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Old 01-10-2018, 05:11 PM   #21
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I just don’t read any where that says a quadrant 1 loss is better than a quadrant 2 win.
Neither do I. Why would anyone ever say that?

Of course I would love for both teams to end up in Group 1. Though I don't know where they will finish, I think MS St is most likely to end up at 50-75. I think Fla will hover around 40-50. So, it's not clear cut who to root for. It's possible a MS St victory means they both end up in Group 2. I would like to avoid Group 2 losses if we can. That's all I'm saying.
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Old 01-10-2018, 07:38 PM   #22
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Looking like Florida will win. So now just need them to stay top 50. And keep track of Miss St to remain top 75.

Also, UCONN, out of nowhere...up 6 late on UCF
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Old 01-11-2018, 07:44 AM   #23
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Looking like Florida will win. So now just need them to stay top 50. And keep track of Miss St to remain top 75.

Also, UCONN, out of nowhere...up 6 late on UCF
It's time we figure out how to play UCF this year! Our bigs have looked very confused against Tacko...hopefully they have seen enough of him now to know what his defensive range is. If they do get in a situation under the bucket and want to get a shot off they need to use the up and under to let the rim shield them from Tacko's reach.
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Old 01-11-2018, 08:31 AM   #24
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Will try to do this Daily and who I think we should be rooting for and maybe an update the next day on what happened.

Wednesday Jan 10th 2018

#10 Xavier @ #1 Villanova
8pm
FS1
Who we want to win: Xavier ( but I'm not)
Losing by double digits looks better if the team we lose to is elite.

Miss State @ Florida
7pm
SECN
Who we want to win: Miss State
This would validate Miss State as a contender in the SEC and be a nice KP and RPI boost for them (and us)

UCF @ UCONN
7pm
CBSSN
Who we want to win: UCF
We want UCF to be a tourney team and losing to UCONN is brutal no matter the location. Need them to win out until we play Tuesday

Mercer @ Western Carolina
7pm
ESPN3
Who we want to win: Western Carolina
WCU will never be a good win, but it could help them move up numerous spots if they knock off the #111 team in kenpom

Temple @ SMU
9pm
CBSSN
Who we want to win: SMU
Temple is a lost cause, we need our 20 point victory over SMU to look as impressive as it can. Go Stangs.

Wyoming @ New Mexico
9pm
Spice Channel
Who we want to win: Wyoming
Wyoming is on the cusp of being a top 100 win. Beating the #155 team in their gym will help get closer to that.


IF I missed any let me know.
Gosh... Only WC did their job. What a night. At least X got spanked. That was fun to watch.
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Old 01-11-2018, 09:45 AM   #25
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Gosh... Only WC did their job. What a night. At least X got spanked. That was fun to watch.
Not a lot of great news here. We have had better weeks. Several of these teams played each other which doesn't hurt our SOS but it's a fine line when we are talking about who gets into column 1 and 2. Should we root for team A or B...it depends on the final RPI and how close they are to arbitrary cutoff points.

I don't like these arbitrary cutoffs...they don't really make any sense. We just moved the bar from one arbitrary cutoff to the next. The only reason we still have them is so the committee can make choices with certain teams or conferences...but they say they don't do this. So why then do we have arbitrary cutoffs? Why do we need a selection committee? Select your criteria and let the chips fall where they may. That is the most fair and transparent way to do it. But then March Madness might not be quite as spectacular if we take out the human element. It is the best event in sports IMO...so I guess they do something right.
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Old 01-11-2018, 03:33 PM   #26
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I don't want to steal Justin's thread, but I'd like to keep it going.

Thursday Jan 11th 2018

Utah @ UCLA
11pm ESPN2
UCLA looks to stay squarely in Group 1. 68% chance to win.

Tulsa @ Houston
7pm ESPNU
We only play Tulsa once, at home. Houston can give us one, possibly two Group 1 games. 85% chance to win.

Wichita St @ East Carolina
9pm ESPN2
Need Wichita to stay top 30 to give us two Group 1 games. 98% chance to win.
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Old 01-11-2018, 03:41 PM   #27
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I don't want to steal Justin's thread, but I'd like to keep it going.

Thursday Jan 11th 2018

Utah @ UCLA
11pm ESPN2
UCLA looks to stay squarely in Group 1. 68% chance to win.

Tulsa @ Houston
7pm ESPNU
We only play Tulsa once, at home. Houston can give us one, possibly two Group 1 games. 85% chance to win.

Wichita St @ East Carolina
9pm ESPN2
Need Wichita to stay top 30 to give us two Group 1 games. 98% chance to win.
Houston has a chance to prove themselves tonight. If they're a tournament team, they'll roll Tulsa tonight.
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Old 01-11-2018, 05:18 PM   #28
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I’m going with ECU pulling the upset tonight.

Elite team
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Old 01-11-2018, 06:34 PM   #29
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Houston rolling Tulsa, 36-18 so far in the first half.
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Old 01-12-2018, 08:26 AM   #30
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Easily swept the Thursday games, by an average of 29 points.

The only game of even remote interest today is Cleveland State, who is hopelessly bound to Group 4. No point in tracking games like that.
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