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Baylor down by 11 at the half in Big 12 championship

Many times in the first half when Texas brought the ball down court, Harmon would dribble the ball to the sideline to get instructions from her coach and then run that play. In the second half the team was on the same end of the court as the team and he continued to relay what play he wanted without Harmon needing to go to the sideline. Baylor's coach has a kind of nasty attitude.
 
AgStatesman said:
Baylor has no ranked wins out of conference. The Big 12 his risen in the rankings due to beating themselves. Like the Big 10 another overrated league. No one can think any Big 12 or Big 10 team has a chance at the national title.
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Texas won at Stanford.
 
Blakeon18 said:
Should we wind up playing Texas [late] in The Dance it will be worrisome[or wonderful] to see Christyn or Nika d-up on Harmon. But for sure it will be entertaining
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probably will not see Texas until final four, if both a 2 seeds I believe that is the earliest they could meet.
 
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Plebe said:
Baylor has 5 wins over teams in the top 10. Louisville has 1.

Louisville's loss on a neutral court to Miami is also worse than Baylor's loss at Kansas State.
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Fair points. Is that 5 wins over teams currently in the top 10?

On the second point are u saying that subjectively or by a certain measure that they use for rankings?
 
Smith foul trouble and only 5 points in first half and slightly injured, or shaken up. But she came alive in the second half. Texas was having trouble containing her in the second half. Different game if she played first half like the second half, or if Baylor made more than 50% of free throws. But if ifs all came true, we'd all be rich.
 
jdote33 said:
Fair points. Is that 5 wins over teams currently in the top 10?

On the second point are u saying that subjectively or by a certain measure that they use for rankings?
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Yes. Per the committee, who decides the seeding, Iowa State was #6 two weeks ago; they won't drop more than a spot or two at most. Texas was #10 and will rise several spots.
 
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jaydee602 said:
Charlie Creme has just adjusted his Bracketology. UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport, Texas is now #2 in Greensboro, & Baylor is #1 in Wichita.
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He still has Texas the #2 seed in Spokane, not Greensboro. So, seems like he is giving Texas no credit for beating Baylor as that's where we were in last night's bracket. Perhaps he changed his bracket again after Baylor lost as he placed Baylor as #2 in Wichita, not #1.

www.espn.com

Women's Bracketology: LSU, Iowa open on top line, but UConn is No. 1 overall

LSU and Iowa open as top seeds along with UConn and Utah. The Huskies are No. 1 overall in our first projection for 2023-24.
www.espn.com
 
nwhoopfan said:
Don't forget Mulkey.
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SEC with some serious coaching firepower plus a slew of up and comers once Texas/Oklahoma come on board. You have Staley, Mulkey and Schafer as three established great coaches, promising newer coaches in Ralph, Harper, McPhee-McCuin, Baranczyk and Finley, and others like Elzy, Taylor, Neighbors, and Pingeton with streaks of success.
 
southie said:
It's called a Q-collar. She started wearing it this season due to her history of concussions. It's supposed to help control blood flow

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Thanks, Southie; I thought you'd know. Great game by your team today, really enjoyable.

That video is fascinating. It never would have occurred to me that a little bit of restriction of blood flow out of the head would provide a bit of cushion for the brain. I find it a bit counterintuitive, as I'd think the volume you want to increase is the CSF rather than the brain itself. But I'll have to go down the rabbit hole this evening and see what I can dig up.
 
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Bigboote said:
Thanks, Southie; I thought you'd know. Great game by your team today, really enjoyable.

That video is fascinating. It never would have occurred to me that a little bit of restriction of blood flow out of the head would provide a bit of cushion for the brain. I find it a bit counterintuitive, as I'd think the volume you want to increase is the CSF rather than the brain itself. But I'll have to go down the rabbit hole this evening and see what I can dig up.
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When they first talked about the Q-collar, I brushed it off and told myself there is no way that thing works. Low and behold, Warren has not been out at all for any concussion protocols despite how many hard hits and falls she's taken this season.
 
Blakeon18 said:
Texas point Harmon was great....controlled the game.
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I saw Harmon early in the year and commented about her to the Boneyard. She's a gamer and she shows up for the BIG games. Plays with no fear.....and she's only a freshman. :eek: Imagine how much better she'll be in 2 years.
 
southie said:
He still has Texas the #2 seed in Spokane, not Greensboro. So, seems like he is giving Texas no credit for beating Baylor as that's where we were in last night's bracket. Perhaps he changed his bracket again after Baylor lost as he placed Baylor as #2 in Wichita, not #1.

www.espn.com

Women's Bracketology: LSU, Iowa open on top line, but UConn is No. 1 overall

LSU and Iowa open as top seeds along with UConn and Utah. The Huskies are No. 1 overall in our first projection for 2023-24.
www.espn.com
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Thanks for the correction. He actually adjusted it after the game at 3:30PM EST, then re- adjusted again at 4:25PM. LOL...maybe he got a call from the selection committee.
Charlie said on ESPN that Baylor earned a #1 regardless of today. Obviously, he changed his mind.
 
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AgStatesman said:
Baylor has no ranked wins out of conference. The Big 12 his risen in the rankings due to beating themselves. Like the Big 10 another overrated league. No one can think any Big 12 or Big 10 team has a chance at the national title.
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Good Post. I watched the Texas Baylor game today really good game and Vic is a really good coach. Im not scared of either team.
 
Plebe said:
Yes. Per the committee, who decides the seeding, Iowa State was #6 two weeks ago; they won't drop more than a spot or two at most. Texas was #10 and will rise several spots.
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How high do you think Texas will rise, @Plebe ?

It's kind of unfortunate that Texas' win over Baylor happens less than 6 hours from the time the committee reveals its bracket tonight. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't think they're gonna take the time to adjust their bracket from prior.to this game.

Texas is on an 11 game winning streak. In the last 11 days, Texas has 4 Q1 NET wins, including two against NET Top 10 teams since the last committee reveal on 02/28):
  • #38 Kansas
  • #37 Kansas State
  • #9 Iowa State
  • #6 Baylor
We now have 11 Q1 wins. That's fourth best in the country. RPI had been kind of low in the 20's; but, that has now shot up to #10.

We'll find out soon if today's win mattered or not.
 
jaydee602 said:
Charlie Creme has just adjusted his Bracketology. UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport, Texas is now #2 in Greensboro, & Baylor is #1 in Wichita.
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Lmao....Dawn haunts this poor man.
 
Britt87 said:
Vic just can't escape Dawn can he? But I don't feel sorry for him with the way he left State.
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Yeah, he's the first head coach to ever leave for another job. :rolleyes:

He built Miss. State from nothing into something. He wanted to return home to Texas. It happens.
 
southie said:
How high do you think Texas will rise, @Plebe ?

It's kind of unfortunate that Texas' win over Baylor happens less than 6 hours from the time the committee reveals its bracket tonight. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't think they're gonna take the time to adjust their bracket from prior.to this game.

Texas is on an 11 game winning streak. In the last 11 days, Texas has 4 Q1 NET wins, including two against NET Top 10 teams since the last committee reveal on 02/28):
  • #38 Kansas
  • #37 Kansas State
  • #9 Iowa State
  • #6 Baylor
We now have 11 Q1 wins. That's fourth best in the country. RPI had been kind of low in the 20's; but, that has now shot up to #10.

We'll find out soon if today's win mattered or not.
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My bet would be overall #6 or #5.

We might not know how far they rose. The committee might choose or be forced to deviate from the S-curve (e.g., if Baylor and Texas are 4 and 5 overall, or in order to put UConn at Bridgeport), which is why their regional placement may not elucidate where the committee ranked them among the 2 seeds.

And even if we could determine their exact committee ranking, we won't know the exact differential impact of the last game. We can't assume Creme's daily projections matched the committee's opinion.
 
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southie said:
Yeah, he's the first head coach to ever leave for another job. :rolleyes:

He built Miss. State from nothing into something. He wanted to return home to Texas. It happens.
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Listen, I was invested in that team and what he built. I just wished he would have won one at State. I truly believe he's the best coach in WCBB. I ould be wrong but I can't recall a coach ever going to back-to-to back title games without one 5 star recruit. That is truly impressive.
 
Plebe said:
My bet would be overall #6 or #5.

We might not know how far they rose. The committee might choose or be forced to deviate from the S-curve (e.g., if Baylor and Texas are 4 and 5 overall, or in order to put UConn at Bridgeport), which is why their regional placement may not elucidate where the committee ranked them among the 2 seeds.

And even if we could determine their exact committee ranking, we won't know the exact differential impact of the last game. We can't assume Creme's daily projections matched the committee's opinion.
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I think LSU's actual ranking by the committee will have a big impact if they are still ranked in the Top 8. If they are #8 ranked, then the committee would be forced to move up them up to the #7 overall seed to avoid being placed with SEC-foe #1 South Carolina. That would cause a bit of chaos for a team who is ranked above them as a #2 seed.

If they are ranked #9 or worse, then that won't impact the Top 8 seed with forced movements.
 
southie said:
I think LSU's actual ranking by the committee will have a big impact if they are still ranked in the Top 8. If they are #8 ranked, then the committee would be forced to move up them up to the #7 overall seed to avoid being placed with SEC-foe #1 South Carolina. That would cause a bit of chaos for a team who is ranked above them as a #2 seed.

If they are ranked #9 or worse, then that won't impact the Top 8 seed with forced movements.
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If the committee goes by resumes, Iowa State is IMO clearly ahead of LSU and that would push LSU to the 3 seed line. They might cut LSU some slack for Morris's absence vs. Kentucky, but LSU also has losses to Arkansas, FGCU and Florida, and none of ISU's losses are as bad as those. Their quality wins are roughly equivalent — ISU has wins over Iowa and Oklahoma x2, while LSU has wins over ISU and at Tennessee — but LSU clearly has worse losses.

ETA: There's also a small chance that, despite Creme's projections, UConn doesn't get a bump from beating up on the bubble teams in its conference. We shall see what they say.
 
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Britt87 said:
Listen, I was invested in that team and what he built. I just wished he would have won one at State. I truly believe he's the best coach in WCBB. I ould be wrong but I can't recall a coach ever going to back-to-to back title games without one 5 star recruit. That is truly impressive.
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According to ESPN McCowan and Vivians were rated 5 stars. However, they were not McDonald's All Americans.
 
I am curious how much the committee factors in OOC performances verses judging solely based off performance in conference.
 
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