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Joe Lunardi Bracketology

leebiddlecome said:
I realize I came off sounding confrontational, I didn't mean too. I just didn't know if Van Pelt had any "inside" knowledge as to what made him a fraud.

I didn't realize he got calls right before the selection show. I actually like Jerry Palm's predictions better.

Lunardi works at St. Joseph's College doesn't he?

I actually like Van Pelt more than a lot of the ESPN guys. He's basically a sports nerd and doesn't claim to be anything more than that.
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No worries, I didn't take it as a challenge or confrontational or anything.

I had formed my opinion, as several others had long ago, that Lunardi was a joke and that he had people telling him 'the answers', kind of like cheating on a test. Van Pelt just validated what a lot of us already thought.
 
The real big clue that Lunardi had inside info came when he took out what was then SMS (now MSU) and their 22 RPI at the last minute in '06. He did the same with ISU last year. I'm not even looking at his final bracket this year because I prefer to wait for the official word before knowing the field...
 
Tulsa Brave said:
The real big clue that Lunardi had inside info came when he took out what was then SMS (now MSU) and their 22 RPI at the last minute in '06. He did the same with ISU last year. I'm not even looking at his final bracket this year because I prefer to wait for the official word before knowing the field...
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I plan on doing the same thing. I will not look at his final bracket so as not to ruin the suspense of seeing the actual teams being picked live. I will probably not even visit this board on Sunday until at least during if not after the picks are completed.
 
Well, with Xavier and Dayton both going down in the A-10, someone is going to steal a bid there. Baylor could also steal a bid in the Big 12, and Maryland seems to have moved to the right side of the bubble. Looks like Creighton is once again in serious bubble trouble. It's going to be an interesting Selection Sunday.
 
Lunardi has moved Creighton up to an 11 seed today in the updated bracket. I think if Creighton plays up to their potential they can make it sweet 16.
 
I think Creighton is safe, especially if Utah St hangs on to a double-digit lead in the 2nd half against Nevada. Jerry Palm (a real bracketologist) has Creighton in as an 11 as well, and has 3 teams below them as far as teams 'on the fence'. It sure will be great to see 2 MVC teams dancing in a pretty down year for the league overall.

However, it doesn't make me feel real good to know that BU went 0-5 against our league's tournament teams. Injuries or not, 0-5 is unacceptable in my book.
 
BradleyBrave said:
I think Creighton is safe, especially if Utah St hangs on to a double-digit lead in the 2nd half against Nevada. Jerry Palm (a real bracketologist) has Creighton in as an 11 as well, and has 3 teams below them as far as teams 'on the fence'. It sure will be great to see 2 MVC teams dancing in a pretty down year for the league overall.

However, it doesn't make me feel real good to know that BU went 0-5 against our league's tournament teams. Injuries or not, 0-5 is unacceptable in my book.
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Well that's why we're not going to the NCAA Tournament but Creighton most likely is.

As far as the Valley earning multiple bids to the tournament, I think this has to be the goal every year, and I hope we never see a single bid again. I know that probably will not always be the case, but we have to shoot for multiple bids every year to keep up our status as one of the premiere non-BCS conferences. With the A-10, MWC, and sometimes others earning multiple bids each year, there is a lot of competition amongst the mid-majors, never mind the BCS! So if we do get two in this year, I'm hoping that's the start of another long streak of multiple bid seasons.
 
Bravesfan said:
Well that's why we're not going to the NCAA Tournament but Creighton most likely is.

As far as the Valley earning multiple bids to the tournament, I think this has to be the goal every year, and I hope we never see a single bid again. I know that probably will not always be the case, but we have to shoot for multiple bids every year to keep up our status as one of the premiere non-BCS conferences. With the A-10, MWC, and sometimes others earning multiple bids each year, there is a lot of competition amongst the mid-majors, never mind the BCS! So if we do get two in this year, I'm hoping that's the start of another long streak of multiple bid seasons.
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MVC will get 2 or 3 bids next year, book it. We should be one of them. That's the standard I am holding us to, and I think everyone else should too.
 
I also think he gets some inside info early as well. Yesterday, he still had New Mexico in despite losing to Wyoming the night before. Now all of a sudden, New Mexico is not even one of the "7 teams fighting for 3 spots." Seems to me he has heard that they are definitely out.
 
Tulsa Brave said:
I also think he gets some inside info early as well. Yesterday, he still had New Mexico in despite losing to Wyoming the night before. Now all of a sudden, New Mexico is not even one of the "7 teams fighting for 3 spots." Seems to me he has heard that they are definitely out.
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I know for a fact he gets inside info. I got it from one of his co-workers at the network!
 
I have no doubt that the SEC will get a 3rd team in, whether they deserve it or not. That 3rd team will be Mississippi State if they win tomorrow. If they lose, it will likely be Auburn. But I think it's a book-it that the SEC gets 3 in.
 
Tulsa Brave said:
I have no doubt that the SEC will get a 3rd team in, whether they deserve it or not. That 3rd team will be Mississippi State if they win tomorrow. If they lose, it will likely be Auburn. But I think it's a book-it that the SEC gets 3 in.
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The head of the selection committee this year is the SEC commish. I've always wondered if that has any bias effect.
 
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