And PSU - we played them twice. Just enough movement for us to inch past WVU with their loss.
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I guess we should be happy with our season if we lose today. This is so f#cking dumb with the bracketology. The line keeps moving.
F#ck a loss to Lafayette, we are 8-5 versus the projected field, 9-9 in Q1/2 and even better in the "super quad" reviews. Play in one of the top Conf in all of CBB. Have been told for weeks that we pass the eye test. Been told for weeks that no one wants to play us. Why have conf at all then if they are meaningless.
I mean WTF else can be done, besides win.
F#ck a loss to Lafayette, we are 8-5 versus the projected field, 9-9 in Q1/2 and even better in the "super quad" reviews. Play in one of the top Conf in all of CBB. Have been told for weeks that we pass the eye test. Been told for weeks that no one wants to play us. Why have conf at all then if they are meaningless.
I mean WTF else can be done, besides win.
Don't get hung up on conference record. Their overall record against power conference teams (counting Memphis here) is 11-12. Four of those losses were to Baylor and Kansas who are competing for 1 seeds.
If we lose today, the Lafayette loss doesn't keep us out, it's scheduling 6 Q4 games against dreck and not winning either @ Northwestern or @ Minnesota.
6-5, 3-4, 4-2, 5-1, we win one of those 2 and schedule one Q3 over a Q4.
6-5, 4-3, 5-2, 4-1, Q1/2 10-8, Q123 15-10
We are solidly in as a 8 or 9 seed even with the Lafayette loss.
6-5, 3-4, 4-2, 5-1, we win one of those 2 and schedule one Q3 over a Q4.
6-5, 4-3, 5-2, 4-1, Q1/2 10-8, Q123 15-10
We are solidly in as a 8 or 9 seed even with the Lafayette loss.
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If we don't get in, the season is not a success regardless of the methodology used. 68 teams get in and not being one of them will be very tough to rationalize. Let's hope they find a way this afternoon. Going to be very difficult.
Sure - but then, you could also blame it on the Geo injury.
There’s a reason none of our bench players average more than 13 mpg and Geo plays 34 mpg - defense and ball handling. There’s a significant drop off when he’s not playing.
Non conference is 1/3 the season. IsU gained 4 wins over teams in in the field while Rutgers was losing to the likes of Lafayette and UMass and De Paul. Lets face it...RU also lost to the likes of Minnesota and Northwestern
Bracket Dave has Rutgers a 10 seed and insulated as the 9th team from out..wow. not even in the last byes
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Is he good historically?Bracket Dave has Rutgers a 10 seed and insulated as the 9th team from out..wow. not even in the last byes
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Yes - I get that that’s how the committee will look at it.
With that game - I see it more simply - we played like sh-t. Yet we lost a buzzer beater and the chance of Lafeyette getting that last shot off would’ve been much lower if Geo was on the floor in place of Hyatt or Jones (not sure who was in). PSU called this to light. Unfortunately, our bench defenders stink - and they were worse pre-season.
There is no way in hell UMass hits all those threes to make that comeback with Geo defending the perimeter.
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I don't see how the committee ignores 8-5 vs the field.
Rutgers is in 108 of 133 brackets today. Remember its usually a day behind on results so I see Michigan still in 130 of 133 and Indiana not in the field
I don't either. Its a huge selling point. They want to see quality wins
Two camps on bracketology..usually its a blend. The Net isnt the end all be all. Neither is treating RU as not a good win because they are in q3 and treating Vanderbilt as a good win because they are a q1 now
Rutgers in my view is a lock
Lose bad today 12 seed
Lose today less than 10 or so an 11 seed
Win today at worse a 10
NET will kill seed
However their Q 1 and 2 record is so good it guarantees a bid
This will change drastically today win or loseBracket Dave has Rutgers a 10 seed and insulated as the 9th team from out..wow. not even in the last byes
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Yeah just pointing out that two respected bracketologists are thinking about us very differently. I'll settle in the middle as an 11 seed!
Hard to move from 9th in to out just by losing to Iowa a top 15 net school
Just watch, for some reason we seem to be the lightening rod this year.
But that's what bracketology is.... how the line moves day to day. The "if the season ended today" approach isn't really predictive, because the season isn't ending today.... there are games left to be played.
Bracketology is like the score in a game.... it changes minute to minute. It can look bad if one team goes on a run, or look good if you go on a run... but all that really matters is the score at the end, and knowing the score with 1 minute left in a 1-2 possession game (the bubble) isn't a great indicator of what the final score will be.
If they beat Lafayette and didn’t let the Umass shooter get wide open at the buzzer , would this even be a fear?
Look, RU earned a spot imo , they should be a lock
Look, RU earned a spot imo , they should be a lock
If the unthinkable were to happen, IU wins today, we lose badly and PSU wins the B1G and steals a bid, are we out in that scenario?
There's way too many variables at play to answer that definitively.
Also Penn State isn't winning the big ten tourney.
If you look at the 10 most accurate bracketologists historically Rutgers is in 8/10 of those brackets currently. About the same % compared to overall.
I agree but as a RU fan I am steeling myself for the worst possible outcome.😎
There’s also the other school of thought.
You are going to reward teams that had a very good year, a 5 or 6 seed and your reward is a game against Rutgers. Lots of NET proponents might have second thoughts.
Saw ESPN ranked our strength of schedule as #31.
He did an AM update yesterday - we'll see if we get a refresh before noon today
Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State playing terrible not helping the cause pointing to quality wins.
I believe he was coming off a covid/flu thing and that was first game back and was not up to strength-- that what I was told
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Bc we've been locked in. All these fringe bubble teams winning, but were still significantly behind usBracket Dave has Rutgers a 10 seed and insulated as the 9th team from out..wow. not even in the last byes
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As opposed to Marquette, Xavier, SHU etc. Nova struggled. Providence struggled. Can play that game with any conference?
Whatever higher seed plays us in the tournament is getting screwed big time. No one wants to see us as their matchup when they reveal the bracket
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