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Post by germanathens on Dec 28, 2005 10:38:11 GMT -6
Pomeroy has a nice listing of bracket buster games. Some nice teams. I would love to see Missouri State, Indiana State, or Bucknell here. After that, its slim pickins'. I hope some of the 100+ teams can improve their RPI... kenpom.com/sked.php?team=Bracket%20Buster&t=p |
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Post by uwmfootball on Dec 28, 2005 10:59:55 GMT -6
It's fun to play match game in december!
how I see things shaking out (TV-wise):
Bucknell at Northern Iowa - #1 matchup
Indiana St. at Nevada
George Mason at Creighton
Mizzou St at Winthrop
and....
Northern Illinois at Milwaukee
thoughts?
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Post by milwsport on Dec 28, 2005 11:02:29 GMT -6
I'd like to see Tennessee Tech here to wipe out that bad loss
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Post by Hack on Dec 28, 2005 12:38:09 GMT -6
Won't happen because Tenn. Tech is already coming back here for a game next year. Not going to play the same non-conference team twice in the same season two years in a row.
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Post by olson on Dec 28, 2005 13:06:17 GMT -6
I would like to see Bucknell or Nevada. That way if we slip up in the conference tourney it would help for an at large berth.
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Post by dylanrocks on Dec 28, 2005 13:30:24 GMT -6
Can't be Nevada. The Wolf Pack is slotted as a home team as well.
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Post by Kroener3535 on Dec 28, 2005 15:44:39 GMT -6
Indiana State would be fun just cause of it being Larry Bird's ol stomping grounds but I dont really care to be honest as llong as we get an opponent who gets some exposure as an elite mid-major and we beat em
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Post by UWMBaller on Jan 9, 2006 0:03:54 GMT -6
bucknell would be sweet.....
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SRT4driver
Junior
We Are MILWAUKEE! And I'm all about accountability, unlike '5th Placer' Jeter apologists.
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Post by SRT4driver on Jan 17, 2006 12:49:14 GMT -6
Mo. St is looking better and better every day, simply because everyone besides Bucknell on the "Away" side is looking so much worse. If CAA "Home" team ODU stays near us in the RPI over the next 2 weeks, then we'll likely be playing George Mason.  BB pairings board: www.wku.edu/~cortney.basham/busterj17.htmHere's hoping we land one of the top 2-billed games, otherwise we might not have a chance at a marque win after all. And wouldn't that suck if we got stuck with a ~.500 Southland conference team.  The only thing that might save us is ESPN wanting to showcase one HL team ahead of the second, third and fourth MVC team games...because there could easily be 4 "Home" teams from the Valley ahead of us in the RPI in two weeks. Thoughts? |
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Post by germanathens on Jan 17, 2006 12:50:49 GMT -6
Bracket Buster failed Mid Major basketball. Its time to drop it like a bad habit.
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SRT4driver
Junior
We Are MILWAUKEE! And I'm all about accountability, unlike '5th Placer' Jeter apologists.
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Post by SRT4driver on Jan 17, 2006 12:58:54 GMT -6
Although I see why you feel this way, I think we'd be hard pressed to find another "quality" OOC home-and-home, let alone a guaranteed one against a peer in the RPI.
And then there's the national TV exposure we've gotten from it every single year.
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Post by Pantherholic on Jan 17, 2006 14:55:56 GMT -6
updated today: 1. Bucknell at Northern Iowa 2. Missouri State at UW-Milwaukee3. Akron at Old Dominion 4. George Mason at Creighton 5. Northern Illinois at Southern Illinois 6. Tennessee Tech at Wichita State7. Buffalo at Nevada 8. Louisiana Tech at Manhattan 9. Northwestern State at Winthrop 10. Samford at Western Kentucky 11. Butler at Ionawww.thebracketboard.com/ |
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Post by coocoo on Jan 19, 2006 9:47:02 GMT -6
Mo. St is looking better and better every day, simply because everyone besides Bucknell on the "Away" side is looking so much worse. If CAA "Home" team ODU stays near us in the RPI over the next 2 weeks, then we'll likely be playing George Mason. 1) Why the sad face for George Mason? 2) Those new paring don't work, becasue Creighton already played George Mason earlier this year. |
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We Are MILWAUKEE! And I'm all about accountability, unlike '5th Placer' Jeter apologists.
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Post by SRT4driver on Jan 20, 2006 15:38:35 GMT -6
Mo. St is looking better and better every day, simply because everyone besides Bucknell on the "Away" side is looking so much worse. If CAA "Home" team ODU stays near us in the RPI over the next 2 weeks, then we'll likely be playing George Mason. 1) Why the sad face for George Mason? 2) Those new paring don't work, becasue Creighton already played George Mason earlier this year. Because I'd rather see Bucknell or Mo St over G.M. 1. Both have RPI's about 15 spots higher than G.M. Therefore, less of a chance of dropping out of the RPI top 50 before Selection Sunday and us losing our coveted "quality win", which is much needed for seeding, among other reasons (at-large chances  ). ;D 2. Bucknell has probably the most name recognition of any mid-major besides Gonzaga right now, mainly thanks to ESPN hype...then again it's not hype if it's real is it? And the have REALLY knocked off some big programs the last two years! 3. I'd rather our return game next year be against a good MVC team than a good CAA team. Conference strength/RPI reasons mostly, but also due to closer proximity travel-wise for the team and its fans. Are you a George Mason fan by chance? Either way, welcome to the board!  |
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Post by Pantherholic on Jan 23, 2006 22:13:11 GMT -6
big week for the potential bracket buster matchups (besides the fact that the selections occur on Sunday) as Bucknell plays at Lehigh (1/25) who are tied for the for the Patriot League. Missoura State plays at Bradley (4-5, 10-7) on Wednesday and at Indiana State (1-8, 8-9) on Sunday 1pm. George Mason plays at home on Thursday and Saturday vs. bottom-feeder William & Mary but then vs. Old Dominion, who's in a three-way tie for 1st in the conference. should be a doozy. does anyone know a time when the announcement will be made for the matchups?
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