 Sunday, March 11, 2007
Syracuse Shocker
The Tank is numbed at Syracuse being left out of the Dance.
Like many analysts, I thought the win over UConn clinched a tournament bid for my beloved Orangemen.
Drexel, Air Force, and Syracuse were among the worthy teams that were left out. Yes, there is a great deal of parity as 104 teams won 20 plus games this season. This is the challenge is the Selection Committee faces every year.
Troubleshooting: If you are going to have one play-in game of FAMU versus Niagara on Tuesday, you might as well have four. This is a way to get more worthy teams into the Dance without expanding it to 96 or 128 teams which the Tank wouldn't mind.
Are Syracuse, Drexel, and Air Force less deserving than Penn, FAMU, and Niagara amongst other automatic bids from lesser known conferences? Not on your life.
Thanks to all for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Basketball condolences to all whose teams didn't make it, especially Syracuse friends and family.
Posted by a depressed Tank in NY.
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