ChrisTheDeacm89
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Same. '95, 96, 01, 04, and 05 for me.yknow it's been a long time since i've felt the pressure of NOT selecting wake to win it all in an office bracket challenge
Same. '95, 96, 01, 04, and 05 for me.yknow it's been a long time since i've felt the pressure of NOT selecting wake to win it all in an office bracket challenge
I have just because there have been too many opportunities where we aren't in the bracket.I’ve never filled out a bracket that didn’t have Wake winning the natty. Looking forward to participating again.
Just didn't do a bracket. I'm not interested in benefiting from Wake not winning a national championship. I'm not one of those guys who is on the Wake beat and picks against them in predictions to try to be right. Deacs by a MILLION.wow - must have been really awkward this last decade filling in a team that wasn't even in the NIT!
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Picked UNLV in 1991, Michigan in 1992, and Gonzaga in 2017. Sometimes I feel as if the karma gods enjoy tormenting me.I have just because there have been too many opportunities where we aren't in the bracket.
But I’ve never filled one out that had UNC or Duke winning.
Did not know about his Mom. Hope she recovers. Thanks for posting!
This was my thought. I just want Pitt out of the picture.Not necessarily. I'd argue it's better for us if Clemson wins and kills any hope of Pitt climbing back into the conversation... Keeps the Clemson game a certain Q1 opportunity for us and removes Pitt from competing for an ACC bye.
The idea is Florida is in a similar position to us. The orange border denotes conflicting interests.Hard to take this seriously when it wants us to root for Missouri to beat Florida tomorrow and that’s like the 3rd most leveraged game on this whole list. Obviously it doesn’t understand quads
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I also think that Torvik denotes quads based on his own rankings, not the NET. Florida is at 20 in his rankings, so I guess no real danger of dropping to Q2 in this hypothetical.The idea is Florida is in a similar position to us. The orange border denotes conflicting interests.
But Florida isn't a bid thief. They are firmly in the tournament.Torvik's site is super robust. That game is in a box because it has conflicting interests, if you hover over it the rationale is given. In this case, it states we would want Missouri to win because "Win by this team hurts T-Ranketology score, but likely hurts a rival more or eliminates a bid thief."
But Florida isn't a bid thief. They are firmly in the tournament.
And I don't think the value of jumping them in line for an 8/9 seed is as valuable as the T-Ranketology score (and of course the Q1 win)
He uses actual NET rankings rather than his rankings. But, if you're looking at the Projections page and don't flip over to the 'if the season ended today' page, it factors in where he thinks teams will end up in NET versus just where they sit today.I also think that Torvik denotes quads based on his own rankings, not the NET. Florida is at 20 in his rankings, so I guess no real danger of dropping to Q2 in this hypothetical.
But in the quads that matter, we absolutely do not want Florida to lose to an awful Missouri team.