Possible re-seeding for SEC Basketball Tourney i.e. no more divisions

[topdawg.sixpack]

From Tony Barnhart's blog:<div>
</div><div>http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2010/06/01/sec-meetings-begin-think-expansion-will-come-up/</div><div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">4. Will basketball eliminate divisional play?Nope but there may be a change in the way the SEC Tournament is seeded. Last season the top four teams in the SEC East went 24-0 against the six teams in the SEC West. But when the conference basketball tournament began in Nashville, Tennessee and Florida had to play on the first day while Ole Miss and Mississippi State, who had lesser records but finished 1-2 in the West, got byes in the first round. That ain’t right. The SEC could solve this problem by following the Big 12 and ACC model and eliminating divisional play for basketball. But a head basketball coach told me yesterday they are going to consider seeding the conference tournament by picking the teams with the best four records regardless of division and awarding them byes in the first round. I personally believe that divisional play, which works well for football, does not translate for basketball because there are so many games, should be eliminated. I don’t think anybody is hanging an “SEC East Basketball Champions” banner in the rafters. It’s just a different sport.</span></div>

 

[dawgstudent]

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[Coach34]

From Tony Barnhart's blog:<div>
</div><div>http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2010/06/01/sec-meetings-begin-think-expansion-will-come-up/</div><div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">4. Will basketball eliminate divisional play?Nope but there may be a change in the way the SEC Tournament is seeded. Last season the top four teams in the SEC East went 24-0 against the six teams in the SEC West. But when the conference basketball tournament began in Nashville, Tennessee and Florida had to play on the first day while Ole Miss and Mississippi State, who had lesser records but finished 1-2 in the West, got byes in the first round. That ain’t right. The SEC could solve this problem by following the Big 12 and ACC model and eliminating divisional play for basketball. But a head basketball coach told me yesterday they are going to consider seeding the conference tournament by picking the teams with the best four records regardless of division and awarding them byes in the first round. I personally believe that divisional play, which works well for football, does not translate for basketball because there are so many games, should be eliminated. I don’t think anybody is hanging an “SEC East Basketball Champions” banner in the rafters. It’s just a different sport.</span></div>

I'm sure the Stanberry Sheep will now flood Barnhart's inbox explaining to him how important winning half of a conference title in basketball is to our fanbase

 

[TheStateUofMS]

O man that made my day and it's still quite early. Today could be a great day.

 

[Hanmudog]

But do you think if you repeat this myth enough that it will come true Coach? I can't recall anyone on here crowing about being the West champs lately. Like I said earlier, NOT winning the West almost certainly means we won't get an NCAA bid so winning it is not completely useless but it is also nothing to throw a party over. Either way it is irrelevant how they seed the SECT because we have fared well against whoever we play there.

 

[mstateglfr]

I can't recall anyone on here crowing about being the West champs lately.

1- You somehow dont read enough threads on here then.
2- Your memory could be going, get some Ginko berries.
3- This isnt the only message board and it isnt doesnt give the opinion of all MSU fans. So even if nobody on here was elated about being co-West champs, that doesnt mean no MSU fans were elated.

 

[Hanmudog]

That is why I said "on here". No doubt the Genespage bunch is still jumping up and down over this last West title. However, no one on here has. It is just more ******** that Coach throws out. Hell according to Coach I am one of the biggest sheep on here and even I never bragged about us winning the West this season.

Winning the West is not a goal in and of itself. It is part of the bigger goal oftrying to getto the NCAA tournament. You can't say it is totally meaningless when if you don't win then you most certainly won't get an NCAA invite.

 

[dawgstudent]

Winning the west is pointless if we don't make the tourney.

Coach will come back with people refute firing Stansbury by bringing up how many banners he has hung. But 99% agree, we still have to make the tourney.