Rooting for MSU to climb to a 1, Shockers to not be an 8/9

Many recent bracket projections have showed Michigan State as a 2 seed, slotted directly in KU's Midwest region. To that I have but one thing to say: UGH! I hope they keep playing well and get themselves into a 1 slot, so that if we do have to play them it will come far later in the Dance. (I think they're the team to beat alongside KU, which is why I want them away from us for as long as possible)

In many of the same projections, the dastardly notion of once again putting a very veteran-laden Wichita State team in KU's bracket--as the second game out of the gate, no less--is rearing its ugly head again. Lest you think that Perry Ellis and Georges Niang are the only players who seem to have been at a school for like two decades, the Shockers still have Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet...and, of course, Frankamp to boot. They are #1 in KenPom for AdjD, and I sincerely hope they play well enough to close out the season to a) become more like a 7 seed; and b) get moved to a bracket other than KU's. I don't mind having to beat them at some point, but for goodness sake, let's not be saddled with that task on the opening freaking weekend!

Here's a piece on the Shockers and the pieces in play:

www.campusrush.com/wichita-state-shocker...leet-1626511073.html