25/26 Other NCAA Basketball

Here’s the bracket this morning. Marshall and Arkansas State both finished 11-7 in Sun Belt play (as did Coastal, App St, Texas St, and South Alabama). Its amazing.

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That is the dumbest looking bracket that I have ever seen.

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I imagine that is what the bracket would’ve looked like in Mike Tyson Punchout.

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MAC games with at least 5k attendance this year. Miami should add 2 more to the list with Toledo at home topping 10k again and @ OU to finish the season probably getting there.

10,640 NIU @ Miami
10,640 OU @ Miami
10,127 BG @ Miami
9,223 UMass @ Miami
7,524 Miami @ UMass
6,850 Toledo @ BG
6,327 Miami @ Kent St
6,327 Akron @ Kent St
5,429 EMU @ Toledo
5,352 BG @ CMU
5,143 Miami @ Toledo
5,096 Buffalo @ UMass
5,088 UB @ Miami

I was shocked to see how bad Akron’s home attendance figures were. They are awful. Wonder why that team can’t get butts in the seat with a great team in a city of almost 200,000 people (and larger metro area).

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Ohio doesnt have any 5,000 crowds?

Akron is a commuter school and always will be. People living in the wealthier burbs can’t identify with the Akron culture.

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4,422 when Akron came to town the highest for OU.

Akron got 4,847 for Kent State at home but every other game is under 2500 with several under 2000.

It’s fuck Bruce Pearl forever and always https://www.instagram.com/p/DVUCUaekoyT/?igsh=Y2JjdnF5MzNqczdk

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March 3 Miami game already announced as sold out.

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Last week, in a video posted on CBS’ instagram account, Pearl picked Miami to pull an upset in the first round.

Now, with Auburn on the bubble, his tune quickly changed. Funny how that works…

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Yes what an unbiased source

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Kam Craft no longer starting, but had 15 points on 5-11 from three in loss to NC State.

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Both GP and Norlander said in a hypothetical scenario where it’s 2 loss us versus like 15 loss Auburn for the final at large, they would take us in a heartbeat.

I don’t care how tough your schedule is (and Auburn’s OOC was admittedly brutal this year), loss volume has to matter at some point.

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Gonzaga lost to Portland. SLU lost to URI. You think they’d be 29-0 against against our schedule?

OU had 6,404 for Toledo to dominate them in Athens today. Can at least add them to the list of 5k+ MAC attendance games.

To Bruce Pearl: “Suck my fat one, you cheap dime-store wanna-be John Calipari”.

“Miami would lose to top teams by 30” - Bruce Pearl probably

Meanwhile I’m watching #20 Arkansas (SEC) lose to #7Florida by 24 and it’s not even half yet.

Auburn down 9 at home to 11-17 ole miss. Time to move them up a seed!

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Bruce Pearl is a shitty person. Always has been.

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Auburn better win their conference tournament, Coach Pearl.

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