|
|
Post by horns1 on Nov 26, 2023 20:31:24 GMT -5
I have not really been paying attention to Texas A&M the last few weeks. I see they went 2-8 in their last 10 matches, as well as 1-5 in their last 6 matches.
With an RPI of 37, I guess they are out of the Top 32 for a the last of the #8 seeds; and, even at #9, they are a drive-in to the Austin sub-regional and that's the way geography works.
Oct 20 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home Florida Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) L 1-3
Oct 22 (Sun) 1:00 PM Home Georgia Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) L 0-3
Oct 29 (Sun) 1:00 PM Away Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. (Cronan Volleyball Center) L 0-3
Nov 3 (Fri) 6:30 PM Home Alabama Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) W 3-0
Nov 5 (Sun) 3:00 PM Home Auburn Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) L 2-3
Nov 10 (Fri) 6:00 PM Away Missouri Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center) L 1-3
Nov 16 (Thu) 6:00 PM Away Kentucky Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center) L 1-3
Nov 19 (Sun) 1:00 PM Home Tennessee Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) L 0-3
Nov 22 (Wed) 6:30 PM Home Ole Miss Bryan-College Station (Reed Arena) W 3-0
Nov 25 (Sat) 12:00 PM Away Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Foster Auditorium) L 1-3
|
|
|
|
Post by comet on Nov 26, 2023 20:38:09 GMT -5
Yall enraged about TAMU as last four in. What about Minnesota? Should they have been in the last four? TAMU should have been safer than Minnesota. For anyone saying TAMU didnt do anything in the SEC with their conference record (and at least they beat Florida)..... What did Minnesota do in the B1G ? C'mon now, no need to bring MN into your anger over other suspect selections. You do a great job at this and I wish there was a way you could advise for the committee since you pour your heart and time into this year after year. I know it maybe wasn't as fancy as a bball selection show, but we've come a long way in a few short years and I appreciate those who are working to keep making it better. Cuz it was A LOT better this year. I appreciated the panel speaking knowledgeably about the game we love. Every year there will be suspect selections and placements and its frustrating cuz we have no control over it. Time to get trojansc on the committee, lets start the campaign VTers! |
|
|
|
Post by Fight On! on Nov 26, 2023 20:39:22 GMT -5
Look at the nitty gritty. It’s just counting. |
|
|
|
Post by boxcariii on Nov 26, 2023 20:46:48 GMT -5
TAMU should have been safer than Minnesota. For anyone saying TAMU didnt do anything in the SEC with their conference record (and at least they beat Florida)..... What did Minnesota do in the B1G ? C'mon now, no need to bring MN into your anger over other suspect selections. ... I know it maybe wasn't as fancy as a bball selection show, but we've come a long way in a few short years and I appreciate those who are working to keep making it better. Cuz it was A LOT better this year. I appreciated the panel speaking knowledgeably about the game we love. ... Eh, I agree 101% with your thoughts regarding the patron saint of VTalk bracketology, I disagree with applauding anything ESPN does. They had a few agendas tonight (that piece on Texas at the end was over the top given the seed). There's others, but that was probably the most egregious in my dumb opinion. |
|
|
|
Post by VballObssessed on Nov 26, 2023 20:52:11 GMT -5
Can someone explain how Skylar Fields is playing the Automatic Qualifier out of the America East (UMBC) and the University of Texas-Austin is playing an SEC at-large team (Texas A&M)  The SFA selection was bad. This might be worse. Worse than KState not getting in? |
|
|
|
Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 26, 2023 21:00:19 GMT -5
Look at the nitty gritty. It’s just counting. Look closer at the primary criteria. |
|
|
|
Post by Fight On! on Nov 26, 2023 21:10:16 GMT -5
Look at the nitty gritty. It’s just counting. Look closer at the primary criteria. 1 significant win. And two significant losses. One loss to the RPI 200 team of Rutgers. RPI of 40. KPI of 54. There’s plenty in the primary criteria to exclude Minnie. |
|
|
|
Post by n00b on Nov 26, 2023 21:16:22 GMT -5
The SFA selection was bad. This might be worse. Worse than KState not getting in? I think so. I don't think SFA should gotten in. But there are two ranking systems that are primary criteria and SFA is ranked #36 and #39 in them while Kansas State is #59 and #49. We should hope the committee would go deeper but that's a TWENTY-THREE spot difference in the RPI. I can understand it. From a pure bracketing perspective, #7 Texas should be getting somebody ranked like #58. That's a low major with a zero percent chance of beating Texas. Instead, they give them Texas A&M who is ranked #37 and #28 in RPI and KPI. Just crazy. |
|
|
|
Post by viperton on Nov 26, 2023 21:17:25 GMT -5
Question do yall like seeding teams 1-8 per section of the bracket or the old way of just having top 16 seeds. I honestly prefer the old way but I wanna see what you guys think
|
|
|
|
Post by bbg95 on Nov 26, 2023 21:18:26 GMT -5
Question do yall like seeding teams 1-8 per section of the bracket or the old way of just having top 16 seeds. I honestly prefer the old way but I wanna see what you guys think I like the new way better. Seeding 1-64 would be best, but 1-32 is a good middle ground for now. |
|
|
|
Post by BigDigEnergy on Nov 26, 2023 21:18:44 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by PeoriaBucky on Nov 26, 2023 21:18:56 GMT -5
I re-watched a 2007 NCAA Basketball Selection Show special on YouTube today that popped up for some reason that was so much better than this. I know, apples to oranges, but f*cking 2007. Come on man. The whole production was so much better. It's 2023. Isn’t this worlds better than the embarrassment of a show from 2020 or 2021? I’m fine with progress, and continuing to get better. I was just excited there was no Sam Gore. That in and of itself was a win! 😃 |
|
|
|
Post by badgerbyproxy on Nov 26, 2023 21:21:45 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by bbg95 on Nov 26, 2023 21:25:08 GMT -5
Worse than KState not getting in? I think so. I don't think SFA should gotten in. But there are two ranking systems that are primary criteria and SFA is ranked #36 and #39 in them while Kansas State is #59 and #49. We should hope the committee would go deeper but that's a TWENTY-THREE spot difference in the RPI. I can understand it. From a pure bracketing perspective, #7 Texas should be getting somebody ranked like #58. That's a low major with a zero percent chance of beating Texas. Instead, they give them Texas A&M who is ranked #37 and #28 in RPI and KPI. Just crazy. Yeah, at the very least, it seems like they could have swapped Texas and SMU's first-round opponents. Texas State's RPI (39) is similar to Texas A&M's, but their KPI (45) is significantly worse. They seem to be a more appropriate first-round opponent for Texas than A&M is. |
|
|
|
Post by volleytips101 on Nov 26, 2023 21:26:20 GMT -5
i get that rpi is a big factor and k state lost quite a few matches early that really hurt them, but in terms of common opponents, k state beat a baylor team that SFA lost to -14, -15, -21 Quite a few? They lost to Nebraska, Rice and Lipscomb in the pre-season. Lippy was not a terrible loss but it was in 5. |
|
