VeryRustyRed wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:09 pm
Too much discussion on what fans from another generation would argue over - "who is better Mantle or Mays."
I'd prefer to focus on the next two Ivy games. Why?:
The Big 10 will get 3 NCAA bids (1 AQ and 2 at larges) - MD, PSU, and Hopkins
-The ACC will get 4 bids (1 AQ and 3 at larges) - ND, UVA, Duke, and Syracuse
-The Big East will get 2 bids (1 AQ and 1 at large) - Georgetown and Denver
-The Patriot League will get 1 bid (an AQ) - presumably Army, but this is in no way a lock
-I can't see the Ivies getting more than 2 bids (1 AQ and 1 at large)***
***If I am correct, what this means is that if Cornell doesn't win the tournament and earn an AQ, Yale better win, because Penn and Princeton are in bubble territory (at best) for an at-large and we don't want them to take an at large opportunity from Cornell.
***What makes Cornell's NCAA chances even more dicey is if a non-at large/bubble team goes on a run and wins the Patriot League (anyone but Army), the Big East (other than Georgetown or Denver), or ACC (UNC), or Big 10 (Rutgers, Michigan, or OSU).
What does the aforementioned translate to, if Cornell doesn't win the AQ? They need to win the next 3 - Harvard, Dartmouth, and their first ILT game.
One game at a time - Harvard is up next.