Well, if you want to strike up another argument, we could point out how
unfair it was that Michigan played that tournament game at home against
North Dakota.  Luck of the draw, I guess, but for the higher seeded team to
essentially play a road game in the tournament is rediculous.
 
Andrew
 
 
On Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:20:36 -0600 wrote...
>Actually you need go back only 1 year to counter both of these points.
>Michigan was not a top four seed last year.  Also Denver was a wild card
>team which won the Super Bowl.
>
>Brian Hvinden
>
>
>On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Rowe, Thomas wrote:
>> Steve wrote:
>>
>> > my two comments/concerns/questions would be
>> > over the last 10 years, how many times has the big trophy been won by
>one
>> > of
>> > the top 3 or 4 seeded teams.  My guess would be all 10 years.  You can
>put
>> > as
>> > many teams in as you want to, but I think that the cream has always
>risen
>> > to
>> > the top.  Let it be exciting for a bubble team to make it, but one of
>the
>> > top
>> > 4 is "always" going to win.  At least that's what I have found over
the
>> > last
>> > 10 years.
>> >
>> Good point.  But also note that for a bottom seed to win, they have to
>knock
>> off not only a top seed the first game(s) but also what are both seeded
>and
>> currently-playing-well team(s) later.  And if someone takes you too
>lightly
>> the opening round, you can bet that won't be the case in round two.  Now
>add
>> in the extra handicap of the top 4 getting a first round bye, and its
>small
>> wonder the eventual winner is out of that top 4 group.
>>
>> Consider pro football - only one wild-card team (Oakland) has ever won
>the
>> Super Bowl.  But doesn't it add excitement to have an Arizona in the
mix,
>> even if they did lose badly to Minnesota?
>>
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