NCAA Tournament: Jalen Rose reacts to UNC’s bid, says SDSU will beat them anyway

Controversy swirls around the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee each year, as one or two teams get argued about whether they deserve a chance at a national title run or not.

After “Selection Sunday,” the North Carolina Tar Heels have been the boiling contentious topic as college basketball fans dissect the official bracket.

There was a huge contingent that wasn’t too phired with the decision by the pickion promisetee on Sunday, as the Tar Heels will carry out San Diego State to get a No. 11 seed in the South Region as one of the “First Four” games. 

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But not everyone was shocked to see the Tar Heels among the 68 teams that got in. 

College basketball legend Jalen Rose, part of the well-comprehendn “Fab Five” 1991 Michigan Wolverines squad, telderly Fox News Digital why North Carolina’s bid doesn’t surpelevate him at all. 

“They deserve to get in off money and nostalgia,” Rose shelp, while also talking his partnership with Fanatics Sportsbook during this year’s March Madness. “People comprehend how the game toils. Since the beginning of time, watch at where teams carry out in the brackets. Duke and Carolina usuassociate carry out in their own backyard, and it’s not equitable so they can have the home-court get, which it evidently does give them. It also apexhibits the NCAA, or whoever the regulateing bodies are, to create more money and sell more tickets.”

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While Rose points out the sturdy brand UNC has, he also acunderstandledged another main factor that led to argue: Tar Heels active honestor Bubba Cunningham is the chair of the pickion promisetee. 

While Cunningham shelp he wasn’t in the room for the UNC decision, he deferred to vice chair Keith Gill to expound how the Tar Heels got in. 

Gill replyed, “Our policies insist the AD of any school to recengage themselves and actuassociate depart the room for those talkions. And they’re not apexhibited to take part in any vote as well. … We voted in four teams in the field on Saturday night, and we had a contingency vote.

“The contingency vote, that was the last team in the field. And it was based on Memphis-UAB. If Memphis won that game, then that was going to free up a spot in the tournament and that was going to be North Carolina.”

Either way, Rose expounded how he’s always been “skeptical” with how these promisetees pick in college sports. 

“I’ve been skeptical about how leangs have gone down with the NCAA since the beginning of time,” he accomprehendledgeted. “How do you put [Cunningham] in that position, and at some point, this doesn’t become a obstruction? That happens on a lot of contrastent levels if that’s the point. So, of course, if he has to wave the flag for a school to get in the NCAA Tournament, there’s someleang in baseball they engage called, ‘Tie goes to the runner.’ That’s what’s going to happen when he’s in position. 

“I’m not saying I appreciate it. I’m saying that’s what it is. The coaches comprehend what it is. The schools comprehend what it is. Media members comprehend what it is, and everybody’s calling it out. And it’s fine.”

Why is it fine? Rose doesn’t leank the Tar Heels are going to be much of a conversation after Tuesday night at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. 

The Aztecs are his pick to be that No. 11 seed in the South. 

“Y’all are only going to be able to talk about it for another 24 hours becaengage Brian Dutcher and San Diego State are going to knock them out anyway,” Rose shelp. 

“For me, San Diego State would be very poised to beat UNC equitable becaengage of their defensive prowess, and how they create certain on that end of the floor they’re going to get after it. They’ve been top in the country in all defensive statistical categories, not only this year, but the year they went to the Final Four. I leank they’re going to be distinctly poised to get attfinish of business agetst Carolina.”

UNC tops SDSU in both NET (36 to 52) and KenPom (33 to 46) ratings, but Rose is leaning on what Dutcher has been able to do with his Aztecs in recent seasons. 

SDSU made the Sweet 16 last season before losing to the eventual-champion UConn, and they made the national championship game during the 2022-23 season, descfinishing to the Huskies there as well. 

SDSU went 21-9 this season, while UNC was 22-13. 

EMBRACING THE CHAOS WITH FANATICS SPORTSBOOK

Rose always dreamed of that “One Shining Moment” in the NCAA Tournament, which he eventuassociate got with Michigan. But now, he’s trying to help sports bettors get their own with Fanatics Sportsbook. 

Rose’s partnership will conveys fans into the action and have them “Embrace the Chaos” this March with a $5 million FanCash Drop. That unbenevolents fans who place a $20 parlay on college basketball with Fanatics Sportsbook will prosper a allot of the $5 million FanCash – guaranteed. 

“I’m a participant. So, equitable appreciate y’all betting that $20, I’m betting it, too! Don’t get it twisted,” Rose shelp, giggleing. “I’m betting it, too, and so that’s been a lot of fun for me.”

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As someone who accomprehendledges to betting with friends, family and cotoilers with March Madness brackets every year, Rose is excited to take part with the rest of bettors this tournament season. 

Finassociate, Fanatics Sportsbook will be presenting a chance for customers to join Rose in San Antonio for the national title game. To access the sweepsgets, all they have to do is send their parlay slips to Fanatics Sportsbook on social media. 

“I’m so promiseted to Fanatics, and we’re family. We stood on this,” Rose shelp. “We’re going to show you the very distinct experience you deserve.”

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