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kjayhawks said:
As much as I hate to admit it, UK looks to have grown up a ton these last few days. They’ll be a tough team in the tournament.
I actually called this when they were struggling, because it’s that obvious.
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@BShark - Are you speaking of Xavier or WSU? WSU didn’t even win their own American conference. They fell by two games. Are you saying The American Conf > Big XII?
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Funny season. We were all hyped about the team putting it together, then came the OSU debacle, and then the Doke bad news and we were all writing our season off. Now we’ve steamrolled the competition without Doke, and riding another wave of confidence. But the fact is, we’ve lost 7 games, but another fact is we’ve won 8 of our last nine, we’ll probably be a 7 loss 1 seed. We’ll probably hear some crying about it amongst others, hear some reminders of our ‘failures’ in the dance since we lost to Kentucky 6 years ago, endure some taunts, can’t win the big one, and even among our faithful, we’ll be pessimistic about our dance prognostications, except when we fill out our brackets with KU on the final line!
It’s all over but the shouting boys and girls. The field is almost set. The committee is debating, the talking heads are blathering on and on, the proctologists, I mean bracketologists are making their headline grabbing prognostications, the fans are hoping, dreaming, Vegas is gearing up, travel agents are pedaling packages, personnel offices are bracing for lots of sick days on Thursday or Friday, college fans are lamenting no more home games, and of course Duke is plotting, scheming, conniving, conning into the most favorable position with the best refereeing crew from Durham, NC. CBS is doing their part to ensure that ratings will be high so Kentucky will probably play OSU in the 2nd round, 'Nova will lose again to a overseeded 2nd round opponent, MSU-MU will be slotted oppositely so they can meet, KU/Missou/WSU are all being bracketed together so those dream ratings busters can be scheduled.
@jaybate-1-0 is theororizing, @Crimsonorblue22 is sharing momentus news in very few words, @mayjay is analyzing, @HighEliteMajor is lecturing like a physics of basketball instructor, @BeddieKU23 is looking for every angle to help our team, @BShark is poring over the WWW looking, for news that will help, @JayHawkFanToo is educating us about every nuance we need to know about, @kjayhawks is cheering or worrying or both, @Texas-Hawk-10 is trying on his championship T-Shirt, @drgnslayr is teaching us, @RockChalkinTexas is cheering all the way from Austin Texas in the midst of a sea of orange longhorns who care much more about football anyways, @Red-Rooster is upvoting, @Kcmatt is not worrying, @jayballer73 is RockChalkAllDayLongBabying, @DoubleDD is guardedly optimistic, @KUSTEVE aka Jethro is getting some pointed barbs ready for whoever would disparage our team, @Dylans is applying the wisdom that age brings, and @approxinfinity is just keeping an eye on all of us making sure we obey. (sorry if I forgot someone, I know I did, but once you start a list like this it’s tough to include everyone)
Me, I’ve been pessimistic for several months now, but no other team scares me a ton. Nova usually flames out except against us of course, Virginny can’t get over the hump, Xavier are too jerky, Duke scares me, but lost as much as we did, UNC, I just don’t know, Purdue’s height scares, but they’ve got a Bruce Weber assistant for a head coach. MSU, too scandalous, Zona too much Miller to achieve greatness. So it might as well be us. Let’s win this darn thing, make it an every 10 year thing instead of every 20-30 year thing. Rock Chalk!
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@wissox terrific
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I said we would win the 14th 2-3 weeks before we did. We did.
I said the wheels would come off Tech after we beat them. They did.
I said Doke going down for two weeks the day after he got hurt was the best thing that could have happened to this team. They won 3 in 3 in KC. It was.
No theorizin’ from the ‘bate 1.0.
Just clear vision.
Now for next: I don’t like how hot we got in KC. Needed the hot game for the second game of round 1 in the Carney–the last one before Doke plays again. If we flame out from trey in game 1/round 1, we can labor through Without Doke. But if we flame out game 2/round 1, we will likely get beat. Ugh!!
Here’s hoping we stay hot till the second round!!!
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@cragarhawk Thanks!
@jaybate-1-0 , come on bro, you do a fair amount of theoryizing! Of course, most of your theories are 99% accurate 3/5th of the time except on Sundays and days that are above 82 degrees.
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Actually theories are what I NEVER do.
THEORIES are for suckers!
Yeeeee hawwww!
It’s CARNEY time at last!!!
One more weekend and Doke is back!!!
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@jaybate-1.0 We’ll win the 2nd round game, period.
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@wissox Hey now, I’m not trying on championship shirts yet, I’m looking up hotels and ticket prices in San Antonio. Enjoyed it though.
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@jaybate-1.0 I was thinking that last night…should we have saved our 15-27 from 3 for the sweet 16? I guess it doesn’t work like that…
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Lunardi has Fizzou and Silo T playing each other out West as the 8-9 game.
Can we have an Asian Regional and send them further?
KU in the MW, with Purdue, Auburn, WSU and Gonzaga. Not thrilled if Purdue gets a rematch revenge chip.
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@kjayhawks It was just a matter of time for their freshmen. - - Their talent was always there - just needed to adapt to the College Game. - Like always they are going to be a tough out. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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wissox said:
@cragarhawk Thanks!
@jaybate-1-0 , come on bro, you do a fair amount of theoryizing! Of course, most of your theories are 99% accurate 3/5th of the time except on Sundays and days that are above 82 degrees.What I am, of course, penultimately thrilled about is how “conspiracy theory”-- lately sheepishly being reduced to “theorizing” and other variations–by persons so long conditioned by the CIA’s MSM meme-ing them with “conspiracy theory,” came to be proven to be CIA/Deep State memes (thanks Judicial Watch). I admit, I figured “conspiracy theory” and “theorizing” had to be propaganda terms propagated in the CIA shaped reverb chamber of the CIA-shaped MSM, but, well, even I couldn’t predict that the term itself would be tied straight to the Company. Damn, that was very sweet and I missed it! There. I admit it. I’m only good at forecasting KU basketball. Good forecasting requires true love. I don’t love politics and propaganda, as I do KU Basketball. But you know that.
Ultimately, I am all yeeeee hawwwww, its Carney time at last, and as usual, that ain’t no “theorizin’”.
Oh and I refer you again to my "playful predictin’ ":
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Called 14th title 2-3 weeks before and stuck to forecast, when the hand wringers were bed wetting. Check.
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Called the wheels coming off TTech-less, after Self and his players exploited their weaknesses. Their wheels went off in every direction. Check.
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Said losing Doke was best thing for KU that could have happened. They won 3 in 3. It was. Check.
“How sweet it is,” as Jackie Gleason used to say.
But these are just the usual results for the Oread Oracle, as you know.
Rock Chalk, my theorizin’-projecting fellow Jayhawk!
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Does anyone know what time the actual bracket come out today?
Now the dilemma - how do we go back to not rebounding with DeSousa on the bench? Will Dok and Silvio play together??? Will Silvio cut into Dok’s minutes, Mitch’s, or a guard (Vick/Garret)? Ahhh new variables for the Dance. Let the fun begin!
