jakedasnake1 t1_izaet5s wrote on December 7, 2022 at 5:42 PM

Reply to comment by nRoadie in UCLA rallies late, stuns UNC in OT for NCAA women’s soccer title by hamm0ck

I just noticed an usually high amount of crap they've been getting over on r/collegebasketball specifically because of their football and basketball teams losing big games within minutes of eachother a few weeks ago. But you are absolutely right, I feel bad for exactly zero fanbases that have won the NCAA tournament in the last 5-10 years

Spicybrown3 t1_izcr4fx wrote on December 8, 2022 at 3:33 AM

I think in regards to their bball team, is that they and Duke sometimes seem to receive undue credit & praise early on in the season based on their histories. And also when they designate seeds and locations for the tourney in March. Both have a large and loud fan base nationally. Combine that w/announcers like Jay Bilas & Dick Vitale sometimes sounding biased when they call their games and you end up w/a lot of fans rooting for their downfall. The commentators, like Gary Danileson calling a Bama football game, call the games as if it’s a given that those teams are the better team. And their enthusiasm and praise when they’re winning is “what a joy to watch them operate” and when losing is “what they need to do to turn the game around”. As if their opponents are supposed to be losing the game. Most times it’s subtle but can be annoying to objective viewers.

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pHyR3 t1_izcyu0v wrote on December 8, 2022 at 4:39 AM

>, is that they and Duke sometimes seem to receive undue credit & praise early on in the season based on their histories. And also when they designate seeds and locations for the tourney in March.

i mean at least for this year UNC were runners up as the 8 seed with all players except Manek returning and a great transfer prospect - that seems to go against what you were saying since it wasn't based on their histories nor were they seeded highly last year

Spicybrown3 t1_izd62h2 wrote on December 8, 2022 at 5:51 AM

Ya said it yourself, they were an 8. So they had enough talent to put a run together in the dance. U do realize it’s never the four “best teams” in the final four right? They stayed number one for a few weeks looking like dogshit vs mid majors. They had no reason to be ranked one after those first 2 games. There’s only one reason why they stayed there. And what I said about Bilas and Vitale is absolutely true.