Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
Vegas sets the initial line based on what they believe (based mostly on metrics) the final will be. That’s…..obviously how they aim to “get money on both sides”
It’s almost guaranteed to happen. The NCAA wants 25% of all sports that have over 200 schools playing in the postseason.Very opposed to expanding the tourney. Love basketball and I’m sure it would still be fun but that’s overkill.
I don't think it's a given in basketball. There would be too much outrage. Though again, American sports fans don't seem to understand the role we can have in preventing change we don't want, and we roll over for the corporations to do whatever they want to maximize revenue even if it's against our or the players' best wishes. Would be interesting to see if the NCAA would directly make a decision to prioritize the health of the sport over money. So far, the individual conferences and the companies involved (Disney, FOX) have shown they value money far more than the health of the sport and its student-athletes.It’s almost guaranteed to happen. The NCAA wants 25% of all sports that have over 200 schools playing in the postseason.
I heard Phillips on K’s XM show last week. It certainly sounds like a guarantee.I don't think it's a given in basketball. There would be too much outrage. Though again, American sports fans don't seem to understand the role we can have in preventing change we don't want, and we roll over for the corporations to do whatever they want to maximize revenue even if it's against our or the players' best wishes. Would be interesting to see if the NCAA would directly make a decision to prioritize the health of the sport over money. So far, the individual conferences and the companies involved (Disney, FOX) have shown they value money far more than the health of the sport and its student-athletes.
If 7 teams from the ACC go, I feel very confident that Wake will be in the top 7 by the end of the season.As of Sunday night 1/22 the Bracket Matrix and Torvik still have 7 ACC teams in, with WF and VT on the wrong side of the bubble. Torvik likes VT’s chances better than WF as of now. Details on first post.
I just can’t understand this at all. They are 1-7(!!!!) in conference while we are 6-3.As of Sunday night 1/22 the Bracket Matrix and Torvik still have 7 ACC teams in, with WF and VT on the wrong side of the bubble. Torvik likes VT’s chances better than WF as of now. Details on first post.
And yet it is still a vastly better measure than NET. NET is like giving people an award just for trying really, really hard. Not only that it doesn't care what time of year the game was played. It all counts the same. Outcomes matter.The RPI is absolutely awful BTW. Using that as any evidence of ranking is silly. It included no margin of victory component and rewarded teams just for playing good teams even if they got blown out (since the bulk of the formula was based on SOS)