Do you really think that you are going to convince them of anything over Twitter? And does it really matter?there are more than him out there...literally they are all over twitter. They do not even believe the metrics of the NET and SOS and simply dont even believe the Big 10 is strong this year.
We have a very “solid showing” on the road to a ranked team — our close loss at IL.
Pointless to argue now. The ballot was already submitted. We win two this week, otherwise, we'll be out anyway. Plenty of hacks out there. Making enemies out of them won't help us in long run.
there are more than him out there...literally they are all over twitter. They do not even believe the metrics of the NET and SOS and simply dont even believe the Big 10 is strong this year.
I like how he claimed you said that Rutgers SCHEDULES based on NET (like as a verb) rather than you just stating a FACT about the schedule (like a noun). Who gives a crap how the schedule is put together. It's the results that matter. The guy basically blew off the responsibility of filling out the ballot so he could make a flight to Vegas or something based on what he said on Twitter when he announced his ballot. Then tries to justify it. Just a douche.its not so much his ballot but his general dismissal of Rutgers to even be considered this week. I can guarantee you he hasnt even seen a minute of one of our games.
You mean he doesn't believe in facts, numbers and science?he doesnt care, he is oblivious to that one.
also I am almost certain that kenpom is factoring in the caldwell game for sos
'Lol if we only had 8 losses we’d be like 25-8 after going 1-1 in the B1G tourney. Bubble my ass.
Face it, based on the results of many of our previous seasons, a lot of people in the basketball world who don't have the opportunity to watch this team play are probably thinking "Rutgers??? No way. Can't be.", and some will cherry pick evidence to support their beliefs...And the easiest evidence for them to cherry pick are probably the relatively soft OOC schedule and the current RU 1-4 road record. Beat Iowa.
We're gonna beat Iowa, and then NebI can agree with this, thats why i keep saying need a road win or two...Nebby sucks plain and simple no one cares. they are 170 or so or whatever. We need to be someone in the top 50 in our 7 road games left
Guess non conference wins over SF Austin and Seton Hall don't count cause they're at home?
Guess non conference wins over SF Austin and Seton Hall don't count cause they're at home?
Nope looked at his previous votes and MSU is out of them too. He actually has us at 17 this week.Gotta assume that's a mistake.
I am a little perplexed by this in general.
Many ( not all) B1G teams have a high amount of home games but I think RU was not interested or 100% thought they would be in this spot.
I also don't think it can be equated to just playing at the RAC. I do think it comes down to being picked 12th, which means RU was not on any radar for making anyone's NCAA brackets.
The writers or voters in most cases can't rattle off starting 5s of other programs but can know who Marcus Howard is, if a player is carrying a program on it's back with 25 to 30PT games.
RU is not led by a 17 to 20PPG player, which also keeps the notion of it being a better program. RU may be better than Purdue, Iowa or Minnesota, but each has players that have had huge scoring games.
It's still TBD on what the storyline is about RUs season. I could say Geo Baker emerging as a leader, but he's been injured and is not a ball hogging gunner like some other players.
Sportswriters need to attach themselves to the quickest fact that they can look at and the RAC home games is what they want to go with.
I will say that despite what people want to believe, being picked 12th, means that the evaluations on the program, means Vegas and other places have not caught up on RU.
Why does that matter??
There have been 9 consecutive games where RU has not won outright, but they have beaten the proverbial pointspread. They're 11-1-1 since the SFA game, where they were favored by 12 and RU won by 12.
If the writers were just stating it was home court advantage, then some of these games would have been closer than what the experts believed. We didn't squeak by most of these games, RU won comfortably.
That is the argument why RU isn't household right now. Being off the radar or picked 12th and Vegas not recognizing RU and the talent, are perception issues that can change now.