Does Notre Dame Wind Up In Our Region?
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could see it happening but really i am not concerned who is in our bracket as this team will take on all comers and we seem to play up to the level of competition.
I think our 2 seed is now Virginia which means they won't put ND as the 3 seed. We'd probably get Iowa State or Maryland
ND will be in our division as a 2,3, or 4. Makes perfect sense because Va. will be with Villanova. Wisky and Arizona in West and Duke and Kansas in South. Gonzaga will probably be our 2 and ND as our 3. This would set the brackets with the top 2 seeds not having a rematch from regular season.
If it is Gonzaga as our 2 and ND as our 3, watch for someone like Oklahoma as our 4 and WST as our 5. And then OSU and NC State as our 8/9 game.
That region does not appear as tough as it could be on paper, but it is sure as hell not easy. I expect something along those lines.We could have got the above region with WISCONSIN as our 2 seed on top of it...so be thankful guys.
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I haven't seen a single person put Virginia as our 2 seed. Whichever ACC team loses the 1 spot, UVA or Duke, is going East with Nova. It makes perfect sense.
This is funny. All the soothsayers predicting the worst for us. But it will probably happen. Oh well. Bring it. Now our 2 seed is Virginia instead of Wisconsin....a team that was in the top 4 most of the year. The only constant in this whole discussion has been that Duke will be a 1 seed no matter what, and Gonzaga will be their 2 seed. On to the current. I hope we lay waste to the razorbacks.
Actually all the soothsayers are predicting KU or Gonzaga for UK. The reason things have changed is because now instead of two Midwest teams competing for Cleveland in Wisconsin and KU, you have a Midwest in KU and an East in UVA. Now you are technically right...by the rule of the mileage, UVA should go to Cleveland, but it is 50 miles difference...and UVA fans are going to be pissed enough if they do not get a 1 (same with Duke fans if it is them), so if the committee puts them in UK's bracket on top of that viewed screw job (in UVA or Duke fans' minds) I believe all hell would break loose.
The committee knows this...they are not as stupid as we all think. They know they are cute with their brackets and setting things up for TV purposes, but they know how to use common sense on where to put teams when they have been given such a clear out to do so. Trust me, they will stack our bracket with the toughest of all other seeds to make up for no Wisconsin or UVA or Duke. Plus, the committee WANTS those teams to make the Final Four to face UK there for top ratings.
I digress, but if UVA or Duke is Uk's 2 tomorrow this site will go ballistic after every "expert" has said that won't happen now due to rationale I outlined above.
my God, some of you are just miserable people. I mean UKwildcats#8 painted himself a nice doom and gloom bracket and got mad at the committee because they somehow put it in his mind. Come on people, stop freaking out. I swear, the committee could put all mid majors in our bracket and some of our fans would still cry foul.
And I suspect that he's right, though I can see that being flipped. If you rank the teams 1-9, it makes perfect sense. Notre Dame and Kansas are 8-9, so with an S Curve, or just geography, it makes sense to have those 2 in UK's region.
And I wouldn't complain one bit. Notre Dame looks really good right now, but there's no way you can tell me that they're a more dangerous team than other possible UK 2/3 seeds that have been discussed.
No, because most of the mid-majors will be in Dukes. I'll be here tomorrow to eat crow if I'm wrong. I stand by my predictions...I've seen bracketologists predict similar brackets for UK all this season.
And it is not so much trying to give a bracket of death so much as the stupid geography thing.
It all depends on where they put Duke and Virginia, but we WILL get either Notre Dame, UNC or Louisville in our bracket, simply because they have to spread out the top ACC teams. We may get two of them if one is a three and the other a four, because they wouldn't meet until the Elite Eight so it's legal. It's a real crapshoot after UK. Two through ten could be seeded any which way. We don't know. Theoretically we'll only have to face one other top eight team to get to Indy. If I had to guess, I'd say 1. UK, 2. Kansas, 3. Notre Dame, 4. UNC, 5. Wichita
ND won because neither duke or unc have big guys who can guard the perimeter. Im pretty certain that is not only not a problem for uk, but a huge strength. We would destroy them in the low post. I dont see ND as a problem at all if uk shows up ready to play. They are actually a favorable matchup.
I would be HIGHLY shocked if ND is anything other than a 3 seed. One can make the argument they are the top 3 seed, although I have to think that honor goes to ISU with their overall resume of quality wins.
Oh trust me, the committee is crooked and would it completely surprise any of us at all if somehow, someway they justify 2. Wisconsin 3. Iowa State 4. Notre Dame 5. Witchita State.
As UK's top opposition in its bracket. The above would pretty much be the worst case scenario for tonight's selections...I don't see it, but it could happen. The committee can easily ignore Duke and UVA's recent losses if they want and keep them as 1's. The crappy thing about all this is humans decide it, and they are subjective and have agendas.
Notre Dame will definitely be in our region. They spread the floor and shoot the 3 very well. They definitely will be a tough match up if we end up playing them.
You take away the 3's and they are not that impressive though. I think trying to beat UK in a track meet is cute and I find it hilarious teams try it. I hope Arkansas keeps it somewhat closer today so teams think it can work.
I hope not. I just posted in another thread that is the kind of team I am most concerned with.
ND has some impressive wins this year.
ND has some impressive wins this year.
Why? They are about as good on D as Auburn, a little better, with no front court to speak of. They are a really water downed version of Duke, minus Okafor.
They can beat Duke because Duke relies on shooting a ton of 3's. Duke does not know what to do when teams over guard them and they have to constantly go inside.
Why? They are about as good on D as Auburn, a little better, with no front court to speak of. They are a really water downed version of Duke, minus Okafor.
They can beat Duke because Duke relies on shooting a ton of 3's. Duke does not know what to do when teams over guard them and they have to constantly go inside.
They beat Duke twice, Carolina twice and Louisville at Yum.
The three point shot is a great equalizer against any team even great ones.
I know our three point defense is really good but I don't think the Cats have faced a team that shoots it that well from 3.
Yeah, but all those teams you listed are flawed. The first two play no defense...so colore me unimpressed ND got good looks against either, and what happened when Duke trucked them by 30 in Durham? I'll also add the obvious that UL has no offense, yet hung with ND for most of the game and led a good chunk of it.
UK is a complete team, and its not going to let ND get wide open 3's like UNC and Duke do. ND will probably get some easy layups due to that...but you can't beat UK getting 2's. Now if ND wants to chuck up contested 3's all game and they luck out and hit a lot of them...so be it, but they are not going to get good, open looks.
Plus, how is ND going to hold UK below 85-90 points? They play no D.