Can we officially dump this "Bracketology" crap forever?

[Vercingetorix]

Because it is clearly meaningless.

I'm not sure that I've ever seen so much TV and discussion time devoted to something that ends up having so little correlation with reality. Lunardi has no idea what the committee is going to do; nobody has any idea what they're going to do. You really might as well have Jimbo down at the Weigel's on Weisgarber give you his predicted bracket, because it's going to be just as good as Lunardi's.

So next year. How about no "Updated Bracketology!" threads every week, okay?

[DeepSpringsVol]

agreed

[utman47]

Its just speculation which is pretty much half of anything people post on here
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[KingNick865]

I think Lunardi does the best job he can, and actually, his final bracket was probably better than the one the selection committee released.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by utman47

Its just speculation which is pretty much half of anything people post on here
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Of course it's just speculation. But speculation by GoVolzzz985 doesn't get a new thread every week on this board. What we've learned today is that despite getting incessant airtime on the Worldwide Leader, Lunardi doesn't know anymore than GoVolzzz985, and so we really never need to see any of these Bracketology threads again. There is no point speculating about a process which is apparently completely inscrutable.

[DyronNix]

I agree. What makes me so mad is how they promote the next interview with Lunardi as him somehow providing inside information on what will happen. They promote it as being so matter-of-fact when it is nothing but pure speculation.

They should make them call it Fantasy and Wishing Well Bracket Guesses by Joe Lunardi.

It is such a scam and then I gag when I hear ESPN reporters interviewing coaches on the final day only to hear the coach say "according to Lunardi, we are in."

Sham.

[hmanvolfan]

That's why I have never looked at any mock bracketology nonsense. It's a waste of energy.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by nickknx865

I think Lunardi does the best job he can, and actually, his final bracket was probably better than the one the selection committee released.

Who cares if it's "better" in some disembodied, Platonic sense? Either it's useful as a predictive tool or it's not. It is not.

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by Vercingetorix

Who cares if it's "better" in some disembodied, Platonic sense? Either it's useful as a predictive tool or it's not. It is not.

Peruse a couple of those threads about bracketology. Couple things will pop out to you.
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[KingNick865]

Originally Posted by Vercingetorix

Who cares if it's "better" in some disembodied, Platonic sense? Either it's useful as a predictive tool or it's not. It is not.

I do agree with you there. At least to an extent.

[TennesseeFan07]

Originally Posted by nickknx865

I think Lunardi does the best job he can, and actually, his final bracket was probably better than the one the selection committee released.

Agreed.

[bam15]

Lunardi went 9/64 in his pre-selection show, meaning he only placed 9 teams in their correct region and seed. Of course, it can be difficult when you have chimpanzees running the selection committee.
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[NYYVol]

Originally Posted by bam15

Lunardi went 9/64 in his pre-selection show, meaning he only placed 9 teams in their correct region and seed. Of course, it can be difficult when you have chimpanzees running the selection committee.
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That's an insult to chimps everywhere.
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[WA_Vol]

I would rather a computer generate a bracket based on the RPI then the crap the selection committe put out.

Duke hasn't beat a seed higher then #5 in twelve years, so they reward them by giving them the easiest rode to the final four? They are the weakest #1 seed, how do you not put WV in their bracket as the 2 seed?

It's obviously biased.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by BigPapaVol

Peruse a couple of those threads about bracketology. Couple things will pop out to you.
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Uh, of all the things I can think of do do with my time at 11:30 on a Sunday night, going back and reading through some old bracketology threads is way down the list. What wisdom is there to be gleaned?