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Legend [15216]
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Please explain how this is "ESPN contrived" and unfair
May 27, 2013, 3:35 PM
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for us to be in the Columbia regional.
It provides the opportunity for more fans to watch us than anywhere else. How is this unfair to both programs?
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For starters...
May 27, 2013, 3:47 PM
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South Carolina would sell out its regional anyway. At least if Clemson had been sent to somewhere else close by, it would have been easier for Clemson fans to travel and be a more neutral environment for Clemson. Does the NCAA do this to any other team? Did they send Florida to Tallahassee? Would they send Georgia to Atlanta or vice versa? I guess part of the problem was that there wasn't another SEC site close by that was more suitable. The NCAA certainly wouldn't put Clemson in the Nashville regional, Clemson had too good a season to be sent to a National Seed's regional. Since Clemson can't play in a regional hosted by an ACC team, an SEC site was logical given the desire to keep teams close to home. That being said, the NCAA always seems to send one team way out of its region for the tournament, but I guess the teams that get sent "away" are the lower seeded ones that get the automatic bids. I'd still have preferred to be sent to Eugene or Louisville or anywhere besides Columbia.
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CU Medallion [60234]
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Florida went to Indiana; Miami to Louisville
May 27, 2013, 3:52 PM
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Ga Tech to Vandy
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Legend [15216]
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Other than maybe Louisville, it makes sense. Thousands of
May 27, 2013, 3:54 PM
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Clemson fans will easily be able to attend, which would not happen in Louisville, and they're one of the weaker 1 seeds.
I just don't see how this doesn't make logical sense.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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SC will fill up its stadium anyway...
May 27, 2013, 3:58 PM
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and Clemson fans will be lucky to get tickets. The NCAA didn't send Florida to Tallahassee, so why send Clemson to Columbia? How is it fair to Clemson to make them play in their "rival's" regional? Do they do any other team this way? Why should Clemson be unfairly punished like this? Isn't part of the idea of the NCAA Tournament to give teams are fair a chance as possible to advance? I realize that host teams have an advantage and that's OK, but Clemson shouldn't be forced to play in Columbia, especially 2 years in a row.
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So your scared of playing SCU?
May 27, 2013, 4:03 PM
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I don't see what's unfair about it unless you think we can't win.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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It's unfair...
May 27, 2013, 4:07 PM
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because the NCAA didn't do anybody else this way. They didn't send Florida to Tallahassee, so why send Clemson to Columbia? Why make them face that environment in the NCAA Tournament? Clemson CAN win, but I think they'd have a better chance somewhere else.
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Re: It's unfair...
May 27, 2013, 4:13 PM
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ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no reason for the Tigers to have to face their IDIOT FANS like this!! that bunch of dirt-bags needs to go to hell!!
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All-In [38514]
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Why is it unfair to play a rival?
May 27, 2013, 4:16 PM
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Why is the environment a disadvantage? It's a disadvantage to play on the road anywhere, probably moreso when there is no familiarity with the field. Playing on Louisville's fake turf will likely be a huge advantage for Louisville.
I don't see why there would be a better chance anywhere else.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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Is Florida playing in Tallahassee?***
May 27, 2013, 4:26 PM
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If Florida jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
May 27, 2013, 4:31 PM
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Don't see what that has to do with anything.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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If Florida isn't playing in Tallahassee...
May 27, 2013, 4:34 PM
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then why is Clemson playing in Columbia? Why did the NCAA penalize Clemson and not Florida, who didn't have near as good a season as Clemson?
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Why is it a penalty?
May 27, 2013, 4:48 PM
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Seems like being a 2 seed at one of the weakest hosts is far from a penalty. A penalty would have to have been on the cusp of hosting and being sent to play at a national seed.
I think it's an advantage to be at a regional where were pretty much on par with the host and that we have familiarity with the field and the team. We also have a great opportunity to finally beat them in the post season.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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You obviously won't listen so forget it.***
May 27, 2013, 4:53 PM
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It's a fair question
May 27, 2013, 5:08 PM
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I'm willing to listen to why you think it's a penalty.
Whats been said so far:
1) Florida wasn't sent to Tallahassee : This doesn't in any way explain it being a penalty to be sent to Columbia
2) USC would sell out anyway : This doesn't in any way explain it being a penalty to be sent to Columbia
3) They are our rival : Indeed they are, they are also one of the lowest 1 seeds
So, why is it a penalty to go?
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Wait, I'm unclear after reading your posts...
May 27, 2013, 8:22 PM
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Did they send Florida to Tallahassee?
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Die-Hard [8977]
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No...
May 27, 2013, 11:47 PM
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which is why they shouldn't have sent Clemson to Columbia. If Florida doesn't have to face their rival on its own field, why should Clemson? Clemson had by far the better season.
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I was being sarcastic. You brought that up about 8 times.***
May 28, 2013, 8:36 AM
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Orange Blooded [4787]
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what in usuc's record do you see that should allow them
May 27, 2013, 6:23 PM
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to host a team with the (almost) identical record, from an even stronger conf.?
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Wrong...
May 27, 2013, 4:10 PM
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SC and Clemson had very similar seasons, especially at the end. There isn't enough difference in the quality of the teams to make Clemson go to Columbia. It's not like SC has 50 wins and Clemson has 34. The two teams are pretty close to equal in terms of record, conference record and RPI.
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So, losing 5 in a row, didn't keep us from securing a
May 27, 2013, 4:15 PM
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regional?
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Die-Hard [8977]
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But that didn't mean Clemson should be in Columbia...
May 27, 2013, 4:23 PM
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The NCAA could have sent Clemson to a less hostile environment that would have given them a better chance for success. South Carolina and Clemson are very equal teams. What did SC do that made them deserve to host? I guess the 8,000 seats helps their case. They aren't THAT much better than Clemson that they should get that kind of advantage. Why is that so hard for some of you to understand?
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Legend [15216]
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Exactly, they aren't much better. It's an advantage for us
May 27, 2013, 4:28 PM
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to have familiarity with a road environment. At least we will have orange there.
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All-In [38514]
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Seems pretty simple to me.
May 27, 2013, 4:33 PM
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He'd probably be complaining no matter where we were sent.
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Die-Hard [8977]
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No...
May 27, 2013, 4:37 PM
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I'd have been very happy to go to Louisville. It's a much more neutral site than Columbia.
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Legend [15216]
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Disagree. But, UVA got royally screwed IMO. They have to
May 27, 2013, 4:42 PM
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play Miss St while FSU gets to play Indiana.
How in the heck does that happen.
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All-In [38514]
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Louisville's turf would be a much bigger advantage IMO.
May 27, 2013, 4:49 PM
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How many times did we play on carpet this season?
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This is the Mange.
May 27, 2013, 4:51 PM
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Crying over spilled milk is what they do.
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Forgive me.
May 27, 2013, 4:52 PM
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I forgot.
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So your argument is that we should be playing a better team?***
May 27, 2013, 4:18 PM
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Re: For starters...
May 27, 2013, 5:41 PM
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This Tiger will be at our games in cootlumbia. And there wasn't even close to a HALF of a chance that I would get to see our Tigers play in Louisville. Believe what ever some of our fans may or may not want to think but, we have a very lot of Tiger fans right here in cootlumbia that will be at our games played here in cootlumbia. More than Ten times more than in Louisville. I can promise I will be AT ANY and ALL of our games played in cootlumbia. And I'll be there waiting way before our Tigers take the field. Every game!!!
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Just for the record, UF got sent to Tally in 2008*
May 27, 2013, 8:57 PM
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Orange Blooded [3510]
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Well both the ACC and the SEC petitioned against it
May 27, 2013, 3:58 PM
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Yet despite that the decision was to send Clemson for a return trip. Reports are that ESPN pushed for it and their vote was the only one that mattered.
To me it isn't about not wanting to play the coots but rather that the system has so unabashedly been slanted to the wishes of the media. At the end of the day the "selection committee" didn't make the selection - ESPN did.
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Re: Well both the ACC and the SEC petitioned against it
May 27, 2013, 4:05 PM
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THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE!!ESPN should not even be allowed into the room during selection and locations
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I don't understand why people are upset about this.
May 27, 2013, 4:01 PM
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Placing a team that just missed hosting at the site of a team who barely hosted makes sense from a seeding standpoint. It's regional and will be a higher profile regional for TV.
The only downside I see is there are a bunch of pansies that are scared of playing SCU.
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If you're so happy with this...
May 27, 2013, 4:11 PM
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then don't get on here complaining about the results if they don't go to suit you.
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1st, where have you ever seen me on here complaining?
May 27, 2013, 4:25 PM
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2nd, if the results don't suit me? Is the NCAA supposed to give us some guaranteed result? Is some result guaranteed somewhere else?
3rd, if we beat SCU this weekend then maybe you should not be on here celebrating the win.
You're the one on here complaining, then telling someone else not to complain in the future?
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Re: Please explain how this is "ESPN contrived" and unfair
May 27, 2013, 4:15 PM
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it is VERY UNFAIR for the Tigers to have to play in front of those DIRTBAGS!!
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Re: Please explain how this is "ESPN contrived" and unfair
May 27, 2013, 4:39 PM
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They did not wont both to possible make it to Omaha from this little ole state.
Go Tigers beat Liberty first.
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Orange Blooded [2394]
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We have to beat good teams one way or another. Might as
May 27, 2013, 8:26 PM
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well start with the Coots. Some of you guys are whiny pansies.
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ESPN picked which teams made it and where they will play.***
May 28, 2013, 8:48 AM
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