You can play at Mackey. You can play in Indy etc.. neutral courts like Gonzaga did early. They talk like they don’t have options but that’s BS. When you are small there is no advantage for P5’s to play at your place. How did FAU and Gonzaga etc…get OOC games? I call BS on ISU and others.
Gonzaga is no longer a traditional mid-major so they are looked at more like a traditional P5 opponent, FAU's big games were AFTER they went to the FF and returned everyone, so no real negative impact for scheduling them this year. And you COULD play at Mackey (or fill in team) BUT again they have to be willing to play you, and next year what is the upside for ANY decent P5 team to schedule ISU, if you win you "should" if you lose you have a loss to a MM who did not make the tourney this year--there is zero advantage to play them at home and less to play them on the road, so you keep hearing the OOC SoS argument against them, because they (or others) can not get the games the committee wants to see them get
They say the simplest explanation is often the most reasonable.
One other thing. We wouldn’t be arguing this if this year didn’t have 5 bid stealers. Thats unprecedented. Matter of fact only 3 total combined in the last 4 years. ISU would be in if that would’ve tracked. The committee even said it on live broadcast yesterday. So they were technically good enough.
The craziest thing thrown at me by Purdue fans in the past few days is this: "IU got beat by Nebraska! Nebraska!"
So does the fake, money-driven "madness" that CBS (or whatever network) has already started marketing, basically telling us in advance that upsets, close scores, last-minute shots, injured players, etc. only happen in the NCAA Tourney.
Perhaps not, but there is wide spectrum of programs. Not every program is at a level 10 insofar as NIL, and a mercenary mentality.
So put the resumes of teams being considered together. Does ISU resume beat Michigan states? Hell no. Not even close. Does Indiana states resume beat IUs other than the net? No. It doesn’t. ISU played a terrible schedule.
Several yrs ago someone on the NCAA Committee was talking about why they picked someone over another program, and they mentioned the strength of the part of their schedule which the team controlled. In other words,
St Johns has only one win vs a tournament team and a few very ugly losses. MSU doesnt have a loss worse than Q2, thats important.
I would hate that.
Nope. Anybody can schedule a ton of chances then scrape by winning a couple. Izzo was terrible this year and he got in on name alone at Seton Hall's expense. Without a doubt, the fact Baylor had an off night was the only reason they got in this year. A parting 'thank you' from CBS.
This is a very good question. It was due to some murky decision.
Some are but if the NCAA goes to 128 teams there would be another 40+ crappy teams. No thanks.
Sounds dramatic but it would actually be only one week from selection down to the 64 we have now.
. Wait a second dummy. My argument is that MSU doesn't deserve it. Agree ISU's schedule didn't add up but at least they won!!
