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Buffalo can't beat teams when they're not shooting well.

Here's some reading material for youI'm sorry, but this does nothing to suggest anything of a concerted effort by the NCAA to keep mid-majors out. At best, it's tautology. Mid-majors aren't there because the NCAA doesn't want them; the NCAA doesn't want them, so they're not there. Because the number of bids has been going down is proof of nothing. What about when the numbers were going up? Doesn't this decline match the NBA's age rule? Think that might be a reason?Fact of the matter is, the at-large pool was weak last year. The teams cited in that article all had huge holes in their resume.People want to blame The Man instead of looking in the mirror.Here's a good piece about the at-large process. You tell me if there's room for collusion.One of the most interesting parts of that article:One thing that really struck me was up in the top left corner, the first thing a committee member sees when scanning one of these. There's average RPI win and average RPI loss. That's not something that you can find on any website, is it? (Don't worry, we're on it this weekend.) SJU's average win of 170 makes its profile look a whole lot less impressive.Basketball State has it.

Here's some reading material for youI'm sorry, but this does nothing to suggest anything of a concerted effort by the NCAA to keep mid-majors out. At best, it's tautology. Mid-majors aren't there because the NCAA doesn't want them; the NCAA doesn't want them, so they're not there. Because the number of bids has been going down is proof of nothing. What about when the numbers were going up? Doesn't this decline match the NBA's age rule? Think that might be a reason?Fact of the matter is, the at-large pool was weak last year. The teams cited in that article all had huge holes in their resume.People want to blame The Man instead of looking in the mirror.Here's a good piece about the at-large process. You tell me if there's room for collusion.

NCAA phasing out the likelihood of mid-majors getting at-larges? That's news to me.I like getting Oral Roberts at home. Is that a 1-for-1?

Both out.

Watching the Australian Open (yep, I'm nuts) and there was a commercial about Adrian Peterson and his personal assistant. Your favorite mascot cameos at the end.

You're right. Should be 5 of 12, not 5 of 13. Apologies for the error.

Akron gives up some ground this week: http://tinyurl.com/yby59as

I've advocated making flopping a technical foul. That would end it right quick.

Good effort from Akron tonight, especially in crunch time. I know someone pointed out the missed FTs, but the ensuing offensive rebound was a huge play. They made almost every play down the stretch.

I would expect Randall Holt to starting taking on more duties at the point. He's a good prospect and just got his first start at Ohio. He's been ice cold from the field, and I imagine that's holding him back.

Game tips at 7.

Yes, and I'll explain further in a piece later this week. Can't has a decent computer profile and a signature win (UAB). A 13-3 record plus winning the BB puts them at 23-8, I think, with two signature wins.

Just getting it in before the Captain... http://tinyurl.com/y8n67n2

I don't think anyone considers Ohio a serious contender in the East, especially after Coleman went down. He was their best player.As far as Van Kempen goes, he's not a scoring threat, but his rebound has improved vastly and he is good at clearing out on drives by guards. He's no Romeo Travis, but he's no Brandon Parks, either.As far as the "me first" brand of basketball goes, you're thinking of the O'Shea days. Groce's offense is predicated on ball movement and unselfishness. Being such a young team, it's going to break down at times and the lack of offense from the forwards is putting the onus on the perimeters, but to call the team selfish is unfair, I think.Akron might have been better off had Ohio won Saturday. The team across I-76 taught them an important lesson, I think, in what it's going to take to compete in this division. If the young 'Cats are quick learners, they stand a good chance of winning tomorrow.

I don't often wander into football, but I have to say, you sound like a very sore loser here. By most accounts, we brought our D+/C- game up 77 and still won. Ask Tennessee and BG if Theo Scott can throw.All in all, I'll take the kind of suck that gets you to 2-0 in the division.

One last night, I have the twitter going. twitter.com/macreportonlineFind out if Humpty's playing tonight.

Hey guys, I'll have the twitter updates up and running again tonight: twitter.com/macreportonlineI'll try and see how Hitchens' ankle is doing and update that before you tip later tonight.

Ankle feeling better. Not 100%, but shouldn't be too big a problem. Dambrot let the guys sleep in yesterday and took it easy in practice.

We're courtside again and updating for all the games: twitter.com/macreportonlineIf you can't be here, follow along!

For anyone that wants to get updates anywhere they go, I've been updating via twitter all day, including this game. Follow me at twitter.com/macreportonlineI'll continue to do so throughout the tournament.

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Are there any cliche rock songs you guys don't play pregame?

7 seed with a winning record... unreal.Scarily, we're not even eliminated from the top spot yet.

Didn't I see that at the drive-thru?