ESPN Re-Seeding

[MUFC9295]

WINNER WINNER WINNER.....give that man a chicken dinner

Not much better off in terms of Fox Sports coverage.   Did you know it's Florida's 3rd straight S16??

[NickelDimer]

I wouldn't it any other way

[speri]

How does this work. We win our first two games in the tournament and our chances of winnig it all dip from 1 in 202 to 1 in 235.

I know it is because our half of the bracket didn't have many upsets, but that is some funny math.

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/entry/2013_ncaa_tournament_log5

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/entry/sweet_16_log51

[Stronghold]

Yep, you guessed it.  Dead last at #16 per Myron Medcalf.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2013/story/_/page/expertMedcalf130325/2013-ncaa-tournament-how-selection-committee-reseed-sweet-16

[kryza]

There's a two page thread about this article here on MUscoop already.

[Stronghold]

Ahh missed it.  Mod feel free to delete

[GoldenZebra]

Keep it up ESPN, lets make em swallow their words next time. Get to the E8, time to shut these guys up.

[The Process]

Fuel for the fire.   

Trent brought it up when he was talking to the media.  Seemed pretty ticked about it, too, as he mentioned how they use things like this as motivation.

[brewcity77]

I'd say LaSalle should be behind us.  Wichita State as well.  I love how he's slobbering all over Wichita State for beating an overrated Gonzaga team and LaSalle for beating Old Miss - a 12 seed - to make the Sweet 16.

I'd add Mississippi to that list and, as good as they looked against GT, Florida Gulf Coast. Not sure why Arizona or Syracuse move up either. Yes, they won by larger margins but neither played a team seeded nearly as high as Butler.

Winning by narrow margins doesn't make you a bad team. If nothing else, I feel we deserve more on the basis that no one else was tested like we were and still prevailed. But I'll take the undue low rankings, because I think it'll help push us through these next 2 games.

[TheDOC816]

This guy really doesn't make any sense.  He dismisses Ohio state going down to the wire as weathering the storm.  Whereas Marquette didn't weather the storm but was lucky to make it through. 

[dwaderoy2004]

Mississippi lost to La Salle.

[MerrittsMustache]

Mississippi lost to La Salle.

Then they should definitely be behind MU!

[The Process]

I just sent him a happy note:

@MedcalfByESPN - how do you like your crow?  Well done? #mubb

[brewcity77]

So does this move us up to #8? Probably not...still #14 since the late games haven't finished.

[The Process]

So does this move us up to #8? Probably not...still #14 since the late games haven't finished.

Medcalf is as defiant as ever:

Myron Medcalf ‏@MedcalfByESPN 51m

Just FYI: If I could re-seed the Sweet 16, Marquette would have still been No. 16 entering the week. Barely escaped first weekend.

[tower912]

MU will be seeded 8th for the weekend, only because they can't be seeded 9th.

[chapman]

Loved the presser when asked about it, and the reporter said he believed the writer was Myron Medcalf...Buzz immediately said "Yep, that's who it was." Then looked at Trent and said "he lives in your hometown, right?"  Trent channeled his inner Buzz defiance with a "Yep..."

[The Process]

Loved the presser when asked about it, and the reporter said he believed the writer was Myron Medcalf...Buzz immediately said "Yep, that's who it was." Then looked at Trent and said "he lives in your hometown, right?"  Trent channeled his inner Buzz defiance with a "Yep..."

The chip on their shoulders is great.  Angry, focused team.  Love it.

[sarcastro]

Medcalf is as defiant as ever:

Myron Medcalf ‏@MedcalfByESPN 51m

Just FYI: If I could re-seed the Sweet 16, Marquette would have still been No. 16 entering the week. Barely escaped first weekend.

Myron Medcalf @MedcalfByESPN 51min

Just FYI: ESPN pays all of us here in Bristol to write and say stuff that is stupid.

[sarcastro]

Although you have to admit...now you can see why La Salle was ranked ahead of us.

[muwarrior97]

Keep tappin' Myron in his yappy pie-hole....WAR!!!

[The Process]

Keep tappin' Myron in his yappy pie-hole....WAR!!!

Ask and he shall deliver!

Myron Medcalf ‏@MedcalfByESPN 6h

Marquette barely beat Davidson and Butler. My re-seeding was based on how teams were playing at the time. 16 was appropriate.

To which I've replied:

@MedcalfByESPN And Miami barely beat Illinois - a lesser team than Butler. #EatYourCrowLikeAMan

I want him to keep doubling down on this in a public fashion.  An angry, focused, disrespected Buzz and Company is fun to watch.

[tower912]

Is MU's seeding up to 9th yet?

[wardle2wade]

Another couple gems from our boy Myron... He's truly Big Ten's finest who is unable to give a national perspective still.  He had all 6 B?10 in his top 10, 4 in top 6.  We'll see what happens, but I think he falls very short.


@MedcalfByESPN: Marquette barely beat Davidson and Butler. My re-seeding was based on how teams were playing at the time. 16 was appropriate.

@MedcalfByESPN: So I wasn't wrong. ....And just so we're clear. I live in Minnesota. Born and raised in Milwaukee.