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3/9/2015 9:49:07 AM

lol, u guys see this?

http://espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology


1KENTUCKY
16MONTANA / 16Texas Southern
8Cincinnati
9NC St


5North Carolina
12IONA
4NORTHERN IOWA
13UC DAVIS

3/9/2015 11:10:42 AM

No way UNC can get past Northern Iowa. They lost to normal Iowa and Northern Iowa is best Iowa.

3/9/2015 11:12:23 AM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology?ttag=MME15_NS_2_bracketology_lau_ss_control_jerrypalm

VCU then Nova. I'd take that

3/9/2015 11:30:44 AM

^^^That's a lot of ACC in one division of the bracket.

3/9/2015 11:43:45 AM

I was a little surprised that we stayed at a projected 9 seed after beating Syracuse. What will it take to move up or down? I know it also depends on what other schools do.

Lose to Pitt, probably still stay a 9, but maybe drop to a 10
Beat Pitt, maybe move up to an 8
Beat Duke, move up to a 7 for sure. Only going up to an 8 after beating another top 5 team would be ncstateshit
Beat ND, possibly a 6, but absolutely no worse than a 7. If it's any other school than ND here, it's still a 7
Beat UVA, 5 seed, especially if we just beat Duke and ND too, but if it's UNC or Lville, then maybe still a 6

We should be Pitt, but anything beyond that is gravy. Duke is playing very well, and if anything, it will be a great warmup test before the NCAA to remind us of the level of play needed to make noise.

[Edited on March 9, 2015 at 12:39 PM. Reason : ]

3/9/2015 12:30:31 PM

Honestly, I think our odds are better against ND than UNC. I think, depending on performance in the ACCT, we're definitely a 6-9 seed. I just don't see us doing better/worse. Unless Miami really takes off in the Tournament.

3/9/2015 12:33:37 PM

Miami is the team that I think could really disrupt the other side of the bracket. We should be fine against Pitt and a potential ND but Duke will definitely be out for revenge - I'm not sure I see us getting lucky against them again. Same goes for UNC.

3/9/2015 12:36:26 PM

^^ND and UNC are on opposite sides of the bracket. It's not an either or situation. I agree that I would also rather play ND than UNC, since I think we will have more of a revenge mindset vs ND as oppose to a possibly over confidence mindset vs UNC since we just beat them. But it's possible to play neither or both too.

^Also, when you say Mimai is on the other side of the bracket, which team are you using as a point of reference as your current side? It might just be my bias, but I usually look at a bracket from the POV of NC State.

[Edited on March 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM. Reason : ]

3/9/2015 12:45:37 PM

I might have to go rub one out now


wolfdawg4 made the cut

The best part is the montage of the four HOF coaches with the

3/9/2015 10:16:26 PM

nah, the best part is we gave the walk-ons their own ~30 second segment of highlights 1:15 in

also I loved watching the Martins' reactions any time they were in a clip

another edit to say that this is the most well done video I remember seeing from our marketing department

[Edited on March 9, 2015 at 10:44 PM. Reason : ]

3/9/2015 10:39:15 PM

^

3/9/2015 10:41:20 PM

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"5North Carolina 12IONA 4NORTHERN IOWA 13UC DAVIS"

christ almighty...just let em walk into the Sweet 16 why don't ya Joe

3/9/2015 11:39:43 PM

FWIW, Wofford just won their conference tourney and is going the big dance. They're also 28-6 on the year.

Still ridiculous to lose to them in Reynolds, but maybe not as awful loss as I thought.

3/10/2015 12:09:52 AM

Awesome video. My favorite part was the series of blocks played back to back to back.

3/10/2015 2:07:08 AM

^^gottfried knows, man.

3/10/2015 8:47:54 AM

Woffords RPI Is 52 .... I'm not sure why people are still freaking out about the wofford loss...

3/10/2015 9:10:29 AM

Because it's Wofford. In Reynolds. We aren't supposed to lose in Reynolds. And we aren't supposed to lose to Wofford. Even when they are a tourney team.

3/10/2015 9:52:44 AM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

That would be pretty fun...NCSU revenge tour. get Shaka for turning us down, and a shot at a rematch with Wofford. plus it keeps us away from Kentucky and Virginia

3/10/2015 10:29:59 AM

The only team I actively want the opportunity to play is SMU. I really don't care about revenge or rematches, but I would love for Gott to have the opportunity to beat all five HOF coaches this season.

What concerns me about that is the talk about NC State being squarely in, and Pitt being squarely out. Makes me worried for tomorrow's game and the need to prove something Pitt will have. Hopefully we will have the same attitude.

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 10:50 AM. Reason : ]

3/10/2015 10:48:22 AM

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"but maybe not as awful loss as I thought."

It was only ever an "awful loss" to the uninformed.

3/10/2015 10:59:52 AM

Pitt is not squarely out. If they make a solid run they will be back in.

3/10/2015 11:04:29 AM

I agree. I was referring to the article linked at the top of that bracket. "Daily Bubble: NC State should be safely in, but Pitt falls out"

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"Pittsburgh tanks at Florida State: Pitt needed to stop a two-game losing streak at Florida State today and couldn't do it. The Panthers fell 61-52 and fell off the bubble Miami dominates Virginia Tech: The Hurricanes, on the other hand, did exactly what it needed to do to keep its tournament hopes afloat. They blew out Virginia Tech on the road 81-62. They still have work to do in the conference tournament, but they have a chance. North Carolina State gets off the bubble: The Wolfpack secured a spot in the NCAA tournament Saturday with a comfortable 71-57 win over Syracuse in the final game of the season for the Orange. NC State should be impervious to even a bad loss now."

3/10/2015 11:07:28 AM

They've lost 3 straight coming into this, and have fallen completely off the bubble, plus they are now matched up with a team the destroyed them earlier this year. I think if we get a decent lead early they won't put up much of a fight.


V The thought of losing to Pitt isn't good for us no matter what it does to our NCAA seed. And who knows we could actually be closer to an 8 seed at the moment and a loss secures a 9. How accurate are Lunardi and Palm when it comes down to getting the seed #s right?

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 11:16 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2015 11:08:47 AM

We either need to lose to Pitt or reach the semis. Get out of that 8-9 seed at all cost.

3/10/2015 11:09:14 AM

I don't care what the seeding is, there is no way I would ever want us to lose in the first game of the ACCT.

3/10/2015 11:11:05 AM

^

3/10/2015 11:12:36 AM

I wouldn't mind staying an 8/9 and ending up in that villanova bracket as my boss is a hardcore nova fan and if we played them then that would be hilarious.

3/10/2015 11:21:26 AM

Lose we move down, win we move up and get to add another Duke matchup to our strength of schedule. Either way I don't think we stay in the 8/9 game.

3/10/2015 7:48:20 PM

We need to give the bench guys 30+ minutes each and lose the game. Then we can claim we only care about the big tournament and it's a good thing cause our guys get to rest.

3/10/2015 7:52:08 PM

Being on the 8/9 line really sucks. Need to win comfortably tomorrow night and give Duke a tough game to hopefully give us some #7 seed love.

Also how in the fuck is UNC a #5 seed? Complete bullshit. They haven't beaten anyone since early Jan and clearly are not a top 20 team.

3/10/2015 8:25:32 PM

they arent a 5 seed yet. just bracketology. doubt it will stick

3/10/2015 8:33:28 PM

The best thing UNC has going for them is they dont have any glaring losses. Their best wins are over us and Louisville.

3/10/2015 8:37:45 PM

It's kind of fun being somebody else's best win

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 8:45 PM. Reason : -]

3/10/2015 8:45:15 PM

We are quite a few teams' best win this season. UNC, Wake, BC, maybe even GA Tech...

3/10/2015 9:02:26 PM

^well...GT didn't beat us. But yeah

3/10/2015 9:12:21 PM

Also wofford

3/10/2015 9:29:03 PM

too many teams to list

3/11/2015 9:39:58 AM

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"^well...GT didn't beat us. But yeah"

You're right. I thought we played GT twice, and lost the firm time, but that was just Clemson. But Clemson probably counts Syracuse as a better win, so we're still good there.

3/11/2015 9:53:30 AM

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"THE FIRM TIME"

#jurisprudencey'all

3/11/2015 9:59:02 AM

^^Why would clemson count Syracuse as a better win? We've got a better overall record, better ACC record, a better RPI and we beat them head to head. Who in their right mind would count Syracuse as a better win than a win against us? ahha

3/11/2015 10:14:57 AM

A few reasons. We're only ahead of Syracuse in the conference by 1 game, and overall by 1 game. And in recent times, Syracuse has been considered the better team, and it's difficult for some people to get out of that mindset. You ask other fan bases in the ACC, and I would bet a majority of them would think Syracuse is better.

So, while we are the better win, Clemson probably considers Syracuse the better win, as I said.

3/11/2015 10:20:48 AM

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncbexperts/post/_/id/3473/whats-the-best-conference-in-basketball?refresh=true

My dark-horse pick is ...

Fraschilla: My long shot bet to win the tournament would be NC State. They have won five of their last six with victories at home over Syracuse and Virginia Tech and on the road at Clemson, Louisville and North Carolina. We all know the Wolfpack are mercurial, yet capable of a great run.

Greenberg: NC State has a strong backcourt with Anthony “Cat” Barber playing at a high level. He’s explosive, fast and gets to the lane. Ralston Turner and Trevor Lacey make shots and they have four frontcourt players who can screen, rebound, defend and play hard. I think NC State is a really interesting team.

3/11/2015 11:26:23 AM

^^so we're just talking about your average, dumb, fan? Got ya

3/11/2015 11:31:50 AM

Well, we were talking about Clemson, so I think that's pretty self explanatory.

3/11/2015 11:37:56 AM

touche

3/11/2015 11:42:53 AM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25103486/observations-tourneys-top-seeds-should-be-wary-of-nc-state

NCAA Basketball Main Page:

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"Don't turn your back on Wolfpack Rothstein: Cat Barber and NC State, fresh off a fine win over Pitt in the ACC tourney, look like the type of team the top seeds should fear in the Big Dance. Observations "

3/12/2015 7:46:01 AM

You might end up in a body bag.

3/12/2015 9:30:30 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-n-c--state-will-be-dangerous-in-the-ncaa-tournament-033421348-ncaab.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

3/12/2015 1:03:01 PM

Any team that can make shots and defend the rim like us has a chance. What can put us over the top is Cat's performance from last night being the standard going forward. That would put us in elite company.

3/12/2015 1:08:01 PM