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JSF
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  Message Not Read  Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 6:12:39 PM 
Ouch.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 6:45:44 PM 
Hmmmm, the Orange haven't been playing great as of late and Western Michigan has a pretty dynamic offense/playmakers that can challenge that zone a bit. Plus, as a MAC-man I am going to be optimistic and say the EMU zone has prepared the Broncos for this game.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 6:59:10 PM 
tevis48 wrote:
Hmmmm, the Orange haven't been playing great as of late and Western Michigan has a pretty dynamic offense/playmakers that can challenge that zone a bit. Plus, as a MAC-man I am going to be optimistic and say the EMU zone has prepared the Broncos for this game.


Thought the exact same thing. If you are going to pick a sub-12 seed to advance, you have to give WMU a fighter's chance for that very reason.

Clark Kellogg twice tried to talk up the Broncos during the selection show. I guess he was impressed watching them cut us up in the Convo.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 7:13:43 PM 
Interesting. The Broncos fans have the exact opposite opinion; Syracuse was the team they did not want to draw. Apparently EMU's Syracuse-style zone gave them fits.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 7:25:21 PM 

Creighton is the 3 seed you want to play.  A good team from an over-rated conference.

Syracuse is a nightmare matchup.  Long, athletic, crazy zone.  I won't be picking the upset.

Bummer too because I think WMU is on a serious roll right now.  

Does anyone think they deserved better than a 14 seed?

This could be a crazy tournament.  Nobody is safe.


Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 7:28:58 PM 
I thought they should've been a 13. But their resume doesn't really pop.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 10:44:53 PM 
Ohio69 wrote:

Creighton is the 3 seed you want to play.  A good team from an over-rated conference.

Syracuse is a nightmare matchup.  Long, athletic, crazy zone.  I won't be picking the upset.

Bummer too because I think WMU is on a serious roll right now.  

Does anyone think they deserved better than a 14 seed?

This could be a crazy tournament.  Nobody is safe.



WMU screwed w/that 14 seed. Also pretty much a home game for 'Cuse. If WMU controls the game tempo (which they could possibly do), limit turnovers and hit shots - they could pull out a win. But that is a tough challenge and a bad seed for the one MAC entry.

 

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/16/2014 10:50:38 PM 
All tO$U and Dayton fans (they will have a few there) will be rooting for WMU - but still pretty much a home game for 'Cuse

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/17/2014 11:33:59 AM 
Ohio69 wrote:

Creighton is the 3 seed you want to play.  A good team from an over-rated conference.

Syracuse is a nightmare matchup.  Long, athletic, crazy zone.  I won't be picking the upset.

Bummer too because I think WMU is on a serious roll right now.  

Does anyone think they deserved better than a 14 seed?

This could be a crazy tournament.  Nobody is safe.




Don't forget Creighton's "Secret Weapon"!
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Mark Lembright '85
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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/17/2014 12:14:24 PM 
Bobcat Grad 86 wrote:
Ohio69 wrote:

Creighton is the 3 seed you want to play.  A good team from an over-rated conference.

Syracuse is a nightmare matchup.  Long, athletic, crazy zone.  I won't be picking the upset.

Bummer too because I think WMU is on a serious roll right now.  

Does anyone think they deserved better than a 14 seed?

This could be a crazy tournament.  Nobody is safe.




Don't forget Creighton's "Secret Weapon"!



Take La.-Lafayette against Creighton!  Creighton's now guaranteed to lose and it's SI's fault-the SI cover jinx!
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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/17/2014 12:16:37 PM 

JSF wrote:
Interesting. The Broncos fans have the exact opposite opinion; Syracuse was the team they did not want to draw. Apparently EMU's Syracuse-style zone gave them fits.

 

I haven't read their comments on the Syracuse matchup but overall the WMU fanbase seems exceedingly pessimistic.

I've seen crazier things happen.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Western Michigan draws Syracuse
   Posted: 3/17/2014 1:57:57 PM 
I think there were a lot of people who thought Georgetown was a terrible draw for Ohio a few years back because the Bobcats wouldn't have the size to match the Hoyas.
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