Bracketology

They have not played any conference games yet though. W&M beat Wake Forrest at Wake as well as Richmond. They also beat VCU who Richmond lost to. I don't see how you can put Richmond at a 10 and W&M at 12.[/quote]


I agree. I don't understang the logic
 
But Joe Lunardi hits it about 5 hours before the selection show and he still misses a few - - by that time most of us could do as well as Joe.
 
Can anyone with an EPSN Insider subscription get a hold of that "VCU Surging Without Maynor" article?
 
Eric Maynor was a great player for VCU. Thanks to his heroics against Duke and UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, Maynor put VCU on the national map. However, it is possible that the Rams may be a better team without Maynor this year.

In the weekend victory over Richmond, the Spiders executed a near-perfect game plan and forced VCU to play almost entirely in half-court sets. With Maynor at the helm, the other Rams would have deferred to the point guard, letting him use his athleticism and quickness to get to the rim. However, without Maynor, they were still able execute and shoot 42.2 percent from the field.

According to new coach Shaka Smart, VCU may have found its post-Maynor identity in the Richmond win: "We're a team in transition because we're trying to figure those things out ... Other times, like the second half, it looks like we've established an identity for this new team."
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goramsgo said:
Call me a dreamer, but all the big east schools don't have fb. I think we have to potential to compete with most of the big east schools. Imagine the sudden impact on the fan base if by some miracle VCU was invited into the BE. Waiting lists for tickets..The support and donors would be there. But maybe I'm just blinded by my love for VCU basketball.
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I love VCU as much as you do, but you're certainly dreaming. In my opinion there is no way VCU could handle the rigors of a Big East schedule. Sure, we could beat a Big East school on any given night, but consistently I just don't think we could hold up over the course of a season. However, in saying that it's all about baby steps. Lets prove that we can win the CAA on a regular basis (meaning more than 3 consecutive years) and make some noise in the tournament before can seriously consider ourselves ready to bang with the big boys.
 
If W&M were to make it to the NCAA's, they will get a 12 seed at best no matter what their record is or who they beat. The reason is this would be the first time in the history of their men's basketball program that they made it to the NCAA's. They have absolutely no history in the NCAA's and that is what will determine a seed of 12 or higher if they even make it. I also believe the only way they get in is to win the CAA tournament. The history of the program will overshadow any OOC wins they have this year.

Regarding Richmond, they will have to win the A-10 (not likely) or finish in the top three of the A-10 and win a couple of games versus Xavier, Dayton and Temple to get in to the NCAA's. Either path will get them a 10 seed since they have already beaten Mississippi State, Missouri and ODU.

Regarding VCU joining the Big East, the only schools VCU has anything in common with are the football schools, which are primarily public institutions. Most of the basketball only schools are Catholic schools. No way they let VCU in to the Big East. They would go after Dayton or Xavier before VCU. The only way a CAA school will ever be considered by the Big East is if they have 1A football. The CAA school closest to that goal would be JMU, but their basketball team would be a liability. ODU has a long, long way to go before they are 1A. If the Big East wanted to add a football school, you have to believe they would look at ECU before anyone else in this region. Once again, though, the main liability holding ECU back is men's basketball.
 
I'm pretty sure that when they put together the bracketology they just take the first place team from each of the mids and throw them in there. I highly doubt they do any research on the CAA, especially this early in the season. Is that right?
 
VCU Finance 2008 said:
They have not played any conference games yet though. W&M beat Wake Forrest at Wake as well as Richmond. They also beat VCU who Richmond lost to. I don't see how you can put Richmond at a 10 and W&M at 12.
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It doesn't matter they are in a better conference so they are assumed to be the better team. Before this year nobody even knew W&M played basketball. W&M would probably be a 13 or 14 seed in the tourney
 
D-Hoesevelt said:
goramsgo said:
Call me a dreamer, but all the big east schools don't have fb. I think we have to potential to compete with most of the big east schools. Imagine the sudden impact on the fan base if by some miracle VCU was invited into the BE. Waiting lists for tickets..The support and donors would be there. But maybe I'm just blinded by my love for VCU basketball.
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I love VCU as much as you do, but you're certainly dreaming. In my opinion there is no way VCU could handle the rigors of a Big East schedule. Sure, we could beat a Big East school on any given night, but consistently I just don't think we could hold up over the course of a season. However, in saying that it's all about baby steps. Lets prove that we can win the CAA on a regular basis (meaning more than 3 consecutive years) and make some noise in the tournament before can seriously consider ourselves ready to bang with the big boys.
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It would turn out ok for basketball. But then we would have to pay for all our other sports that werent selling out every night to go to marquette etc
 
Joe's picks are based on guessing or assumptions. He is assuming W&M's wheels fall off, that UR will win numerous A-10 games and that we will not win the CAA. Having a job like Joe's is like being a weatherman. You guess all of the time and when you get one right you pat yourself on the back.

As for changing leagues I say no. We get to play W&M (2), ODU (2), GMU (1), and JMU (2). That's seven games that we can all easily drive to and enjoy our team. The competition is good and the schools have great academics. No thanks to the Big East. I would never drive to Morgantown to burn couches, or to Pittsburg or any other BE school.

Also remember the CAA is really good in football, soccer, tennis, baseball and other sports. Also we have the CAA tourney here in our own backyard. Don't under estimate the CAA, that's all I'm saying.

One last thing. We are winning in the CAA, making it to the tourney, getting a larger fan base, drawing national attention, and packing the house for home games. So let's just focus on getting better in-house so that we can become the East Coast version of Gonz U.
 
I can't believe that Lunardi took this long to take ODU off the list. It shows how closely he has been watching the CAA.
 
Mercury said:
D-Hoesevelt said:
goramsgo said:
Call me a dreamer, but all the big east schools don't have fb. I think we have to potential to compete with most of the big east schools. Imagine the sudden impact on the fan base if by some miracle VCU was invited into the BE. Waiting lists for tickets..The support and donors would be there. But maybe I'm just blinded by my love for VCU basketball.
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I love VCU as much as you do, but you're certainly dreaming. In my opinion there is no way VCU could handle the rigors of a Big East schedule. Sure, we could beat a Big East school on any given night, but consistently I just don't think we could hold up over the course of a season. However, in saying that it's all about baby steps. Lets prove that we can win the CAA on a regular basis (meaning more than 3 consecutive years) and make some noise in the tournament before can seriously consider ourselves ready to bang with the big boys.
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It would turn out ok for basketball. But then we would have to pay for all our other sports that werent selling out every night to go to marquette etc
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I would drive (ride a train, etc.) to Syracuse, Pitt, UConn, Georgetown, West Virginia, Marquette, villanove, maybe even Cincy to watch VCU play Top 25 teams week in and week out... It would be like Oklahoma every weekend...
 
Do you know where marquette is lol... take your pass port the quickest way there is through america junior... err canada.
 
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