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Message: [QUOTE="jdubs30, post: 1684061, member: 1620"] Bear with me -- i know we are 99% done and I know most of the board thinks we have even a less chance than that, but let's take a high level overview of this team. We all know the numbers, very average: 19-13 overall, 9-10 in ACC play. SOS of 37 and RPI of 67 (yikes). But we all know how fluid those numbers are, our RPI could end up in the 70's, which would almost certainly put the nail in our coffin. However, let's go beyond RPI and SOS for a minute. The case for us getting an at-large: - Will we be playing Pitt in the NCAA Tournament? No. Will JB be coaching in the NCAA tournament? Yes. OK, so we are 15-7 in games with JB on the sidelines when we are not playing Pitt; not too bad. - Our worst 3 losses of the year are without JB on the bench. We have [B][I][U]1 [/U][/I][/B]loss outside the top 50 RPI with JB. That loss was @FSU. - Our best[B][I][U] 12[/U][/I][/B] wins of the year were with JB on the bench. That includes 4 top 50 wins and 7 top 80 wins. - Neutral court wins over SEC champ Texas A&M, bubble buddy UConn; as well as wins over St. Bonvaneture, ND, GaTech and FSU with a road win @Duke. Oh yeah -- all of those are with JB. - As it stands now, 4-9 vs. the top 50. 9 losses of our 13 losses are vs. top 50 teams. That means we are 15-4 vs. 50 or worse RPIs. Anyone care to take a stab at how many top 50 losses Valpo, Monmouth and Wichita have? I'll wait. - We have what every resume needs: a good home win, road win, and neutral court win. The simple fact is, our losses with JB are UVA, UNC, Louisville, Wisconsin, Pitt and Florida State. Our wins are Duke, Texas A&M, the Bonnies, UConn and ND. If the committee dives deep into the JB mess --- we will be in. If they choose to ignore it and use it only for seeding purposes (not inclusion purposes), then we wont be in and that's fine, because we should have controlled our own destiny. [/QUOTE]

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