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Post by StanfordFan on Apr 18, 2007 14:21:28 GMT -5
If Stanford and Nebraska end up the season where they will likely start (1 and 2), then unlikely. That Stanford regional could be brutal if they have 3 Pac-10 teams and Hawaii going there. They will spread out the Pac-10 teams. What chance Nebraska is put in this regional?
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Post by Tex_VB_Fan on Apr 18, 2007 14:24:11 GMT -5
Agreed, there shouldn't be much of a chance Nebraksa goes to Stanford. They should stay close to home (Wisconsin) if they are the overall top seed.
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Post by GatorVball on Apr 18, 2007 14:25:38 GMT -5
well, I'm pleasantly surprised Florida gets to host another regional. Hopefully they will fare better than they did last season when they hosted.
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Post by Tex_VB_Fan on Apr 18, 2007 14:30:49 GMT -5
well, I'm pleasantly surprised Florida gets to host another regional. Hopefully they will fare better than they did last season when they hosted. Definitely a surprise! Perhaps to make up after sending both Minnesota and Nebraska last year
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Post by beachman on Apr 18, 2007 14:46:07 GMT -5
This is kind of a joke! Three of the top 5 pre-season teams get regionals....not too different from last year....why don't they just go back to the old method......you earn it by winning! At least this way it's not nearly as subjective as it appears to be now....NCAA folks are morons
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2007 14:58:10 GMT -5
I'm just kinda not sure what to think. Not surprised the Huskers aren't hosting considering Final Four's last year and in '08 although the '08 team will be a fairly young team with a strong core of Larson, Cooper and Holloway.
What I want to know is: 1)What schools are submitting realistic bids? 2)Are the big names getting bids because they are successful, thus they have attendance, thus they can make bigger financial bids. Stanford certainly cannot boast attendance numbers. 3)When does the NCAA women's bball committee do the regional final sites? Are they at potential participant schools, cities or on totally neutral courts?? 4)OR is this all horse pucky and it's all politics like many things in life.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Apr 18, 2007 15:20:27 GMT -5
The NCAA's reasoning for pre-determined regionals seems to be a complete and utter fallacy.
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 18, 2007 16:29:19 GMT -5
I recollect talk of an NCAA rule that if you are ranked in the top four then you are guaranteed to host in the first round in events like this; that was going around last year. Is that so? If it is, an excellent chance Stanford would get to host the first four rounds, then go the 100 miles or so up to Sacramento. I'm in part a Stanford fan, but even I would admit this would be unfair; would probably lead to Nebraska hosting a regional in 08, I suppose. As to three Pac 10 teams in one regional; it was seeded that way in 2005, but Stanford and USC lost in the first two rounds, so only Arizona appeared at the Stanford regional. And oregon could have gone to Hawaii as a third Pac 10 team last year, although not seeded that way.
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Post by jgrout on Apr 18, 2007 16:30:18 GMT -5
Though I am pleased that Stanford got a regional, I can't defend a Bay Area school receiving that bid... not with the Final Four in Sacramento. Why didn't someone like USD or Cal Poly-SLO get chosen instead?
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Post by BigTen4 on Apr 18, 2007 16:32:00 GMT -5
That Stanford regional could be brutal if they have 3 Pac-10 teams and Hawaii going there. They will spread out the Pac-10 teams. What chance Nebraska is put in this regional? Who knows? After all the internal personality conflicts and the negative results that come with the stress of these girls having to share the spotlight, and the coaches' meltdowns after the unexpectedly 'normal' season they will have--perhaps the team won't make it to the tournament. Good for the Big Ten to get two host sites. Maybe they'll get the Final Four for the women side sometime soon too.
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Apr 18, 2007 16:42:04 GMT -5
Though I am pleased that Stanford got a regional, I can't defend a Bay Area school receiving that bid... not with the Final Four in Sacramento. Why didn't someone like USD or Cal Poly-SLO get chosen instead? Did they submit bids?
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Post by ugopher on Apr 18, 2007 17:29:36 GMT -5
I recollect talk of an NCAA rule that if you are ranked in the top four then you are guaranteed to host in the first round in events like this; that was going around last year. Is that so? If it is, an excellent chance Stanford would get to host the first four rounds, then go the 100 miles or so up to Sacramento. I'm in part a Stanford fan, but even I would admit this would be unfair; would probably lead to Nebraska hosting a regional in 08, I suppose. As to three Pac 10 teams in one regional; it was seeded that way in 2005, but Stanford and USC lost in the first two rounds, so only Arizona appeared at the Stanford regional. And oregon could have gone to Hawaii as a third Pac 10 team last year, although not seeded that way. Must not have had that rule in 04 when MN was ranked 4th in the polls (which we have been told mean nothing), was a number one seed, and a regional site but was still sent on the road to Yale. It will be interesting to see if PSU will actually be sent on the road for rounds 1&2 this year. If so, when was the last time that actually happened? Of course, if they are sent on the road I doubt it will be too far away.
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Post by roy on Apr 18, 2007 19:03:03 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if PSU will actually be sent on the road for rounds 1&2 this year. If so, when was the last time that actually happened? Of course, if they are sent on the road I doubt it will be too far away. Given that Penn State plays in the Big 10 and no other Big 10 team will be in their first/second round, Penn State should have an easy first/second round even on the road. Potentially, they toughest opponent they would play would be Penn who I think has knocked them off in the past before. If not, they would likely get aligned with teams from the northeast and again, a fairly easy bracket.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2007 19:46:54 GMT -5
Temple beat PSU. Penn hasn't. Not since Lincoln was President.
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Post by SaltNPepper on Apr 18, 2007 21:37:31 GMT -5
I think sometimes we worry too much about how easy a draw is in the 1st/2nd rounds. At least with referrence to the top 8 seeds. All of those teams should advance to the regionals without a lot of problems unless they get matched up in the 2nd round with a 12 to 16 type team that for whatever reason, wasn't seeded by the committee. There just seems to be such a big drop off annually between Top 10 teams and like a 25 or 40 ranked team that I don't see playing some Pablo 200+ team as much of an advantage. In fact, it could be considered a disadvantage in some ways if it doesn't really give a team a good match.
And in these types of matches, IMO the big (and important) difference is for having to travel versus staying home which really is cheating more fans of an opportunity to watch their team play.
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