[Cracked Sidewalks] Cracketology: March Dreams & Nightmares

[brewcity77]

In addition to a bracket & S-Curve update, we dig into Marquette's strengths and weaknesses on the offensive and defensive ends to evaluate which teams that Marquette would be likely to see in the first or second round are best and worst case scenarios.

March Dreams & Nightmares

[Newsdreams]

In addition to a bracket & S-Curve update, we dig into Marquette's strengths and weaknesses on the offensive and defensive ends to evaluate which teams that Marquette would be likely to see in the first or second round are best and worst case scenarios.

March Dreams & Nightmares

Why are you bringing me into this?

[Shooter McGavin]

Thanks Brew.  Would like that IU matchup even though I would have to hear about it continually if we lost.  Despite the down turn in their program, IU fans are very arrogant. Would be nice to take them and Purdue down in the same season.

[SaveOD238]

Of the schools you listed, VCU, Indiana, and Texas A&M all have some former coach storyline juice to them, and Kentucky-Marquette remains the most played NCAA tournament matchup of all time, but I just don't buy into the conspiracy that the selection committee plans these things.  At some point, there's history with EVERYONE.

Oklahoma - Porter Moser wanted the MU job (phew)
Alabama - isn't Nate Oats from Wisconsin?
Tennessee - Coach Gainey has been an assistant in both places (did he recruit Kam or Stevie?)

Once the ball is tipped, none of that matters.

[brewcity77]

Of the schools you listed, VCU, Indiana, and Texas A&M all have some former coach storyline juice to them, and Kentucky-Marquette remains the most played NCAA tournament matchup of all time, but I just don't buy into the conspiracy that the selection committee plans these things.  At some point, there's history with EVERYONE.

Oklahoma - Porter Moser wanted the MU job (phew)
Alabama - isn't Nate Oats from Wisconsin?
Tennessee - Coach Gainey has been an assistant in both places (did he recruit Kam or Stevie?)

Once the ball is tipped, none of that matters.

You're right on the conspiracy theories. There are always perceived planned storylines that just happen to be how the bracket falls by following the principles.

Just in today's bracket I have...

• Potential UConn/Duke R32
• Richard Pitino vs Louisville
• Potential Houston/Memphis AAC rematch
• Potential Indiana vs future coach Buzz & TAMU
• Potential Marquette/Michigan St 2023 rematch with seeds flipped

Though it was Killings that recruited Kam & Stevie. Gainey was Jonas Aidoo.

[cheebs09]

Is Buzz really a potential coach for Indiana?

[NCMUFan]

Is Buzz really a potential coach for Indiana?

It's Indiana!

[FairWeatherEagle]

Thanks for the article. I thought I posted already but I guess I didn't save it.
I said a lot but I'll just leave it at "thanks". Good food for thought over the next 10 days.

[CountryRoads]

Love this content. Seems the consensus is that the badgers really pissed away the Milwaukee location. Sucks for MU fans hoping to profit extra off UW fans for the second time this year. Maybe in 2 years those fans will just consider actually going to the game.

[FairWeatherEagle]

Tell us Brew, is X in?

Having sweated a MU comeback and frankly an X swoon (except for that one guy).

Does X make it in?? A couple of bubblers already lost?

[wadesworld]

They certainly seem like one of the top 40ish teams in the country.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Xavier is better than Indiana. 

[The Sultan]

Problem is you still have potential bid stealers out there.

Indiana losing today helps. Same with Ohio State yesterday. But my bet is that North Carolina is going to make it now.

Let's see if A&M comes back to beat Texas.

[wadesworld]

1 Q1 win.  Tough to put a team in like that.  But I do think they're better than teams that will make it, just don't have the wins needed/that those teams do have.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

1 Q1 win.  Tough to put a team in like that.  But I do think they're better than teams that will make it, just don't have the wins needed/that those teams do have.

Agree with this.  The metrics are the problem and their recent streak was against mostly garbage.  But with how soft the bubble is I'm confident they're currently better than a number of those teams. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

So do the experts here feel good that this locks us into a 7 at worst?

[FairWeatherEagle]

Nvm

[FairWeatherEagle]

So do the experts here feel good that this locks us into a 7 at worst?

7 yes if we lose to STJ, but don't want to concede that. Just for doing the math

3/4 stretch losses would be to the presumable 2 seed and away at UCONN. A penalty imposed for sure but not lower than 28 on the S.