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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2021 21:36:20 GMT -5
Not that they're needed now, but links are updated in OP for the final four. (stats may be switched for the semifinals)
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Post by isaacspaceman on Apr 19, 2021 22:32:55 GMT -5
After all this talk about how nobody could hang with the B1G and the committee puttng the top four of the B1G into different quarters of the bracket, it looks like four of the Power 5 conferences will be in the Final Four, and the other one is only out because Pitt lost after being up 2-0 on Washington. There sure was a lot more parity nationally than B1G boosters led us to believe.
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Post by trojansc on Apr 19, 2021 22:40:44 GMT -5
After all this talk about how nobody could hang with the B1G and the committee puttng the top four of the B1G into different quarters of the bracket, it looks like four of the Power 5 conferences will be in the Final Four, and the other one is only out because Pitt lost after being up 2-0 on Washington. There sure was a lot more parity nationally than B1G boosters led us to believe. The PAC and B1G champion needed 5 to get in. Easily could have been 2 SEC teams, 1 ACC team, and 1 BIG-12 team in the Final Four.
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Post by donut on Apr 19, 2021 22:46:46 GMT -5
For all of the talk on this forum about the PAC and BIG and how strong they are compared to each other, I think the clearest takeaway is...
The ACC, WCC and SEC deserve more respect.
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Post by isaacspaceman on Apr 19, 2021 23:26:55 GMT -5
For all of the talk on this forum about the PAC and BIG and how strong they are compared to each other, I think the clearest takeaway is... The ACC, WCC and SEC deserve more respect. Yeah, I don’t think anybody is disputing that, are they? Whatever people were saying before the tournament, what we’ve seen is that the top couple of teams from a lot of different conferences were really good. Which is why I said “parity nationally.” I’m having trouble seeing how your point is different from mine except that you dialed up the hostility and used a SUPER dramatic ellipse. When I was reading it, I was like “oh my god, oh my god, I wonder what the clearest takeaway is, the suspense is killing me, I can’t wait to read the next line RIGHT AFTER I give this ellipse the dramatic pause it clearly demands.” So good job, you! You killed it with that ellipse. Based solely on today, I’d certainly say that UK looks like ... The team to beat. (Did I do that right?)
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Post by ay2013 on Apr 19, 2021 23:37:08 GMT -5
After all this talk about how nobody could hang with the B1G and the committee puttng the top four of the B1G into different quarters of the bracket, it looks like four of the Power 5 conferences will be in the Final Four, and the other one is only out because Pitt lost after being up 2-0 on Washington. There sure was a lot more parity nationally than B1G boosters led us to believe. The PAC and B1G champion needed 5 to get in. Easily could have been 2 SEC teams, 1 ACC team, and 1 BIG-12 team in the Final Four. After a promotion today and the Huskies making the final four, the only thing that could have made it better was a Big 10-less Final Four. So close Florida....so close.
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Post by mnsports255 on Apr 19, 2021 23:49:27 GMT -5
Anybody feel like this is a pretty equal 3 horse race for the championship at this point? Only team I can’t see winning it all is Washington. If i had to predict a winner right now it’d be Kentucky.
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 20, 2021 0:38:32 GMT -5
Anybody feel like this is a pretty equal 3 horse race for the championship at this point? Only team I can’t see winning it all is Washington. If i had to predict a winner right now it’d be Kentucky. Historically, the last team to win the title in its first Final Four appearance was Long Beach State in 1989. I think the Texas/Wisconsin winner takes it. Even though they didn't look that great today, I think Wisconsin's Final Four experience will matter, so I'm leaning toward the Badgers.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Apr 20, 2021 0:46:12 GMT -5
Is this the first time the top team from each of the 4 major conferences are in the final four?
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Post by isaacspaceman on Apr 20, 2021 0:48:15 GMT -5
Is this the first time the top team from each of the 4 major conferences are in the final four? You just made the ACC really sad.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 20, 2021 0:48:40 GMT -5
Anybody feel like this is a pretty equal 3 horse race for the championship at this point? Only team I can’t see winning it all is Washington. If i had to predict a winner right now it’d be Kentucky. I can easily see Washington winning it all. I can't see HOW they will do it, and it won't make any sense to me or anyone else, but that's just how this season is going for them.
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Post by coconutcandles on Apr 20, 2021 0:57:11 GMT -5
Anybody feel like this is a pretty equal 3 horse race for the championship at this point? Only team I can’t see winning it all is Washington. If i had to predict a winner right now it’d be Kentucky. I can easily see Washington winning it all. I can't see HOW they will do it, and it won't make any sense to me or anyone else, but that's just how this season is going for them. Any call against the huskies Keegan will challenge and somehow win
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Post by trojansc on Apr 20, 2021 0:59:49 GMT -5
Is this the first time the top team from each of the 4 major conferences are in the final four? You have to go all the way back to 2000 or 1998 to find when 4 conference champions are represented in the Final Four. There's almost always an at-large team in the Final Four. In 2000, the Big 12 (Nebraska), Big 10 (Wisconsin), WAC (Hawaii), and PAC-10 (USC) were all represented by their conference champions. But, USC shared the PAC-10 with Arizona, so they may have been an at-large team. In 1998, it was for sure 4 automatic qualifiers and conference champions: Big West (LBSU), Big Ten (Penn State), Big 12 (Nebraska), and SEC (Florida).
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 20, 2021 1:04:19 GMT -5
I can easily see Washington winning it all. I can't see HOW they will do it, and it won't make any sense to me or anyone else, but that's just how this season is going for them. Any call against the huskies Keegan will challenge and somehow win 13-all in the 5th, Crenshaw shanks the pass, but it bounces off EMP's knee, rolls along the top of the tape for 5 feet, and drops on the other side. Bogomolova comes in and serves a tape ace. I CALLED IT.
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Post by trojansc on Apr 20, 2021 1:07:24 GMT -5
Any call against the huskies Keegan will challenge and somehow win 13-all in the 5th, Crenshaw shanks the pass, but it bounces off EMP's knee, rolls along the top of the tape for 5 feet, and drops on the other side. Bogomolova comes in and serves a tape ace. I CALLED IT. The bad knee, or the good knee?
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