I get the sentiment, but I also hate that this talking point comes out in situations like this Archived Message
Posted by OB25 on March 15, 2024, 12:57:16, in reply to "play all scrubs today. this game does not matter. risk/reward is 100% in one direction*"
Yes these games might not matter much. But the players care, having all these games to watch is fun as a fan, and the games are not completely meaningless either. Kind of similar to bowl games, I don’t know why we as fans actively root for things we’ve always enjoyed to no longer be any fun. We shouldn’t practice anymore either if we’re just trying to avoid injuries at all cost. Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message Illinois is still the 2nd 4th seed in the updated BracketMatrix but there's a plot twist! KU is now on the 4 line, with UK moving up to the 3 line. Why? Well the pipedream that is the 3 seed is starting to come into play here. Duke and KU both lost yesterday on the 3 line and Duke was probably the most likely team we'd pass. KU's resume is significantly better than ours, but they're dealing with injuries that may knock them a seed. BYU also lost yesterday as the best 5 seed in the Matrix, so I think we're pretty locked into the 4 line at worst. Teams to root for in bold ILLINOIS vs Ohio St Auburn vs South Carolina Texas A&M vs UK SDSU vs Utah St (flip a coin) Florida vs Alabama
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- 3/15 Bracket Watch: Path to getting a 3 seed? - Carl Spackler March 15, 2024, 9:54:37
- Pretty wild that Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, and Alabama all lost their first tourney game - OB25 March 15, 2024, 23:57:47
- Big Boy Booty Ball in the ACC* - Sammich March 15, 2024, 22:45:49
- Florida puckering * - ATL March 15, 2024, 22:40:00
- Virginia had 3 fouls to give. Wtf are they doing* - Mrap24 March 15, 2024, 22:39:18
- Lunardi has us as a 3 - illini21 March 15, 2024, 22:37:38
- If someone shot basketball crowd screamers in the head no jury would convict * - ATL March 15, 2024, 22:34:27
- Woody's done his job, so he's leavin'! * - jdl March 15, 2024, 22:07:58
- lol tominaga* - ATL March 15, 2024, 21:54:11
- Let's go Gators!* - ATL March 15, 2024, 21:50:26
- Honestly think if we win tomorrow, we are a 3 seed* - JacobRDaugherty March 15, 2024, 21:40:24
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 shots are all so oversaturated. Garbage post processing.* - ATL March 15, 2024, 21:37:34
- Nebraska looks like they’ll never lose a game ever again* - QcIlliniFan March 15, 2024, 21:22:40
- Potential 5 seed Utah State smacking around potential 5 seed San Diego State * - meanjeans March 15, 2024, 21:21:17
- I feel better seeing the Huskers being red hot today* - ECEIllinois March 15, 2024, 21:13:30
- Arizona getting kicked in the 2nd half by Oregon for the 10 people that get the Pac 12 network - illini222 March 15, 2024, 21:12:49
- Greggggg Doyle’s column is already written. - tvillini March 15, 2024, 21:12:26
- Breaks my heart to watch this happen to Indiana * - meanjeans March 15, 2024, 21:11:20
- Mike Woodson just wants his pudding, damnit. He did his job!* - Ron McDon March 15, 2024, 21:11:00
- get them out of their system.* - Ari Gold March 15, 2024, 21:11:00
- LOL that was incredible* - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 21:10:36
- LOL* - ATL March 15, 2024, 21:10:28
- Tominaga! * - jdl March 15, 2024, 21:10:09
- LOL* - UIHuskie March 15, 2024, 21:10:08
- holy nebraska* - snipes824 March 15, 2024, 21:09:09
- Nebraska is raining threes* - Mrap24 March 15, 2024, 21:07:38
- IU might want to find Tominaga in transition* - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 21:05:05
- Oregon has Arizona on the ropes * - meanjeans March 15, 2024, 20:56:20
- Auburn has played South Carolina twice and beaten them by a combined 71 total points * - meanjeans March 15, 2024, 20:24:40
- Who would we rather play tomorrow?* - OWWDig March 15, 2024, 20:19:19
- Kentucky down 10 with 91s left I - ATL March 15, 2024, 20:11:36
- Nate Oats signs an extension - biclops March 15, 2024, 20:01:17
- Kentucky getting trounced* - jdl March 15, 2024, 19:55:50
- Houston is really something * - meanjeans March 15, 2024, 18:29:14
- LFG!!!!!* - OWWDig March 15, 2024, 17:16:09
- ESPN has IL -5.5* - biclops March 15, 2024, 17:14:54
- I know it’s not the most important tournament, but it’s postseason, and the postseason jitters just - snipes824 March 15, 2024, 16:58:22
- This Diebler interim coach shit gives me Steve Fisher flashbacks. - OWWDig March 15, 2024, 17:30:08
- I’m super nervous/excited. The alcohol is starting to help tho* - illini21 March 15, 2024, 17:18:52
- No game thread? - Dilbert March 15, 2024, 17:16:22
- GET IT* - Jackie March 15, 2024, 17:29:07
- Nice!* - snipes824 March 15, 2024, 17:22:02
- Hell yes* - illini21 March 15, 2024, 17:17:57
- great seats * - biclops March 15, 2024, 17:17:21
- Spackles are you planning on doing your survivor pool this year? Always a good time.* - Warrin'_Illini March 15, 2024, 16:52:25
- Indeed.* - Carl Spackler March 15, 2024, 17:02:42
- i'll miss ju-lost* - VIV March 15, 2024, 16:11:33
- Can I get BTT pool points for Klesmit assists?* - Illiniphil March 15, 2024, 15:09:10
- collins may be the only ex-dukie i like; easy call for me to root for NU in this one* - suburbanmyth March 15, 2024, 13:49:55
- Juwan gone - Nobster March 15, 2024, 13:46:56
- Tennessee might be gliding to a 2 seed if UNC keeps winning - JacobRDaugherty March 15, 2024, 13:33:01
- We shall see. Metrics still better, SOS still better, wins still better. But it’s close* - Blazer March 15, 2024, 16:45:28
- ...or not!* - RSMBob March 15, 2024, 14:21:01
- Just saw one of my authors in that game! He’s the UT team statistician so he is at the media table - Jackie March 15, 2024, 13:47:32
- the basketball experts here assure me that the tournament performance doesn't affect seeding* - suburbanmyth March 15, 2024, 13:39:56
- A foul call against Gillis or Edey could have been justified on Hall’s rebound/turnover. But of - DocWalk20 March 15, 2024, 13:17:44
- so i guess white guys can taunt* - suburbanmyth March 15, 2024, 13:09:46
- If MSU pulls this out despite playing 5 on 8, it'll be impressive.* - Wotcher March 15, 2024, 13:07:28
- Juwan fired. * - illini March 15, 2024, 13:04:50
- damn* - cpsteine March 15, 2024, 14:04:09
- He never did beat Illinois* - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 13:48:00
- derp* - Nobster March 15, 2024, 13:47:52
- Not a single player on that roster that I’d even be interested in vulturing. - OB25 March 15, 2024, 13:41:46
- Warde Manual said all this with a straight face? - DocWalk20 March 15, 2024, 13:35:59
- This sucks* - illini21 March 15, 2024, 13:27:13
- Damnit* - Tooldresser March 15, 2024, 13:20:03
- I wonder if Izzo will throw a temper tantrum* - GMAW March 15, 2024, 13:18:48
- That sucks. I wanted him around as badly as other BT teams wanted us to keep Weber.* - JFG March 15, 2024, 13:16:16
- Typical Michigan arrogance with the timing* - illini222 March 15, 2024, 13:10:38
- well shit* - IlliniRunner March 15, 2024, 13:08:37
- Dammit. I would have donated to a fund to keep him there forever - IlliniSax05 March 15, 2024, 13:08:35
- Good riddance. What a clown* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 15, 2024, 13:08:23
- Not sure if ha ha or awww man.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 15, 2024, 13:05:45
- OOOO - IlliniRunner March 15, 2024, 13:10:36
- Too bad, good guy that does it the right way* - KCWildcat March 15, 2024, 13:05:30
- Nuts* - Vandy March 15, 2024, 13:05:19
- Jones in the arc and they don't review * - jdl March 15, 2024, 13:02:48
- Tenn ain’t getting a 1 without a major comeback* - Mrap24 March 15, 2024, 13:00:12
- Damn you Purdue for making me empathize with Izzo.* - JFG March 15, 2024, 12:54:49
- Tennessee is down 19 at the half to Mississippi State* - UIHuskie March 15, 2024, 12:54:39
- Edey shoves his elbow into the back of the MSU guy's head, MSU still called for the foul - IlliniSax05 March 15, 2024, 12:52:22
- Michigan State’s post players are so so bad* - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 12:41:47
- Here comes the ref show* - snipes824 March 15, 2024, 12:39:27
- Edey blatantly travels. Foul on State* - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 12:39:12
- edey is a dick; i want this team to go down* - suburbanmyth March 15, 2024, 12:38:55
- LOL. Screw Edey forever.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 15, 2024, 12:38:44
- Zero fouls on Elbows McGee? Sounds about right* - OWWDig March 15, 2024, 12:35:44
- Braden Smith may have bad knee injury. * - illini March 15, 2024, 12:30:27
- turns out to be a flop* - suburbanmyth March 15, 2024, 12:42:24
- Replay makes it look a little better - illini March 15, 2024, 12:35:42
- play all scrubs today. this game does not matter. risk/reward is 100% in one direction* - John Coctostan March 15, 2024, 12:32:34
- I get the sentiment, but I also hate that this talking point comes out in situations like this - OB25 March 15, 2024, 12:57:16
- Kenyon Martin endorses* - BradUnderwoodforprez March 15, 2024, 12:34:21
- I don’t wish success for Purdue but would hate to see it go down this way. - CWR10 March 15, 2024, 12:31:17
- Man, that’s brutal.* - OB25 March 15, 2024, 12:31:06
- Purdue is fucked now* - Drippy March 15, 2024, 12:30:22
- Michigan conducting a third party review of their basketball program - CanHartlebHireSnider March 15, 2024, 12:06:33
- Courtney Green is not ingratiating himself to Izzo here at the end of the first half.* - DocWalk20 March 15, 2024, 11:57:20
- So many offensive fouls/ charges on MSU* - Ron McDon March 15, 2024, 11:56:43
- someone really needs to explain the concept of senioritis to bardo * - biclops March 15, 2024, 11:37:33
- Michigan State just fouling the crap out of Purdue every possession. * - illini March 15, 2024, 11:31:58
- There is lots of good news, but I see a bad development coming, too - GMAW March 15, 2024, 10:04:36
- Nit, Kansas lost on Wednesday so yesterdays matrix included that loss* - Mrap24 March 15, 2024, 9:59:35
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