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<blockquote data-quote="Pharm Frog" data-source="post: 2702498" data-attributes="member: 34435"><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2826276-march-madness-2019-who-got-screwed-in-the-ncaa-bracket#slide3" target="_blank">https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2826276-march-madness-2019-who-got-screwed-in-the-ncaa-bracket#slide3</a><br /> <br /> <br /> It's not a big surprise that 16-16 Texas was left out. I had the Longhorns in because they had five Quadrant 1 wins and faced one of the 10 toughest schedules in the country, but I also get it. Finishing .500 overall cannot be tolerated, nor should it be.<br /> <br /> TCU missing the cut with a 20-13 record, though, was the most shocking exclusion, especially considering several of the Horned Frogs' best wins—Iowa State (twice), vs. Florida—looked a little more impressive by the end of the week due to their respective conference tournament showings.<br /> <br /> Honestly, it might be because Texas was left out that TCU was subsequently cut, too. TCU swept the Longhorns, but it ended up with just four wins over tournament teams.<br /> <br /> The Horned Frogs didn't suffer any terrible losses. Road games against Oklahoma State and West Virginia don't feel like good losses. However, the Cowboys finished just outside the NET top 75, so that was barely a Q2 result instead of Q1. And the game against the Mountaineers went into triple overtime, and it came late in the season when WVU was on the verge of winning games against Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. No shame in that result.<br /> <br /> Or so we thought. Apparently, the committee wasn't thrilled with TCU losing a game that's tougher than a <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1106362682012258304" target="_blank">long weekend at your in-laws</a>.<br /> <br /> Moreover, TCU dealt with injuries and transfers all year. They lost Jaylen Fisher after just nine games. Freshman Lat Mayen left after 17 games. Kouat Noi missed six games. But the Horned Frogs played well toward the end of the season when they were at full strength.<br /> <br /> But with so many injury/suspension changes to keep track of around the country, perhaps that was swept under the rug, along with TCU's ticket to the dance.<br /> </li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pharm Frog, post: 2702498, member: 34435"] [LIST=1] [URL]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2826276-march-madness-2019-who-got-screwed-in-the-ncaa-bracket#slide3[/URL] It's not a big surprise that 16-16 Texas was left out. I had the Longhorns in because they had five Quadrant 1 wins and faced one of the 10 toughest schedules in the country, but I also get it. Finishing .500 overall cannot be tolerated, nor should it be. TCU missing the cut with a 20-13 record, though, was the most shocking exclusion, especially considering several of the Horned Frogs' best wins—Iowa State (twice), vs. Florida—looked a little more impressive by the end of the week due to their respective conference tournament showings. Honestly, it might be because Texas was left out that TCU was subsequently cut, too. TCU swept the Longhorns, but it ended up with just four wins over tournament teams. The Horned Frogs didn't suffer any terrible losses. Road games against Oklahoma State and West Virginia don't feel like good losses. However, the Cowboys finished just outside the NET top 75, so that was barely a Q2 result instead of Q1. And the game against the Mountaineers went into triple overtime, and it came late in the season when WVU was on the verge of winning games against Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. No shame in that result. Or so we thought. Apparently, the committee wasn't thrilled with TCU losing a game that's tougher than a [URL='https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1106362682012258304']long weekend at your in-laws[/URL]. Moreover, TCU dealt with injuries and transfers all year. They lost Jaylen Fisher after just nine games. Freshman Lat Mayen left after 17 games. Kouat Noi missed six games. But the Horned Frogs played well toward the end of the season when they were at full strength. But with so many injury/suspension changes to keep track of around the country, perhaps that was swept under the rug, along with TCU's ticket to the dance. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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