re: Bracketology 03/09: LSU a 10 seed

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They need to win a tourney game to keep their spot. If they lose they won't make it in.
I'd rather have them playing weak teams with no tourney byes, so they could pad the WL record.
The committee won't care they are an "x" seed.

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WRONG!

LSU playing and beating weak teams in the SECT would do absolutely nothing for their "resume". All it would do is give LSU an opportunity to pick up one final "bad" loss. Who you play and who you beat is much, much, more important than racking up a bunch of wins against bad teams.

The committee doesn't care that LSU is a 4 seed in the SECT, nor that they have a double-bye. A potential A&M game is a great thing for LSU win or lose.

If LSU loses all it shows is something everyone already (the committee included) knew, that A&M is a bad matchup for LSU.

If A&M wins then all it show is something everyone (the committee included) already knew, that A&M can beat LSU. In fact, the ONLY notable thing on A&M's resume are their wins over LSU.

This game is a great opportunity for LSU not A&M. LSU could notch one more good win and give them wins over every team in the top half of the SEC except UK. No one else (but UK) could say that. A&M on the other hand needs to show the committee that they can beat other good teams besides LSU