Eeyore wrote:
>
> Mike Machnik wrote:
>
> > Rick Comley did not set the policy of avoiding conference matchups.  That
> > is set by the NCAA and holds true across all sports.
>
> This may be, but someone ought to have the sense to point out that
> policies need to be adjusted for circumstances.  The general NCAA is
> thinking in terms of sports that have a larger number of conferences (up
> to thirty-some in basketball).  Someone should introduce them to the
> simple mathematical concept that if there are only four conferences into
> which the four brackets are divided, then you have to allow for
> conference match-ups.  Otherwise, this is what you get.  I have been
> informed that Rick Comley is no longer on the committee, so I take back
> that part of the statement.  Other than that, though, I still maintain
> that it is the responsibility of this committee to produce the seedings.
>  One part of this job is to make the NCAA realize the absurdity of this
> kind of regulation.
>
> It is particularly galling, since the criterion isn't even met.  I think
> that Michigan State is a tougher team than raw computation of the
> numbers indicates.  After all, they beat Michigan twice this year.  It
> is not at all unthinkable that they will beat Minnesota on Saturday.  If
> this happens, what do you get?  A Michigan-Michigan State match-up that
> is not only between conference rivals, but repeats a conference final
> from last night.  Excuse me?  Isn't it to avoid this that Minnesota got
> shifted up a bracket?  Today, the NCAA was both stupid and inconsistent.
>
> J. Michael Neal
>
 
 
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IT MATTER WHICH ORDER YOU ACCOMPLISH IT IN?
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