You do remember our almost 30 year NCAA drought, where we may have been on the bubble twice, don't you? I'll take bubble 4 years in row all the time over that. Sure, would be nice to move up to being a regular 8 seed or better, but I can live with the bubble.
we will all ‘live with the bubble’ but contentment also depends on current expectations. 30 years of futility doesnt color the lens of disappointment in the present.
Of course, everyone was crushed by the loss, but I've been over it since this morning and had a great day. I also am not disppointed in this team or Pike, overall, in any way - just very grateful to finally have a good team and great coach after 30 years of mostly drek.
am not terribly disapponted either. to me, it’s entertainment. not more not less. id rather they win but don’t lose any sleep over it either way. too old for that and more important things to worry about
so you're happy we don't suck anymore. Got it.
Yes, very happy we don't suck anymore and very happy we've had 3 straight NCAA teams and hopefully, still, a 4th straight. Last night sucked balls, but it's over and the season isn't.
2 (just like OSU it didn't count..there is no banner) so hopefully 3 and yes. I still expect us to find a way in.
3 and we'll never agree on it not counting.
UNC and "clean" do not go together. One casualty of that school's two plus decades of "academic" cheating to benefit BB is the horseshit phrase "The Carolina Way." They cheated, got caught, and took an escape path via legal maneuvering, by declaring the root cause was an "academic problem" not an "athletic problem." All that said, they remain media darlings. They're in. Go Heels!
Clearly we want Tennessee, Kansas State, Boise State, Duke, UNLV, Miami, and Vandy.
Except those programs who were held accountable to their respective school's administrations who did care. Past tense, yes. Have to think the UNC saga had some influence on relieving the burden for many schools that followed rules and on accountability. #NIL
I think we also want Oral Roberts to either win the Summit tourney or lose in an early round. They play in the quarterfinals today against North Dakota.
What schools ? No one cares. You think anyone cares if we had good students and lousy basketball players on our team for the 30 years before pike got here ? No one cares all that matters is winning
I get it. I feel the same way about the OSU game. The good thing on the missing NCAA year is that at least the announcers acknowledge it when discussing things.
we shouldnt feel good....4 Q3 losses is a bad look as is the 312 non conference sos.....Pikiell needs to schedule better. this isnt even up for debate, every bracketologists says so, its glaring
there are pretty good guys, Brad is top 10 and Dave did win the matrix a few years ago.
Agreed and why we need Gonzaga on the schedule next year not St Johns
Trey harsh, “How poorly”. Still beat MSU at a neutral site, Wiscy on the road, PSU on the road. We are Jekyll and Hyde.
I wasn't talking to the committee or making a plea, this is easily a 21-25 win team if we were at full strength for a 31 game schedule. We almost got there despite luck not going our way, scheduling on our side and the B1G side, and injuries throughout the season. I know where we stand in the tournament, some of our own doing, some of it out of the coaches and players control.
