Excellent analysis, John.  I have to agree with you.

Tom

(Div III UW-Stevens Point - National runners-up)

Famous last words of Socrates:  "I drank what!?"

On 3/23/2014 2:04 AM, John Edwards wrote:
> I'm inclined to agree with only the UVM-UND swap happening.
>
> Putting Vermont in the east, and sending UND to Cincinnati puts UVM on
> a bus, rather than a plane, which saves the NC$$ money. (I know from
> personal experience that they like this.) UND is flying anyway, since
> Robert Morris should be ticketed for St. Paul. North Dakota going to
> Cincinnati might help attendance there and, considering that counting
> attendance at last year's Midwest Regional didn't require removing
> your socks, anything that moves the needle there is a good thing.
>
> Part of me thinks, as well, that the Committee will make a swap almost
> because they can.
>
> As for Lowell-Quinnipiac, I think they'll both stay closer to home.
> Quinnipiac isn't hosting Bridgeport (Yale & Fairfield[!] are), but I
> think a virtual home team there will be seen as a good thing, as well
> as having two "home" teams in Worcester. Avoiding second-round
> matchups doesn't seem to have been a concern for the Committee in the
> past.
>
> John
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 2:21 AM, charlie shub <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> perfect bracket
>> st paul
>>      1 minn
>>      16 RM
>>      8 notre dame
>>      9 st cloud
>> worcester
>>      2 BC
>>      15 denver
>>      7 lowell
>>      10 mankato
>> bridgeport
>>      3 union
>>      14 nodak
>>      6 quinnipiac
>>      11 providence
>> cincy
>>      4 wisconsin
>>      13 vermont
>>      5 ferris
>>      12 colgate
>>
>>
>> both adam and jason predict flip uvm and nodak for attendance
>> st paul
>>      1 minn
>>      16 RM
>>      8 notre dame
>>      9 st cloud
>> worcester
>>      2 BC
>>      15 denver
>>      7 lowell
>>      10 mankato
>> bridgeport
>>      3 union
>>      13 vermont
>>      6 quinnipiac
>>      11 providence
>> cincy
>>      4 wisconsin
>>      14 nodak
>>      5 ferris
>>      12 colgate
>>
>> i predict swapping lowell and quinnipiac to avoid  bc-lowell and
>> union-quinnipiac in 2nd round
>> st paul
>>      1 minn
>>      16 RM
>>      8 notre dame
>>      9 st cloud
>> worcester
>>      2 BC
>>      15 denver
>>      6 quinnipiac
>>      10 mankato
>> bridgeport
>>      3 union
>>      14 nodak
>>     7 lowell
>>      11 providence
>> cincy
>>      4 wisconsin
>>      13 vermont
>>      5 ferris
>>      12 colgate
>>
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