NCAA Dance Thread

[Oldgym]

Double OT.  This is fun.

[MuggsyB]

Dammit!!

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Not really.  MU fans would be eating this up if we'd been snubbed the way A&M was.  He's 100% right. A&M finished higher than MU in KenPom.  They finished the season on a tear, despite the committee no longer considering record in the last 10.  9-9 in the SEC and that finish, they should be in.  Period.

Sure, don’t really care to debate if they should’ve been in. I would have had them in the field myself. But the interview was super cringe worthy. And I like Buzz.

[PGsHeroes32]

Still some dumb things that scream "play in teams"

But boy this game is way better than last night. Both these teams look like an actual NCAA game rather NIT

[MuggsyB]

How many lay-ups has Rutgers allowed? Inexcusable.

[PGsHeroes32]

Rutgers is getting lazy as hell in the paint.

Easy lay ups and while they have dominated the rebounding overall. They have given up a couple brutal O rebounds in the OTs.

[MuggsyB]

Rutgers is getting lazy as hell in the paint.

Easy lay ups and while they have dominated the rebounding overall. They have given up a couple brutal O rebounds in the OTs.

Terrible.  I expect Bama will roll either of these teams.

[PGsHeroes32]

Mulchay has pebbles for brains.

[MuggsyB]

Mulchay has pebbles for brains.

Will we have to hear this crew and Rothstein after this game?

[PGsHeroes32]

The Rutgers ball watching rebounding killed them once more.

Just didnt protect the paint or rebound at all in OT

[Dr. Blackheart]

Will we have to hear this crew and Rothstein after this game?

Not if you turn off the tv

[MuggsyB]

Not if you turn off the tv

I was just curious if they had any of the real tournament games.

[Uncle Rico]

Not really.  MU fans would be eating this up if we'd been snubbed the way A&M was.  He's 100% right. A&M finished higher than MU in KenPom.  They finished the season on a tear, despite the committee no longer considering record in the last 10.  9-9 in the SEC and that finish, they should be in.  Period.

Huh, 9-9 in a league and his team didn’t make it in.  He should coach in a league where .500 gets you in.  Oh, well

[brewcity77]

Not really.  MU fans would be eating this up if we'd been snubbed the way A&M was.  He's 100% right. A&M finished higher than MU in KenPom.  They finished the season on a tear, despite the committee no longer considering record in the last 10.  9-9 in the SEC and that finish, they should be in.  Period.

He's definitely not right. Here's the problem with Buzz's argument. They didn't start playing like a tournament team until last Friday. 8 buy games, one against a D2 school that doesn't even count on the resume. In conference play, they went 2-6 vs NCAA opponents, so it's not like they had a pile of wins to fall back on.

His team got to 15-2 this year and never got ranked. I know rankings have no bearing, but it shows how universally bad their schedule was and how no one ever thought they were any good. Then they lost 8 straight and fell off the map.

I thought that late run would get A&M in because the Selection Committee still hadn't settled on teams until Saturday night, but when you leave it that late, you're getting what you deserve.

[🏀]

He's definitely not right. Here's the problem with Buzz's argument. They didn't start playing like a tournament team until last Friday. 8 buy games, one against a D2 school that doesn't even count on the resume. In conference play, they went 2-6 vs NCAA opponents, so it's not like they had a pile of wins to fall back on.

His team got to 15-2 this year and never got ranked. I know rankings have no bearing, but it shows how universally bad their schedule was and how no one ever thought they were any good. Then they lost 8 straight and fell off the map.

I thought that late run would get A&M in because the Selection Committee still hadn't settled on teams until Saturday night, but when you leave it that late, you're getting what you deserve.

Half of Buzz’s non-con were 250 or worse. Buzz’s own fault for this scheduling methods.

Install the offense before the season and play a better schedule.

[MUCam]

Half of Buzz’s non-con were 250 or worse. Buzz’s own fault for this scheduling methods.

Install the offense before the season and play a better schedule.

On a positive note for Buzz, at least he is teaching the young men under his tutelage, that when things go against you, cry and whine and deflect responsibility. Blame others. Chastise the system. Cry foul. But, whatever you do, absolutely do not own responsibility.

Does A&M have a right to be upset? Yes. Most bubble teams do on some level or another. You can either accept that you, yourself, put yourself in that position through weak conference scheduling, an eight game losing streak, and other things within your control, or you can shed all accountability, turn on your fake tears, and do the Buzz.

Good for Buzz. A man of integrity and principles. Teaching young men how not to be accountable. Bravo!

[Spotcheck Billy]

If Buzz's act has not grown old on you yet, I submit this:

https://youtu.be/MEYTAhvReCY

He's getting great reviews for that performance
When A Buzz Turns To A Whine
There’s a very simple principle here: if you want to be taken seriously, schedule seriously. We are much more impressed with guys like Mark Few and Tom Izzo, who will literally play anyone anywhere, than we are by guys who try to game the system and then complain when it blows up in their face.
Grow a pair, Buzz. Take your team to McKale Center or Pauley. Try to get to Rupp. Just play a tough schedule, win, and you’ll be in.
Nate Oats gets it. Alabama scheduled South Dakota State, Iona, Miami, Gonzaga, Houston Memphis and Davidson. That’s an amazing schedule really because South Dakota State, Iona, Memphis and Davidson are all extremely dangerous, and in fact, Iona, Memphis and Davidson all beat ‘Bama. However, the Crimson Tide beat Gonzaga, Houston and Miami and those were huge.
Alabama finished one spot below A&M in the SEC, in eighth place. Alabama is a sixth seed. Williams doesn’t complain about that because he knows what they did and what he didn't do.

[Uncle Rico]

He's getting great reviews for that performance
When A Buzz Turns To A Whine
There’s a very simple principle here: if you want to be taken seriously, schedule seriously. We are much more impressed with guys like Mark Few and Tom Izzo, who will literally play anyone anywhere, than we are by guys who try to game the system and then complain when it blows up in their face.
Grow a pair, Buzz. Take your team to McKale Center or Pauley. Try to get to Rupp. Just play a tough schedule, win, and you’ll be in.
Nate Oats gets it. Alabama scheduled South Dakota State, Iona, Miami, Gonzaga, Houston Memphis and Davidson. That’s an amazing schedule really because South Dakota State, Iona, Memphis and Davidson are all extremely dangerous, and in fact, Iona, Memphis and Davidson all beat ‘Bama. However, the Crimson Tide beat Gonzaga, Houston and Miami and those were huge.
Alabama finished one spot below A&M in the SEC, in eighth place. Alabama is a sixth seed. Williams doesn’t complain about that because he knows what they did and what he didn't do.

It’s a conspiracy against Buzz and Texas A&M being persecuted by ESPN, Finebaum and the Longhorns. 

[muwarrior69]

On a positive note for Buzz, at least he is teaching the young men under his tutelage, that when things go against you, cry and whine and deflect responsibility. Blame others. Chastise the system. Cry foul. But, whatever you do, absolutely do not own responsibility.

Does A&M have a right to be upset? Yes. Most bubble teams do on some level or another. You can either accept that you, yourself, put yourself in that position through weak conference scheduling, an eight game losing streak, and other things within your control, or you can shed all accountability, turn on your fake tears, and do the Buzz.

Good for Buzz. A man of integrity and principles. Teaching young men how not to be accountable. Bravo!

He should run for President.

[RJax55]

It’s a conspiracy against Buzz and Texas A&M being persecuted by ESPN, Finebaum and the Longhorns.

The College Station Conspiracy!! The dark powers are making Buzz pay for Jimbo's NIL deals, lol.

Given Buzz's general paranoia, he might just come to this conclusion. He's not letting this "snub" go anytime soon.

[PointWarrior]

Exactly - and the whole "research" angle was uber cringeworthy.  It takes about 5 minutes of  "research" to understand that you did not play anyone, Buzz,  and you did not beat anyone of quality until the final weekend. 

How about research "playing OOC games against teams above Kenpom 250 and the effect on your NCAA resume, Buzz"

On a positive note for Buzz, at least he is teaching the young men under his tutelage, that when things go against you, cry and whine and deflect responsibility. Blame others. Chastise the system. Cry foul. But, whatever you do, absolutely do not own responsibility.

Does A&M have a right to be upset? Yes. Most bubble teams do on some level or another. You can either accept that you, yourself, put yourself in that position through weak conference scheduling, an eight game losing streak, and other things within your control, or you can shed all accountability, turn on your fake tears, and do the Buzz.

Good for Buzz. A man of integrity and principles. Teaching young men how not to be accountable. Bravo!

[MU82]

Not really.  MU fans would be eating this up if we'd been snubbed the way A&M was.  He's 100% right. A&M finished higher than MU in KenPom.  They finished the season on a tear, despite the committee no longer considering record in the last 10.  9-9 in the SEC and that finish, they should be in.  Period.

Wrong.

Because of this ...

He's getting great reviews for that performance
When A Buzz Turns To A Whine
There’s a very simple principle here: if you want to be taken seriously, schedule seriously. We are much more impressed with guys like Mark Few and Tom Izzo, who will literally play anyone anywhere, than we are by guys who try to game the system and then complain when it blows up in their face.
Grow a pair, Buzz. Take your team to McKale Center or Pauley. Try to get to Rupp. Just play a tough schedule, win, and you’ll be in.
Nate Oats gets it. Alabama scheduled South Dakota State, Iona, Miami, Gonzaga, Houston Memphis and Davidson. That’s an amazing schedule really because South Dakota State, Iona, Memphis and Davidson are all extremely dangerous, and in fact, Iona, Memphis and Davidson all beat ‘Bama. However, the Crimson Tide beat Gonzaga, Houston and Miami and those were huge.
Alabama finished one spot below A&M in the SEC, in eighth place. Alabama is a sixth seed. Williams doesn’t complain about that because he knows what they did and what he didn't do.

And this ...

He's definitely not right. Here's the problem with Buzz's argument. They didn't start playing like a tournament team until last Friday. 8 buy games, one against a D2 school that doesn't even count on the resume. In conference play, they went 2-6 vs NCAA opponents, so it's not like they had a pile of wins to fall back on.

His team got to 15-2 this year and never got ranked. I know rankings have no bearing, but it shows how universally bad their schedule was and how no one ever thought they were any good. Then they lost 8 straight and fell off the map.

I thought that late run would get A&M in because the Selection Committee still hadn't settled on teams until Saturday night, but when you leave it that late, you're getting what you deserve.

Don't schedule a bunch of JV teams and win a couple more games. Or shut the hell up.

Sounds like it's time for Buzz to bolt again to find his happy elsewhere.

[wadesworld]

Just setting up his next move.  That's all it ever is for him.  "I can go finish above Alabama in the conference and miss the Tourney while they get a 6 seed.  I can't get the respect I need to win at TAMU."

[PGsHeroes32]

Michigan vs Colorado State looks as expected.

The 6 seed is a MW team that didnt play elite competition throuhgout the last 3 months.

The 11 seed is a 14 loss team that arguably shouldnt of even be in.

Both these teams should be immediately removed from the tournament.

[wadesworld]

Michigan vs Colorado State looks as expected.

The 6 seed is a MW team that didnt play elite competition throuhgout the last 3 months.

The 11 seed is a 14 loss team that arguably shouldnt of even be in.

Both these teams should be immediately removed from the tournament.

The Mountain West had 4 teams in the Tournament.  I guess it depends on how you define "elite," but there are only 2 Big East teams that are higher in KenPom than the top 3 teams in the MWC were this year.  CSU went 25-5 and had non-con wins over Creighton and St. Mary's.

If you want to immediately remove them then just make it a 16 team tournament.