Official Bubble Watch Thread

#377
#377
A road loss to Mississippi State isn't going to do much to hurt our resume in and of itself, but we need wins. We're sitting at 13-10, and need 18 wins to have a legitimate shot, I would think. In that regard, blowing a 19-point lead is a missed opportunity to get what should be a sure win. There are enough winnable games on the schedule to make up for it, and a win at Kentucky or South Carolina could offset a couple of losses, so we've still got a fairly good chance, but that one hurt.
 
#378
#378
Moved some teams off the bubble and in, and some out...

bleedingTNorange said:
Updated seed list:

Oklahoma State
Michigan State
Iowa State
Kansas State
Clemson
Arkansas
Marquette
Miami
Syracuse
Indiana
California
TCU
Wake Forest
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Wichita State
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
Texas Tech
Michigan
Tennessee
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#380
#380
I'm afraid all this NCAA talk and some of our fans are going to be disappointed when we go to the NIT...which is a good season when you consider we were picked near the bottom of the SEC
 
#383
#383
Looks like Missouri is going to get their 1st SEC win...so is a road loss to a +200 RPI team count as a bad loss?
 
#384
#384
I'll say it again, I think Rick Barnes helps us make it. Go 5-3, and a good showing at the tourney, and I think we make it.
 
#385
#385
my goodness these announcers...22 seconds left Arky down four "Arky might have to look at fouling here" :)
 
#386
#386
Arky loses and is not only eliminated from the bubble but also kicked out of the league for losing to Missouri :) Missouri had lost 13 straight
 
#392
#392
I just don't see how they can be so good one night and so awfully terrible another. Is this the same team that played Kentucky? We could very well beat Kentucky in Lexington and lose to Missouri (I'm exaggerating for effect) but seriously, WTH
 
#394
#394
Johnnyreb#VFL said:
I just don't see how they can be so good one night and so awfully terrible another. Is this the same team that played Kentucky? We could very well beat Kentucky in Lexington and lose to Missouri (I'm exaggerating for effect) but seriously, WTH
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Youth, it's truly that simple
 
#395
#395
Johnnyreb#VFL said:
I just don't see how they can be so good one night and so awfully terrible another. Is this the same team that played Kentucky? We could very well beat Kentucky in Lexington and lose to Missouri (I'm exaggerating for effect) but seriously, WTH
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And MIzzou just beat Arky!
 
#396
#396
bleedingTNorange said:
Huge slate of games tomorrow, if Vols beat Mississippi State this will be fun to pay attention to, a lot of movement is possible...


Saturday's Games to Watch:

Virginia vs. Syracuse
Seton Hall vs. Georgetown...both bubble teams, essentially almost an elimination game
Duquesne vs. Dayton
Texas vs. TCU
Pittsburgh vs. Duke
Georgia vs. South Carolina
Iowa State vs. Kansas
Marquette vs. Depaul
Miami vs. Nc State...both bubble teams, essentially almost an elimination game
Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest...both bubble teams, essentially almost an elimination game
Kansas State vs. Baylor...Kansas State is a bubble team, but we also played them, so good and bad either way
Minnesota vs. Illinois
Arizona vs. Oregon
VCU vs. St. Bonaventure
Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois
Utah vs. Stanford
Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia
Memphis vs. UCF
Western Carolina vs. UT-Chattanooga
NJIT vs. Lipscomb
Presbyterian College vs. Charleston Southern
Arkansas vs. Missouri
Ohio State vs. Michigan
Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
Illinois State vs. Wichita State
Applachian State vs. Arkansas State
MTSU vs. UTEP
Utah State vs. Boise State
Kentucky vs. Florida
Auburn vs. Alabama
Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga
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Rough start to the day with 'Cuse winning...

Virginia loses
Seton Hall wins
Duquesne loses
Texas loses
Duke wins
South Carolina wins
Kansas loses
DePaul loses
Miami wins
Wake Forest wins
Kansas State wins
Minnesota wins
Oregon wins
St. Bonaventure loses
Tennessee Tech wins
Stanford wins
West Virginia loses
UCF wins
UTC wins
Lipscomb wins
Presbyterian loses
Missouri wins
Ohio State wins
Oklahoma loses
 
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#397
#397
I'm guessing a home loss to Missouri would eliminate us on the spot and a road win at Kentucky would, if not punch our ticket on the spot, certainly offset at least two losses to non-Missouri teams down the stretch. For the rest of the games, our overall resume will stay about the same. It's just a matter of getting enough wins to be considered. I agree that 18 is probably about 50-50, 19 means we're in pretty good shape, 20 we're in.
 
#398
#398
nirwin said:
I'm guessing a home loss to Missouri would eliminate us on the spot and a road win at Kentucky would, if not punch our ticket on the spot, certainly offset at least two losses to non-Missouri teams down the stretch. For the rest of the games, our overall resume will stay about the same. It's just a matter of getting enough wins to be considered. I agree that 18 is probably about 50-50, 19 means we're in pretty good shape, 20 we're in.
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You answered your own question IMO...a loss to Missouri doesn't end our chances and a Kentucky win doesn't punch our ticket...gotta go 5-3 or better whatever combo that may be.
 
#400
#400
bleedingTNorange said:
You answered your own question IMO...a loss to Missouri doesn't end our chances and a Kentucky win doesn't punch our ticket...gotta go 5-3 or better whatever combo that may be.
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Those results would actively change our resume, is the point. So if we lose to Missouri, we have no shot of getting in with 18 wins and 19 probably won't be enough (unless we also beat Kentucky in Rupp). If we beat Kentucky, 18 probably will be enough and 19 will be a sure thing (unless we also lose at home to Missouri). You're right that it doesn't actually cinch the result right there (I'll admit to some hyperbole with that), but it would dramatically change the whole dynamic in terms of the number of wins necessary.
 
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