HS_Coach_C Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, ScottyIce said: Sad that it appears teams are willing to eat cake in conference tournaments to help others in their conference get in the dance... Just not in the Big Ten Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, ScottyIce said: Sad that it appears teams are willing to eat cake in conference tournaments to help others in their conference get in the dance... ESPN: Hey Bruce, let's chat Bruce Pearl: Uh, I'm in the middle of a game ESPN: Yeah, about that. We need you to lose Bruce Pearl: What do you mean? ESPN: Well, we need more SEC teams in the tournament, and you're already in Bruce Pearl: Well we want to win the SEC tournament ESPN: You do that and we've got a real nice story ready to print about your illegal recruiting habits Bruce Pearl: Don't worry - we won't even make it close 1 Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 34 minutes ago, HS_Coach_C said: ESPN: Hey Bruce, let's chat Bruce Pearl: Uh, I'm in the middle of a game ESPN: Yeah, about that. We need you to lose Bruce Pearl: What do you mean? ESPN: Well, we need more SEC teams in the tournament, and you're already in Bruce Pearl: Well we want to win the SEC tournament ESPN: You do that and we've got a real nice story ready to print about your illegal recruiting habits Bruce Pearl: Don't worry - we won't even make it close How dare you accuse/assume Bruce Pearl of potentially committing recruiting violations. Just because he lied while at Tennessee and was fired for it and is now still in the most corrupt conference with a team that has a reputation for pulling stuff doesnt mean that.... Ahhh nevermind. 2 Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 1 hour ago, HS_Coach_C said: ESPN: Hey Bruce, let's chat Bruce Pearl: Uh, I'm in the middle of a game ESPN: Yeah, about that. We need you to lose Bruce Pearl: What do you mean? ESPN: Well, we need more SEC teams in the tournament, and you're already in Bruce Pearl: Well we want to win the SEC tournament ESPN: You do that and we've got a real nice story ready to print about your illegal recruiting habits Bruce Pearl: Don't worry - we won't even make it close Bruce Pearl cheat? ESPN slurp the SEC's butt? Surely not! Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Bubble rundown and where conference tournaments stand: Tournament Championship EARNED AUTOMATIC BID (13) - 19 Conference Tournaments Remain To Be Completed Should Earn At-Large Bid (33) On the Bubble (24) POWER 6 ACC: Saturday (Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Miami, Virginia Tech, NC State, Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame) Big 12: Saturday (Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas) Big East: Saturday (Xavier, Villanova, Creighton, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Marquette) Big Ten: MICHIGAN (Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State) Pac-12: Saturday (Arizona, USC, UCLA, Arizona State, Oregon) SEC: Sunday (Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi State) Other conferences with possible At-Large teams: America East: Saturday (Vermont) American: Sunday (Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston) Atlantic 10: Sunday (Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure) Conference USA: Saturday (Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) Missouri Valley: LOYOLA-CHICAGO Mountain West: Saturday (Nevada) Summit: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sun Belt: Sunday (Louisiana) West Coast: GONZAGA (St. Mary's) WAC: Saturday (New Mexico State) Conferences with only 1 bid no matter what: Atlantic Sun: LIPSCOMB Big Sky: Saturday Big South: RADFORD Big West: Saturday Colonial: CHARLESTON Horizon: WRIGHT STATE Ivy: Sunday Metro Atlantic: IONA MAC: Saturday MEAC: Saturday Northeast: LIU BROOKLYN Ohio Valley: MURRAY STATE Patriot: BUCKNELL Southern: UNC GREENSBORO Southland: Saturday Southwestern: Saturday Best Case Scenario for Bubble Teams: All Conferences with an At-Large Lock win the tournament That would mean 32 auto-bids + 24 At-Large Locks = 56 Spots taken in the field Assuming teams on the bubble win conferences that don't have any locks (MTSU lost C-USA), that leaves 23 Bubble Teams That would leave 12 At-Large Spots for the 23 Remaining Bubble Teams The Pecking Order for the remaining Bubble Teams is probably something like this: 1. St. Bonaventure 2. Providence 3. St. Mary's 4. Florida State 5. USC 6. NC State 7. Alabama 8. UCLA 9. Middle Tennessee 10. Oklahoma 11. Texas 12. Louisville 13. Baylor 14. Arizona State 15. Syracuse 16. Notre Dame 17. Nebraska 18. Marquette 19. Mississippi State 20. Oklahoma State 21. Western Kentucky 22. Oregon 23. Penn State 24. Georgia 25. Utah 26. Washington 27. Boise State Updated after the early Friday games Removed Georgia from the Bubble Teams. 1 Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 SEC has 7 locks and 3 bubble teams. Alabama looks like they will get in. When did the SEC become the best basketball conference? Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, MLB 51 said: SEC has 7 locks and 3 bubble teams. Alabama looks like they will get in. When did the SEC become the best basketball conference? They showed it in non conference unfortunately. I don't agree with it, but my post from yesterday showed the sec and big xii were much better than other conferences. The big ten needs to not suck in non conference next year Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) The inherent problem with putting so much weight into the noncon is that teams adjust, mature and evolve based on varying factors. Young teams change, injuries occur, and all sorts of pieces sort in and out. It's hard to watch some of these SEC teams and believe ALL of them are tourney worthy vs other conferences 3 months later. Edited March 10, 2018 by Comish 1 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Nevada losing in their conference tournament eliminates another spot for bubble teams. Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I am coming to terms with this.... It has been hard, but I think I'm going to be okay. We can do this together, fam. Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Bubble rundown and where conference tournaments stand: Tournament Championship EARNED AUTOMATIC BID (26) - 6 Conference Tournaments Remain To Be Completed Should Earn At-Large Bid (28) On the Bubble (24) POWER 6 ACC: VIRGINIA (Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Miami, NC State, Virgina Tech, Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame) Big 12: KANSAS (West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas) Big East: VILLANOVA (Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Marquette) Big Ten: MICHIGAN (Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State) Pac-12: ARIZONA (USC, UCLA, Arizona State) SEC: Sunday (Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi State) Other conferences with possible At-Large teams: America East: UMBC (Vermont) American: Sunday (Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston) Atlantic 10: Sunday (Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure) Conference USA: MARSHALL (Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) Missouri Valley: LOYOLA-CHICAGO Mountain West: SAN DIEGO STATE (Nevada) Summit: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sun Belt: Sunday (Louisiana) West Coast: GONZAGA (St. Mary's) WAC: NEW MEXICO STATE Conferences with only 1 bid no matter what: Atlantic Sun: LIPSCOMB Big Sky: MONTANA Big South: RADFORD Big West: Saturday Colonial: CHARLESTON Horizon: WRIGHT STATE Ivy: Sunday Metro Atlantic: IONA MAC: BUFFALO MEAC: NC CENTRAL Northeast: LIU BROOKLYN Ohio Valley: MURRAY STATE Patriot: BUCKNELL Southern: UNC GREENSBORO Southland: SF AUSTIN Southwestern: TEXAS SOUTHERN Best Case Scenario for Bubble Teams: All Conferences with an At-Large Lock win the tournament - didn't happen That would mean 32 auto-bids + 25 At-Large Locks = 57 Spots taken in the field That would leave 11 At-Large Spots for the 24 Remaining Bubble Teams The Pecking Order for the remaining Bubble Teams is probably something like this: 1. St. Bonaventure 2. St. Mary's 3. Virginia Tech 4. Florida State 5. Alabama 6. NC State 7. USC 8. UCLA 9. Middle Tennessee 10. Oklahoma 11. Texas 12. Louisville 13. Western Kentucky 14. Baylor 15. Arizona State 16. Syracuse 17. Notre Dame 18. Nebraska 19. Marquette 20. Vermont 21. Mississippi State 22. Oklahoma State 23. Louisiana 24. Penn State Oregon Georgia Utah Washington Boise State Updated after most of the Saturday games. Nevada and Providence are now locks that reduce the bubble teams that'll get in. Louisiana, Vermont, Nevada, Western Kentucky all lost in conference tournaments I removed Vermont and Virgina Tech from the locks after seeing how far their RPI's have dropped I see very little separation between bubble teams 8-20. It wouldn't surprise me if any of them were in or out. Edited March 11, 2018 by HS_Coach_C 2 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Louisiana loses - I don't think they make it in now, but they're added to the bubble Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) this cut me deep. Big deciders were road record, SOS, how’d you do against teams in the tournament... 6-9 Road/Neutral 96 SOS Michigan 1-1(20 pt win and loss) Ohio State 0-1 (lost by 5) Purdue 0-1 (lost by 12~) Kansas 0-1 (lost by 1) Michigan State 0-1 (lost by 20~) Creighton 0-1 (lost by 10~) Matter of time until we know for sure, but he didn’t say anything to make me feel special. Edited March 11, 2018 by ScottyIce Quote Link to comment
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