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[BigErnMcCracken]

Epic gag job going down against Syracuse.

 

[Jaker]

thank you pitt

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Works every time.

 

[CallMeBruce]

This knocks Cuse out, right?

 

[HooperScooper]

So does this push Syracuse to the NIT? Just trying to clear as many NCAA Tournament spaces as possible.

 

[Jaker]

If cuse gets special consideration and gets in the tourney the ncaa should shut down.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Jay Williams just gave a shout-out to us beating Duke in 99.

 

[Jerry1714]

This knocks Cuse out, right?

Yes, but 100% guarantee Lunardi will keep them in for a couple days so ESPN can hype other "playin game".

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Is Cooney done yet? Seems like he's been there 12 years like Aaron Craft.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Is Cooney done yet? Seems like he's been there 12 years like Aaron Craft.

He just blends in with all of the other overrated, white-trash guards to go through Syracuse.

 

[tzznandrew]

This knocks Cuse out, right?

It should.

Mediocre RPI (61 before loss); mediocre advanced metrics (mostly in the low 40s--not bad, not great).
3 sub-100 losses, 1 sub-200 loss.
Losers of 5 of 6...

I mean, 8-10 vs. RPI 100 is pretty solid, and the win @Duke is great...but I'm thinking their toast.

 

[Skies17]

 

[tykurez]

Syracuse will get a break for playing a handful of games without ole booger

 

[August_West]

I called this the suck bowl yesterday and boy was I right. Syracuse playing like Syracuse does against Pitt until 4 minutes left, and then Pitt playing like Pitt plays in March from 4 minutes left down.

You guys know I promised to not take glee in this as to not upset our mojo. Im finding it very, very hard.

Can I just say this without upsetting the gods?
I very much was into having them down 12 with 4, having them come ALL the way back under a minute and then ultimately fall short at the buzzer.
It was like getting 2 bites of the you apple.

 

[tzznandrew]

Syracuse will get a break for playing a handful of games without ole booger

But losing 5 of 6 muddles that. I think the difference between the team with B and without had to be much starker than it ended up being.

 

[Kembacity]

Oh they will definitely still get in, hey! they deserve it after sitting out last year, right? that makes enough non-sense for the NCAA to do it I think

 

[bobbygt]

I called this the suck bowl yesterday and boy was I right. Syracuse playing like Syracuse does against Pitt until 4 minutes left, and then Pitt playing like Pitt plays in March from 4 minutes left down.

You guys know I promised to not take glee in this as to not upset our mojo. Im finding it very, very hard.

Have no fear-the mojo gods have been stuck in the Best Beer thread for months.

 

[Mots010]

So how would taking into account that Cuse played some games without Boeheim work exactly? Would they bump out a team with a better resume because Boeheim?

 

[storrsroars]

Yes, but 100% guarantee Lunardi will keep them in for a couple days so ESPN can hype other "playin game".

Funny. Lunardi actually moved the Cuse/St. Mary's play-in 11 seed game from the South to the Midwest following the Syracuse loss. Just to show he knew the game was on.

 

[Jaker]

How about a dook loss today to NC st? Would dook drop to like an 8 seed?

 

[Slasher]

It should.

Mediocre RPI (61 before loss); mediocre advanced metrics (mostly in the low 40s--not bad, not great).
3 sub-100 losses, 1 sub-200 loss.
Losers of 5 of 6...

I mean, 8-10 vs. RPI 100 is pretty solid, and the win @Duke is great...but I'm thinking their toast.

RPI is now 64. Not sure what the at-large record is, but it can't be far off that.

EDIT: Found it: #67 USC, #64 Marquette (2011), #63 NC State (2005), #63 Stanford (2007).

 

[Jaker]

Everyone is considering this a down year in college hoops so Cuse will probably still get in.

 

[Huskies4ever]

You'd think at some point they would draw up a play for someone else? Unless they don't have anyone else?

 

[Jaker]

Pitt gave him a wide open lane to the basket, yet he decided to heave a 3 when they only needed a 2.

 

[UConnSwag11]

on espn

Bubble Watch: Syracuse hopes for committee's sympathy
The Orange played nine games -- a stretch in which they went 4-5 -- without their head coach. After Wednesday's loss to Pitt, how will the selection committee evaluate Syracuse?


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