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King's Court: Feeling the heat

21.05.13

But how could the Buffaloes not?

Colorado, after all, is considered an NCAA tournament bubble squad, and for the next month, buzz about which schools will make the 68-team field -- and which ones will be snubbed -- will dominate the conversation in college basketball.

Bracketologists … Bubble Watches … in-or-out debates are on television each night. The topic may be entertaining for fans, but for the players and coaches fighting to secure one of those coveted final bids, the upcoming weeks will be defined by sleepless nights and stress.

For all the talk about March, February is the month that can make or break a season.

"Winning is relief, and losing is misery," former Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg said. "You're living practice to practice, game to game, time out to time out.

"Some days you can hardly breathe."

Greenberg knows the feeling all too well. Three times during his final five seasons as Virginia Tech coach, the Hokies failed to make the tournament despite finishing fourth or higher in the ACC. The most maddening omission came in 2010, when Greenberg's squad went 23-8 in the regular season but didn't receive a bid.

Source: ESPN