Jay, here.
Don’t know much about the Mississippi State Bulldogs?
Other than being a family friend of a famous MSU Bulldog, I don’t know much about them either.
Well, I won’t make this a John Grisham thriller. Here’s the “Sport Idol” Justin Myers’ interview with Mississippi Sports This Afternoon’s Ben Ingram about Oregon’s matchup with the Bulldogs.
Jay, here.
Actually, according to Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn, the Ducks are the worst.
2008’s defensively challenged 1-8 seeds:
Team Off. Eff. Def. Eff.
(Seed) (Nat’l Rk.) (Nat’l Rk.)
Notre Dame (5) 118.9 (11) 93.9 (61)
Drake (5) 120.4 (6) 94.5 (67)
Miami Fla. (7) 113.5 (39) 95.0 (72)
Vanderbilt (4) 114.3 (33) 95.8 (77)While this quartet has some real offensive firepower, I didn’t pick any of them to go past the second round. It’s also worth noting that Oregon, which was handed a No. 9 seed, is the worst major-conference defensive team in the entire NCAA tournament. The Ducks rank 125th in ADE. I don’t recommend picking them against Mississippi State.
You can read his “Bracket Math: Part Two” entry here.
Thanks to Tad for the tip.
Jay, here.
Just got this from University of Oregon Media Services regarding Friday’s game:
Oregon’s 1st Round NCAA Tourney game versus Mississippi State is scheduled to start at 4:25 PDT (6:25 CDT) from Alltell Arena (16,050) in North Little Rock, Ark.
March 16, 2008
Hello Hoop Fans!
The brackets are out and the Madness is about to begin.
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Jay, here.
Real quickly. The Ducks get a number nine seed in the South region and will face No. 8 Mississippi State in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday. If Oregon wins, the Ducks will face No. 1 seed Memphis on Sunday.
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Jay, here.
Shortly after the 65 NCAA teams are announced Sunday afternoon, One Click Sports News (Duck Sports News, Beaver Sports News, Husky Sports News) will have brackets available for download and print.
Also, make sure to check out Hoop Fix ‘08. Registration is free and the winner gets a Slingbox. You can never be in too many pools. And I bet your office pool isn’t giving away a Slingbox.