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Marquette vs UNC

Hi-Low said:
You don't see a benefit to us finishing 3rd in BE? Quad 1 or 2 wins might be a little less important this year. We just need to keep winning, 10 BE wins and no bad loses (yet anyway) would be a tourney resume imo.
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I don't think committee looks too hard at conference standings after who got 1st.

Probably is good for BET seeding.

I also don't know much the committee looks at the quadrants in general. I think it's used more by the horse race bracketologists to simplify things for themselves. I do think they look at Quad 1 wins though.
 
Hi-Low said:
You don't see a benefit to us finishing 3rd in BE? Quad 1 or 2 wins might be a little less important this year. We just need to keep winning, 10 BE wins and no bad loses (yet anyway) would be a tourney resume imo. I can't see less than 4 BE teams making it.
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Do you want a 9 seed and a second round game with Baylor?
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Do you want a 9 seed and a second round game with Baylor?
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I don't see the connection to my post? I want UConn in the Tourney as comfortably as possible, not sure what finishing 3rd in BE has to do with being a 9 seed vs Baylor?
 
Hi-Low said:
I don't see the connection to my post? I want UConn in the Tourney as comfortably as possible, not sure what finishing 3rd in BE has to do with being a 9 seed vs Baylor?
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Because we need more quality wins and Xavier and Seton Hall screwed us tonight. People think we can just win the games on our schedule and that will be enough. It won't. I think we are basically in the dance, but our seed will suck unless we do something to make it better. I would play at least 2 A10 teams between now and the BET if I was Hurley. Just get semi-decent wins and hope someone we have beaten already goes on a run.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Because we need more quality wins and Xavier and Seton Hall screwed us tonight. People think we can just win the games on our schedule and that will be enough. It won't. I think we are basically in the dance, but our seed will suck unless we do something to make it better. I would play at least 2 A10 teams between now and the BET if I was Hurley. Just get semi-decent wins and hope someone we have beaten already goes on a run.
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Maybe, but I think it's uncertain still that we are in so I'm rooting for other Bubble Teams to lose until we are safely in and if we win 2 more I think we are in. I'm less concerned about seeding for now. I see your point though.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Because we need more quality wins and Xavier and Seton Hall screwed us tonight. People think we can just win the games on our schedule and that will be enough. It won't. I think we are basically in the dance, but our seed will suck unless we do something to make it better. I would play at least 2 A10 teams between now and the BET if I was Hurley. Just get semi-decent wins and hope someone we have beaten already goes on a run.
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Bizarre. There is nothing to gain by playing any middling A10 school at this point. A win wouldn't move the needle, and a loss could be catastrophic. See UNC.
 
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Dooooooomed said:
Bizarre. There is nothing to gain by playing any middling A10 school at this point. A win wouldn't move the needle, and a loss could be catastrophic. See UNC.
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People have been padding computer ratings since the early 90's by playing mid-majors. Have you heard of computers?
 
superjohn said:
You guys really think they're going to take only 2 Big East teams? Lol.
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They have 10-11 from BigTen heading into tonight (some barely above .500 and Minnesota in who is 0-8 on the road lol)

BE should get 4-5 teams in, but who knows
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Because we need more quality wins and Xavier and Seton Hall screwed us tonight. People think we can just win the games on our schedule and that will be enough. It won't. I think we are basically in the dance, but our seed will suck unless we do something to make it better. I would play at least 2 A10 teams between now and the BET if I was Hurley. Just get semi-decent wins and hope someone we have beaten already goes on a run.
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I think it's safe to say you are the most delusional (remaining) member of the Boneyard. I am not saying that playing additional games wouldn't help our résumé, but to call for it to happen as if it's feasible is beyond irrational. For all we know, it could be logistically impossible at this point. Furthermore, you are suggesting the team play (up to) 8 games in 2 weeks. Not sure if that would be wise from a health and conditioning standpoint.
 
Get a Job said:
I think it's safe to say you are the most delusional (remaining) member of the Boneyard. I am not saying that playing additional games wouldn't help our résumé, but to call for it to happen as if it's feasible is beyond irrational. For all we know, it could be logistically impossible at this point. Furthermore, you are suggesting the team play (up to) 8 games in 2 weeks. Not sure if that would be wise from a health and conditioning standpoint.
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Ed Cooley told the Fox Sports team last night that it was looking for a game. The Marquette/UNC game and tonight's Houston/Western Kentucky game were scheduled in the last few days.

Pro tip: Don't lead with insulting other posters if you have no idea what you are talking about.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Ed Cooley told the Fox Sports team last night that it was looking for a game. The Marquette/UNC game and tonight's Houston/Western Kentucky game were scheduled in the last few days.

Pro tip: Don't lead with insulting other posters if you have no idea what you are talking about.
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I was going to post only the insult, but I thought that might be childish.

I am only saying you are delusional given the entirety of UConn's situation. It is not my position that it is absolutely impossible to schedule another game or two. If you prove to me that it is doable in UConn's case, it does not change my overall point.

The bottom line for me is that there are UConn staff members with access to a lot more information than you or I have, and they decided to play the schedule as-is. It could be the case that this is the "wrong" strategy, but we do not have enough information to make that determination. You claiming that you do have enough information makes you look utterly delusional, in my opinion. (Closed with the insult this time.)
 
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In the old Big East outside of Cuse i'd always root for the BE teams vs non conference teams. Didn't have the same feeling in the AAC. Nice to be able to do that again.
 
Marquette can be a very good team on a given night, no doubt tourney worthy but their inconsistencies kill them. We will need to draw those out to win this one Saturday in yet another huge game. Tough matchup!
 
auror said:
I don't think committee looks too hard at conference standings after who got 1st.

Probably is good for BET seeding.

I also don't know much the committee looks at the quadrants in general. I think it's used more by the horse race bracketologists to simplify things for themselves. I do think they look at Quad 1 wins though.
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They literally don't look at conference standings at all. They've said many, many times that they evaluate each team's body of work as a whole, but somehow people just can't grasp it. That's why every year idiots says things like "team X got totally screwed, they finished ahead of team Y in the conference standings, and beat them head to head, but team Y got in and team X didn't!!!". The committtee isn't looking at those types of things. At all.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Ed Cooley told the Fox Sports team last night that it was looking for a game. The Marquette/UNC game and tonight's Houston/Western Kentucky game were scheduled in the last few days.

Pro tip: Don't lead with insulting other posters if you have no idea what you are talking about.
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I hope they find something against a decent opponent. Would be a huge help to UConn if they can get their NET into top 75.
 
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Get a Job said:
These things happen, my man. VHS didn't beat Beta because it was technically superior. Sometimes you just gotta be in the right place at the right time.
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Really hoping that's the case b/c I enjoy the BY.
 
Marquette rolled North Carolina?

Guess that means Dook is a lock and we're about to be banned for being the last name team to report failing APR grades over a decade ago
 
olehead said:
I think I could create a thread on anything, and another BY'er post the same. Guaranteed the second poster without my avatar benignly draws the attention of the BY'er. Just sayin.
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I guess you are the stone that the builder refused....
 
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olehead said:
Pastor BoukofJames? Nice.
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forgive me, this reference went over my head. I think I need to go back and watch it now with new perspective. Gangstalicious and Thugnificient were hilarious when I was in middle school, but I think I would appreciate the show a lot more for its complexities as an adult
 
BoukofJames said:
forgive me, this reference went over my head. I think I need to go back and watch it now with new perspective. Gangstalicious and Thugnificient were hilarious when I was in middle school, but I think I would appreciate the show a lot more for its complexities as an adult
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The stone the builder refused is biblical scripture (Psalms something I believe). Was the quote also in reference to Boondocks? In the opening?
 
olehead said:
The stone the builder refused is biblical scripture (Psalms something I believe). Was the quote also in reference to Boondocks? In the opening perhaps?
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Marquette is doing pretty good against NC. Our game looks tough.
 
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