Jetfreak
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Hey all, I am new here but I had a question. My friend and I were discussing the Wiscy game a week and a half ago when the polls came out. Each team had a #1 ranking and it was pretty much going to decide the Big10 champ. Additionally, we assumed the winner would get the #1 seed for the MW. However, we were also concerned that OSU struggled so much with PSU and, we had a bunch of freshman living in a dream world where they had never been ranked outside of the top 10.
The main argument in our conversation was that it would benefit the team to lose. That is, a loss now might re-focus the team, give them some drive for the conference tourney, and provide some momentum for the Big Dance.
Still, after MSU beat Wiscy I thought it was great that we won the game and back to back Big 10 championships. It will look great on our resume and overall record but I still worry about being over-inflated. Just like last year when we got but probably didn't deserve a #2 seed, I worry about losing to a lower ranked team who might be on the upswing while we are on the downswing (or staying level). Thoughts?
The main argument in our conversation was that it would benefit the team to lose. That is, a loss now might re-focus the team, give them some drive for the conference tourney, and provide some momentum for the Big Dance.
Still, after MSU beat Wiscy I thought it was great that we won the game and back to back Big 10 championships. It will look great on our resume and overall record but I still worry about being over-inflated. Just like last year when we got but probably didn't deserve a #2 seed, I worry about losing to a lower ranked team who might be on the upswing while we are on the downswing (or staying level). Thoughts?