Final 4 picks:
Gustavus Adolphus
George Fox
Finlandia

I'm not going to pick my region because I don't want to jinx anything... but I think my squad got reamed with our 1st round matchup.

Quote: Originally Posted By mrpolo09 on 8/09/2009ha. drunkenness, but i stand by all my comments. even the last one, which basically equates to the 5'6'' 125lb dude in a bar screaming "hold me back" flailing his arms at the 6'4" 250lb dude. all the while praying that the guy in front of him does in fact hold him back.

good luck all in the post season! hope i'm there with ya for my usual first round exit

Looking forward to the PI matchup Polo. FYI- Elms is a 6'4" 250 ***** who cant take a punch, so the little guy may well win this round.

That is a bad break bradshaw. I guess the lesson is not to stir stuff up in the forums or else you'll get stuck playing possibly the most dangerous 15 seed ever jk

As for our region, I dread the thought of having to try and beat your team again. Don't expect to get lucky against Lasell twice in one season. Not that Eureka will get that far anyway. I'll just be glad to make it to the 2nd round for a 20-point loss against Beloit.

Quote: Originally posted by bradshaw3001 on 8/10/2009Eff the selection committee for giving me NCWC in the 1st round.

Haha I knew it'd **** someone off! Don't worry though, I guarantee we'll turn it over about 30 times and throw up bricks all night like we have against nearly every good team we've played this year.

Btw I completely agree with the idea that a (entire) conf challenge is terrible for RPI. I definitely didn't think that one through before trying it. Of course going 2-8 didn't help at all either, but its really not a good idea.

Not too far off on both counts..24 TOs and 5/22 shooting in the 2nd half. Gotta love when you have more TO than points in the 2nd half.

You just had the better team, way too much Ath/Spd for us to handle. Good luck the rest of the way!

Thanks, batman. My reward for beating a 2-time champ in the 1st round? Playing another former champ in the 2nd round.

Quote: Originally Posted By norm24 on 8/05/2009You can definitely take us off that list. We'll be lucky to make it out of the second round. Finlandia is playing some good ball right now. I had great seats for our two losses to them.

Well, my prediction came true. We never should have been a #1. Good luck to all who remain.

Final 4 predictions anyone?

McMurry

is that kinda like "o'doyle rules"?

pretty close....no one ever mentions my team but me. I think ill be there after george fox goes down tonight. Lasall will be there to

I'll take a shot even though it's like spliting hairs.McMurryGACBeloitSUNY-MMy own patented power ratings ; ) show McMurry #1, GAC #2 and the next 8 bunched so close it doesn't matter so it's just a guess. The edge seems to lean toward the teams with the best ATH and SPD and most of those are running FB/FCP although several running a combo defense are doing very well. This is going to be a helluva dogfight.

I got robbed it was bull **** I shoulda won. gl fellas

7 of the 8 teams on my original list are here in the Elite 8... which is kinda like a Vitale bracket (3 1-seeds and a 4 2-seeds). And my pick of George Fox as the best team in the country still looks strong.

Not quite sure how you were robbed, Brian... that team is the best on paper in the land and McMurry didn't lead in the entire 2nd half, George Fox outshot you and outrebounded you.

His crappy Sg cost me the win. His sg going for 16 pts when he was trumped talent wise by both my sg's. Maybe his A+ iq compared to my A- is the factor? As for a more talented team I honestly dont believe it was his but hey he did win.