Bracketology - Michigan still a 9 seed
Bracketology has been updated this morning by both Jerry Palm and Joe Lundardi - Michigan is still a 9 seed in both (playing in the west region in both)
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
happily take Palm's West bracket.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
In my solo romantic moments, that's what I call my left hand... Palm West.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Kinky.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
If you sit on the left hand first and numb it up real good, it's called "The Stranger"... FYI...
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
is demented. Just really, really sick.
(Will do tho thx. brb)
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:23 AM ^
"OK, OK, so that's our limit. That's where we draw the line. Got it..." :-D
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
If you sit on your dick and make it really numb, it feels like you're jacking off a stranger.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
Dude, dude, you're doing it wrong! You sit on your hand, NOT your dick!
EDIT: Wait, you can sit on your own dick? Congratulations, my friend...
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
What happens if we win the last 3 games? I'm guessing somewhere around a 6 seed.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
Would then have to win two more games in the BTT to approach a 6-seed. Most likely scenario this year is an 8, 9, or 10.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
Would much rather be a 10 than an 8/9. 7s aren't usually much better than 8/9/10 and you avoid the 1s. Regardless, even the 6s usually have a tough matchups with the 3s in the second round, so getting into the Sweet 16 is a real accomplishment.
Edit: Or what Walter said below. I'm out of my element. You can call me Donnie.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:36 PM ^
per the kenpom ratings. After Gonzaga, everyone 2-11ish is pretty tightly bunched. I don't fear the 1s much more than the 2s or even 3s this year, so I wouldn't mind an 8/9 as much as past years. In some other years, like 2015, when Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Arizonawere head and shoulders ahead of the pack (and three one seeds made the Final Four) , I would totally agree with a 10 seed over a 8/9.
My prediction: at least one 1 seed loses second round, only two make it to the elite 8 and only one to the Final Four.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
6 might be a stretch, but reasonable to expect at least a 7-seed if we win the next three.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
That would be a better way to find our way to the second weekend.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
is the desire for the second weekend vs. the "big game" second round matchup against a 1 seed. Those are fun.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
game was incredibly fun...until the end.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:34 AM ^
missing the runner at the end?
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
Darius
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
and Sims beat Clemson and then got dunked on by Blake Griffin. This was Morris/Hardaway/RS Freshman J Mo. The Novak freak out team.
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:16 PM ^
Morris. Manny. It's been too long. They all blend together in my memory.
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^
from those dunks that Griffin was throwing down.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
Now that you mention it, I was just in a meeting staring at walls for about two hours, and now having to relive the end of that game in my head, I can go back to staring at walls. You are right, of course - it was extremely fun.,...and then.....yeah, it wasn't suddenly.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:20 AM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
we're the 2nd ranked 10 seed in the bracket matrix, and are included in every bracket. of those updated today, we average a 10 seed, with a low of 8 and a high of 12. the site that has us as a 12 is massey ratings.
February 23rd, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
Wins over Rutgers basketball just don't have the cachet they used to...
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
That puts us in decent shape. I think/hope that we'll see some fire against the boilers and pick up a huge win. Hopefully, that will carry over at Northwestern and Nebraska. We definitely control our own destiny.
GO BLUE!!
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
Right now, Michigan is getting what they deserve. There's no use in crying over spilt milk. If Michigan had beat Virginia Tech, Iowa, and Ohio State, things would look a lot different now. If Michigan had also beat Wisconsin (at Wisconsin) and Minnesota, it would look even better. But Michigan didn't do that.
I'm just hoping that Michigan's shooting is on, their defense is on, and they don't get jobbed by the refs.
February 23rd, 2017 at 12:52 PM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:37 PM ^
How is Clemson still on the bubble? They are 4-11 in conference play. The best they can finish is 7-11. I dont think a 7-11 conference team has ever gotten an at-large bid. I think there were a couple of times a few 8-10 teams got at-large bids, but never 7-11.
Goes to show how soft the bubble is this year I guess.
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
February 23rd, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
expanded everyone is surprised how soft the bubble is. It is not super difficult to make it.
But yes, the ACC is absurdly deep this year. The mid-major heyday from a decade or so ago seems to be completely dead. There was a time when the MVC was getting 4-5 at-large bids!! And some major conferences were getting less than that. The big boys certainly reign supreme in college basketball these days with a team that far under .500 in league play to be on the bubble.
February 23rd, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
9 conference and 20 wins gets us in...anything extra and we start moving down seed lines.
ONLY way we miss at this point is 1-3 (including BTT) or 0-4 down the stretch.
February 23rd, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
Most likely scenario. I see us winning 1 of our last 3 and 1 in the BTT.
20-13....10 seed.