“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Crossover Classic (in place of the Battle 4 Atlantis) 1st Round Matchups are set....
First-Round Matchups
Nov. 25 (All times ET)
West Virginia vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Memphis, 4:30 p.m.
Creighton vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Dayton vs. Wichita State, 9:30 p.m.
Three years ago, WVU entered the season ranked #11 and played an unranked Texas A&M the first game @ Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. WVU was a trendy preseason Final Four pick. TA&M slaughtered us....really, one of the few games I recall just taking a beating. We won our next 15 games and climbed back up to #2 in the country....but it was still one of the more embarrassing debuts given the expectations.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Wichita State should have been good, but about 75% of the team fled after last season...and now we apparently know why.
Duke was originally included, but they dropped out when it moved from the Bahamas to SD. I do not see the logic....I just think they realized the field was loaded in a year where they are expected to be mediocre by Duke standards. It is the type of field where a good team could start off the year with 2 losses.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
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