Does any team have a bigger disrespect card to play than UT over seeding?

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I ask this because I realize I cannot have a totally objective perspective. Two categories maybe, Top 4 seed and all other, including snubs. Thanks in advance.

Was Pat Adams or any of his cousins on the committee?
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
I ask this because I realize I cannot have a totally objective perspective. Two categories maybe, Top 4 seed and all other, including snubs. Thanks in advance.

Was Pat Adams or any of his cousins on the committee?
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Tennessee is easily the biggest snub, and most every national pundit universally agrees. It is what it is, now. You have to win 6 games. Hopefully we are benefactors of some upsets ahead of us, but we have to do our part, which has been the issue in the past. Just win, baby!
 
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It's not a bad bracket.. There is a clear path to the sweet 16 unless they have a clunker.. A rematch with Nova awaits if both teams do their part. I like this side of the bracket better than Nova's .. Tennessee isn't a Blue Blood of college basketball which definitely factored in, no matter who's silly metrics you want to use because stats don't lie. Those teams draw big viewing audiences so they want them in the tournament for as long as possible.. It's all about money.
 
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This is just like NCAA Football was before the BCS. Teams got their ranking from tradition just as much as on field performance.

Way too much love for Big 10 teams and Notre Dame as it seemed most of the sports writers who voted at the time went to schools in the Midwest.
 
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vols 30 said:
You can make an argument for Rutgers, but not Michigan. Not sure why they get in and A&M doesn't. I guess the selection comittee was serious about not recognizing last 10 games played
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College Sports have historically favored the Big10 since day 1. It is the loved league. I was looking through 1990s CFB the other day and there was a year that Michigan went 9-4 and still finished in the top 10. No joke, look it up.
 
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I think A&M has an excellent reason to be pissed off, because they don't even get to play some games (outside of the NIT, anyway) to prove everybody wrong.

I'm angry about our seed because the committee members who attempted to explain gave non-answer answers. The two I saw (Burnett and Chris Reynolds) launched into mealy-mouthed bullsh*t about Wisconsin having a great season and winning the Big Ten regular season (or, as Lunardi would say, they were tied for first) as if that's a legitimate excuse. Wisconsin is #34 on KenPom and recently lost to Nebraska, for crying out loud. They shouldn't be anywhere near a 3 seed.

It feels like Kentucky and Duke were the beneficiaries of their blue blood status (can't forget the never-ending Coach K goodbye tour either), and the committee just collectively decided to turn their minds off a month ago when the first seed list was revealed. Slotting Tennessee as the top 2 seed could've easily been justified, and they're out here trying to explain how the Vols make sense five slots lower than that. I'm just mad our players didn't get rewarded with the seed they so obviously deserved.
 
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ThatVolGuy said:
I think A&M has an excellent reason to be pissed off, because they don't even get to play some games (outside of the NIT, anyway) to prove everybody wrong.

I'm angry about our seed because the committee members who attempted to explain gave non-answer answers. The two I saw (Burnett and Chris Reynolds) launched into mealy-mouthed bullsh*t about Wisconsin having a great season and winning the Big Ten regular season (or, as Lunardi would say, they were tied for first) as if that's a legitimate excuse. Wisconsin is #34 on KenPom and recently lost to Nebraska, for crying out loud. They shouldn't be anywhere near a 3 seed.

It feels like Kentucky and Duke were the beneficiaries of their blue blood status (can't forget the never-ending Coach K goodbye tour either), and the committee just collectively decided to turn their minds off a month ago when the first seed list was revealed. Slotting Tennessee as the top 2 seed could've easily been justified, and they're out here trying to explain how the Vols make sense five slots lower than that. I'm just mad our players didn't get rewarded with the seed they so obviously deserved.
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I am arguing with some Big10 fans about this in another thread, the Big10 was the league that got a lot of favoritism with the 9 bids, etc. No way Michigan and Rutgers should have been in the tournament.

The Selection Committee also highly overrates November/December performance. Frank Martin made a good point when he compared South Carolina to Alabama. Alabama was really not that good of a team and was on par with South Carolina, Texas A&M, etc. in SEC play but they get a lot of love for beating Baylor and Gonzaga. That was all that seemed to matter to the Committee (2 games).
 
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I'm as pissed and disgusted as anyone, but it's really not important, out of our control, and not changing. UT and the fans need to focus on the teams they put in front of us. Take care of business and take down the blue bloods when the opportunity presents. If we expect to make a final four, we are going to face tough teams. Let's dance and see what we can do.
 
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KY and TN should have their seed swapped. I don't really have an issue with Auby so much since they did win the SEC but not the tournament crown. KY did not win either title and got rolled by TN the last two times we played them. Do you realize that KY had 1 lead in the SEC tournament game with TN, I think it was like 6 to 4 and then TN took over and never trailed the rest of the game.
 
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One of my favorite sayings is from my first boss who said almost 50 years ago (I don't know if he picked this up from someone else or made it up himself), "Don't confuse me with facts when I've got my mind made up". It seems to me that conference tournaments only count if the eventual winner was not already included in the bracket prior to conference championship weekend. I think UT would have still been a 3 seed even if they lost. The only difference would have been the committee would have had to pretend to wring their hands over which Last Four In Team would have to be begrudgingly sacrificed to add A&M. Of the eventual outcomes, I can live with UT being a 3 seed and not a 1/2 seed since UT won the SEC Tournament. Winning that game was very important to all of us and most definitely the Team. To hear the media speak, UT spoiled the party by winning "the UK invitational tournament". There is no doubt that the best team in the SEC at the end of the season won the SEC Tournament which started with the first win over UK on February 15th. Disrespect is powerful motivation especially when the disrespected team is playing at the top of its game with confidence. GBO!
 
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SouthKnoxVol70 said:
Here’s a good question though , is our draw better than Dukes ? Something to ponder .
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No

If they both make it to the sweet 16 you will see Tennessee and Nova the 5th & 6th ranked teams face off……..in the sweet 16……..in what world should that line up that early?

In essence what should be the #1 two seed will be playing the #2 two seed
 
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JoAllan said:
No

If they both make it to the sweet 16 you will see Tennessee and Nova the 5th & 6th ranked teams face off……..in the sweet 16……..in what world should that line up that early?

In essence what should be the #1 two seed will be playing the #2 two seed
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I was just asking , lol, this was a debate on the sports animal today .
 
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