Score Reporter has the seeding finalized. Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and the Illini come into the tournament as the heavy hitters. North Park, MSU and Indiana are the upset hopefuls. Miami of Ohio is a legitimate long-shot, and I don’t think any of the other teams have a chance of getting to the quarter finals much less advancing past that round.
Our road to Columbus starts with Kenyon. I have no information on this school or team, which may or may not be a good thing. Last year, North Park stumbled in the first round at regionals, so I doubt they’ll let that happen again. Either way, it looks like we’ll have a semi-final matchup against Michigan and then another game against either Notre Dame or Ohio State for the bid to nationals.
If you never lose a game, then you only play four. Lose in the first round, then you have to win the next seven games in order to go to regionals. You can see where I’m going with this. You can’t take it easy in the early games, or you will end up paying for it in the later rounds.
Most of the chatter on RSD has Michigan as the clear favorite with Notre Dame and Ohio State duking it out for second. These assessments come from people outside of the region. Inside the region, the competition for the 2 bids to nationals is a lot tighter than most people think. Even Michigan could be left out in the cold if they get too cocky.
Get it in your head that we’re going to nationals. Get it in your head that none of these teams stand a chance against us. We have the advantage going into this tournament. Only Notre Dame and North Park have any idea how good we actually are. The rest of these jokers will underestimate us, and we’ll win on Sunday with quiet confidence.
3 comments:
Kenyon has Junior Worlds and Amherst alum Russell Wallack. I imagine they'll be looking for him to do work.
WV: kiedis
As in Anthony.
You only play 4 games if you don't lose.
Dirtnaps.
That's what I said. Why are you repeating what I said?
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