Lunardi? Or, am I going blind?
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If the season ended today that would be accurate
He is correct sir. Look at our record and look who we played.
That sounds about right, as far as results go a 1-3 week is not a good week from a bottom line perspective. Was he supposed to move us up to a 10 seed? It makes sense that we’re out. If RU has a great December then they can be put back into the field. They have a Q1 and Q2 game upcoming that sure would help towards getting them on track.
The season is not ending today, though. He’s projecting from December to March.
We lost two very tough games this past week to two very good teams. We were not blown out. We did not lay an egg against any mid majors or teams that we were easily expected to beat. Given that, I think the drop off to not even be within the first eight out is kind of ridiculous.
It’s December.
We’re 5-3 with a loss to Kennesaw State. That’s how this works
#1 bracketology at this point in the season is completely worthless
#2 if the season ended today, Rutgers does not have a NCAA resume or anywhere near last 12 out.
#2 if the season ended today, Rutgers does not have a NCAA resume or anywhere near last 12 out.
we beat no one and have a bad loss through 8 games
your first mistake is even looking at bracketology in early December
Hey, Basketball geniuses! Both CBS (Palm) and on3 have us as nine seeds. Boy I wish I knew as much as you guys do.
You may want to look at the responses I got to my original post. The arrogance and condescension is really annoying and absolutely uncalled for.
You may want to look at the responses I got to my original post. The arrogance and condescension is really annoying and absolutely uncalled for.
Why ask a question if you’re going to be snarky when you don’t get an answer you like. Bac2therac knows more about the tournament that anyone here. Also, it’s 12/4
palm hasnt done a bracket since November 1, thats his preseason bracket.
on3 seems like a joke, a hype machine outlets for high school and college sports
i told you brackeology is worthless now and its probably remains so until at least the last week in January
the bracket matrix doesnt even update and that tells you everything
The preseason top 25 ranking was a mirage as a result of the Dylan/Ace hype. The dynamic duo is clearly the real deal.
But they can't get RU to the Big Dance by themselves. The question is can the supporting cast perform well enough to get us over the hump. So far it doesn't look promising. Maybe they will surprise before the team digs an insurmountable hole. Otherwise, in the annals of RU basketball history, this season will be recorded as the team with two top five NBA draft picks that were left out of March Madness.
Let's hope that's not the case.
But they can't get RU to the Big Dance by themselves. The question is can the supporting cast perform well enough to get us over the hump. So far it doesn't look promising. Maybe they will surprise before the team digs an insurmountable hole. Otherwise, in the annals of RU basketball history, this season will be recorded as the team with two top five NBA draft picks that were left out of March Madness.
Let's hope that's not the case.
That is irrelevant to my comment. My comment pertained to the judgment of Lunardi and ESPN. It is a stupid take.
By the way, back, I didn’t ask you anything therefore, I don’t need to be told anything by you.
Tbf it wasn't bac either and honestly I don't think RAC93's comment was very snarky by message board standards.
I think Lunardi's take is perfectly reasonable here.
Same info, different conclusion: 8/9 game.
rankingshttps://www.on3.com/news/2025-ncaa-...projections-after-first-net-rankings-release/-release/
rankingshttps://www.on3.com/news/2025-ncaa-...projections-after-first-net-rankings-release/-release/
Okay. There isn't any evidence to support that but I'm not going to get too mad if people make positive projections about Rutgers.
im going to tell you, rutgers has no business being in a bracket so why would Lunardi be wrong. Look he does this for clicks and a few others do but there is nothing serious or relevant about bracketology at this time.
who cares....seems like they are about high school and college sports social media.
they finished 213 out of 227 brackets last year in their FIRST year of doing brackets
Neither would UNC. Some of you love saying, "I told you so." Rutgers could be undefeated, and people here would say they don't belong. 20th-ranked UNC lost by 15 at home against Alabama. Yet I see people dismissing Rutgers' performance against Alabama and Texas A&M. Yes, the Kennesaw State was a bad loss, but it was a true road game. The other games were probably challenging to get up for when it's the sisters of the blind. This team may not be a final four team, but they are better than some of you are willing to give credit.
I feel like I’ve taken a Time Machine back to the Fred Hill days with some of these takes. Look I thought we played decently in those games but we lost both of them. We have two top-3 picks on our roster. We beat the #1 team two years in a row with zero NBA players. Forgive if I don’t do cartwheels because we only lost to Bama by 5
Ok, you see it different I guess. I think we would be dropped even further than first eight out as we had a bad week when you view it results wise, but did we maybe turn a corner and have some really good showings against 2 top 25 teams? Yes. But close losses and moral victories won’t get us to the tourney. With a 1-3 week this early in the year with only 8 games played then a team is going to get dinged for it, especially if one of those losses is Kennesaw. The good news is RU has a ton of season left to stack wins, grab Q1/Q2 wins and avoid any possible Q3/Q4 losses and get the bus moving in the right direction.
I know I don’t dismiss the Bama and A&M games. They gave RU something to hang their hats on and build with for the rest of the season. A confidence builder that shows they belong. However, if we are talking about Tourney resumes, close Q1 losses don’t get you into the Big Dance. I think people are not diminishing their performance, but they are bothered that it was a MISSED OPPORTUNITY, to pick up at least one and maybe two Q1 wins. Vegas may act as a catalyst for this season and for this team to start reeling off wins, but they still did miss out on the opportunity for high quality wins. Both of these things can be true.
It's the negative take on anything Rutgers. Why bother to be a fan if every analysis is always doom and gloom. Then when Rutgers does some great, everyone wants to take credit 🤣 There will be great moments and bad ones, but enjoy the ride without making it horrible for everyone else.
It's early and the B1G has a ton of quad 1 opportunities for Rutgers to capitalize on by the time March is here.
Man there are some people like that who only show up after losses. None of them are in this thread. Saying a team with a loss to Kennesaw St and no quality wins would not currently be in the field isn’t being negative about everything, it’s just reality.
It’s not a negative take on anything Rutgers. It’s what we see as reality and we want Better for Rutgers. I’m a fan but I’m not a sugar coater or someone who wears rose colored glasses. Fundamentally it doesn’t look good and it looks like we’ll have to scratch and claw just to get on the bubble. I want Rutgers to do well and will be happy to Eat crow on some of my analysis here. But after a summer hearing from so many on here that the ncaas were a given and we should win 1+ just because we have two future NBA picks, this start is disappointing. Their reasoning was because looking at other teams who had two high picks blah blah blah. But those teams were Duke, Kentucky etc, with surrounding casts. That’s not reality and there’s a group on here who like to go on facts and not feelings. Doesn’t mean we don’t want Rutgers to do great.
Yep. And there has been more than one team left out of the tournament in the history of this program that was better than this team has shown thus far
It is possible two things can be true:
- Currently, in early December, Rutgers would not be in the NCAA Tournament as of today. We've lost to the best team's we've played, lost to a team much worse than us and played close with other teams much worse than us.
- There is plenty of season left and opportunities for Rutgers to improve their resume and be a NCAA Tournament team in March
