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PSU game postponed
- Thread starter maroonandsilver
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IdaGriz01 said:
Only if the outcome would affect the tourney seeding.
Doubt this game happens. Based on tiebreakers, Griz can’t pass Weber for 3rd and ISU can’t pass Griz for 4th. Sac/PSU on Monday. Winner gets a bye, loser doesn’t. If PSU wins and ISU loses on Monday, a PSU victory over the Griz in the Wednesday game would give PSU the 5th seed over ISU, but my guess is that in PSU would accept the 6th seed and not want the travel and the extra game before the tourney.
oldrunner
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I'm not sure it is as simple as you state it. There are other scenarios where one of the bottom 4, as it stands now, could move into that 6th spot with PSU losing twice more. Sac plays at PSU on Monday. If Sac wins, the Wednesday game will likely be on. If PSU wins, it may not get played. I guess UM will be pulling for PSU. :clap:GrizBall said:
oldrunner said:
I am pretty sure I am correct. UNC and NAU can finish no better than 6-12. Idaho can finish no better than 5-13. They are already locked into the first day because the winner of PSU/SAC would have 7 wins.
If Sac wins, they would be 7-11 and PSU would be 6-11. Even if PSU would beat Montana they would also be 7-11 but Sac would then own the tie break by having beaten PSU twice. Under this scenario there is no reason to play the Montana game because PSU would be locked in the first day regardless.
If PSU wins, they have 7 wins and Sac is done at 6-12. Meaning SAC, NAU, UI and UNC are the bottom 4. If ISU loses on Monday they would be done at 8-10. PSU could in theory beat Montana, finish 8-10 and have the tiebreak by have beaten ISU twice and finish 5th. My guess is PSU wouldn’t want to travel to Montana for this possibility when they would have already secured not playing on the first day.
So in theory, a PSU/Montana game could determine some seed shuffling in the 7-10 spots, but they all would be playing on the first day anyways. Not sure you send PSU to Montana for that.
Also, a PSU/Montana game could result in both ISU and Montana finishing 9-9, but Montana owns the tiebreak. Montana is locked in the 4 spot regardless what happens the rest of the season. It could also result in Montana tying Weber but Weber owns the tiebreak because they defeated a higher seed in MSU.
GrizPony
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Zirg said:GrizPony said:I showed this to Mack tonight and he laughed his ass off. He’s such a great young man.
That is nice to here. I've been critical of his abilities, but I never questioned his attitude. I know he's trying his best and don't doubt that he is a quality dude.
He’s everything Griz for sure. He’s critical of himself and his tendency to foul but he’s a great young man. Reps us the right way for sure.
oldrunner said:
So in other words, this was 100% incorrect. I spelled it out earlier in this thread. There was going to be no game because you would know the Day 1 teams and who got byes after the Monday games. They were never going to send PSU to Montana make sure 7-10 was seeded correctly.
DoubleNicks
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Too bad for Montana, money-wise. If they were to possibly win out with the PSU game included they could reach 20 wins, which I assume is probably a benchmark for a contract bonus for the coaches. Plus, I assume even a Wednesday night game would've brought in some revenue for hosting another home game.
IdaGriz01
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Link to PSU article: https://goviks.com/news/2023/2/27/m...su-to-seventh-seed-in-big-sky-tournament.aspxgriz71 said:
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