Bracketology 6.0

[NDSUstudent]

The jax will be on our side of the bracket. The committee is obsessed with the possibility.

They are the 5th or 6th best team so I don't have an issue with it.

[oldmantutters]

The thing that is so fucking frustrating about the whole thing is that their main objective should be getting it right. And while there really is no true way of knowing with the last-in/last-out teams, chalk is a good thing for the committee. Having all the seeds win, then having 1 beat 8, 2 beat 7, etc., all the way down the line to having 1 vs 2 in Frisco. That would show that the committee really evaluated the teams in the tournament accurately. Of course they all have their own objectives and agendas so getting it right really doesn't matter to them.

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[NoDak]

The thing that is so fucking frustrating about the whole thing is that their main objective should be getting it right. And while there really is no true way of knowing with the last-in/last-out teams, chalk is a good thing for the committee. Having all the seeds win, then having 1 beat 8, 2 beat 7, etc., all the way down the line to having 1 vs 2 in Frisco. That would show that the committee really evaluated the teams in the tournament accurately. Of course they all have their own objectives and agendas so getting it right really doesn't matter to them.

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It would be nice if things worked out that way. But funny things happen when teams play. Sometimes the team that is NOT as good wins. Whether it is luck, preparation, injury, or whatever. It is not possible for those things to be predicted

[oldmantutters]

It would be nice if things worked out that way. But funny things happen when teams play. Sometimes the team that is NOT as good wins. Whether it is luck, preparation, injury, or whatever. It is not possible for those things to be predicted

Agreed, but you have to admit when a 2 or 3 seed loses its first game, it doesn't look good.

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[bisonaudit]

It would be nice if things worked out that way. But funny things happen when teams play. Sometimes the team that is NOT as good wins. Whether it is luck, preparation, injury, or whatever. It is not possible for those things to be predicted

It’s only 23 games. Of course it’s possible. Unlikely, but definitely possible. The committee generally isn’t very good at identifying the better teams though so...

[CalBison97]

It would be nice if things worked out that way. But funny things happen when teams play. Sometimes the team that is NOT as good wins. Whether it is luck, preparation, injury, or whatever. It is not possible for those things to be predicted

I don’t think he’s talking about actual game outcomes, rather, seeding it ‘properly’...i.e. without bias, agenda, bus trips, etc.


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[DakotaOkie]

The thing that is so fucking frustrating about the whole thing is that their main objective should be getting it right. And while there really is no true way of knowing with the last-in/last-out teams, chalk is a good thing for the committee. Having all the seeds win, then having 1 beat 8, 2 beat 7, etc., all the way down the line to having 1 vs 2 in Frisco. That would show that the committee really evaluated the teams in the tournament accurately. Of course they all have their own objectives and agendas so getting it right really doesn't matter to them.

While I agree the committee needs to get it right, this was exactly the premise that FBS used to pick national champions prior to the nonsensical 4 team playoff system was devised. Committees and later computers picked the champion because they would "get it right" (<-- "that's purple"). There is a pretty good chance that some combination of the top 8 teams will be in the final but lest we forget, unseeded Youngstown made it to Frisco last year. They earned the right to play. Did the committee get it right? I don't know, but the #1 and #2 seeds went home early.
I just hope the brackets are not set up to align the MVFC Dakota teams once again.

[Mr Meaty]

The MVFC rep better be lobbying hard for a NDSU 2seed with one other MVFC team on our side with other MVFC teams on the other side. Committee from MVFC do your job and not screw the whole conference again.

[oldmantutters]

While I agree the committee needs to get it right, this was exactly the premise that FBS used to pick national champions prior to the nonsensical 4 team playoff system was devised. Committees and later computers picked the champion because they would "get it right" (<-- "that's purple"). There is a pretty good chance that some combination of the top 8 teams will be in the final but lest we forget, unseeded Youngstown made it to Frisco last year. They earned the right to play. Did the committee get it right? I don't know, but the #1 and #2 seeds went home early.
I just hope the brackets are not set up to align the MVFC Dakota teams once again.

I will counter with the fact that the committee seeded UND last year. They did a fabulous job of overrating entire conferences and maximizing bus trips.

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[NorthernBison]

Whatever. The Bison will get to prove it on the field. Going to JSU and trashing them would be sweet and would certainly get brought up the next time some weak assed conference demands "respect".


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