tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post1144987680753698098..comments2023-07-06T11:25:56.194-04:00Comments on Black and Green Irish Men's Basketball Report: Schedule Strength and Bench DepthBlackandGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-26093141588031791212007-11-15T17:14:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:14:00.000-05:00I'd hate to believe that there's an overriding ant...I'd hate to believe that there's an overriding anti-ND bias for committee members. I'm sure it does play on the minds of some, however, which is ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>As for women's soccer, I haven't followed the sport nationally enough to know what a good seed would be for the Irish. However, to take the 13th ranked team who is 12-1 since September and possibly match them up with the #2 team in the country seems a bit harsh. Both schools still have to win twice, however.BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-16512515741761582712007-11-15T15:13:00.000-05:002007-11-15T15:13:00.000-05:00I have heard on other blogs that the seeding commi...I have heard on other blogs that the seeding committee does us no favors partially due to the Football TV contract. Several last year predicted we would get Winthrop.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if I completely buy that, but the Women's soccer team just got seeded to meet North Carolina in the 3rd round! Not at all consistent with what they did during the season.ND67Aquajockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794724817098573855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-80005117562200428372007-11-15T06:37:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:37:00.000-05:00That certainly makes sense and maybe I'm too trust...That certainly makes sense and maybe I'm too trusting of the committee. If the Irish play well in a conference as difficult as the Big East, that should outweigh our poor nonconference schedule. We get quality wins through our conference games and no bad losses.<BR/><BR/>However, what should happen and what will happen are two completely different things. You're absolutely right to mention last year...BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-50040228447896398972007-11-15T03:23:00.000-05:002007-11-15T03:23:00.000-05:00You say that the only way we need to worry is if t...You say that the only way we need to worry is if the Irish are on the bubble, but that's not entirely true. Even if ND is solidly in the field, we could be punished by a bad seeding, as happened last year where we were slotted lower than we should have been and caught the toughest opponent in that band on top of that.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230182384316801468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-37214519878532963982007-11-14T20:13:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:13:00.000-05:00And Irishfan-Thanks for the support. Hope you kee...And Irishfan-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the support. Hope you keep enjoying the blog!BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-28215646442361182007-11-14T20:10:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:10:00.000-05:00You certainly have to think that competing in an i...You certainly have to think that competing in an in-season tournament played in Coach Brey's scheduling decisions.<BR/><BR/>Baylor and Georgia Tech would both be major conference opponents while Charlotte (146), Illinois-Chicago (159), Winthrop (70), and Wichita State (100) all finished with decent RPI rankings. In Monmouth, we play the worst team by far in the tournament in the first round, but even they outrank many of our other non-conference opponents.<BR/><BR/>Three wins in the Virgin Islands would certainly add to the resume.BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-88017211627387297602007-11-14T19:02:00.000-05:002007-11-14T19:02:00.000-05:00Great posts! keep up the good work.Go IRISHGreat posts! keep up the good work.<BR/>Go IRISHIrishfan70https://www.blogger.com/profile/11881892701709421676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-51236639316882311882007-11-14T18:46:00.000-05:002007-11-14T18:46:00.000-05:00Irish could add a couple of good opponents in the ...Irish could add a couple of good opponents in the tournament they are playing in. From Irish Eyes: Following the game against Monmouth, the Irish will play the winner of the Baylor-Wichita State game on Sunday evening. Monday’s opponent could be Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Illinois-Chicago, or Winthrop, the program that ended Notre Dame’s season a year ago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051110838446704759noreply@blogger.com