TitanTiger 20,499 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ...then I've never watched a second of basketball. Now 22-10, 11-6 in conference. Won 9 of the last 10. Knocked off the other "bubble" team tonight. These guys deserve a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaReAgLe83 0 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 What a freaking game that was. Hard to believe it took three-quarters of the game to even take the lead! I cannot WAIT for tomorrow! LET'S GO TIGERS!! WAR EAGLE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,438 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 100% agree. And I love being a basketball school too. WDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,041 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 This team deserves to be in the NCAA tournament. Great win tonight. WAR EAGLE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtftiger 40 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 War Eagle, Baby! Sometime in the last six weeks, these Tigers learned how to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,910 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Great game tonight. It seemed like every time we had a chance to take the lead, someone put the lid back on the basket. BUT, we finally got the lead and played outstanding defense the whole game. We deserved to be in the tournament BEFORE this game tonight, but that should really get us in. Hope the committee feels the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I agree they deserve a bid. I just feel more work is needed to prove it to the committee. The kids must continue to work hard and win. Winning will get them places. Deserving things will not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eibua12 81 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I agree they deserve a bid. I just feel more work is needed to prove it to the committee. The kids must continue to work hard and win. Winning will get them places. Deserving things will not. Funny PC I have just let most of your stuff slide, but at some point do you ever see the glass with anything in it, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yea you are right - I should convince myself that Auburn is in the tournament. Hell, if I was a Bammer wouldn't I convince myself that Bama was in the tournament? Really - what is the difference. There is not one pundit out there that sees Auburn as a lock right now, except a few delusional Auburn fans. Do I need to act like I am convinced and lie to myself and others just to please you and a few Auburn fans. By the way, SI.com didn't even have an article on the UF game. Still no mention of Auburn there. ESPN barely did. Their headline was "Florida Falls" and it was a small headline. Of the articles I have read, if they mention Auburn as needing to beat UT. So I guess I'm not alone. The best part of beating UF - the fact we have one more game to work on our resume and to keep hope alive. Nothing to celebrate yet. I guarantee you if AU loses to UT, we won't be in the tournament. But I guess you think they are in either way, huh? You may see the glass as half full. You may think I see it as half empty. I see a glass that is too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU alum 2 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yea you are right - I should convince myself that Auburn is in the tournament. Hell, if I was a Bammer wouldn't I convince myself that Bama was in the tournament? Really - what is the difference. There is not one pundit out there that sees Auburn as a lock right now, except a few delusional Auburn fans. Do I need to act like I am convinced and lie to myself and others just to please you and a few Auburn fans. By the way, SI.com didn't even have an article on the UF game. Still no mention of Auburn there. ESPN barely did. Their headline was "Florida Falls" and it was a small headline. Of the articles I have read, if they mention Auburn as needing to beat UT. So I guess I'm not alone. The best part of beating UF - the fact we have one more game to work on our resume and to keep hope alive. Nothing to celebrate yet. I guarantee you if AU loses to UT, we won't be in the tournament. But I guess you think they are in either way, huh? You may see the glass as half full. You may think I see it as half empty. I see a glass that is too large. shouldn't that be "since I am a Bammer"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,964 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yea you are right - I should convince myself that Auburn is in the tournament. Hell, if I was a Bammer wouldn't I convince myself that Bama was in the tournament? No, you would convince yourself that Bammer had already won it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrewYouKnew 3 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I agree they deserve a bid. I just feel more work is needed to prove it to the committee. The kids must continue to work hard and win. Winning will get them places. Deserving things will not. Funny PC I have just let most of your stuff slide, but at some point do you ever see the glass with anything in it, really Why do yall attack him for stating the obvious?! YOU are the "Bammars". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ooooooh Drew, the problem is: PC isn't stating the obvious. He's stating opinion... just like Joe Lunardi and everyone else. The assumption they (and he) are working on is that the SEC is only going to get 2 teams in the Dance. That's fine if you want to think that... you're just going to be wrong on Selection Sunday. Everyone touts the fact that Lunardi nailed the field last year, but they leave off the fact that it was the first time he'd ever done it. He'll miss on 1-3 teams again this year just like normal. And the one he's almost definitely going to miss: the SEC. We're going to get AT LEAST 3 teams in the tournament. Wait and see. As it stands, here's the tourney field that we can almost guarantee: ACC (6) with Maryland on the bubble and still alive in the tourney AEC (1) A10 (3) winner of Temple/Duquesne gets the auto-bid ASun (1) Big 12 (6) with Baylor still alive in the title game as a possible 7th Big East (7)... Providence won't get in Big Sky (1) Big South (1) Big Ten (4) with Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota on the bubble (in that order)... I'll bet a dollar to your dime PSU doesn't get in Big West (1) Northridge/Pacific winner Colonial (1) CUSA (1)... Memphis is hammering Tulsa right now Horizon (2) Ivy (1) MAAC (1) MAC (1) Buffalo/Akron winner MEAC (1) Morgan State/Norfolk State winner Valley (1) with Creighton on the bubble Mountain West (2) with SDSU on the bubble and still alive in the title game NEC (1) Ohio Valley (1) Pac 10 (4) with USC alive in the title game and Arizona on the bubble Patriot (1) SEC (2) with Auburn, South Carolina, and UF on the bubble (in that order) and MSU still alive in the tourney SoCon (1)... Davidson won't get in Southland (1) Stephen F Austin/San Antonio winner Summit (1) Sun Belt (1) SWAC (1) JSU/ASU winner WCC (1) with St. Mary's distantly on the bubble WAC (1) USU/Nevada winner with USU as a possible bubble team So that's 58 spots locked up, which leaves 7 at-large positions still up for grabs. The teams that could conceivably get an at-large bid are: Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Creighton, SDSU, Arizona, Auburn, South Carolina, UF, St. Mary's, and Utah State. That's 13 teams. The teams still alive in tournaments that would need to win the tourney OR get an at-large: Maryland, Baylor, SDSU, USC, Auburn, MSU, USU, and Nevada. So that means four teams could take themselves off the bubble and four teams could "steal" at-large bids. Of the "bubble" teams, St. Mary's, Utah State, Arizona, and UF probably have the worst chance of getting in b/c USU hasn't done a whole lot and the others are coming in "cold" (which will matter more than people think). Given that, you would have to assume that Maryland, all three Big Ten teams, Creighton, SDSU, and South Carolina all get in over Auburn in order for us to miss OR assume that a team that played dreadful down the stretch gets in over us. Of those "final 8" I think it's more likely that we get in over South Carolina, SDSU, and probably Minnesota (losers of 7 of their last 10). If I'm right, there would have to be 3 teams "steal" bids for us to get knocked out (as of this moment) AND even that would assume that we don't add a 5th RPI top 50 win today. Simply put, beat UT and we're a lock. The SEC is going to get a 3rd team, and unless a LOT of teams steal bids (and MSU is one of them), we're going to be that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU Cav 0 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ooooooh Drew, the problem is: PC isn't stating the obvious. He's stating opinion... just like Joe Lunardi and everyone else. The assumption they (and he) are working on is that the SEC is only going to get 2 teams in the Dance. That's fine if you want to think that... you're just going to be wrong on Selection Sunday. Everyone touts the fact that Lunardi nailed the field last year, but they leave off the fact that it was the first time he'd ever done it. He'll miss on 1-3 teams again this year just like normal. And the one he's almost definitely going to miss: the SEC. We're going to get AT LEAST 3 teams in the tournament. Wait and see. As it stands, here's the tourney field that we can almost guarantee: ACC (6) with Maryland on the bubble and still alive in the tourney AEC (1) A10 (3) winner of Temple/Duquesne gets the auto-bid ASun (1) Big 12 (6) with Baylor still alive in the title game as a possible 7th Big East (7)... Providence won't get in Big Sky (1) Big South (1) Big Ten (4) with Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota on the bubble (in that order)... I'll bet a dollar to your dime PSU doesn't get in Big West (1) Northridge/Pacific winner Colonial (1) CUSA (1)... Memphis is hammering Tulsa right now Horizon (2) Ivy (1) MAAC (1) MAC (1) Buffalo/Akron winner MEAC (1) Morgan State/Norfolk State winner Valley (1) with Creighton on the bubble Mountain West (2) with SDSU on the bubble and still alive in the title game NEC (1) Ohio Valley (1) Pac 10 (4) with USC alive in the title game and Arizona on the bubble Patriot (1) SEC (2) with Auburn, South Carolina, and UF on the bubble (in that order) and MSU still alive in the tourney SoCon (1)... Davidson won't get in Southland (1) Stephen F Austin/San Antonio winner Summit (1) Sun Belt (1) SWAC (1) JSU/ASU winner WCC (1) with St. Mary's distantly on the bubble WAC (1) USU/Nevada winner with USU as a possible bubble team So that's 58 spots locked up, which leaves 7 at-large positions still up for grabs. The teams that could conceivably get an at-large bid are: Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Creighton, SDSU, Arizona, Auburn, South Carolina, UF, St. Mary's, and Utah State. That's 13 teams. The teams still alive in tournaments that would need to win the tourney OR get an at-large: Maryland, Baylor, SDSU, USC, Auburn, MSU, USU, and Nevada. So that means four teams could take themselves off the bubble and four teams could "steal" at-large bids. Of the "bubble" teams, St. Mary's, Utah State, Arizona, and UF probably have the worst chance of getting in b/c USU hasn't done a whole lot and the others are coming in "cold" (which will matter more than people think). Given that, you would have to assume that Maryland, all three Big Ten teams, Creighton, SDSU, and South Carolina all get in over Auburn in order for us to miss OR assume that a team that played dreadful down the stretch gets in over us. Of those "final 8" I think it's more likely that we get in over South Carolina, SDSU, and probably Minnesota (losers of 7 of their last 10). If I'm right, there would have to be 3 teams "steal" bids for us to get knocked out (as of this moment) AND even that would assume that we don't add a 5th RPI top 50 win today. Simply put, beat UT and we're a lock. The SEC is going to get a 3rd team, and unless a LOT of teams steal bids (and MSU is one of them), we're going to be that team. Excellent work. I applaud you. Of course, Miss St looks like they plan to give us the shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrewYouKnew 3 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ooooooh Drew, the problem is: PC isn't stating the obvious. He's stating opinion... just like Joe Lunardi and everyone else. The assumption they (and he) are working on is that the SEC is only going to get 2 teams in the Dance. That's fine if you want to think that... you're just going to be wrong on Selection Sunday. Everyone touts the fact that Lunardi nailed the field last year, but they leave off the fact that it was the first time he'd ever done it. He'll miss on 1-3 teams again this year just like normal. And the one he's almost definitely going to miss: the SEC. We're going to get AT LEAST 3 teams in the tournament. Wait and see. As it stands, here's the tourney field that we can almost guarantee: ACC (6) with Maryland on the bubble and still alive in the tourney AEC (1) A10 (3) winner of Temple/Duquesne gets the auto-bid ASun (1) Big 12 (6) with Baylor still alive in the title game as a possible 7th Big East (7)... Providence won't get in Big Sky (1) Big South (1) Big Ten (4) with Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota on the bubble (in that order)... I'll bet a dollar to your dime PSU doesn't get in Big West (1) Northridge/Pacific winner Colonial (1) CUSA (1)... Memphis is hammering Tulsa right now Horizon (2) Ivy (1) MAAC (1) MAC (1) Buffalo/Akron winner MEAC (1) Morgan State/Norfolk State winner Valley (1) with Creighton on the bubble Mountain West (2) with SDSU on the bubble and still alive in the title game NEC (1) Ohio Valley (1) Pac 10 (4) with USC alive in the title game and Arizona on the bubble Patriot (1) SEC (2) with Auburn, South Carolina, and UF on the bubble (in that order) and MSU still alive in the tourney SoCon (1)... Davidson won't get in Southland (1) Stephen F Austin/San Antonio winner Summit (1) Sun Belt (1) SWAC (1) JSU/ASU winner WCC (1) with St. Mary's distantly on the bubble WAC (1) USU/Nevada winner with USU as a possible bubble team So that's 58 spots locked up, which leaves 7 at-large positions still up for grabs. The teams that could conceivably get an at-large bid are: Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Creighton, SDSU, Arizona, Auburn, South Carolina, UF, St. Mary's, and Utah State. That's 13 teams. The teams still alive in tournaments that would need to win the tourney OR get an at-large: Maryland, Baylor, SDSU, USC, Auburn, MSU, USU, and Nevada. So that means four teams could take themselves off the bubble and four teams could "steal" at-large bids. Of the "bubble" teams, St. Mary's, Utah State, Arizona, and UF probably have the worst chance of getting in b/c USU hasn't done a whole lot and the others are coming in "cold" (which will matter more than people think). Given that, you would have to assume that Maryland, all three Big Ten teams, Creighton, SDSU, and South Carolina all get in over Auburn in order for us to miss OR assume that a team that played dreadful down the stretch gets in over us. Of those "final 8" I think it's more likely that we get in over South Carolina, SDSU, and probably Minnesota (losers of 7 of their last 10). If I'm right, there would have to be 3 teams "steal" bids for us to get knocked out (as of this moment) AND even that would assume that we don't add a 5th RPI top 50 win today. Simply put, beat UT and we're a lock. The SEC is going to get a 3rd team, and unless a LOT of teams steal bids (and MSU is one of them), we're going to be that team. Blah, blah, blah, so basically...you agreed with PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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