Here's your chance to poke fun at the SEC

[hifigator]

www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas/showthread.php?t=183950


OK, I had to share, just remember, these aren't Gator fans, but I'm sure some of you will quickly point out conference alignment, so to speak.

[hifigator]

I just heard Jay Bilas make an interesting point. It's nothing really profound, but I did find the wording interesting. Talking about "bubble teams," he said that the only thing we know for sure is that they can all lose. So he looks at who have you beaten? Again, it isn't anything especially "new," but as bubble time nears, I think that is perhaps the best way of looking at it. People always point to quality losses as building a resume' and to "bad" losses as hurting your resume'. But again, as Bilas worded it, "all we know for sure is that they (bubble teams) can all lose." Who have you beaten? Along those lines, and I know there is still a lot of basketball to be played, but just for discussion, what do you think about a couple of teams? What about St. Johns? They have the big OOC win against Duke as well as as an obviously strong SOS, playing in the BE. What about Tennessee? Using Bilas' perspective, they have a solid resume. They have OOC wins against Villanova, Memphis and Pitt. That Pitt. win looks really, really good. And they have beaten Belmont twice. How the hell they played Belmont twice, I don't know, but those are quality wins. But they have lost to Oakland and College of Charleston among others. Those aren't awful losses, and are routinely 14 or 15 seeds that win their minor conference, but certainly not victors over what you would expect of an at large teams. What about Florida? Obviously, Florida looks strong right now, leading the SEC at 8-2. But I'm looking ahead and Florida finishes with games at Kentucky and Vandy sandwiched around a home game against the SEC 2nd place team in Alabama. A 1-2 finish isn't even a guarantee. And Florida does have some ugly losses -- Jacksonville at home and UCF on a netral site, along with a home conference loss at home to South Carolina. If UF stumbles down the stretch and finishes maybe 10-6 in conference, do they need to worry? Do they need a couple of wins in the SEC tourney? They do have quality wins at Xavier, and at FSU along with a neutral wins over American and Kansas St. to go with conference wins over Vandy, Kentucky and Tennessee already. I know the NCAA doesn't officially look at the "last 10" games like they used to, but this schedule does scare me a bit. Just holding serve at home would have the Gators losing 2 of their last 3. That combined with an early exit in the SEC tourney could be dangerously close to that bubble line. Thoughts?

[EasyEd]

I thought the title of this thread was Big East Hoops.

[hoyarooter]

Feb 11, 2011 19:44:56 GMT -5 EasyEd said:

I thought the title of this thread was Big East Hoops.

You need to make allowances for the mentally impaired.

[strummer8526]

Feb 11, 2011 16:05:02 GMT -5 hifigator said:

I just heard Jay Bilas make an interesting point. It's nothing really profound, but I did find the wording interesting. Talking about "bubble teams," he said that the only thing we know for sure is that they can all lose. So he looks at who have you beaten? Again, it isn't anything especially "new," but as bubble time nears, I think that is perhaps the best way of looking at it. People always point to quality losses as building a resume' and to "bad" losses as hurting your resume'. But again, as Bilas worded it, "all we know for sure is that they (bubble teams) can all lose." Who have you beaten? Along those lines, and I know there is still a lot of basketball to be played, but just for discussion, what do you think about a couple of teams? What about St. Johns? They have the big OOC win against Duke as well as as an obviously strong SOS, playing in the BE. What about Tennessee? Using Bilas' perspective, they have a solid resume. They have OOC wins against Villanova, Memphis and Pitt. That Pitt. win looks really, really good. And they have beaten Belmont twice. How the hell they played Belmont twice, I don't know, but those are quality wins. But they have lost to Oakland and College of Charleston among others. Those aren't awful losses, and are routinely 14 or 15 seeds that win their minor conference, but certainly not victors over what you would expect of an at large teams. What about Florida? Obviously, Florida looks strong right now, leading the SEC at 8-2. But I'm looking ahead and Florida finishes with games at Kentucky and Vandy sandwiched around a home game against the SEC 2nd place team in Alabama. A 1-2 finish isn't even a guarantee. And Florida does have some ugly losses -- Jacksonville at home and UCF on a netral site, along with a home conference loss at home to South Carolina. If UF stumbles down the stretch and finishes maybe 10-6 in conference, do they need to worry? Do they need a couple of wins in the SEC tourney? They do have quality wins at Xavier, and at FSU along with a neutral wins over American and Kansas St. to go with conference wins over Vandy, Kentucky and Tennessee already. I know the NCAA doesn't officially look at the "last 10" games like they used to, but this schedule does scare me a bit. Just holding serve at home would have the Gators losing 2 of their last 3. That combined with an early exit in the SEC tourney could be dangerously close to that bubble line. Thoughts?

I think Florida is going to shut down its basketball program. Will that get rid of you?