jncuse
I brought the Cocaine to the White House
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(See around post #5 for relevant conference tourney games)
I did not want to post this before our during the game.
Despite the loss, we are still in probably lock shape. I actually would have preferred being in the 8/9 game, because a nuisance game can only go badly. And that is where we are at. Beating a 10-15 seed does nothing for you, but losing to one could be considered a bad loss. So the win is only of value because you avoid a bad loss. All that being said do not want to create any panic at all. Even with our loss, teams like Texas and Minnesota have also already loss today.
There is still a quite unlikely doomsday scenario that involves ALL of the following:
1) Us losing a Q3 game in the ACC tourney, AND
2) The bubble playing well above normal as a whole in the conference tourneys, AND
2) A larger number than normal bracket bid stealers, AND
3) The committee respecting teams like Belmont, Murray St, Lipscomb, Furman more because they are high on the NET. (and they respect the NET more than the RPI)
Even then, it may just be a play in game.
I did not want to post this before our during the game.
Despite the loss, we are still in probably lock shape. I actually would have preferred being in the 8/9 game, because a nuisance game can only go badly. And that is where we are at. Beating a 10-15 seed does nothing for you, but losing to one could be considered a bad loss. So the win is only of value because you avoid a bad loss. All that being said do not want to create any panic at all. Even with our loss, teams like Texas and Minnesota have also already loss today.
There is still a quite unlikely doomsday scenario that involves ALL of the following:
1) Us losing a Q3 game in the ACC tourney, AND
2) The bubble playing well above normal as a whole in the conference tourneys, AND
2) A larger number than normal bracket bid stealers, AND
3) The committee respecting teams like Belmont, Murray St, Lipscomb, Furman more because they are high on the NET. (and they respect the NET more than the RPI)
Even then, it may just be a play in game.
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