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Joe Lunardi now has us as one of the last four in

In the bag means losing 4 straight and still getting in. Nothing is in the bag.

We control our own destiny. Win the. Ext 3 and we are in. Lose and sweat it out.

Our resume is very AAC like, not many good wins, only no bad losses this time around.

1 top 25 win and 1 top 50 win isn't enough to showboat.
 
UConn needs to win because the teams like Duke Kansas and MSU are getting late quality wins and the NCAA will not keep them out with a ,500 record
 
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What's dumb about bracketology is that the Huskies have to win more games to get in. If they stopped today, sure 11 seed. But, they need to win 3 more games, and that will move them up a couple of lines to the 9 or 10 seed.
 
Brochacho said:
Ok - but the three most accurate brackets have UConn out, 12 and 11. So he's not far off. We've got work to do.
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I think some of those haven't updated since 2/22. I think 11 is fine but I'm more in the 10 seed camp right now as some other brackets have us, but UConn has work to do for sure. Beat Marquette we should solidify & then need 1 more.

The beefs I have with Lunardi are minor....I think UConn should be in his "last bye" category at minimum right now though.
 
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Beat Maryland and the reward for eating all of your peas is playing Gonzaga next game
 
billybud said:
Beat Maryland and the reward for eating all of your peas is playing Gonzaga next game
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Yes UConn prefers a 7 or 10 seed please unless an 8 or 9 seed is the only table available.
 
Marat said:
He's still a clown.

Does Joe do anything else except bracketology ?
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Yes. He's an Assistant (or Associate) Sports Information Director at St. Joes. He's also a heck of a good guy. Does interviews for free about college hoops with anyone who wants to talk to him. When my son was at GW, he came on my son's show one afternoon for half an hour and couldn't have been more gracious.
 
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With the way things have gone for the Big East this year I can't help but think about how bad covid19 has been for this league (Please, I know covid19 is much more than a basketball issue. Save yourself the non-basketball comments).

(1) The Big East was freaking loaded last year with 3 top-2 seeds and the best conference RPI/NET and has nothing to show for it, (2) UConn's entry to the league got deflated big time with the lack of fans and covid19 uncertainty, (3) the league has played very few inter-conference games this season and its hurting in the RPI/NET rankings as a result - yes the league is having a down year but its has never been below Top-5 (2019) in its current configuration and has mostly been top 2/3 since 2013 so I can't resist attributing the current top-7 RPI ranking to the lack of games played.

I hope the NCAA fairly takes that into account. This league is deserving of 5 bids. No way the B1G deserves 10+ bids in such a unusual year
 
College basketball is so mediocre this year. There are only a few strong teams. Without home court advantage, look at how many losses the Top 25 teams have. Such a weird year.
 
Waquoit said:
Two reasons I'm not clutching the rosary right now. One, I don't own one. Two, we're good, we're gonna win out.
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5 in a row starting tomorrow. Then I feel more than comfortable.
 
Ewekon said:
5 in a row starting tomorrow. Then I feel more than comfortable.
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I hate all this bubble talk.

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ecasadoSBU said:
With the way things have gone for the Big East this year I can't help but think about how bad covid19 has been for this league (Please, I know covid19 is much more than a basketball issue. Save yourself the non-basketball comments).

(1) The Big East was freaking loaded last year with 3 top-2 seeds and the best conference RPI/NET and has nothing to show for it, (2) UConn's entry to the league got deflated big time with the lack of fans and covid19 uncertainty, (3) the league has played very few inter-conference games this season and its hurting in the RPI/NET rankings as a result - yes the league is having a down year but its has never been below Top-5 (2019) in its current configuration and has mostly been top 2/3 since 2013 so I can't resist attributing the current top-7 RPI ranking to the lack of games played.

I hope the NCAA fairly takes that into account. This league is deserving of 5 bids. No way the B1G deserves 10+ bids in such a unusual year
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I do not get how anyone can say Seton Hall should be in the tournament. They played 3 decent teams out of conference and went 0-3, they have lost to Gtown, Butler and PC, and their best win is us. Their resume stinks.

The league deserves 4 teams max.
 
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LIuconn said:
I think we have to win out and get a couple games in the big east to be comfortable
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Our biggest problem is that we just didn’t play enough games. Like why the hell didn’t we play a makeup game Thursday? Hopefully they heavily take the Bouknight situation into account. We look like a top 25 team with him.
 
uconngb said:
We win the last 3 games we are a lock. Guaranteed. Not even an issue and I can’t believe anyone is making it an issue. 11-6 in the BE with Bouk out for 8 of those games is beyond reproach or speculation. People need to chill.
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Nothing is guaranteed. There is a huge gap amongst the bracketologists. We are as high as an 9 in some and first four out in others.
 
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Greathusky said:
If we lose out to Duke in making the field, I will drown myself in hot sauce and puke on Coach K.
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If one team is out and one is in, we aren't winning that battle. We will lose the flip to UNC too. That is why these games are still must-win games. MAYBE they can afford to lose at Seton Hall but they will then have to win at least two in the Big East tournament. Hell, if Kentucky goes 6-1 the rest of the way, they will be in ahead of us.

"Meet the Committee​

Kevin White​

Division I Men’s Basketball Committee chair and director of athletics at Duke University​

Other Committee Members Include:​

  • Mitch Barnhart, director of athletics, University of Kentucky"
 
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The team obviously has potential but it has to avoid it's periodic lapses where it plays like garbage. Like the 17 minutes of the first half against Georgetown.
 
I've thought for some time now that it's too early to be talking about this, but in this crazy season here we are knocking on March's door. I would be thrilled with an NCAA birth, whatever the seed might be.
 
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