Originally Posted by
jimsumner
There are a number of counter-arguments to this. Is it fair for a semifinal game to match a team playing its third game against a team playing its second game? Is a game between rivals like Miami and Florida State or UNC and NC State ever really meaningless?
But most importantly, many of these teams need a win to burnish their NCAA credentials. It might be to get off the bubble and into the tournament or move from a three seed to a two seed or a two seed to a one seed. But the RPI doesn't consider these games to be meaningless exhibition games and the NCAA Selection Committee certainly doesn't.
When the NCAA Tourney is next week and its at a neutral site and the game doesn't mean anything for tourney hopes, yes I do think those teams will treat the ostensible rivalry games as meaningless. Also remember that whether you get those meaningless games, where you might face weaker opponents' lineups that will boost your RPIs nevertheless, depends upon a fluke of scheduling, whether you play your first two games before the third team or not for example.
And if you had a double elimination pool play, you'd have more games anyhow to boost your RPI, even if every team would have to try hard in each of them. So that's not really helping.
Whatever, Duke is through, no need to worry about it now.
<devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink
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