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SeattleUte · 03-20-2008, 06:05 PM

Mid-majors appear overseeded. Also, playing bigger faster teams all through the year makes a difference. Buy A&M, sell BYU.

Spaz · 03-20-2008, 06:06 PM

That's a bit of a stretch. A single upset doesn't a trend make.

BTW, Xavier just took the lead on Georgia.

creekster · 03-20-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaz

That's a bit of a stretch. A single upset doesn't a trend make.

BTW, Xavier just took the lead on Georgia.

Are you watching the Xavier game? Did GA walk off the floor or somethign? How is X turngin it around? Perhaps it was the kiss of ClouSeaU?

bluegoose · 03-20-2008, 06:16 PM

Xavier is rolling right now. When I left the computer about 20 minutes ago they were down by 11. Now they are up by 8.

My bracket appears safe, for now.

Spaz · 03-20-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Are you watching the Xavier game? Did GA walk off the floor or somethign? How is X turngin it around? Perhaps it was the kiss of ClouSeaU?

Nah - at work, am just watching scores. It's not like GA was smoking X all game, and it's not uncommon for a high seed to come in lackadaisical their first game.

The telling stat for the game is that GA is 2-2 on FT attempts. X is 15-19. Sounds like our game last year.

creekster · 03-20-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaz

Nah - at work, am just watching scores. It's not like GA was smoking X all game, and it's not uncommon for a high seed to come in lackadaisical their first game.

The telling stat for the game is that GA is 2-2 on FT attempts. X is 15-19. Sounds like our game last year.

I noticed that. Hard to tell why from the limited info I am getting here at work. I need X to win for my bracket.

Spaz · 03-20-2008, 06:34 PM

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I noticed that. Hard to tell why from the limited info I am getting here at work. I need X to win for my bracket.

Based on what I saw last year, X was a very athletic, aggresive team, and would be likely to draw lots of fouls.

GA only getting 2 FT attempts seems unusual, though.

Clark Addison · 03-20-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaz

That's a bit of a stretch. A single upset doesn't a trend make.

And even less so does a single half.

Spaz · 03-20-2008, 06:39 PM

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And even less so does a single half.

I'd have no problem with someone saying "A&M's size & speed bodes ill for BYU." Trying to relate the Xavier-GA game to the BYU-A&M game is where the stretching occurs.

SeattleUte · 03-20-2008, 07:14 PM

Lest we forget GA was 14th seeded, X third.

03-20-2008, 06:05 PM	#1
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	X struggles with GA bodes ill for BYU Mid-majors appear overseeded. Also, playing bigger faster teams all through the year makes a difference. Buy A&M, sell BYU. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-20-2008, 07:14 PM	#10
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Lest we forget GA was 14th seeded, X third. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-20-2008, 06:06 PM	#2
Spaz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,371	That's a bit of a stretch. A single upset doesn't a trend make. BTW, Xavier just took the lead on Georgia.

03-20-2008, 06:16 PM	#4
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Xavier is rolling right now. When I left the computer about 20 minutes ago they were down by 11. Now they are up by 8. My bracket appears safe, for now.