Jerry Palm bracket update - Jan 20

[ru_upstate]

CBSSports published updated bracket predictions from Jerry Palm (Jan 20). Uh, this is getting out of hand...


https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

 

[Salvi's Headband]

lol....beat Vermont and Colorado for a date with Kansas in the Sweet 16. I know it's just a way too early projection but you couldn't have dreamed that would happen six months ago.

 

[bac2therac]

thats a great draw to the sweet 16

 

[jersey07080]

Crazy. That says 4 seed?

 

[shields]

Just keep winning.

 

[cubuffsdoug]

lol....beat Vermont and Colorado for a date with Kansas in the Sweet 16. I know it's just a way too early projection but you couldn't have dreamed that would happen six months ago.

Rutgers and Colorado can not meet until the championship game at the earliest. If they do meet, let there be a power outage to prevent the game from taking place.:WideSmile:

 

[shields]

That would be funny Doug if RU and Colorado played.

 

[BigEastPhil]

Brad Wachtel has us as a 7 seed vs Florida in Cleveland. Should we win, it’s a date with #2 Louisville.

Palm has us and previously had us ranked very high several spots ahead of Lunardi and others . Though a 4 seed is great, its in Spokane (ugh)

 

[Caliknight]

BEAT IOWA!

 

[Eagleton96]

I laughed out loud when I saw 4 seed! But who knows?

 

[cubuffsdoug]

I laughed out loud when I saw 4 seed! But who knows?

4 is a beautiful number, but 1, 2 or 3 looks even better.
BEAT IOWA!

 

[Tango Two]

Spokane is quite a ride!

 

[bac2therac]

Spokane is quite a ride!

but NY isnt

 

[RW90]

Sign me up and make it happen so we can take out the Hall again.

 

[BigEastPhil]

It’s all conjecture at this point fellas. Can’t wait for about 2 months from now when it’s real.

Game on!

Beat Iowa!

 

[ScarletNut]

Rutgers and Colorado can not meet until the championship game at the earliest. If they do meet, let there be a power outage to prevent the game from taking place.:WideSmile:

Doug, Its not what school you started at but what school you graduated from !!

 

[RUfinal4]

if we are a 4 and Stanford is a 6 why do they get the better location

Put us in Albany and we will bring 5000 fans

 

[cubuffsdoug]

Doug, Its not what school you started at but what school you graduated from !!

I thought it was like trying to decide which parent you like more.:Laughing

 

[Silvers88]

Vermont in first round is Nightmare Scenario, they have owned us over the years!! Well, OK, we are 0-1 with the only game in 2009 at the RAC. I vaguely remember the game. I looked it up. How on earth did FHJ find a way to lose with Rosario, Echenique, Coburn and J Mitch in the starting lineup with Dane Miller and Hamady coming off the bench???

 

[Upstream]

if we are a 4 and Stanford is a 6 why do they get the better location

Put us in Albany and we will bring 5000 fans

This. I'll be pissed with anything less than Albany and MSG.

(Just kidding. As long as we get to Atlanta, I'm good.)

 

[bac2therac]

Vermont in first round is Nightmare Scenario, they have owned us over the years!! Well, OK, we are 0-1 with the only game in 2009 at the RAC. I vaguely remember the game. I looked it up. How on earth did FHJ find a way to lose with Rosario, Echenique, Coburn and J Mitch in the starting lineup with Dane Miller and Hamady coming off the bench???

Fred Hill, Eddie Jordan and Craig Littlepage faces are on the toilet bowl of RU coaches

 

[RUfinal4]

This. I'll be pissed with anything less than Albany and MSG.

(Just kidding. As long as we get to Atlanta, I'm good.)

MSG tickets will be insane if RU makes it along with either Villanova, SHU, or Syracuse.

 

[t_time]

Spokane... Talk about the middle of nowhere.
At least we can make a short trip over to C'oure D'alene!

 

[bac2therac]

This. I'll be pissed with anything less than Albany and MSG.

(Just kidding. As long as we get to Atlanta, I'm good.)

in reality its HIGHLY unlikely that RU as a 4 would get placed in the NY region at MSG....as a 7 thru 11 seed sure but they wont be giving that big of an advantage to a 4 seed over a 1

its more likely RU winds ups in the Albany first and 2nd round games and then winds up in LA

 

[LeapinLou]

Didn't Vermont beat St. Bonaventure? I'm worried.

 

[B1GRUfan]

Brad Wachtel has us as a 7 seed vs Florida in Cleveland. Should we win, it’s a date with #2 Louisville.

Palm has us and previously had us ranked very high several spots ahead of Lunardi and others . Though a 4 seed is great, its in Spokane (ugh)

I live in OR. Please, please be Spokane! BTW, that town goes absolutely bonkers for Gonzaga. Reminds me of the Happy Valley cult.

 

[mushroomgod_1]

CBSSports published updated bracket predictions from Jerry Palm (Jan 20). Uh, this is getting out of hand...


https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

IU fan here.............

I've watched your team develop over the last couple of years......they have certainly earned their success. I saw this story, and it reinforced my thought that RU will be a tough out in the tourney because of how hard & well they play on D. There won't be many teams out there used to that style.

As far as the rest of the RS goes.......you'll manhandle Nebraska by 20 at least. I don't think you'll lose any home games. I think the most difficult game will be Illinois. As far as road games go, I think you'll beat PSU. You match up well with them. I don't think you'll win any other road games. The 3 you'll have the best shot at are OSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin. I don't think you beat Purdue at Purdue in their final home game of the year. So I predict 20-11 overall, 12-8 in the BT, with 12-8 being something of a floor, because I don't think Michigan or Maryland are tough enough physically or mentally to beat RU at RU. Purdue will play hard at RU, but they don't have the offense to beat you there.

Good luck....I think you guys & Illinois are the most interesting BT stories to watch this year.....

 

[goru7]

Crazy. That says 4 seed?

What is crazier to dream is you win 2 games to get to the Sweet Sixteen at MSG and it will be just a bigger sold out RAC just like 2006 in Football. It is great and awesome to be able to dream. 13 to go with it starting Wednesday night at Iowa.

 

[dvb91]

Spokane? Odd, Lunardi has the East #4 in Albany. I never noticed how screwed up the locations are for the first 2 rounds. Some locations are assigned 1 region, while other locations are assigned 2 regions.

 

[bac2therac]

Spokane? Odd, Lunardi has the East #4 in Albany. I never noticed how screwed up the locations are for the first 2 rounds. Some locations are assigned 1 region, while other locations are assigned 2 regions.

they are pods so they can be in different regions

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

If we continue to win and if NCAA was a lock how much would people care about the B1G tournament?

 

[ruman]

If we continue to win and if NCAA was a lock how much would people care about the B1G tournament?

Right here. I care alot

 

[shields]

The Michigan road game is at MSG by the way Indiana fan.

 

[bac2therac]

If we continue to win and if NCAA was a lock how much would people care about the B1G tournament?

well we would want to win it

 

[knight82]

If we continue to win and if NCAA was a lock how much would people care about the B1G tournament?

I'm greedy. I'd want to win that too

 

[Westcoast]

The BiG tourney would be great experience for the team. You can't simulate single elimination tournies. And only a couple of our guys have ever won a tourney game in which they played.

 

[knights1212]

This bracket would be a dream come true for RU. I know if we make the dance I will get there wherever we would be playing.

 

[LOU-RU85]

IU fan here.............

I've watched your team develop over the last couple of years......they have certainly earned their success. I saw this story, and it reinforced my thought that RU will be a tough out in the tourney because of how hard & well they play on D. There won't be many teams out there used to that style.

As far as the rest of the RS goes.......you'll manhandle Nebraska by 20 at least. I don't think you'll lose any home games. I think the most difficult game will be Illinois. As far as road games go, I think you'll beat PSU. You match up well with them. I don't think you'll win any other road games. The 3 you'll have the best shot at are OSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin. I don't think you beat Purdue at Purdue in their final home game of the year. So I predict 20-11 overall, 12-8 in the BT, with 12-8 being something of a floor, because I don't think Michigan or Maryland are tough enough physically or mentally to beat RU at RU. Purdue will play hard at RU, but they don't have the offense to beat you there.

Good luck....I think you guys & Illinois are the most interesting BT stories to watch this year.....

That’s pretty good analysis from an IU fan. I think it’s fairly accurate but with this team who knows. We are still getting better every game. We are all pretty excited to see where this story goes. Thanks for the post!

 

[Woody522]

Brad Wachtel has us as a 7 seed vs Florida in Cleveland. Should we win, it’s a date with #2 Louisville.

Palm has us and previously had us ranked very high several spots ahead of Lunardi and others . Though a 4 seed is great, its in Spokane (ugh)

sorry but Brad Wachtel was an ops guy here. I don’t take his stuff seriously