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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 9:19:01 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere on here, but does anyone else find it annoying that 4 of the remaining 5 Big Ten teams have to play each other in the Sweet 16? Seems unnecessarily unbalanced to me, especially in a year when the conference didn't get as many at large bids as usual. there was 0 way to prevent the osu/minny match. It would have been Nebraska in there otherwise. You couldn’t make a case to not seed them 7-9.m imo. Wisconsin psu is meh but psu woulda lost to the other 1 seeds anyway *most likely* so they are the one that matters least |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 4, 2022 9:22:06 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere on here, but does anyone else find it annoying that 4 of the remaining 5 Big Ten teams have to play each other in the Sweet 16? Seems unnecessarily unbalanced to me, especially in a year when the conference didn't get as many at large bids as usual. there was 0 way to prevent the osu/minny match. It would have been Nebraska in there otherwise. You couldn’t make a case to not seed them 7-9.m imo. Wisconsin psu is meh but psu woulda lost to the other 1 seeds anyway *most likely* so they are the one that matters least Agreed. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 9:38:25 GMT -5
Minnesota has played 11 matches against the Sweet 16 so a rematch scenario was pretty inevitable. I think Ohio State has similar numbers.
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Post by GoGophs on Dec 4, 2022 9:53:48 GMT -5
it kills me because an interview in the spring (i think) with Wurcherer showed Booth in the background and she hit a ball into the tape. one minnesota fan commented on that and said she wasn't ready and that minnesota should redshirt her LMAO It's the Lutheran in them. They can't help themselves. This. The sky is always falling for a Minnesotans |
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Dec 4, 2022 10:00:38 GMT -5
It's the Lutheran in them. They can't help themselves. This. The sky is always falling for a Minnesotans If you mean we don't have unrealistic expectations for freshman, despite their height, ranking, athleticism and big smile, then your right. |
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Post by undersized on Dec 4, 2022 10:05:01 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere on here, but does anyone else find it annoying that 4 of the remaining 5 Big Ten teams have to play each other in the Sweet 16? Seems unnecessarily unbalanced to me, especially in a year when the conference didn't get as many at large bids as usual. there was 0 way to prevent the osu/minny match. It would have been Nebraska in there otherwise. You couldn’t make a case to not seed them 7-9.m imo. Wisconsin psu is meh but psu woulda lost to the other 1 seeds anyway *most likely* so they are the one that matters least In theory, sure. But in practice I don't buy "couldn't make a case." As if the committee doesn't mysteriously disregard their own supposed criteria when it suits other narratives to do so. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 10:11:04 GMT -5
there was 0 way to prevent the osu/minny match. It would have been Nebraska in there otherwise. You couldn’t make a case to not seed them 7-9.m imo. Wisconsin psu is meh but psu woulda lost to the other 1 seeds anyway *most likely* so they are the one that matters least In theory, sure. But in practice I don't buy "couldn't make a case." As if the committee doesn't mysteriously disregard their own supposed criteria when it suits other narratives to do so. meh. The committee doesn’t just do ANYTHING they want. We are too harsh on them. There really wasn’t anything they could do except maybe put Oregon at 9 but the osu wins were really good |
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Post by ted_heise on Dec 4, 2022 12:44:00 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere on here, but does anyone else find it annoying that 4 of the remaining 5 Big Ten teams have to play each other in the Sweet 16? Seems unnecessarily unbalanced to me, especially in a year when the conference didn't get as many at large bids as usual. there was 0 way to prevent the osu/minny match. It would have been Nebraska in there otherwise. You couldn’t make a case to not seed them 7-9.m imo. Wisconsin psu is meh but psu woulda lost to the other 1 seeds anyway *most likely* so they are the one that matters least Yup, agree with @madden55. Further, the pairings guarantee that at least two B1G teams advance, possibly three. Sure, there would have been a chance for four to advance if they’d been dispersed across all four quads, but there also would have been a lower guaranteed number: one. |
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Post by vbcoltrane on Dec 4, 2022 12:53:30 GMT -5
I don't find it annoying it all. I've never cared about conference rematches. It's stupid to avoid such rematches if the committee honestly believes they seeded the teams correctly. After-the-fact artificial "balance" to avoid conference foes from playing is disingenuous.
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Post by PeoriaBucky on Dec 4, 2022 13:04:43 GMT -5
It's stupid to avoid such rematches if the committee honestly believes they seeded the teams correctly. And it's hard to fault the committee's seeding ability when the Houston-for-Creighton swap is the only blemish on an otherwise completely chalk Sweet 16. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Dec 4, 2022 13:27:57 GMT -5
It's stupid to avoid such rematches if the committee honestly believes they seeded the teams correctly. And it's hard to fault the committee's seeding ability when the Houston-for-Creighton swap is the only blemish on an otherwise completely chalk Sweet 16. And that "blemish" may have been the result of Creighton's starting setter having to sit out. No accounting for situations like that. |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 4, 2022 13:36:07 GMT -5
And it's hard to fault the committee's seeding ability when the Houston-for-Creighton swap is the only blemish on an otherwise completely chalk Sweet 16. And that "blemish" may have been the result of Creighton's starting setter having to sit out. No accounting for situations like that. May? I guess it's possible Auburn still wins that match. But watching the Tigers sweep Creighton it was just so obvious the Blue Jays weren't even remotely the same team without Wait on the floor. Unfortunate for the Creighton team and fans. I will say I'm not a huge fan of talk about how much parity is in the sport right now. mikegarrison made a good point in a response to me regarding the home court advantage and to dovetail with your post, how well the committee did in seeding the 16 best teams. That said, the lack of upsets combined with the sheer dominance overall was very illustrative to me. There's simply a huge gap between the best teams and the next tier. I'm curious to see how well that holds in the regionals as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 14:00:05 GMT -5
And that "blemish" may have been the result of Creighton's starting setter having to sit out. No accounting for situations like that. May? I guess it's possible Auburn still wins that match. But watching the Tigers sweep Creighton it was just so obvious the Blue Jays weren't even remotely the same team without Wait on the floor. Unfortunate for the Creighton team and fans. I will say I'm not a huge fan of talk about how much parity is in the sport right now. mikegarrison made a good point in a response to me regarding the home court advantage and to dovetail with your post, how well the committee did in seeding the 16 best teams. That said, the lack of upsets combined with the sheer dominance overall was very illustrative to me. There's simply a huge gap between the best teams and the next tier. I'm curious to see how well that holds in the regionals as well. Auburn didn’t sweep, they barely won in 5 |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 4, 2022 14:11:40 GMT -5
May? I guess it's possible Auburn still wins that match. But watching the Tigers sweep Creighton it was just so obvious the Blue Jays weren't even remotely the same team without Wait on the floor. Unfortunate for the Creighton team and fans. I will say I'm not a huge fan of talk about how much parity is in the sport right now. mikegarrison made a good point in a response to me regarding the home court advantage and to dovetail with your post, how well the committee did in seeding the 16 best teams. That said, the lack of upsets combined with the sheer dominance overall was very illustrative to me. There's simply a huge gap between the best teams and the next tier. I'm curious to see how well that holds in the regionals as well. Auburn didn’t sweep, they barely won in 5 I don't know where I saw the 3-0 sweep. Obviously incorrect. My bad. Just furthers my point. No way Auburn wins that with Wait on the court. |
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Post by InfoBot on Dec 6, 2022 11:19:30 GMT -5
North Region Player of the Year: Taylor Landfair, University of Minnesota, OH, R-So.
North Region Freshman of the Year: Carter Booth, University of Minnesota, MB
Northeast Region Player of the Year: Emily Londot, The Ohio State University, RS, Jr.
Northeast Region Freshman of the Year: Eva Hudson, Purdue University, OH
Northeast Region Coach of the Year: Kelly Sheffield, University of Wisconsin
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