6:00pm Sunday, 16 March 2014: the selection show

MassMan06 · Post by **MassMan06** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:25 pm

Should we be? I dunno. If Tennessee advances to play us I will probably pick them.

bharms08 · Post by **bharms08** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:26 pm

eldonabe wrote:Anyways, for Dayton to now even have to do the pay on game says a lot about hat this conference did this year.

to top it off dayton gets ohio state, who consistently refuses to play them. also, one of their best players Sibert transferred from ohio state, so many story lines there...

Chris20 · Post by **Chris20** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:31 pm

I think our seed strongly indicates a few things....

They don't necessarily weigh recent play/wins any more than early season wins.

The A10's overall OOC performance - and RPI - bought us some forgiveness for our up and down A10 performance.

RPI and Top 50 wins/wins against other tourney teams remain huge parts of the selection.

EBox · Post by **EBox** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:38 pm

I kind of like that we play the winner of a play in game. That Weds night game will not end before 11:15pm, and then the team will get to the hotel after midnight, hop a flight from Dayton to Raleigh the next day, and have to scout us in less than 48 hours. I think that helps us a lot.

By no means am I looking ahead of our first game, but a Duke matchup would be great. Even just the chance to play them on a national stage - although its practically a home game for them, 15 minutes from their campus. Place would be packed with Duke fans.

And if I can be absolutely high from multiple mollies and some horse tranquilizers, would feel ecstatic to get Michigan, my graduate school alma mater.

I digress, let's take it one step at a time. Just to be even thinking about the possibilities is so much better than prepping for an NIT game.

Now, there is no tomorrow for our guys. Let's see how they respond to the challenge, the "lack of respect".

Refuse2Lose83 · Post by **Refuse2Lose83** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:41 pm

EBox wrote: I digress, let's take it one step at a time. Just to be even thinking about the possibilities is so much better than prepping for an NIT game.
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You mean you're not enjoying the NIT selection show as much as I am?!?!

fenway617 · Post by **fenway617** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:55 pm

If I recall correct UMass and Iowa's paths almost crossed last year in the NIT. Had UMass beat SB Iowa would have come to UMass for the second round in the NIT.

jrdupe · Post by **jrdupe** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:57 pm

Blutrane93 wrote:^^ Do we know for sure it will be a night game?

great question...a lot of people are just assuming that since Duke will play at 7, that UMASS has to play at 9:30...they do have an afternoon session don't they? 9:30 on a Friday night is pretty prime time...not sure Umass vs. Iowa will draw the casual fan...I'm thinking they might be the 2:30 game on Friday...and it wouldn't shock me if they held Duke back until 9:30...possibly moving umass to the 7pm spot.

Chris20 · Post by **Chris20** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:03 pm

Tenn/Iowa play at 9:10 pm Wednesday night in Dayton. You'd think they have to give them the late game Friday.

Refuse2Lose83 · Post by **Refuse2Lose83** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:06 pm

jrdupe wrote:
Blutrane93 wrote:^^ Do we know for sure it will be a night game?
great question...a lot of people are just assuming that since Duke will play at 7, that UMASS has to play at 9:30...they do have an afternoon session don't they? 9:30 on a Friday night is pretty prime time...not sure Umass vs. Iowa will draw the casual fan...I'm thinking they might be the 2:30 game on Friday...and it wouldn't shock me if they held Duke back until 9:30...possibly moving umass to the 7pm spot.

UMass-Tenn/Iowa and Duke-Mercer will be in the same session. I'd doubt they give duke the noon time game. The early session will probably be Virginia-Coastal Carolina and Memphis-GW. We'll be bumping into the guys that sent us home Friday. We could be the early game in the night session and Duke playing late. the only time I don't see us playing is the 2:30 gme bcause of the Duke at noon thing.

mdogt12 · Post by **mdogt12** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:09 pm

the will give the higher seed more rest so the earlier game in that session

Refuse2Lose83 · Post by **Refuse2Lose83** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:23 pm

So our road to the title goes: Raleigh-Indianapolis-Arlington!

People said great things about Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, would be great to get there!

Bueno97 · Post by **Bueno97** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:31 pm

Looks like we'll tip off around 2:45/3:00 after Duke at 12:15
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... cing-teams

Sea Dog · Post by **Sea Dog** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:31 pm

Friday afternoon. MarchmadnessTV tweeted the schedule out;

Second Round Games
Friday Afternoon, March 21 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)

12:15 p.m.
CBS
Raleigh I
Duke vs. Mercer
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols

12:40 p.m.
truTV
San Antonio I
Baylor vs. Nebraska
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager

1:40 p.m.
TBS
St. Louis I
New Mexico vs. Stanford
Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson

2:10 p.m.
TNT
San Diego I
Arizona vs. Weber State
Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston

After conc. I
CBS
Raleigh II
Massachusetts vs. Iowa/Tennessee
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols

Blutrane93 · Post by **Blutrane93** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:33 pm

Works for me, anything but 12:15 is great!

mdogt12 · Post by **mdogt12** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:37 pm

Matt Vautour ‏@GazetteUMass 2m
UMass is playing in the afternoon on Friday. a 2:40 tip or so following Duke-Mercer