I'm not familar w/ Husson, but I can't imagine its much fun to look at your bracket and spot Skidmore, NC-W, Anderson & E Oregon all in your POD. Then make it thru that meatgrinder and W Conn St is sitting there as a 2 seed in your bracket. I'm sure they're saying "thanks for the 1 seed WIS, yikes!"

Speaking of Anderson, nice to see them back in the NT. A quick glance around and this seems like this year's NT contains the most historically strong teams ever. I'm sure its pretty similar to past seasons (perhaps wronoj knows), but it just feels stronger than any past bracket I remember

Thanks taz. My program has been to hell and back the past several seasons. I definitely got passed up by some guys that have gotten better at recruiting and game planning. Next season will be a rebuild for me. If anything Wooden has gotten very strong over the past year. GL to all in the NT and PIT.

it is nice to see Anderson back...

i haven't looked closely enough to see what the relative dynasty strength of the NT is this season, but in keeping track of who is good all year, it sure seems to be a good season. Tons of good teams capable of winning it all, nobody so dominant that I would call them a favorite to do so.

off the top of my head, i think all the top teams from the past dozen or so seasons are in except for Emory now that nfentre has them...

I'll pick Johns Hopkins as my tournament favorite. I certainly haven't looked at all the teams, but its tough for me to imagine a team w/ a better combination of coaching and talent than what they bring to the table.

I got totally effed with my draw(Husson.) By far the hardest region.

yeah, latz, its a tough one-- coaching-wise, one of the toughest I have ever seen.

The way I see it, though, every game after round one is a tough one, and sometimes round one is too... You have to be both good and lucky to win it. GL.

Quote: Originally Posted By taz21 on 10/14/2008
I'll pick Johns Hopkins as my tournament favorite. I certainly haven't looked at all the teams, but its tough for me to imagine a team w/ a better combination of coaching and talent than what they bring to the table.

...and down goes Hopkins in round 1. if i were their coach, i would be ****** at taz for jinxing me.

my 2nd favorite team has always been Hartwick, they clearly have the most talent remaining along w/ some of the best coaching this game has ever seen. I fear for the coaches that have to match up w/ Hartwick the rest of this NT.

oh man that's just wrong!!

dammit!

reverse it wronoj!! reverse it!! haha

ok, ok, ok...I was clearly wrong. Calvin is the best thing going. Heck I've never beaten that school, you know they have to be good. 100% garunteed, they're my 5-star lock. Place your wagers in the sportsbook, I garuntee they roll on thru or the rest of this season's picks are on me.

...i think taz has the best team .

:)

I just have to mention that I think it is a crime Chicago isn't ranked. How can that be possible?

2nd year in a row we meet in the tourney taz. I've yet to get past this round at Calvin so my boys are going to be hungry. gl to you.