Whitlock: NCAA using DEI to bust Caitlin Clark's and Iowa's WBB bracket

[Franisdaman]

This probably one of the few cases where I'd prefer an AI program replacing the Human Committee.

Instead of using a group of people that may share or are sucked into group think of bias, jealousies, personal agendas (including rewards) it would be a program (AI) based on rules of selection...nothing to do with creating drama or rematches or vendettas.

This committee understood that Iowas achilles heal is the post. Big posts cause problems for Iowa and they loaded Iowas's region with teams that have really good big post and front courts.

ND on the other side of SC has injury issues....they probably will never make it to play SC. Would have liked to see ND instead of LSU/UCLA. OU instead of K-st....OU is better than K-st but it would have been nice to see OU coach (former Iowa player Jennie Baranczyk who Bluder coached in her first season). The Sooners under Baranczyk won the Big12 regular season and they are up temp and have nice personalities....like Iowa. The committee were too focused on ways to trip Iowa than game of potential of interest. and good story lines.

Speaking of Notre Dame....

Charlie Creme does the Women's Bracketology for ESPN. His final predictions on where the Top 16 teams would land are in the left column; what happened is in the right column.

As you can see below, he had #2 UCLA, #3 Notre Dame and #4 Colorado in Iowa's region.

The 4 Brackets & Top 16 Teams:

ESPN Prediction...ACTUAL

Albany 1
1. South Carolina...South Carolina
2. Ohio State..........Notre Dame
3. Oregon State......Oregon State
4. Virginia Tech......INDIANA

Portland 4
1. USC.....................Texas
2. Texas..................Stanford
3. NC State............NC State
4. Indiana...............Gonzaga

Portland 3
1. Stanford.............USC
2. LSU.....................Ohio State
3. UCONN..............UConn
4. Gonzaga............Virginia Tech

Albany 2
1. IOWA .................IOWA
2. UCLA..................UCLA
3. Notre Dame......LSU
4. Colorado............Kansas State

 

[Mohawkeye]

I'm sure other fan bases are whining and crying too about being in "the toughest region". They all look tough to me and it is splitting straws to say "Iowa got ripped". I don't see it. Shut up and play ball. Don't be cry babies.

UCLA and LSU have to play each other before playing Iowa. That should be a dogfight and leave them mentally and physically exhausted. I see this potentially helping Iowa.

 

[Fan In Black]

Not only that but one also knew that they would have Van Lith playing against Louisville. There have been a helluva lot of coincidences in the brackets that tell us the committees set potential matchups on purpose. I question the rubber match against KSU also.

They do it every year and deny it. ISU opens with SDSU....Otzelbergers former team now coached by his former assistant.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Seriously, He is right...

Why is it so hard for some to admit the Hawks got screwed? Now, they still have to play the games, but the committee did not do the Hawks or themselves any favors by putting Iowa in a position where they will have a tougher road to the final 4. Caitlin IS the draw right now for viewership. It is that simple and anyone who denies it is an idiot.

The ratings will tell the truth once the women are out.
I hope they don't lose to KSU but it would prove she's the golden goose.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Yeah F them. But they do have a point.

Yeah it's hard to deny at this point.

 

[ChiPackHawk]

UCLA and LSU have to play each other before playing Iowa. That should be a dogfight and leave them mentally and physically exhausted. I see this potentially helping Iowa.

Correct - and some of the polls have Kansas State as the 17th best team in the tournament. That means at best Iowa got the worst 4th seed. I don't think the bracket is as bad as some think. Iowa doesn't have to play them all. If they shoot the ball at least to their average, they will make it at least to the Elite Eight. If not, they could get upset and better luck next year.

 

[Cydkar]

Kudos to this man for having the guts to say the truth

Kudos for being an idiot.

 

[ddeanHawk]

The ratings will tell the truth once the women are out.
I hope they don't lose to KSU but it would prove she's the golden goose.

She is the golden goose. I'll admit it is wearing on me a little hearing about how great cc is but she is the biggest show in bb right now. Next year it will go back to where it was before cc

 

[nyhawk52]

UCLA and LSU have to play each other before playing Iowa. That should be a dogfight and leave them mentally and physically exhausted. I see this potentially helping Iowa.

exactly- you only have to play one of them, not both. dont see iowa getting screwed and whitlock brings race into everything just to get clicks. sick of the far right and far left.

 

[Lone Clone]

I would think the committee wants to keep CC in the tournament as long as possible..

 

[doughuddl2]

Whitlock is a piece of shit and the Trumpers lap it up. "See, even black people agree with me!"

Fvcking losers.

Funny stuff blue boy

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

Whitlock sometimes makes interesting points and isn't necessarily wrong on everything. However he is like the conservative/sports version of a Don Lemon or Van Jones. He will bring up race whenever possible especially for clicks.

He brings up the real race issues. Not the 250 year old ones.

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

I would think the committee wants to keep CC in the tournament as long as possible..

Then you would be wrong.

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

Kudos for being an idiot.

Yes because you set the standard here for intelligence ? Probably have a ketch up stain on your big belly.

 

[CeMar_Clone]

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Guy is 100% right. This stuff has been going on for the last 20 years. Racism and sexism is rampant in college and the WNBA in women's basketball.

 

[ping72]

I would think the committee wants to keep CC in the tournament as long as possible..

The committee doesn’t care.

It would be the NCAA that wants her in the tournament as long as possible.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Guy is 100% right. This stuff has been going on for the last 20 years. Racism and sexism is rampant in college and the WNBA in women's basketball.

If she liked Connor's sister instead of him they'd be happier.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Yeah F them. But they do have a point.

No they don't, because they're Wisconsin fans. They're not allowed to have a point.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Seriously, He is right...

Why is it so hard for some to admit the Hawks got screwed? Now, they still have to play the games, but the committee did not do the Hawks or themselves any favors by putting Iowa in a position where they will have a tougher road to the final 4. Caitlin IS the draw right now for viewership. It is that simple and anyone who denies it is an idiot.

They're setting it up so that they can make JuJu the next big star.

Unfortunately they are gonna force it on everyone, just like LeBron as the heir apparent to Jordan, and it won't work as well this time around.

 

[Beattheohiostate]

JFC get a grip. Whitlock is a demented grifter.

Then he's on a clear path to being a presidential candidate for the State of Iowa's favorite cult.

 

[cmhawks99]

They do it every year and deny it. ISU opens with SDSU....Otzelbergers former team now coached by his former assistant.

He was @ UNLV

 

[ChiPackHawk]

Then he's on a clear path to being a presidential candidate for the State of Iowa's favorite cult.

You mean the one that gets its talking points regurgitated by tv stars like Morning Joe and Joy Reid?

 

[DewHawk]

The ratings will tell the truth once the women are out.
I hope they don't lose to KSU but it would prove she's the golden goose.

I am done watching the women's tourney when Iowa is out. If I was a betting man, I would bet the eyeballs watching the women will drop dramatically as soon as CC /Iowa are out of the tourney as well. JMO

 

[obfuscating]

JFC get a grip. Whitlock is a demented grifter.

You don't believe DEI is anti-white? Demented is a good word, but not for Whitlock.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

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Clickbait trash.

He talks about Cailtin a lot because he's a grifter after views from aggrieved and fragile white people. When's right, it's the broken clock being right twice a day.

 

[ddeanHawk]

The committee doesn’t care.

It would be the NCAA that wants her in the tournament as long as possible.

It's about appeasing a certain group of people. It makes them feel good that they are being so righteous.

 

[obfuscating]

It’s funny, I think Whitlock originally had an anti-CC take like a few months or a year ago, assuming that would land big with his audience. When that didn’t work, its looked like he’s now pivoted to pro-CC DEI takes.

Whitlock, Clay Travis, Jemelle Hill - the best thing America can do is ignore all of them and realize they are trying to generate views. I realize I’m doing the opposite by commenting here but not watching Whitlock’s video. Keep your politics (ON EITHER SIDE!!!) out of my sports.

ESPN is who put politics in sports. I recall Mississippi State making the comment, in public, that Iowa was the whitest team they played (football). Yet, no one said hiss about that.

If we want "equality" as the Left screams about, then the only fair way to do that is by population %. So every sport, job, what have you must represent the % of population in the US. Yes that means that every sports team must be made up of 68% white, 16% hispanic, 14% black, 2% asian...

Woke and the Lefts "they, them, offended, entitled, reparations" attitude is why we are even talking about this shite.

 

[thewop]

You can't really prove or disprove any of that...

My view, when you get to the tourney, you have to beat the best. You don't worry about things like your draw, you just play in front of you, and you have to be the best at every step.

Just play.

I do hope the officials allow the games to play out naturally though.

 

[BioHawk]

Iowa is in a tough bracket but Iowa should be able to beat all of the teams they play up until the elite 8 pretty easily. If they play well, they will win those games, especially the ones in Iowa City. Once they get to the elite 8, unless there was a huge upset or something they were going to be playing a tough team no matter what. I mean, I guess us fans can keep complaining about it but hopefully the ladies on the team just accept it and focus on dealing with the team in front of them. Bluder has shown herself to be an excellent coach and with the possible exception of the game at Nebraska had about as flawless of a season as you can imagine. Even she can't stop teams from having an off night. She'll have them focused and ready to go.

 

[ddeanHawk]

ESPN is who put politics in sports. I recall Mississippi State making the comment, in public, that Iowa was the whitest team they played (football). Yet, no one said hiss about that.

If we want "equality" as the Left screams about, then the only fair way to do that is by population %. So every sport, job, what have you must represent the % of population in the US. Yes that means that every sports team must be made up of 68% white, 16% hispanic, 14% black, 2% asian...

Woke and the Lefts "they, them, offended, entitled, reparations" attitude is why we are even talking about this shite.

Absolutely dead on!!

 

[WDSMHAWK]

You don't believe DEI is anti-white? Demented is a good word, but not for Whitlock.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

ESPN is who put politics in sports. I recall Mississippi State making the comment, in public, that Iowa was the whitest team they played (football). Yet, no one said hiss about that.

If we want "equality" as the Left screams about, then the only fair way to do that is by population %. So every sport, job, what have you must represent the % of population in the US. Yes that means that every sports team must be made up of 68% white, 16% hispanic, 14% black, 2% asian...

Woke and the Lefts "they, them, offended, entitled, reparations" attitude is why we are even talking about this shite.

 

[ChiPackHawk]

White liberal guilt more like it.

 

[obfuscating]

Here's another take -

 

[obfuscating]

Typical response from someone that cannot form a rational thought.

Thanks for proving exactly what you are.

God bless.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

You can't really prove or disprove any of that...

My view, when you get to the tourney, you have to beat the best. You don't worry about things like your draw, you just play in front of you, and you have to be the best at every step.

Just play.

I do hope the officials allow the games to play out naturally though.

Would you feel the same way if Iowa was the only 1 seed that had to play a 5 seed in the 1st Rd and then South Carolina in the 2nd Rd, USC in the Sweet 16, UConn in the Elite 8, Drake in the Final Four and LSU automatically gifted a spot in the national championship game?

 

[thewop]

Would you feel the same way if Iowa was the only 1 seed that had to play a 5 seed in the 1st Rd and then South Carolina in the 2nd Rd, USC in the Sweet 16, UConn in the Elite 8, Drake in the Final Four and LSU automatically gifted a spot in the national championship game?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Here's another take -

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Whitlock had some points inside his anti-black victimhood slanted rants.

Jock itch is in full blown mid-life crisis mode and wants to bring as many people down in flames along with him as possible.............

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Exactly. It'd be bullsh**. It wouldn't be a case of "just play who's in front of you" now would it........

 

[WDSMHAWK]

White liberal guilt more like it.

White fragility ^^^^^