The Selection Show

[JTG]

Anyone else planning on skipping the Selection Show ? I can't watch it this year. Too much like watching an ex with their new significant other. Probably tune into one of the post mortem shows to see who's screaming about getting screwed. Love to chuckle at Dickie Vs ridiculous outrage over 10th place ACC team being left out. Or that insufferable whiney prick Boeheim bitching about his seed. And the village nitwit Seth Greenberg, who couldn't win shit, pontificating about the field.

[GoMuskies]

I'll watch, but it will be weird not caring at all. It's been a long time since I haven't had any skin at all in the Selection Show game. I guess the closest I come is being interested in Murray State's seed/match up, and I definitely don't care too much about that.

[whopper]

The NIT show is on ESPNU at 8:30.
If Duke wins it will hurt the NCAA as I am many others think that the NCAA tournament is the most equitable tournament in team sports. A week spouting about Coach K, Izzo, Coach Cal etc. will open the eyes of all but the most robotic fans to the carnival barker atmosphere that is starting to develop. If you love Basketball, watch the Ivy League game on ESPN2 at noon, Yale v Harvard. You will see good teams that could give anyone short of the "big 4-6" a run for their money. I wish I could go (only 10 miles and have been to Yale gym many times) but have a commitment but will be DVR. Mine Oyo on Yale is a projected late first round pick

[UCGRAD4X]

Almost certainly will NOT be watching this year. Don't care....even a little bit.

Full disclosure, not an fervent watcher even in years where there is no doubt about Xavier getting in (most years this millennium). We really don't know the magic formula used by the men behind the curtain, it can seem a bit nebulous, but I would catch it if I could. I was more interested when they came out with game times later. Trying to figure out how I am going to get the guys together to watch the game (and get out of work etc.)

[Xville]

I'll definitely watch because I enjoy college basketball. However, of course i am not as excited about it as i usually am. I will say something though, Zion has almost made me like Duke this year. I have all the respect in the world for him because not only does he play incredibly hard, but he could have easily listened to all the naysayers and shut it down, and he didnt because he wants to play with his teammates. I love the way he plays and the attitude he has.

I'll also be interested to watch slu play at 1. Though I was never really a fan of theirs growing up, I was born and raised there so I'll cheer for the "home" team.

Lastly, it will be interesting to see where our big east brethren get sent and what their matchups are. I'll be rooting hard for the hall this year.

[Xuperman]

I'll definitely watch because I enjoy college basketball. However, of course i am not as excited about it as i usually am. I will say something though, Zion has almost made me like Duke this year. I have all the respect in the world for him. I love the way he plays and the attitude he has.

I have to say MYLES POWELL took his game to another level in the past month. This guy is off the chart right now!! You don't see players in today's game throw daggers one after another and show ZERO EMOTION! In the era of "look at me" guys everywhere, Powell is as cool as they come. His two BET performances were the best I've seen all year. Talk about act like you've been there.....WOW!!

[xufan2020]

The NIT show is on ESPNU at 8:30.
If Duke wins it will hurt the NCAA as I am many others think that the NCAA tournament is the most equitable tournament in team sports. A week spouting about Coach K, Izzo, Coach Cal etc. will open the eyes of all but the most robotic fans to the carnival barker atmosphere that is starting to develop. If you love Basketball, watch the Ivy League game on ESPN2 at noon, Yale v Harvard. You will see good teams that could give anyone short of the "big 4-6" a run for their money. I wish I could go (only 10 miles and have been to Yale gym many times) but have a commitment but will be DVR. Mine Oyo on Yale is a projected late first round pick
I’m not about this inferiority complex towards the blue blood programs. And since I love basketball, I’m going to enjoy watching Duke because they have two future hall of famers who will dominate this tournament and the NBA for years. Although I’m glad an Ivy League team has a first round talent.

[paulxu]

I'll be watching as a season ticket holder to the Wofford Terriers' games.

It's going to be fun to see where they end up and who they'll play.

[UCGRAD4X]

Oh, I'll be watching games, and the Terriers make for a particularly interesting story, but until they have dates, times, channels etc., the circus that is the Selection Show is really not that interesting to me.

[GIMMFD]

Almost certainly will NOT be watching this year. Don't care....even a little bit.

Full disclosure, not an fervent watcher even in years where there is no doubt about Xavier getting in (most years this millennium). We really don't know the magic formula used by the men behind the curtain, it can seem a bit nebulous, but I would catch it if I could. I was more interested when they came out with game times later. Trying to figure out how I am going to get the guys together to watch the game (and get out of work etc.)

Meh two hours? Screw that. I liked it when it was just an hour, it was much easier to palate. I don't have much interest in the selection show anyways, just more so when the brackets get released and what picks to make afterwards. Other than that never an avid watcher.

[whopper]

watching auburn destroy Tennessee and remembering losing in OT in November..our leading scorer? Ryan Welage. If we won and then lost to Duke how different wold our power rating be.

[Xville]

watching auburn destroy Tennessee and remembering losing in OT in November..our leading scorer? Ryan Welage. If we won and then lost to Duke how different wold our power rating be.

There was little chance tennessee was going to beat Auburn after winning what basically amounted to their super bowl yesterday. I'm sure beating kentucky for the second time this year took everything mentally and physically. Too quick a turnaround for them to finish it off and really the game probably means squat....a 1 seed was probably not going to happen for them anyways.

[stammina0721]

Why watch the selection show when we can watch FCC

[Blue Blooded-05]

Hearing Greg Gumbel say “the Xavier Musketeers...” while revealing the brackets never gets old. Will make it more awesome when I hear it again next year.

[usfldan]

Meh two hours? Screw that. I liked it when it was just an hour, it was much easier to palate. I don't have much interest in the selection show anyways, just more so when the brackets get released and what picks to make afterwards. Other than that never an avid watcher.

It's back to the "traditional" one-hour show on CBS only this year. TBS is showing Thor: The Dark World and TNT is showing Empire Strikes Back.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/cbs-announces-the-2019-march-madness-selection-show-will-revert-back-to-traditional-bracket-reveal-format/

[Lloyd Braun]

I actually think an auburn win (which probably should have happened) would have us on the favorable side of the bubble. That is the most regrettable game for me....

[stammina0721]

Hearing Greg Gumbel say “the Xavier Musketeers...” while revealing the brackets never gets old. Will make it more awesome when I hear it again next year.

You mean The Musketeers of Xavier lol

[GoMuskies]

Glad to see Belmont is in. Could do without Temple, but I prefer them to Arizona State or NC State. Or, frankly, St. John's.

[BMoreX]

Temple is surprising

[Xville]

Yeah temple getting in is weird but yeah glad to see belmont.

[GoMuskies]

Villanova #6. Ouch.

[xu82]

It just came on, and I just turned the channel. I’ll be into the tournament, but this part stings a bit. The bracket will come out, and it won’t affect me directly. I’m making no travel plans, I’m not checking my (non-existant) schedule. But when the games come on, I’ll be there.

[GoMuskies]

UC as a 7 is brutal. They'll kill Iowa, but they won't beat Tennessee.

[bourbonman]

Villanova #6. Ouch.

Yep. And only 2 regions left. Going to be tight to get 3 more BE teams in.

[Xavgrad08]

I can’t wait to hear Mick’s no respect rant about being a 7 seed.

[GoMuskies]

Wofford as a 7 says Lipscomb/UNCG in the other play-in game. Big East is only getting three. I think that's fair, honestly.

[bourbonman]

Smelling like only 3 BE teams. Hope I’m wrong

[Xville]

Seton hall with a chance to beat uk for the second time this year.

[GoMuskies]

Marquette seeded higher than Villanova? Belmont seeded higher than Murray State?!?

[GoMuskies]

Neither Arizona State nor St. John's should be in. Blech. Good for the conference, I guess.

[Xville]

St John's in...actually surprised after seeing where hall and nova were seeded.

[bjf123]

Anyone else planning on skipping the Selection Show ?

Nope. Watching FC Cincinnati game instead.


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[xavierj]

Neither Arizona State nor St. John's should be in. Blech. Good for the conference, I guess.

Xavier was clearly better than St. John’s but whatever. Sucks Xavier blew so many games they should have won.

[XUGRAD80]

St John's in...actually surprised after seeing where hall and nova were seeded.

Them getting in is a travesty...

[Xville]

At least mediocre clemson and nc state didn't get in.

[xu82]

Wofford as a 7 says Lipscomb/UNCG in the other play-in game. Big East is only getting three. I think that's fair, honestly.

GO LIPSCOMB!!! I’m a HUGE Lipscomb fan! It’s a long story, but I love that school and those people!!!

[OTRMUSKIE]

UC got screwed. 28-6 in a top 6 conference and they get rewarded with a Big 10 team that will beat them.

[Lloyd Braun]

UC got screwed. 28-6 in a top 6 conference and they get rewarded with a Big 10 team that will beat them.

Iowa is not good. Regardless of seed they got a good draw.

[JTG]

Iowa is not good. Regardless of seed they got a good draw.

I bet the over under for Fbombs from the 2 benches is 55.

[bobbiemcgee]

GO LIPSCOMB!!! I’m a HUGE Lipscomb fan! It’s a long story, but I love that school and those people!!!

All in on Fletcher McGee and Wofford. Coached his Dad in LL Baseball.

[scoscox]

Nope. Watching FC Cincinnati game instead.


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This Alan Koch guy might be a decent coach

[paulxu]

Not to have too much sour grapes, but:

SOS: XU 46 SJU 74
NET: XU 67 SJU 73
Quad 4 games: XU 6 SJU 8
Quad 3 home loses: XU: DePaul - SJU: DePaul and Georgetown
Conf Record: XU 9-9 SJU 8-10

Maybe we should have added 2 more Quad 4 type games?

[Xville]

Not to have too much sour grapes, but:

SOS: XU 46 SJU 74
NET: XU 67 SJU 73
Quad 4 games: XU 6 SJU 8
Quad 3 home loses: XU: DePaul - SJU: DePaul and Georgetown
Conf Record: XU 9-9 SJU 8-10

Maybe we should have added 2 more Quad 4 type games?

Had a much better non con..that's basically what it came down to...they had a quad 1 win in non con or maybe a 2 (cant remember if VCU was neutral or home)...x didnt have one team they beat that was 500 or better.

X had plenty of chances and just came up 1 game short.

[paulxu]

Had a much better non con..that's basically what it came down to...they had a quad 1 win in non con...x didnt have one team they beat that was 500 or better.

Makes sense, except the part about non-con schedule. Should we add 2 quad 4's to help our non con?

Our non-con SOS of 155. Their's was 219.

[xu82]

Makes sense, except the part about non-con schedule. Should we add 2 quad 4's to help our non con?

I think if we add 2 pure shooters, that should do it!

:-)

[XUGRAD80]

Had a much better non con..that's basically what it came down to...they had a quad 1 win in non con or maybe a 2 (cant remember if VCU was neutral or home)...x didnt have one team they beat that was 500 or better.

X had plenty of chances and just came up 1 game short.

I still stand by the statement that any team that can’t attain at least a .500 record in their own conference should not make the tournament that is designed to crown a national champion. Either that or it gets set up so that every team is in the National tourney and the league tourneys are all cancelled.

[Xville]

Makes sense, except the part about non-con schedule. Should we add 2 quad 4's to help our non con?

Our non-con SOS of 155. Their's was 219.

They won a game against a team that ended up above 500, x didnt...xavier has zero argument this year...maybe if last 10 was still a metric.

X beats Auburn, and probably in the dance.

[paulxu]

Well, I said it was sour grapes on my part. Just don't understand the Johnnies...or the NET thing.

[Xville]

I still stand by the statement that any team that can’t attain at least a .500 record in their own conference should not make the tournament that is designed to crown a national champion. Either that or it gets set up so that every team is in the National tourney and the league tourneys are all cancelled.

I mean I'm with ya there...I think Oklahoma getting in and getting in very safely is ridiculous so I'm with ya. I just think when it comes to xavier, there just isnt an argument..i mean we were 18-15 with 0 non con wins against anyone with a better than 500 record.

[Xville]

Well, I said it was sour grapes on my part. Just don't understand the Johnnies...or the NET thing.

I wish a mid major had made it over st John's.

[GoMuskies]

I wish a mid major had made it over st John's.

Yes. And Arizona fucking State.

[chico]

Minnesota against Louisville is interesting.

Villanova got underseeded. I agree UC got screwed.

[IM4X]

Not to have too much sour grapes, but:

SOS: XU 46 SJU 74
NET: XU 67 SJU 73
Quad 4 games: XU 6 SJU 8
Quad 3 home loses: XU: DePaul - SJU: DePaul and Georgetown
Conf Record: XU 9-9 SJU 8-10

Maybe we should have added 2 more Quad 4 type games?

Agreed. We deserve to get in before St John’s.

Can’t be too mad though about being kept out. Our guys knew they were on the wrong side of the bubble before the Nova game. It was a “must win” game that they had and then let slip away. We are certainly a better team now than the bubble teams that got in. We just lost one or two too many games and we needed to at least win against Nova in the tournament to make up for those early losses.

I just wish Steele would have made it clear to his players to feed Scruggs and Hankins during the last few minutes of regulation (who were both on fire). Makes no sense that Naji and Q would continue to shoot 3s (when they knew they were having such an off night shooting), especially when the guys who were extremely hot were open and calling for it.

[JTG]

Makes sense, except the part about non-con schedule. Should we add 2 quad 4's to help our non con?

Our non-con SOS of 155. Their's was 219.

We should schedule 2 winnable quad 1s, and the worst 10 teams in D1. That was the SJU strategy.

[GIMMFD]

Nope. Watching FC Cincinnati game instead.


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The flick on the second goal was absolutely sublime.


We should schedule 2 winnable quad 1s, and the worst 10 teams in D1. That was the SJU strategy.

To be fair they do schedule Duke every single year basically so, that's scheduling 2 winnable quad 1s, getting lucky with Duke every once in a blue moon, and then the worst 10 teams in D1.

[KabeX]

SJU was the last team in according to that other network. I think that really comes down to the Butler L that kept us out. We win and we're 10-8 to SJ 8-10. No way they take them over us. But, that's how it goes. This feeling of MEH goes to show what XU is all about. We will never be satisfied not making the dance and making a deep run - eventually a FF or NC. We've come a long way but still have a long way to go. I expect this time next year this board and all X fans will be giddy with excitement about our chances to make it to Atlanta. Until then, we have bourbon.

[xu82]

SJU was the last team in according to that other network. I think that really comes down to the Butler L that kept us out. We win and we're 10-8 to SJ 8-10. No way they take them over us. But, that's how it goes. This feeling of MEH goes to show what XU is all about. We will never be satisfied not making the dance and making a deep run - eventually a FF or NC. We've come a long way but still have a long way to go. I expect this time next year this board and all X fans will be giddy with excitement about our chances to make it to Atlanta. Until then, we have bourbon.

I’m already here, and I’m waiting!

[D-West & PO-Z]

UC as a 7 is brutal. They'll kill Iowa, but they won't beat Tennessee.

I am 100% picking Iowa no matter how bad Iowa is.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I can’t wait to hear Mick’s no respect rant about being a 7 seed.

Same. I love actually that Houston got a 3 seed bc that takes away any argument by him that their conference is being disrespected. Nope, just UC.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Neither Arizona State nor St. John's should be in. Blech. Good for the conference, I guess.

Thank God St. Johns got in, we'd never hear the end of the AAC having more teams in.

[usfldan]

UC got a gift playing in Columbus. As close to a home game as they could ever ask for in the tournament without being in the play-in game.

I just hope St. John's doesn't lose by 30.

[paulxu]

I'm very conflicted.

Home town Wofford Terriers...or BE mate Seton Hall.

Arrrrrgh.

[GoMuskies]

Wofford. Easy call.

[GoMuskies]

By the way, Luke Murray's team playing against the Gophers? The jokes write themselves. Well, I guess the writers of Caddyshack wrote those jokes 40 years ago.

[Xville]

Go Hall. I like Seton Hall and the further they go, the more money and notoriety for the conference, and the BE can always use both of those things.