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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 131642222" data-attributes="member: 1812660"><p>UNC isn't any good this year and like I said Wisconsin's win isn't a giant accomplishment. Although their thorough drubbing of UNC is at least a little something. It's just that were it WVU or another Big 12 team instead of Whisky, the prestige of the blue blood program would be highlighted and the lower quality of the UNC team this year downplayed. Everyone has biases and it's impossible to completely eliminate them, but you can try to be conscious of them to minimize their effect. Thus even if you are right in calling a spade a spade, it loses impact if you pretty consistently do not when the shoe is on the other foot. </p><p></p><p>As for the Big XII, it was a pretty good day yesterday and not just in their games, but the ones around them as well.</p><p></p><p>Baylor won easily as expected. They have a bit of rough road ahead with Wisconsin playing fairly well yesterday and then all but guaranteed to face Villanova in the sweet 16 thanks to North Texas upsetting Purdue.</p><p></p><p>TTU overcame a sluggish start to beat Utah State. They have a big test tomorrow in a pretty hot Razorback team. Whoever wins though has an Elite 8 spot that is theirs for the taking thanks to Oral Roberts upsetting Ohio State.</p><p></p><p>Oklahoma State didn't look great against Liberty, but got it done. That Avery kid is going to be a problem for the rest of the Big XII next year. They get a winnable match up with Oregon State next thanks to Beavers upsetting Tennessee.</p><p></p><p>WVU pulled a less dramatic TTU play where they overcame a sluggish start. I'd actually prefer SDSU rather than Syracuse because SDSU really hadn't played anyone that good all year. Syracuse is night and day different now than the first half of the season where they weren't a tournament team at all. Coming in the Orange were playing 6 or higher seed ball just to overcome those first 2 months and survive the bubble. Selection committee got their old BE and 2 of the top 5 highest win totals for active coaches facing each other that they set up with this bracket. Then Houston is still likely the next game for whoever wins.</p><p></p><p>As far as the Big XII today:</p><p></p><p>Oklahoma is all over the map. Missouri isn't super good or super bad. Oklahoma has been both. They play like the Sooners of January, they win easily. Either way I don't see much hope of them getting past Gonzanga next round even if they do beat the Tigers.</p><p></p><p>Kansas has a good set up with a very winnable Eastern Kentucky game and then either Drake or USC next. Neither of those teams are as worrisome as the 2 WVU had in it's 6/11 match-up. It's 100% the Jayhawks fault if they do not get to the sweet 16.</p><p></p><p>Texas is in a similar boat to Kansas. Seems Abilene (sp?) Christian has some people liking them more than the other 14 seeds, but Texas should still win. BYU/UCLA isn't insurmountable either for a round of 32 opponent.</p><p></p><p>Highly likely the Big XII goes 6-1 in the opening round unless UT or Kansas fall flat on their face. And 7-0 is not unreasonable given a fairly equal game for the Sooners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 131642222, member: 1812660"] UNC isn't any good this year and like I said Wisconsin's win isn't a giant accomplishment. Although their thorough drubbing of UNC is at least a little something. It's just that were it WVU or another Big 12 team instead of Whisky, the prestige of the blue blood program would be highlighted and the lower quality of the UNC team this year downplayed. Everyone has biases and it's impossible to completely eliminate them, but you can try to be conscious of them to minimize their effect. Thus even if you are right in calling a spade a spade, it loses impact if you pretty consistently do not when the shoe is on the other foot. As for the Big XII, it was a pretty good day yesterday and not just in their games, but the ones around them as well. Baylor won easily as expected. They have a bit of rough road ahead with Wisconsin playing fairly well yesterday and then all but guaranteed to face Villanova in the sweet 16 thanks to North Texas upsetting Purdue. TTU overcame a sluggish start to beat Utah State. They have a big test tomorrow in a pretty hot Razorback team. Whoever wins though has an Elite 8 spot that is theirs for the taking thanks to Oral Roberts upsetting Ohio State. Oklahoma State didn't look great against Liberty, but got it done. That Avery kid is going to be a problem for the rest of the Big XII next year. They get a winnable match up with Oregon State next thanks to Beavers upsetting Tennessee. WVU pulled a less dramatic TTU play where they overcame a sluggish start. I'd actually prefer SDSU rather than Syracuse because SDSU really hadn't played anyone that good all year. Syracuse is night and day different now than the first half of the season where they weren't a tournament team at all. Coming in the Orange were playing 6 or higher seed ball just to overcome those first 2 months and survive the bubble. Selection committee got their old BE and 2 of the top 5 highest win totals for active coaches facing each other that they set up with this bracket. Then Houston is still likely the next game for whoever wins. As far as the Big XII today: Oklahoma is all over the map. Missouri isn't super good or super bad. Oklahoma has been both. They play like the Sooners of January, they win easily. Either way I don't see much hope of them getting past Gonzanga next round even if they do beat the Tigers. Kansas has a good set up with a very winnable Eastern Kentucky game and then either Drake or USC next. Neither of those teams are as worrisome as the 2 WVU had in it's 6/11 match-up. It's 100% the Jayhawks fault if they do not get to the sweet 16. Texas is in a similar boat to Kansas. Seems Abilene (sp?) Christian has some people liking them more than the other 14 seeds, but Texas should still win. BYU/UCLA isn't insurmountable either for a round of 32 opponent. Highly likely the Big XII goes 6-1 in the opening round unless UT or Kansas fall flat on their face. And 7-0 is not unreasonable given a fairly equal game for the Sooners. [/QUOTE]
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