OT: Bad Tourney so far for the mid majors

[MinerManiac]

I said in a previous thread that in the NCAA Tournament I always cheer for the mid major teams whenever they play against a high major (even the stupid Aggies). In the case of two mid majors playing each other, I cheer for the higher seed, believing that they have a better chance of making a deep run.

So far this tournament has been a disappointment for me. Gonzaga took care of business, but so far Murray State is the only double digit seeded mid major to win a game. The Aggies blew three chances in the final couple of seconds of their game, Belmont came up just short, St Mary's, Yale, and Vermont came close but couldn't get it done, and Bradley faded down the stretch. To make matters worse, single digit seed Nevada dug themselves too deep a hole. So far Wofford looks good, I hope that they can keep it up.

I hope that the mid majors have better luck tomorrow. The first round of the tournament is always my favorite, due to the the sheer number of good games, the upsets, and the buzzer beaters. So far we've had several good games, but the potential buzzer beaters haven't fallen, and only one of the type of upsets I like to see has happened. If tomorrow doesn't work out better this will be a very disappointing first round for me.

 

[MineroFanatico]

ODU sure looks like shit. Missed their last 11 shots of the half and 6 minutes without a bucket. Me thinks CUSA’s 4 game first round win streak is gonna end tonight.

 

[MinerManiac]

Damn those Wofford guys can shoot. Great job by them.

 

[OsoFromELP]

ODU sure looks like shit. Missed their last 11 shots of the half and 6 minutes without a bucket. Me thinks CUSA’s 4 game first round win streak is gonna end tonight.

ODU was a huge letdown. I had them upsetting Purdue. Guess it’s a fitting end to all of C-USA being a letdown this season.

 

[USAFminersfan]

ODU was a huge letdown. I had them upsetting Purdue. Guess it’s a fitting end to all of C-USA being a letdown this season.

when odu went on that huge shooting drought, I had to remind myself that I wasn't watching a UTEP game...

 

[nattybry]

I had UCIrvine in the upset

 

[miner1liner]

Me thinks ODU makes an argument for zero CUSA teams in the Dance. Yikes!

 

[ZonaMiner]

NMSU was a winner in my eyes and should be playing tomorrow. Who cares what the scoreboard said yesterday. These Fanticoog googles are amazing .

 

[nattybry]

Me thinks ODU makes an argument for zero CUSA teams in the Dance. Yikes!

Shut up! CUSA HAS WON 3 OUT OF THE LAST 4! GTFOH LoL

 

[nattybry]

NMSU was a winner in my eyes and should be playing tomorrow. Who cares what the scoreboard said yesterday. These Fanticoog googles are amazing .

I was amazed when I saw the highlights. If Utep would've lost that way, we'd all be on suicide watch! They had so many chances!

 

[ZonaMiner]

Me thinks ODU makes an argument for zero CUSA teams in the Dance. Yikes!

Shit if there is a conference that you can make an argument for to send zero teams to the NCAA Tourney, it is clearly the WAC.

 

[miner1liner]

I'm only reminding everyone how we (me included) have argued how crappy it is that we're in a one bid league and our one team gets cremated. Gotta get a fix somehow.

 

[Dmanminer]

I'm only reminding everyone how we (me included) have argued how crappy it is that we're in a one bid league and our one team gets cremated. Gotta get a fix somehow.

Guess we all shouldn’t be bitchen about the one bid leagues. Damn saying that really sucks. Oh well didn’t hurt my brackets.

 

[nattybry]

Me thinks ODU makes an argument for zero CUSA teams in the Dance. Yikes!

Well they did better than Villanova the defending champs! Maybe Purdue has just caught fire at the right time.