Bracketology Starts

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Plenty of seats available right now.::innocent::

I just bought one at center ice.  Section 124, row KK.

[upprdeck]

cornell is taking requests in the cornell allotment thru email.

[jy3]

Own child playing in a tournament Saturday. Wish we could make it to Mass.
Screw BU!

[Jim Hyla]

cornell is taking requests in the cornell allotment thru email.

Here's the CU page

Ticketmaster for Sat

Ticketmaster for 2 day pass

For Sat only you can pick your seats, I couldn't get that for 2 Day pass

[upprdeck]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

[marty]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

As I explained in an earlier post, they protected Notre Dame and gave them the 2 vs 15 matchup they deserved. That means Cornell gets BU.

As far as the seeding of 5-8 vs 1-4 second game possibles there seemed to be shifting for attendance.

My only complaint is that Notre Dame belongs in Allentown sending TOSU to Bridgeport.

And screw BU!

[upprdeck]

worcester seats 12k.  if harvard/bc/prov didnt bring anyone in 2016. i dont think finding tickets will be issue. i doubt BU/NE bring much more.  Mich may well travel but how many?

[abmarks]

worcester seats 12k.  if harvard/bc/prov didnt bring anyone in 2016. i dont think finding tickets will be issue. i doubt BU/NE bring much more.  Mich may well travel but how many?

BU will definitely travel a lot of seats.  Northeastern traditionally not so much.  Michigan will travel lighter than usual since their hoop team is still in the tourney (I think).

Agree that it won't bang out, but being a Saturday 1pm game it might well be nearly full.

[upprdeck]

looking at past 5-6 yrs of regionals if it gets over 6k its doing well..

[upprdeck]

a story i dont recall seeing on changing the format

change the format

and i found many pushing for it.

[Jim Hyla]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

As I explained in an earlier post, they protected Notre Dame and gave them the 2 vs 15 matchup they deserved. That means Cornell gets BU.

As far as the seeding of 5-8 vs 1-4 second game possibles there seemed to be shifting for attendance.

My only complaint is that Notre Dame belongs in Allentown sending TOSU to Bridgeport.

And screw BU!

I think they were trying to get the Princeton fans in Allentown

[marty]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

As I explained in an earlier post, they protected Notre Dame and gave them the 2 vs 15 matchup they deserved. That means Cornell gets BU.

As far as the seeding of 5-8 vs 1-4 second game possibles there seemed to be shifting for attendance.

My only complaint is that Notre Dame belongs in Allentown sending TOSU to Bridgeport.

And screw BU!

I think they were trying to get the Princeton fans in Allentown

I'm sure you're right. But even though  I am not a Notre Dame fan,  why should they have to travel to New England two years in a row?

[Jim Hyla]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

As I explained in an earlier post, they protected Notre Dame and gave them the 2 vs 15 matchup they deserved. That means Cornell gets BU.

As far as the seeding of 5-8 vs 1-4 second game possibles there seemed to be shifting for attendance.

My only complaint is that Notre Dame belongs in Allentown sending TOSU to Bridgeport.

And screw BU!

I think they were trying to get the Princeton fans in Allentown

I'm sure you're right. But even though  I am not a Notre Dame fan,  why should they have to travel to New England two years in a row?

Actually I was trying to be funny.::cry::There may be fewer Princeton fans, than Harvard fans. So I doubt they were trying to help them, but this is the NCAA, so..............

[Josh 03]

I'm sure you're right. But even though  I am not a Notre Dame fan,  why should they have to travel to New England two years in a row?[/quote]

Driving wise from South Bend, Bridgeport is not all that more of a drive for fans than Allentown. Maybe 11.5 hour drive for a local fan over a 9.5 hour drive. Bridgeport is more friendly for Irish fans in the New York and New England hubs to attend than Allentown. And as has been widely discussed here, Allentown will be very Penn State partisan with them hosting while Bridgeport, though it will include Providence, is a bit more neutral. There's not another city that makes more sense.

If they put in a successful bid to host in a city closet to home, they would be close to home. Without that, you get sent where the committee thinks makes the most sense.

[marty]

such a strange bracket though.. they didnt even attempt to keep bracket integrity , nor protect the high seeds

As I explained in an earlier post, they protected Notre Dame and gave them the 2 vs 15 matchup they deserved. That means Cornell gets BU.

As far as the seeding of 5-8 vs 1-4 second game possibles there seemed to be shifting for attendance.

My only complaint is that Notre Dame belongs in Allentown sending TOSU to Bridgeport.

And screw BU!

I think they were trying to get the Princeton fans in Allentown

I'm sure you're right. But even though  I am not a Notre Dame fan,  why should they have to travel to New England two years in a row?

Actually I was trying to be funny.::cry::There may be fewer Princeton fans, than Harvard fans. So I doubt they were trying to help them, but this is the NCAA, so..............

I missed the joke but also resisted the urge to run a FYP response - that shows you how far off I was.