re: Mulkey will have her team fired up

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Round 2---usually some blah Power 5 school who finished in the middle of their conference and their peak as a program would be a Sweet 16---but no...we get Louisville, whose coach has taken them to 5 straight Elite 8's. And the added bullshite of HVL having to deal with "what's it going to be like playing your old team" questions all week.

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Yes it seems to give credence to the idea that narratives are being pushed. LSU should have been a two seed and Louisville could have been a four seed host or at worst a five seed. And yes, Louisville is a perennial power with good coaching. We of course did not get the best of draws two years ago with Ohio State coming to Baton Rouge. That may have been understandable but I thought as defending NC’s we were going to get a better seed and matchup.

They may not need the help against MT but you can be sure that the unspoken directive to the officials is do what they can to get Louisville into the second round vs LSU.

It’s like the committee verbalized it in their smoke-filled room: “Guys, Angel Reese is last year’s news. Sure let’s milk it for what it’s worth, but let’s do everything we can to make sure LSU isn’t in the Final Four.”