At least we made the tourney that year. We drew FSU in the
Posted on: December 4, 2020 at 09:54:13 CT
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first round and didn't have Jordan Barnett due to a one-game DUI suspension. We had zero depth while FSU was one of the deepest and most athletic teams in the nation, which made it a bad match-up. And of course, FSU (a 9 seed) ended up reaching the Elite 8 and nearly beat Michigan to reach the Final Four.
It was classic bad luck for MU, in terms of both the draw (a 9 seed that was Final Four caliber) and the circumstances (one of our best players suspended when our depth was already razor thin).
Edited by zounami at 10:02:36 on 12/04/20