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All-In [44054]
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Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 9:02 PM
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We are in the NCAA Tournament. Not the NIT, and not sitting on our butts at home. We deserve to be in, and Tuesday's game counts. When we win, that's an NCAA Tournament win.
It's pathetic to see some Clemson fans discredit our team. A few months ago, most of us didn't even think we would be close to an NCAA Tournament team, much less making it. Heck, I saw a few posts here in December saying we wouldn't even make the NIT. Yet here we are.
How about giving our coaches and players credit for a great season? Be excited. This is an honor, and it's supposed to be fun.
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Orange Blooded [2198]
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game
Mar 13, 2011, 9:03 PM
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It is a play in game
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All-In [49613]
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Then EVERY game is a play-in or play-on game.
Mar 13, 2011, 9:05 PM
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Wind and advance. Lose and go home.
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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No logic Rev ... semantics beats logic every time on T-Net.***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:10 PM
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All-In [30493]
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It's officially the First Four.***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:04 PM
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All-In [44054]
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It's also referred to as the First Round.***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:06 PM
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Legend [18133]
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Exactly. Same as the first round of the ACC Tourney.
Mar 14, 2011, 8:32 AM
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We win, we go on to Round 2.
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Letterman [264]
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Re: Exactly. Same as the first round of the ACC Tourney.
Mar 14, 2011, 8:59 AM
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Not exactly. In the ACC tournament the first 4 of 12 teams draw a bye. In the NCAA tournament the first 60 of 68 teams draw a bye. Strangest tournament format ever.
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Legend [18133]
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So? I don't care how many get a first round bye. It boils
Mar 14, 2011, 9:01 AM
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down to the same thing. We didn't play on Thursday in the ACCT. We do play Tuesday in the NCAAT.
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Rock Defender [65]
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It is a play-in game.
Mar 13, 2011, 9:07 PM
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It is one of the games you have to win to make it to the field of 64. Frankly, I'm more upset that we have to be in one of these games. I thought we would be a 10 or 11 seed.
I am very proud of what Coach Brownell, his staff and the players have done. I didn't expect us to be in this kind of position at the beginning of the year, but they team kept improving and the coaches have done a super job. We just need to keep playing as well as we have been and the team will be ok. This has been a super year for Clemson Basketball.
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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If you believed we deserved a 10-11 seed, okay, that's
Mar 13, 2011, 9:15 PM
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a bit "orange tinted", but okay.
However, the people on here who think that our accomplishment as it stands,is somehow less than it would have been had we received a #13-#15 seed amaze me.
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Rock Defender [65]
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I tend to wear my orange-tinted glasses more often than not***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:23 PM
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No, it isn't...
Mar 13, 2011, 9:50 PM
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the NCAA field has 68 teams in it and Clemson is one of the 68. Clemson is IN the NCAA Tournament, whether some Clemson fans like it or not.
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Orange Blooded [2989]
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We are in, but I also agree that this new bracket is dumb.
Mar 13, 2011, 10:59 PM
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No team should have to play and extra game.
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Orange Blooded [2989]
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(an)***
Mar 13, 2011, 11:10 PM
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Follower [288]
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Regardless of what you call it, a win leaps us over 16 other
Mar 13, 2011, 9:10 PM
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seeded teams in the tournament.
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Orange Blooded [4745]
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True, much different than the old "play in" game that did
Mar 13, 2011, 9:24 PM
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make you the 64th team.
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Rock Defender [54]
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I wish I could find the post where the resident
Mar 14, 2011, 9:04 AM
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idiot said we wouldn't win an ACC game.
Proud of the Tigers and hopeful for at least two wins.
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Orange Blooded [2802]
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which resident idiot? there are several choices.***
Mar 14, 2011, 9:07 AM
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Letterman [264]
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 9:12 PM
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I'm glad we're playing in for a 12 seed instead of a 16 seed. But this is a stupid tournament set up. We are officially playing in the 1st round. There are 68 teams in the tournament, and 60 of the teams draw a first round bye. Only the NCAA could come up with a format like that.
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 9:18 PM
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If you're playing a team that NOBODY thought would get in the tourney in what's called the 1st four, you are most definitely in a "play in game"
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Legend [18133]
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I hope it ruins your day when we advance
Mar 14, 2011, 8:35 AM
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coot.
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Letterman [264]
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 9:21 PM
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I believe this team accomplished a great deal. They believed in themselves, their coaches, and got better every game. I thought they deserved better than what they got, but they may just be out to prove to everybody that they are a good basketball team.
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 9:26 PM
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If the gamecocks were in this position and won, would you consider it a "NCAA tourney win?" I think not.
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110%er [6937]
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Re: I could care less about the Gamecocks. I wish them
Mar 13, 2011, 9:31 PM
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the best in the NIT.
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CU Guru [1599]
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They shouldn't make the NIT either***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:39 PM
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Orange Blooded [3523]
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It's called a play-in game. We're just calling it by it's
Mar 13, 2011, 9:29 PM
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name. Winner gets into the field of 64. I really don't see what's so hard about this.
It's not round one. If we win two games, we're not in the sweet 16, we're in round 2. Round one is the winner of our game vs. WVU.
This is a play in game, for a 12 seed.
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Orange Blooded [3523]
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And how is calling it a play-in game
Mar 13, 2011, 9:31 PM
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a discredit to our team or players? It's what the committee chose, not us.
Nobody is discrediting what they have achieved by calling a game what it is. Get off your soapbox.
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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A whole LOT of people on here seem to be discrediting it***
Mar 13, 2011, 9:33 PM
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Legend [17626]
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Winning 2 is a probability...
Mar 13, 2011, 9:38 PM
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Bring on Kentucky... I like our chances.
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I called it the 'play-in game,' because thats what the NCAA
Mar 13, 2011, 9:58 PM
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calls it. I don't say it like its a bad thing cause I would rather 'play in,' a game against a UAB in the first round that play the one, two, three or four seed in the first round. It is a good place to be for that reason, imo.
It gives the younger players a chance to get their feet wet
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The NCAA calls it the "first round"...
Mar 13, 2011, 10:20 PM
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ESPN and the people that like to complain call it a "play in game". The Tigers are IN the NCAA Tournament regardless of the outcome on Tuesday.
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But that's what it is! If we win, we're in the dance.***
Mar 13, 2011, 10:38 PM
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Re: But that's what it is! If we win, we're in the dance.***
Mar 14, 2011, 12:32 AM
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We are in the dance no matter what.
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Stitt can call it whatever he wants, he plays the game.
Mar 13, 2011, 10:40 PM
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Is it really that important to call out our players for calling this game what it is? Stitt is putting in the hours every day and you call him out for calling it a play-in game? I think you are grossly misinterpreting him if you think his assessment of the snub discredits the team. By calling it a play-in game, he is saying the team deserves better. But whatever, keep throwing our players under the bus like always.
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Where is Stitt mentioned?***
Mar 14, 2011, 8:18 AM
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Hooray double standard!
Mar 14, 2011, 1:18 PM
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Stay classy.f
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I agree with Judge. What the heck are you talking about?***
Mar 14, 2011, 2:43 PM
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 13, 2011, 11:14 PM
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So - Clemson is going to be the first NCAA tourney winner that was in the 'new' play-in-game? Wow - so the committee thinks we're good enough to win 1 more game than all the other contestants (well - 64 of 'em)? 
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Orange Blooded [3974]
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What I don't understand, and apparently didn't pay attention
Mar 14, 2011, 8:58 AM
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to in the past, is why are the "play in" teams 12 seeds? Let the 16 seeds battle for the last four spots in.
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Legend [18133]
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The last 4 at-large bids get the privilege of playing the
Mar 14, 2011, 9:04 AM
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first round. The lowest 4 seeds among the auto-qualifiers get the same privilege. The idea is we would have been left out in the old 64-team format.
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110%er [9107]
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Exactly. The field was increased to 68 teams
Mar 14, 2011, 9:01 AM
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this year and Clemson is one of them.
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 14, 2011, 9:03 AM
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I don't count it as a tournament game. To win the tournament, we would have to play one more game than everyone else...hence, PLAY IN game.
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Re: Can some of you please stop calling it the "play-in game?"
Mar 14, 2011, 2:10 PM
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It is a play in game and it really not that big of a deal.....
Win and you dont have to worry about this play in game.
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no***
Mar 14, 2011, 2:19 PM
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