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Post by eugenedave on May 15, 2017 22:14:23 GMT -8
First and foremost, one of them is going to be Oregon State. We have a date with destiny, show no signs of slowing down, and there is no way we are going to Coug it this time.
My guess for the other team? One of three possibilities: Louisville, North Carolina, or my dark horse: Long Beach State.
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Post by bvrbeliever on May 16, 2017 1:25:47 GMT -8
Long Beach State will have already been eliminated by the O State Ballaz in the Supers.
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Post by bill82 on May 16, 2017 2:49:06 GMT -8
If we are lucky/fortunate enough to be in the final two, and even the greatest teams need breaks to win championships, fortune should also deliver us North Carolina.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 6:08:07 GMT -8
go jinx somebody else.
Please.
you trudged right over my baseball superstition tripwire, Eugene Dave.
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Post by eugenedave on May 16, 2017 9:28:51 GMT -8
go jinx somebody else. Please. you trudged right over my baseball superstition tripwire, Eugene Dave. I do not believe in jinxes or baseball superstitions. As Joe Friday said in Dragnet "Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts". |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 16, 2017 13:36:27 GMT -8
Long Beach State will have already been eliminated by the O State Ballaz in the Supers. Unless Long Beach or Stanford is also a national seed, the odds of the Corvallis Regional being paired with the Long Beach Regional is high. If you assume Oregon State is awarded the #1 overall seed, which is what most project, the most probable opponent would be the #2, #3, #6, or #7 seed. Since the creation of national seeds in 1999, 11 of 18 national championship series have featured one of the four national seeds on the bottom half of the bracket. The general consensus is that Louisville and North Carolina are #2 and #3, so they would be the obvious choices. I think that Oregon State would match up better with Louisville rather than a North Carolina, so I would pull that way, if it came down to it. However, I think that Clemson-Oregon State would be the most favorable match-up that the Beavers could realistically hope for among probable national seeds. Of the 7 tournaments that did not feature a national seed from the bottom half of the bracket, most involved teams coming out of the six-seed spot. In fact, four of the past five champions of the bottom half of the bracket have come out of the six-seed spot. Three were regional host paired with the six-seed: Arizona in 2012, paired with #6 North Carolina, who was upset by St. John's; Mississippi State in 2013, paired with #6 Virginia; and Vanderbilt in 2015, paired with #6 Illinois. Arizona came out of the six-seed spot last year, winning the Lafayette Regional out of the losers' bracket to advance and win the Starkville Super Regional. To other teams came out of the three-seed spot: Oregon State in 2006, who played Stanford, the champion of the Austin Regional in the Corvallis Super Regional, and Fresno State in 2008, who won the Long Beach Regional and then upset Arizona State in the Tempe Super Regional. The final team was Cal State Fullerton, who was awarded a regional host over #7 Arizona State in 2004, despite Arizona State's national seed. Fullerton then hosted a Super Regional over Tulane, who had won the Oxford Regional as a three-seed. |
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Post by eugenedave on May 16, 2017 19:48:20 GMT -8
Long Beach State will have already been eliminated by the O State Ba llaz in the Supers. It is way past time for the NCAA to stop this ridiculous pairing of super regionals based upon geography. Why on earth can't teams travel to anywhere in the US? We aren't still in the railroad era of transportation. I see it as just another way for them to flex their east coast bias on the teams west of the Rockies. If we cannibalize each other, there are fewer of us in Omaha. |
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Post by Tigardbeav on May 16, 2017 21:10:23 GMT -8
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 16, 2017 22:31:36 GMT -8
Long Beach State will have already been eliminated by the O State Ba llaz in the Supers. It is way past time for the NCAA to stop this ridiculous pairing of super regionals based upon geography. Why on earth can't teams travel to anywhere in the US? We aren't still in the railroad era of transportation. I see it as just another way for them to flex their east coast bias on the teams west of the Rockies. If we cannibalize each other, there are fewer of us in Omaha. September 11, 2001. The rules were changed in NCAA tournaments to try and reduce travel because of September 11th: the murders were committed by plane, and there was a three-day air travel ban as a result of the attacks. Not only was there an aversion by many to flying, many people were diverted to Canada and Mexico and many others were stuck in airports for several days. That is why the first and second rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament are awarded geographically. The rule would have to be undone, and there is a lot of emotional baggage around it. Would it be more fair, if all 16 regional hosts were ranked? Probably. Would it be what is best? Limiting travel makes sense for several academic, environmental, and safety reasons. Ultimately, it is a good rule, but there is an obvious argument against it. |
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Post by ochobeavo on May 17, 2017 7:16:37 GMT -8
I was going to post that as well - absolutely insane. And this is exactly why even though every talking head says we are a stone cold lock and #1 seed (barring catastrophe), I won't believe it until I actually see it. How about all 13 SEC softball team getting in the tourney? This includes Georgia who finished last at 6-18 in conference and played a total of 13 road games on the year. Yet somehow #26 RPI, so they probably weren't even on the bubble.. |
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