play in games

[disgrig]

In the interest of getting along--and so as not to hurt anyone's feelings, especially the members of the play-in teams and members on this board--I make the motion that everyone refrain from referring to play-in games as play-in games. Analysts on ESPN were talking about the play-in games last night and incorrectly called them play-in games. Radio talk shows today were talking about the play-in games and mis-identified them as play-in games. Somehow they did not get the directive from the NCAA to quit calling play-in games play-in games. Do I have a second to the motion that we refrain from referring to play-in games as play-in games?

Can't we just get along?

 

[kzoohawk80]

When the 1 seeds have to start playing the "1st round" games, I'll start believing it's not a play in game. Why don't duke and Kentucky have to play to earn the 1 seed like these teams do. These teams tonight all have the same seeds. That doesn't help me not call it a play in game.
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[Cerro Gordo Hawk]

1st round games.

 

[hawkcub]

If your team is not one of the 8 teams playing the casual to moderate fan doesn't care about these games. Call it first 4,play in or round 1. Fact is people start caring when it gets to 64.
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This post was edited on 3/17 8:57 PM by hawkcub

 

[QChawks]

These games suck
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[disgrig]

Agreed. If these early-bird teams are already in the "tournament," why are all of the bracket contests (including one on this board) open until right before Thursday's games? The Sports Illustrated $1,000,000 Bracket Challenge has a "countdown to tournament" on their main page. It is counting off the seconds, minutes, hours until the actual tournament starts on Thursday. Guess none of these contest hosts are convinced that the tournament has started. If they were, the deadline for entry would have been today.

 

[disgrig]

Gotcha
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[tiger2121]

To me and a majority of others, they are "Play In" games and there's nothing you can say or do to convince otherwise.
While on the flipside, there's others who feel they are part of the tournament and there's nothing anyone can say or do to convince them otherwise as well. Free will, free choice, free perspective. End of discussion.

 

[QChawks]

Originally posted by disgrig:
Agreed.  If these early-bird teams are already in the "tournament," why are all of the bracket contests (including one on this board) open until right before Thursday's games?  The Sports Illustrated $1,000,000 Bracket Challenge has a "countdown to tournament" on their main page.  It is counting off the seconds, minutes, hours until the actual tournament starts on Thursday. Guess none of these contest hosts are convinced that the tournament has started.  If they were, the deadline for entry would have been today.

Agreed. No one even picks the winners.

It's lame and needs to go way.
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[navyrules]

 

[longliveCS40]

The first four are stupid. Should be 64 teams.

Also, BYU is one of the wrist defensive teams I've ever seen. Holy crap.
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[theIowaHawk]

Originally posted by QChawks:

Originally posted by disgrig:
Agreed. Â If these early-bird teams are already in the "tournament," why are all of the bracket contests (including one on this board) open until right before Thursday's games? Â The Sports Illustrated $1,000,000 Bracket Challenge has a "countdown to tournament" on their main page. Â It is counting off the seconds, minutes, hours until the actual tournament starts on Thursday. Guess none of these contest hosts are convinced that the tournament has started. Â If they were, the deadline for entry would have been today.

Agreed. No one even picks the winners.

It's lame and needs to go way.
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Is this really that hard to figure out?

These brackets are created to be visually clean and fit on to one page. Creating "byes" for every other team, or even just placing those on the page make it more cluttered and confusing.

Certainly there are brackets that include those first four. Although the "official" NCAA one does not.

 

[theIowaHawk]

Originally posted by hawkcub:
If your team is not one of the 8 teams playing the casual to moderate fan doesn't care about these games. Call it first 4,play in or round 1. Fact is people start caring when it gets to 64.
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This post was edited on 3/17 8:57 PM by hawkcub

I don't have the numbers, but I would certainly guess that most don't really start caring until it is 32, or even 16. Difference is 8 schools vs. 64 schools....in the aggregate there are a LOT of fans who care about the 64-round, but they, largely (imo) watch their "own" games. This is as opposed to the sweet 16 where lots of non-fans are watching.