It’s been a bizarre ten-day stretch for State Ladies’s Basketball group and followers. We want to look forward and discuss how ridiculous a #1 seed could be a street underdog, however the Pack wanted to maintain enterprise first.
Properly, now we’re right here. And if you wish to be indignant, be indignant on the NCAA’s incapacity to cover their biased views.
Bridgeport is House to UCONN, Kinda
Simply wish to put NCAA guidelines on the market to begin. Present guidelines state, {that a} group can play match video games in a venue so long as they’ve performed not more than three residence video games in that venue throughout that season. It’s somewhat fuzzy on the ladies’s facet, because the top-16 seeds host first and second rounds. But when UCONN had performed in Bridgeport thrice this yr, it’d be a difficulty.
However they haven’t. Not even a single sport.
The gap between Storrs, CT and Bridgeport is an hour and a half drive. So mainly, think about #2 seed State internet hosting #1 seed UCONN in Greensboro. Is there locational benefit? 100% However I additionally assume that State followers would struggle somewhat extra for the “It’s not Raleigh, it’s not a real residence sport” viewpoint.
The Actual Concern with the NCAA
Which brings us to the factors that really fireplace us up.
First, it’s properly established that favoritism exists within the faculty world. It’s why we are able to’t watch reside sports activities as a result of Coach Ok’s final sport has to run 680 occasions this calendar yr. It’s why All-American and Coach of the 12 months Awards appeared skewed to a sure percentile of colleges, and when State wins one, it’s due trigger for main celebration.
The very fact UCONN fell to #2 seed, however nonetheless finds a solution to act as a #1, is simply additional proof that the NCAA is rigged for the massive boys/women.
Secondly, Fairfield College is correct down the road in Bridgeport…however the banners within the enviornment present the regional is hosted by Fairfield AND UCONN. Why? Is it as a result of they know extra eyes shall be on it? Does that even matter? The NCAA is simply regularly in a position to not learn the room, it’s mind-boggling.
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— Ernie Myers (@PackErnieMyers) March 25, 2022
Third, STATE PLAYS A FREAKING MORNING GAME ON SATURDAY whereas UCONN rolls in at 2:30. How within the hell is that acceptable? How can the #1 seed and finest up-and-coming program within the nation get shafted by having to play a morning sport? It’s the little particulars that NCAA conveniently forgets to maintain. Now, you would spinzone this and say, “If State wins, then you may put 1000% effort into scouting the subsequent sport, relatively than focusing by yourself enterprise as a later sport.” Regardless, I don’t just like the time slot in any respect.
Shifting Ahead
On the finish of the day, State must win. When you get to the Candy Sixteen, nothing is simple and it’s important to scratch and claw for each sport. At this level, State has been burned by the NCAA far too typically to be phased.
Ought to UCONN have been pushed elsewhere? Yeah. Ought to UCONN be the morning sport? Completely. Ought to State get some form of love from the NCAA in some unspecified time in the future this century? Completely.
Let’s simply win this rattling factor and inform ’em to shove it.