2025 NCAA WBB Tournament non LV games and news

[madtownvol]

I understand Dawn’s frustration, but the No. 1 overall seed just doesn’t lose on their home floor in February by 29 points. You just can’t defend that.

Not to mention they lost the head to head against No1 overall UCLA.

Dawn is a very performative coach. That is part of her greatness. Given her teams level of success it is easy for them to get a little complacent and she is always looking some imagined slight to motivate her players.

I am sure she knows full well that UCLA was more deserving of the top slot but her job as coach is not to be an objective analyst; it is to find any possible motivational edge.

So, the current mantra is that "we have been royally disrespected by not being the number one, #1 seed so team, get that chip on your shoulder and lets show those SOBs who the real #1 is."

 

[glv98]

Dawn is a very performative coach. That is part of her greatness. Given her teams level of success it is easy for them to get a little complacent and she is always looking some imagined slight to motivate her players.

I am sure she knows full well that UCLA was more deserving of the top slot but her job as coach is not to be an objective analyst; it is to find any possible motivational edge.

So, the current mantra is that "we have been royally disrespected by not being the number one, #1 seed so team, get that chip on your shoulder and lets show those SOBs who the real #1 is."

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

 

[madtownvol]

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

I am deeply disappointed that you expressed a small degree of exception to my post. When you look at the totality of my posting schedule and the adversity my posts have had to overcome, complete and unwavering agreement is what I have earned. If this is the standard going forward, I will have to reconsider my strength of posting schedule and only post on easy topics. This egregious disrespect will not be tolerated. Rest assured, I am now very motivated for my NCAA tournament posts!!

 

[madtownvol]

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

Hey did you find a new game buddy for this season?

 

[glv98]

Hey did you find a new game buddy for this season?

Nah, not a steady. I gave the tix away a lot.

She texted me when she went to a game without me for the first time and said how sad it was. Then by halftime she texted from a suite where she was eating free food. Had bumped into a new friend whose Dad is a big donor. My baby has definitely grown up!

 

[Puppeteer]

Huuuuge shout out to Andraya Carter! Just noticed she picked UCONN to win it all! Not sure I would even pick UCONN to win it all given their mostly pitiful post game. I always liked Andraya as a player and commentator, but to put aside her Tennessee loyalty and pick the Huskies is just remarkable! I have a lot of respect for someone like that.

 

[gule]

she knows how to brown nose her bosses @ ESPN. lol


husky luv

 

[Rooster1]

Article which discusses "six Cinderella" type teams that could be bracket busters. LV's get a mention.

2025 NCAA tournament: 7 Cinderellas who could ruin March Madness for somebody - Yahoo Sports

 

[Rooster1]

First round possible "upsets"... (best shots at an upset imo):

12 Fairfield over 5 KState
10 South Dak State over 7 OKSU
8 Richmond over 9 GT (technically not an upset)
12 Ball State over 5 OM
One of the Ivy schools should pull an upset

 

[Rooster1]

I am deeply disappointed that you expressed a small degree of exception to my post. When you look at the totality of my posting schedule and the adversity my posts have had to overcome, complete and unwavering agreement is what I have earned. If this is the standard going forward, I will have to reconsider my strength of posting schedule and only post on easy topics. This egregious disrespect will not be tolerated. Rest assured, I am now very motivated for my NCAA tournament posts!!

Post of the week…..well done Mad.

 

[KTrain]

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

Yep, I see a lot of HCs use that MO and I think, oh to be so young & innocent that you buy in and believe all that smoke and go on a rallying cry.

 

[Rooster1]

UConn has been to 15 of the last 16 FF’s. Let that sink in before you fill out your bracket. SoCal will likely get picked by many over UConn to get there, but how do you bet against 15/16?

 

[Rooster1]

Yep, I see a lot of HCs use that MO and I think, oh to be so young & innocent that you buy in and believe all that smoke and go on a rallying cry.

It still works with the college aged players apparently. For those of us who played sports in college and can remember those type of circumstances, whatever your coach was feeding you at times like that you ate it up if you were competitive. It used to not be done in the open, before SM, times have changed but the strategy is still being employed.

 

[Rooster1]

Princeton looks good early vs Iowa State, I hope they pull this out. Tied at 20 in the 2nd.

edit: Princeton up 13 at half, they look like the better team tbs.

 

[JustaChicken]

I am deeply disappointed that you expressed a small degree of exception to my post. When you look at the totality of my posting schedule and the adversity my posts have had to overcome, complete and unwavering agreement is what I have earned. If this is the standard going forward, I will have to reconsider my strength of posting schedule and only post on easy topics. This egregious disrespect will not be tolerated. Rest assured, I am now very motivated for my NCAA tournament posts!!

Genius.

 

[1reVOLver]

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

Psssst! Dawn doesn’t give a tinker’s damn what you think. As MTV pointed out, she has an audience of about 15 young ladies. Us spectators? We are expected to grumble and cuss.

 

[glv98]

Psssst! Dawn doesn’t give a tinker’s damn what you think. As MTV pointed out, she has any audience of about 15 young ladies. Us spectators? We are expected to grumble and cuss.

I'm fully aware and don't give a tinkers damn what she thinks about what I think or that she doesn't think about it aat all.

Remember I'm the one constantly reminding the delusional around here that nothing said here has one iota of difference in the real world. Its just random opinions.

 

[Rooster1]

Damn, Columbia beat Washington. Good for them.

 

[JustaChicken]

Congratulations William & Mary! 1st team ever to win a NCAA tournament game with a losing record!

 

[JustaChicken]

That was crazy. So 16 seed William & Mary lost 7 of their last 8 games in the reg season, then goes on to win 4 straight games & their conference tournament. Their record was 15-18 & they just won their 1st ever NCAA tournament game!

 

[lvocd]

Huuuuge shout out to Andraya Carter! Just noticed she picked UCONN to win it all! Not sure I would even pick UCONN to win it all given their mostly pitiful post game. I always liked Andraya as a player and commentator, but to put aside her Tennessee loyalty and pick the Huskies is just remarkable! I have a lot of respect for someone like that.

Before the season started and everyone was making season predictions, I said then that if Connecticut is 100% healthy at tournament time I could see them winning it all. I said that, and then I said, "Ugh."

Well... Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, UGH! I believe that is still true. Draya obviously sees what I see. I hate it, but it is what it is. JuJu won't be enough to keep them out of the FF, and once they get there ...

 

[Rooster1]

That was crazy. So 16 seed William & Mary lost 7 of their last 8 games in the reg season, then goes on to win 4 straight games & their conference tournament. Their record was 15-18 & they just won their 1st ever NCAA tournament game!

What a story, that’s what defines student athlete.

 

[Rooster1]

Before the season started and everyone was making season predictions, I said then that if Connecticut is 100% healthy at tournament time I could see them winning it all. I said that, and then I said, "Ugh."

Well... Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, UGH! I believe that is still true. Draya obviously sees what I see. I hate it, but it is what it is. JuJu won't be enough to keep them out of the FF, and once they get there ...

It’s a natural feel thing all around, I don’t disagree. Hope I am wrong.

 

[lvocd]

I get all that and agree. I just think the performance needs an update to be more believable in terms of current reality and to not be mind numbingly predictable.

In general life, I'm just old man sick of the obvious ovrrdog trying to play underdog. Its lazy and insulting

The way I see it, her "performances" are for her players, not for anyone else, and they likely don't seem as predictable to young people who aren't yet experienced enough at life to even KNOW it's predictable. To them it's all, "Dayuuum! She's so right! They ARE dissin' us, so we're gonna prove them wrong!" Auriemma is the same with how he always uses reverse psychology -- every season. We who are familiar with him (and Dawn and, really, nearly all coaches) and his annual schtick think, "Surely that can't keep working." But again, every year that schtick is going to be all new to some players, and only a few years to others, not decades of it like we old people see it happening.

Whatever motivates their players is what they should do, IMO.

 

[lvocd]

My goodness. I just saw that Stanford lost to Portland in OT in the first round of the WBIT. That makes me sad. I can't imagine Paye being there next season. That will be quite a prime job opening.