Selection Show Open Thread
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 5:10 PM EDT
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Not quite as exciting as a year ago, but it's still the best Sunday of the year, by god.
It's time for last second predictions on seed, opponent and location. Anyone who nails it will be crowned Card Chronicle King or Queen from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight.
I'm going with 10 seed in the Midwest against Texas.
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Lunardi has us vs. Ok. State as #9 in the East
Then UK in the 2nd round.
Michigan State also in that half of the bracket.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 5:17 PM EDT reply actions
1 Seed in the NIT
Freedom Hall
Cincinnati
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
Ok. Now that I actually read Mike's OP
I guess I should place us.
- in the Midwest
vs. Northern Iowa.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 5:24 PM EDT reply actions
AHHHHH
not Number 1. I said “#9” NUMBER NINE
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
9 seed.
South. Florida State.
I really have no idea.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 5:26 PM EDT reply actions
9 - OK St - East
Let’s see how right Lunardi is
Just about everyone besides Lunardi has us as an 11
I love it. The 6s are not scary.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 5:47 PM EDT reply actions
Richmond, Xavier, BYU, Vandy, Butler, Gonzaga
Who else is a potential 6 seed?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
This One Shining Moment stuff has me pumped.
It’s NCAA tourney time. Let’s get started.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 5:56 PM EDT reply actions
how much do you think I could sell floor seats for sweet 16 elite 8
if Louisville doesn’t make it?
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 14, 2010 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
if its like lunardi has it....
then there will be some hick kentucky fan that will give up his home/trailer for them
Considering that Davis and Anthony have already seen the bracket
I’m gonna go ahead and say that West Virginia is the fourth one seed.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
I almost bought 3 in St. Louis for 600
but balked in the last second because they added a 24.00 service charge that just pissed me off.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 14, 2010 6:00 PM EDT reply actions
Duke in the South over Cuse...
interesting. Kinda a knock on the Cuse.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:03 PM EDT reply actions
Ugh
UK avoids the only team that could actually beat them until the Championship game.
Whoever the #2 seed is in Duke’s region = hopefully a good match up for UK.
Wow, Duke is the overall #3? Wow – Syracuse should have been on UK’s side. That’s BS.
I think the committee is wet dreaming about UK vs Duke there...
Cuse vs. UK would have been much to UK’s disadvantage.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions
Need a Friday and Sunday spot
Daughter is having her tonsils removed Thursday. Could be an ugly day
"It's like they get off on being withholding"
I love selection sunday as much as the next guy, but c’mon, just show us who’s in, then talk.
Committee wants UK/Duke
Foolish because the Blue Devils won’t get there.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:05 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed
I’ve never been this excited about a bracket show. So much uncertainty.
And the funny thing is, getting the 3 seed in UT’s #2 region and UNC’s #1 actually elicited a hugely overreacting F**K YA!! than getting the overall #1 last year.
Duke over 'Cuse
Is so fucking predictable and just wrong. Does the committee even care about total body of work anymore?
watched the UNLV game last night,
seems like evreryone plays their best game of the year against us. UNLV looked weak and the crowd wasnt intense at all
they'd lost their voices the night before
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
dead serious
my UNLV friends actually lost their voices from yelling so much at the tournament
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got a little more nervous
No idea why.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:08 PM EDT reply actions
I've been worried since Wednesday.
It’s only getting worse.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Watch the committee put us in UK's region as a 8/9
Like they’re daring us to beat a team we should
UTEP matchup
How great would the Samardo vs. Caracter matchup be to watch?
16 in the west 16 in the west 16 in the west
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:09 PM EDT reply actions
Don't know if anyone knows this but
Digger Phelps is a clown
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
If we're gonna be an 8 or 9, it's obviously gonna be opposite Duke or UK.
Dear God. please let it happen.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:11 PM EDT reply actions
WTF???
How does freaking MD get a 4 seed??? ACC bias much?
wait a sec...
shouldn’t Kansas as the #1 overall play the winner of the play in game? they’re showing a #16 on that line and didn’t mention a play in game
play-in winner MUST play Fri/Sun region
(since they play on Wed)
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
They beat Duke
and the committee clearly loves the ACC
Ohio Bobcats, right?
Glad we don’t have to face them.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I suddenly have a bad feeling about this
Hope it’s wrong
I might throw up
I’ll take a 16 and be happy now
Here we go, we’re going in with Syracuse.
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
Gonzaga = 8 seed?
Probably better for them to be under-seeded
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:18 PM EDT reply actions
if Virginia Tech gets in over us....
I will officially vomit
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:19 PM EDT reply actions
If they leave us out
GODDAMNIT! FL a 10 seed? That’s ridiculous as hell.
Minnesota!?!?!?!?!?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
I cannot take this.
I should not have watched. Damnit. Fuck.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:21 PM EDT reply actions
Does RPI
just not matter any more? This is hell. Pure hell.
If we don't get in
with our SOS and RPI I give up. I mean it.
This is like watching a Louisville game this season
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:23 PM EDT reply actions
Florida is in
Louisville is definitely a lock.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 14, 2010 6:24 PM EDT reply actions
I'm worried
it looks like the committee put huge emphasis on conf. tourney finishes this year
Tell that to Gtwon
with a weak 3 spot.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Florida a ten is such a joke
I seriously can’t believe it.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
OH NO
WAKE???? THis has to be a nightmare. Can’t be real.
Well, I have to say I wouldn't have wanted a 1st round vs. Texas.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:27 PM EDT reply actions
How can they take
FL and Wake and give them such high seeds and NOT take us??? This is insanity.
Can't be the 7 or 10 here
11 11 11 11 11
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:28 PM EDT reply actions
No Nova, ND, Marquette, or us yet
Who gets screwed?
How does Marqette
only get a 6? I don’t understand this at all. AT ALL.
Have to hope for Nova as 2 or 3
ND as 8 or 9 and us as 11.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:31 PM EDT reply actions
I've never wanted
to be wrong more in my life. Nothing even comes close.
We finished ahead of ND in our fucking conference. And G'town.
How the fuck could we be left out? Does the regular season mean anything?
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:32 PM EDT reply actions
They seem to
be looking heavily at conf. tourney finishes. FUCK
Even though we may be more deserving...
Could they be punishing Pitino for his actions?
G'town an 8 in the league and 3 overall
No way we can finish 6th and be left out.
Right? RIGHT?
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:33 PM EDT reply actions
You'd think so....
……I tell ya, the Big East better amend their apology for the West Virginia loss now.
OH THANK GOD
Jesus. Never do that to me again. I’m too old now and out of shape.
Bring on Cal!
BRING ON DUKE!
"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket
i like this match up a lot
we can get to the sweet 16
The funny thing is....
….if that bracket would have been announced first, we would all be complaining!
WHATEVER, WE’LL TAKE IT.
I’m slightly dizzy right now.
Beating Duke would be sweet
Don’t like the fact that Duke hasn’t been past sweet 16 since 2003. They will be hungry.
Oh My God I like this draw
Duke, Purdue’s hurt, Cal’s nothing outside of Berzerkley. . . .
LOVE that bracket
Take ’em all.
"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket
YES!
We have to beat Cal so we can spank the Dukies
I'm pissed if I'm Duke
Look what Nova did to them last year.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:36 PM EDT reply actions
This might be the
best of all outcomes…. that’s my first impression
This is not a hard bracket
Wish we were the 11.
/Beggars can’t be choosers.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:37 PM EDT reply actions
ND
finished strong without their #1 player. They deserve that seed.
So if we beat Cincy what would we have been?
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
I think ND replaced us in the 6 slot
had we done better in the BET
I do think
our region might be the easiest… at first glance
I'm so happy to be opposite Duke.
If we can beat Cal, I love our chances of getting to the Sweet 16.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
Selection committee obviously decided that top teams deserve harder opponents.
Bucking logic I see. This is two years in a row.
So the top two seeds get the two best No. 2 seeds?
That’s how this works?
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
Glad Utah State got in ahead of somebody like Mississippi State . . .
. . . but I need another bourbon
2-3 zone ain't gonna get it done against Duke
Ricky P is gonna have to go against his ‘religion’ and play some man if we’re gonna have a chance.
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Comparing the Kansas and Duke brackets is f'ing amazing.
Hard to believe.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:41 PM EDT reply actions
Did UK beating Miss State save us?
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
Gotta agree with Stewart Mandel's tweet
“This is the worst bracket I can ever remember. The No. 1 overall seed got the toughest bracket. Duke gets a laughable draw.”
I think K is paying some people to get him past the third round for the first time in forever.
Gotta stop underachieving to keep that legacy up.
How in the world
does FL get in as a 10 and VA TECH is left out? I defy anyone to logically explain that one.
ND deserves the 6!
I’m not a fan, but they finished very strong without their top guy. That matters.
Don't care.
YOur last five games don’t make up for the rest of the season. I could just as easily ask why they struggled all season WITH their best man.
But my main point was that Michigan State got a 5, in the toughest bracket, which is BS. If Texas A&M gets a 5, no way Michigan State should be that low.
but i think that overall they were not impressive enough to earn a 6
"Strong men take care of themselves, stronger men take care of others."
did we get the Frday & Sunday
Through the excitement I forgot too look
Bilas loves us. Always.
And because of that, I love Jay.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He damn well oughta
He was on the floor in the 1986 championship game where we beat his theretofore undefeated Blue Devils.
I wanna beat Cal and get a shot at dook
"Strong men take care of themselves, stronger men take care of others."
i love it
california has fly all the way to florida to play us and it’s on a friday so i’ll be boozin!!!
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
Last Califonia team we played in Eastern Time Zone
We were up on Stanford by 1st commercial break
I don't want to see that happen tis time
because we’ll blow it. Play good ball and be down 5 at the half. That’s our recipe for success.
No where near a TV
Just went through all of your emotions in a two minute span. I need to puke.
by cardsince86 on Mar 14, 2010 6:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Duke
is very beatable. I’ll take them against any of the others, although meeting UK again would have been sweet.
Very, very beatable.And now we don't have to worry about a mental collapse due to an impending UK rematch.
Although there are other mental collapses that could occur.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think we could have asked for much more.
But damnit, we gotta beat Cal before we get a shot at the Dookies.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
Duke = Not Athletic.
They will struggle to get looks.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
SO WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CALIFORNIA?
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions
Hard to say; they have not played outside the conference this year
But certainly the class of the conference, whatever that means
Question: Anyone know anything about Cal?
All i know is that they are from the Pac-10, which is terrible
Lost games early without their best player, then won the PAC-10 regular season.
But still have a terrible SOS and weak wins. I think 1 win vs. RPI top 50.
More I think about it the more I love it
Cal’s just not that good and we step up against big-name opponents, so facing the weakest No. 1 seed in the 2nd round is a huge break. Plus, they’re the only one in the top two lines that doesn’t pose a problem for us athletically.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:48 PM EDT reply actions
Duke
Their defense scares me. Playing them in a 2 games in 3 days scenario scares me more.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I definitely think it's a long shot
but…it’s a shot.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
This is maybe the best draw for us matchup-wise in the first 2 rounds as a 9
Duke....
….seems like no downside for us. They are overrated so a loss to them would not be the worst way to end the season.
Who am I kidding? We can do it!
Me too
I can see us getting blown out by California, or making an Elite Eight run. We’ll see which team shows up in Florida.
by loverofthegame on Mar 14, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Duke uses the dribble better this year with Nolan Smith playing the point exclusivley
that could pose a problem, but lets worry about Cal first
ND
beat Pitt TWICE, GTown, and Marquette in their final games. THEY DESERVE THE 6!
2 teams
that often win ugly, but they both win. I can’t wait for that one!
cal lost to all the good teams out of conference it played
syracuse, kansas, new mexico. they notched a big 5 point victory over murray state early in the year
"The big center for Syracuse went down"
Not that I know his name or anything.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:53 PM EDT reply actions
Last time I got this nervous during the selection show: 2000
One of the last 4 teams announced. The good news was we were sent to Tucson, and, naturally, we already had tickets. Still hate Gonzaga, BTW.
UK has a cake ride to the Elite 8
then they meet WVU. that’s gonna be a good game
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:54 PM EDT reply actions
HA! UK has a really rough draw.
I honestly think UK has the toughest draw to the Final 4.
by Remote Cardinal on Mar 14, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i disagree. Kansas has a tough ride. UK does not
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with CBS.
Kansas has a lot of tough teams in their region.
by CardinalDude on Mar 14, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
am as happy as I could be
with this draw. i think out of all the 8 9 or 10 seeds id rather play california over all of them
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:54 PM EDT reply actions
They do seem
beatable and not a bad matchup for us.
Hopefully we get a time slot after 1:30, but before 9
Seems like we play terrible in early and late games.
Attention Doug Gottlieb: Kiss our asses.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
What a tool
that guy is. Who hired him? Fire them.
Last three Pac-10 tourney games:
Arizona last year, Stanford in ’07, Washington in ’05.
How’d we do?
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
Good point....
…especially with a week to prepare.
If we are going to be in the 8/9 game, I would much rather have Duke than any other 1.
Also, if we were going to be in the 7/10 game we could have gotten either KSU or OSU. I’d almost rather play Duke than those two teams.
Yup, this is a great draw
if we couldnt get UTEP + UK
I would love to see us pressing the bejeesus out of Duke.
The Cal game is just the kind of game we typically lose, though. Maybe it will help that we are the lower seed.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 14, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish that I was as confident
This is the kind of game that we’ve been losing all year away from FH.
i want a late friday game
so i can enjoy all the thursday games and afternoon friday games and at the same time, UL is still alive. If UL lost early Thursday I’d throw my bracket in the garbage and play video games to kill time
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 14, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
Butler
vs. Syracuse could be a very interesting matchup. I hope that game happens.
How funny
would it be if UK went down to Marquette, again?
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 14, 2010 7:04 PM EDT reply actions
We already knew this, but it still should be said:
No Connecticut, no North Carolina, no UCLA, no Indiana, and, for the first time in 26 years, no Arizona. Some big names missing.
OK
I’ll say it… no one else has the balls yet. LOL Look at how our region plays out and you can conceivably make a case that if we get by Duke, we could be a (GASP!) Final Four team. Seriously, look at it!
We've beaten ND
and SHOULD have beaten Nova. We play both of those teams well and we know them well. No worries about facing teams Pitino has no clue about.
We still have to wun 4 in a row to make the FF, right?
We haven’t done that in a while
Killjoy
LOL I know I know. But if you can’t dream today, when can ya???
Haha, sorry
Was just too much of an emotional rollercoaster to picture NIT one minute and FF the next
cheers from california friends...
reading this thread right now made me laugh…as you sounded just like me re: duke, jay bilas, etc. Pac-10s on a down year but Cal has lots of seniors and a point guard that can shoot – Jerome Randle. A great coach as well in Mike Montgomery…let’s face it, if he can take Stanfurd to a final four, then he can work miracles!
Surprised somebody hasn't noted this yet:
Imagine somebody falling asleep in 1997, waking up today, then seeing both Pitino coach U of L AND Montgomery coaching Cal? Cue Twilight Zone music.
I honestly don't know what to think.
This team is so hard to predict. We’ve been competitive in so many games against top teams that we could easily have beaten them but for a few calls or made shots. Looking at our bracket, if we happened to be a 2 instead of a 9, I could see us going to Final Four. But looking at the season and then the bracket, I could see us losing in the first weekend.
It’ll be interesting. I just honestly don’t see us making it past week 1 unfortunately.
Has Louisville played Duke since the 1986 Championship Game?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 14, 2010 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
I was there
Single greatest Louisville basketball memory I’ll probably ever have. 20 years old, with other UofL students, first time in Dallas. It can get no better.
I bet....
…we get the late-late Friday night game. Duke will be prime time and then Cal can be on in prime time on the West Coast.
Too bad we played much better in day games this year than night games, for some reason.
Not quite. 3:45 Friday.
When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again. True story.
-Barney Stinson
I watched the show on dvr and reading this thread after that is pretty funny
You guys really freaked out. I’m cool with Cal. I just hope we don’t get up at the half, start getting pumped to play the 16 seed that upsets Duke, and fall apart. Cal worries me. Randall is pretty good. The seeds were fucked.
Kem Pomeroy's projector
has us losing by 3 with a 36% chance of winning. ND is the other team predicted to lose
I am dreading my bracket(s) this year.
Who knows what could happen. This seems like the year where a few low seeds (cards please) go far and possibly make the final four.
by indianacardfan on Mar 14, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i agree
I thought Ford would have been a good pick for KY this past go around. I guess it might be a little early in his career for that though. by the time Pitin leaves it may be perfect timing provided someone else hasent picked him up by then
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