College Hoops Around The Country [TN opponents, RPI, others]

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Anti-shunshinepumper said:
No doubt, I'm not questioning that.
I just found it hard to believe you actually perfer Houston over everyone else you could pick out of the field.
Just making sure that is what you were saying.
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I don't agree either, but they're currently supposed to be a #1 seed and the #3 ranked team in the country. I assume Vegas has pretty strong betting odds on them.

Not exactly a certifiable opinion.
 
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99gator said:
I don't agree either, but they're currently supposed to be a #1 seed and the #3 ranked team in the country. I assume Vegas has pretty strong betting odds on them.

Not exactly a certifiable opinion.
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Sure it is. Doesn’t matter what odds Vegas puts on anyone. Those odds can be affected by many things. Ultimately, it comes to to personal opinion. Do you think Houston has the team that is going to be able to out do all others and win a championship?
I don't think so. I haven't made out a list but they may be as low as 8 or 9 on my list as far as teams I believe that may win it all.
Duke, Auburn, Alabama, Flordia, Tennessee, Michigan State, St John's....I would have them all ahead of Houston.

Incidentally, I never said anyone is necessarily wrong for having them at the top of their list.
 
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Anti-shunshinepumper said:
Sure it is. Doesn’t matter what odds Vegas puts on anyone. Those odds can be affected by many things. Ultimately, it comes to to personal opinion. Do you think Houston has the team that is going to be able to out do all others and win a championship?
I don't think so. I haven't made out a list but they may be as low as 8 or 9 on my list as far as teams I believe that may win it all.
Duke, Auburn, Alabama, Flordia, Tennessee, Michigan State, St John's....I would have them all ahead of Houston.

Incidentally, I never said anyone is necessarily wrong for having them at the top of their list.
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I hear you. But, just two years ago #4 seed UConn defeated #5 seed San Diego State for the national title and they were joined by Miami and Florida Atlantic (yes, Florida Atlantic) in the Final Four.

The highest ranked team UConn faced on the road to the national title was Gonzaga (#9) in the Elite Eight.

Like I said, they wouldn't be my pick either, but certainly within the realm of possibility. And having them #8 or 9 on your list would confirm that too. It means you have them ahead of 60 other teams. And they, in theory, might only have to play 1 or 2 of those teams that are on your list that are higher. Or if it was the 2023 UConn team.....they wouldn't have to face any of them.
 
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99gator said:
I hear you. But, just two years ago #4 seed UConn defeated #5 seed San Diego State for the national title and they were joined by Miami and Florida Atlantic (yes, Florida Atlantic) in the Final Four.

The highest ranked team UConn faced on the road to the national title was Gonzaga (#9) in the Elite Eight.

Like I said, they wouldn't be my pick either, but certainly within the realm of possibility. And having them #8 or 9 on your list would confirm that too. It means you have them ahead of 60 other teams. And they, in theory, might only have to play 1 or 2 of those teams that are on your list that are higher. Or if it was the 2023 UConn team.....they wouldn't have to face any of them.
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I think we're into semantics now. I mean it's technically possible any of the teams play can win a title. I was was just saying I don't think they have the team to beat the top teams for all the marbles. I mean they already lost to Auburn and Alabama this year on a neutral site.
Had they played Duke or Flordia on a neutral site I believe those would have been L's, too.

So if I ( or anyone) don't believe they can beat my (your) top 4 teams, then then there is no way I can say I believe they can win a Championship because they will most definitely be running into one or two of those teams if they want a Natty.
 
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ABtheVolsfan92 said:
Houston is overrated I am not scared of them. Despite their supposed 40 percent 3 point shooting they struggle to score against real competition
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I would have to think if there was one of the #1 seeds we could play for all the marbles that Houston would almost assuredly be everyone's pick. For for pretty much any team. That tells you a little something about them, IMO.

I tell you who scares me, that's Michigan State.
I don't want any part of them on our run this year.
 
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VolCalls said:
I’m saving this post so I can reference it when we get the top #2 seed.
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Let me give you even more material. We've come back to the pack with our play of late. The committee values how you're playing as we near the tournament. There are a handful of teams that might be a threat for a 2 seed that could bump us down a rung if we lay an egg in the SECT. Michigan State, Bama, Texas Tech, Saint Johns and aTm all are nipping at our heels. Before Ole Miss I was of the opinion that the SECT meant nothing and didn't matter. With the results of this past week, I'm of the opinion that it does matter where UT is concerned. We'd better show out in the SECT or we might just get jobbed by the committee....again.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Let me give you even more material. We've come back to the pack with our play of late. The committee values how you're playing as we near the tournament. There are a handful of teams that might be a threat for a 2 seed that could bump us down a rung if we lay an egg in the SECT. Michigan State, Bama, Texas Tech, Saint Johns and aTm all are nipping at our heels. Before Ole Miss I was of the opinion that the SECT meant nothing and didn't matter. With the results of this past week, I'm of the opinion that it does matter where UT is concerned. We'd better show out in the SECT or we might just get jobbed by the committee....again.
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We’ve won 8 of the last 10, with 4 of those wins being against Florida, Missouri, and Alabama at home as well as the road win against A&M. No doubt the committee can write a narrative if they decide to drop us but if the narrative is that we’ve “regressed” it won’t be honest. Michigan State is also 8-2 in the last 10, losing the game prior to that as well (LA was not nice to them). Of the other 4 only St. John’s has a better record in the last 10 and none of those wins are better than the A&M win (the loss to Villanova was worse, too).
 
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CAVPUT said:
Let me give you even more material. We've come back to the pack with our play of late. The committee values how you're playing as we near the tournament. There are a handful of teams that might be a threat for a 2 seed that could bump us down a rung if we lay an egg in the SECT. Michigan State, Bama, Texas Tech, Saint Johns and aTm all are nipping at our heels. Before Ole Miss I was of the opinion that the SECT meant nothing and didn't matter. With the results of this past week, I'm of the opinion that it does matter where UT is concerned. We'd better show out in the SECT or we might just get jobbed by the committee....again.
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They do not take the last 10 games into play like they used to. Each game whether first or last stands on its own. We are at worst getting a 2 seed. It’s that simple. We are 25-6 from the strongest conference ever with top 5 at KP and Net. No need to overthink it.
 
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SN-A-C Orange said:
I am not a betting man typically....but this is one I would willingly put money against. Not trying to be offensive. Just adamantly in opposition to this perspective.
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There is no way St. John’s is ahead of us. That’s just dumb. Their metrics aren’t close. They lost to Georgia in non conference schedule.

Michigan State won’t be either.
 
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SN-A-C Orange said:
I am not a betting man typically....but this is one I would willingly put money against. Not trying to be offensive. Just adamantly in opposition to this perspective.
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No way in the world are we are #8 overall.
We probably should be # 5 but we could be #6 or #7 if MSU wins their conference and we flame out in ours. The committee knows Us, Bama, Florida, and Auburn can't all make it to the Championship game. SEC is full of juggernauts this year, and will get the respect for that being the case.
Even if we flame out in the tournament, Texas Tech/St. John's will not be ahead of us.
Same for Bama or Michigan State.
 
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