If we win out do we go to tourney or do we have to win sec tourney too ?

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bamacheats said:
Not possible for an at/large in a league this bad. We need the tourney champ bid.
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this is idiotic, if UT wins out they will end the year on a nine game win streak with wins over UK, UF, and Mizzou during the streak. they would have to absolutely **** all over themselves in the SEC tourney to miss out at that point
 
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IMO, the only way we go dancing is win out and at least win two in the sect. We need 2 wins against Florida and we need teams like Ole Miss and Bama to fall flat on their face. I still dont see more than 4 teams going dancing this year.
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emainvol said:
this is idiotic, if UT wins out they will end the year on a nine game win streak with wins over UK, UF, and Mizzou during the streak. they would have to absolutely **** all over themselves in the SEC tourney to miss out at that point
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Puts them in serious bubble talk for sure. Saying it makes them automatic is idiotic.
 
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I think some of you guys need to start your decent back to Earth. That was a great win for sure, but that UK team is terrible. This "winning out" is a bit far fetched. It's possible, but not probable. Some of you are acting like you're going to be disappointed if we don't.
 
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bamacheats said:
I think some of you guys need to start your decent back to Earth. That was a great win for sure, but that UK team is terrible. This "winning out" is a bit far fetched. It's possible, but not probable. Some of you are acting like you're going to be disappointed if we don't.
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I think a lot will be disappointed because going to the tourney became a yearly habit. Fair or not, it's what teams and CCM will be judged by.

20 gets us serious consideration but is not a lock because as someone said, teams get in on history even if another team may deserve it more in the current year.
 
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LocoVol said:
I think a lot will be disappointed because going to the tourney became a yearly habit. Fair or not, it's what teams and CCM will be judged by.

20 gets us serious consideration but is not a lock because as someone said, teams get in on history even if another team may deserve it more in the current year.
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20 wins if our RPI is in the mid 40s and we get in no matter how we get there. If the Vols win out they are in.
 
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There will most likely be 2 more losses before the sec tourney. Fla, and Missouri or Ga. Hell, Lsu might be a handful, too.

Don't let this game go to your heads just yet.
 
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bamacheats said:
Disagree
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Math to back it up???

RPIforecast has our RPI better than 55 in every possible scenario in which we have 20 wins on selection Sunday. How many teams from a major conference can you name me that got snubbed with a RPI <55 since the field expanded?
 
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Shaun1985 said:
IMO, the only way we go dancing is win out and at least win two in the sect. We need 2 wins against Florida and we need teams like Ole Miss and Bama to fall flat on their face. I still dont see more than 4 teams going dancing this year.
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I don't get why people think this about other teams, what they doesn't matter. Look at history and the numbers...if you're RPI is <50 have 20 wins, and play in a major conference...you're usually getting in.
 
#38
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Beat Florida and Mizzoui with winning at least 3 other games and we are in. That would give us 4 wins iirc against top 50 teams.
 
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This team needs 21 wins to get into the tournament. I say win the rest of the regular season and 1 tourney win or the more likely scenario, lose to UF but get 2 wins in the SEC tournament. Either way, this team has finally hit their stride
 
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It truly is one game at a time...3 games ago we were 11-10 (3-6), the NCAAT was thought of as less likely than pearl coming back to UT. Tennessee would need to go 8-1 over their next 9 and win atleast one in SECT probably.

Now they've won 3 straight. They're at 14-10 (6-6) the RPI continues to climb closer and closer to tournament range and the chances to make that run have improved. I know it sounds simplistic, but with each win the percentages go up. We are now needing to go 5-1 and win one in the SECT.

Win Tuesday and it's that much closer.
 
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bamacheats said:
Puts them in serious bubble talk for sure. Saying it makes them automatic is idiotic.
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I didn't say it made them automatic, I said as long as they didn't **** themselves in the SECT they would be in at that point. 6-0 would mean they need 1 win in the SECT, not the whole thing. Do you even realize how bad the field is this year?
 
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Still think they are going to need a good SEC T, not win it...but win some there. Just dont think this UK win means we are going to run the table. The guys did look good, though...
 
#46
#46
Win the freakin SEC tournament period. We haven't won it since Devoe's era. Walk before you can run.
 
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Volhoops said:
Win the freakin SEC tournament period. We haven't won it since Devoe's era. Walk before you can run.
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Looking back I dont think anyone said anything about winning the SEC tourney. All lot of people said win out with 1 or 2 wins in the tourney. But nobody was running with their walking shoes on...
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
Glad to see some perspective here.

One game at a time fellas.

20 wins should do it but I don't feel overly confident about LSU, UF, TXAM, or UGA.
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Well, since none of us are actually playing, we can be as over confident as we want. My misguided over-confidence going into the Georgia game had little to do with UT's poor performance... at least I don't think it did. :ermm:
 
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zansdad said:
Well, since none of us are actually playing, we can be as over confident as we want. My misguided over-confidence going into the Georgia game had little to do with UT's poor performance... at least I don't think it did. :ermm:
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Too many ups and downs with this team for me to feel over confident.

Just a few weeks ago, it was openly being discussed that this team could go winless on the road in the SEC.

I hope they pull it off. This athletic program needs something positive to happen to it.

Also, Cuonzo has his faults IMO but not being a good guy isn't one of them.
 
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