Be careful, we're "experts"
If you are like Max and I, no day compares to tomorrow. Selection Sunday is better than Christmas, dwarfs the 4th of July, and blows Halloween out of the water. Tomorrow's show is easily the best reality television going. You've got jubilation, heartbreak, and depression all wrapped into the announcement of 65 teams. The show also begins what is easily the best and most exciting postseason set up of any sport, college or pro. March Madness has become a national institution and has slowed down American productivity since its inception.
With that being said, we are proud to announce that we have been invited to participate in the CBS Selection Sunday Challenge Experts Group. When we first got the e-mail inviting us to join this group, I thought the term "experts" was just for show but this bunch includes some of the best college basketball writers in the business. Joining us in this contest will be Gary Parrish (CBS), Jerry Palm (CBS), Gregg Doyel (CBS), Andy Staples (SI), Ryan Fagan (SportingNews), Ryan Feldman (Hoops Report), Daniel Evans (OnlineSportsFanatic.com), Shawn Siegel (CollegeHoopsNet), Andy Pawalowski (Digital Hoops Blast), Jeff Borzello (March Madness All Season), Shelby Mast (Bracket WAG), Chris Kulenych & Craig Gately (Bracketology 101), and Zach Hayes (Rush the Court).
These are basically all the guys and blogs we check up on daily so it is a tremendous honor to compete against them. We're still working hard to get our brackets laid out before the show tomorrow and we'll post them when we get it done. Here is the link for the contest, you can search "NCAA Hoops Experts" to find our group and belittle us as our bracket gets torn to shreds. Here is a little more via CBSSports' press release:
With NCAA.com’s "Selection Sunday Challenge", fans use a highly interactive online application to stack the field with their favorite teams, randomly choose from more than 330 eligible Division I men’s basketball programs or use the research and tools that the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee puts to use such as RPI, schedules, recent results and more. New features this year include expanded team statistics and an "Evaluate My Picks" function, which will evaluate your selections against the official rules used by the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. Also included are video clips from the NCAA’s Mock Selection show that describe the selection process.
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In my expert opinion
Okay [not-so] expert opinion; as good Joe Lanardi’s anyway one of two scenarios for Gonzaga come selection Sunday:
1) Selection Committe holds tthey same standard for Gonzaga as they do the other top twenty NCAA programs as they make Gonzaga a 5 seed based on WCC regular conference title for the 10th season in a row as well as not only one of the toughest non-conference record but clearly the multiple games on the road and/or nuetral courts, with all the mileage ***and not only that they have Gonzaga playng the team with the weakest road record UW as a 12th seed having to play Gonzaga in Spokane, thereby sending a message to all NCAA teams no more padding your schedule with weak home games. Justice prevails as Lamar and the Huskies have to play Gonzaga somewhere other than Seattle.
2) Should Gonzaga be an 8th seed they would be the highest ranked 8th seed, thereby playing the lowest 1st seed, thereby bringing about a rematch w/ Duke in the second round.
I guess thirdly knowing my opinions smells like everyone elses the Bulldogs will probably be seeded somewhere in between.
How f'ed up is this?
Based on UW getting to the semi’s of the Pac-10 “tournament” the basic consensus is that they will be in the tournament. I have seen more than one projection predicting that they will be in Spokane despite being from the state and being a low (by low I mean bad) giving them a decided advantage over whoever they play and Gonzaga will be in Jacksonville or Buffalo because they are from Spokane and not having a high enough seed. I call BS on this scenario but we have seen it play it more than once (see Davidson vs Gonzaga in North Carolina in 2008).
Congratulations!
Sounds like quite the honor. For the record I am not a fan of Shawn Siegel. Please destroy him for me. I see GU as a 6 or 7 seed, unfortunately not playing in Spokane.
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The seeding is fairly arbitrary. UW beat CAL today, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them get a 5 seed. The Zags will probably get a 6 or 7.
Peace and God Bless
Congrats!
I think you guys do a great job! I love Selection Sunday and can’t wait for tomorrow!
If they [the Zags] could have only one quality, the quality to be able to win is not a bad one ~ Mark Few, 2005-2006

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