>Should be a good one tonight. Nevada is down this year, but is still dangerous.
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>I watched the entire game...I thought Nevada played poorly, especially in the 2nd half.
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>Utah State played pretty well. Their shooting % isn't all that great, but they rebound well and don't seem to make many mistakes. They need to give Brady Jardine more minutes - 14 points and 9 boards in just 20 minutes. That kid could do some real damage.
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>So I have to admit, I took an interest in this team tonight.
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>Here's their problem....they're about 28th in the RPI. The overall WAC conference RPI is 15th. Fair or unfair, the tournament selection committee looks at RPI. They REALLY looked at it last year.
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>So even if Utah St. wins out and deserves a good regional seed (like a 3 or 4), they still might not get much higher than a 10 and might have to play someone like Tennessee or even North Carolina in the first round.
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>Last year they were 14-2 in their conference, but only got a 12 seed and got bounced by Texas A&M, That's the problem with the mid-majors, and I agree, it does suck. They'll need teams like Arizona, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, etc. to start losing multiple games
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>OK, now for the fans.....sorry Craig, but those are dorkiest, nerdiest fans I've ever seen. I got really tired of that Wild Bill character. I'm so glad the St Mary's game won't be in Logan.

Surely an RPI of 28 is going to get you in, isn't it?

I haven't been watching any hoops, just following the scores, and the conference that seems absolutely scary is the Big East. They're beating each other's heads in but they seem to have about 8 teams capable of beating anyone in the country.

As always, I follow the Big Ten most closely. Ohio State is for real but I'm not sure any of the rest of them are. Michigan State started out ranked at the top and everybody is beating them. Illinois has a couple very good young guys but they are still inconsistent. Wisconsin is playing pretty well but is plagued by their usual shortage of athleticism. When they get to the tournament and go against the teams who play above the rim they will be easy pickings.