GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 10, 2019 11:56:15 GMT -5
Which brackets are you looking at? I saw that Jerry Palm has us as one of the first out but then I saw a couple of others that didn’t even list us in “Next Four Out”. We are not among Palms first four out this morning. In his daily write up of the previous day's bubble games he does list our win and notes that it kept our "slim" hopes alive. We're one of 18 teams Palm has for 13 slots (so I guess we're fifth out). Hoping todays games treat us well.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Mar 10, 2019 12:01:33 GMT -5
We are not among Palms first four out this morning. In his daily write up of the previous day's bubble games he does list our win and notes that it kept our "slim" hopes alive. We're one of 18 teams Palm has for 13 slots (so I guess we're fifth out). Hoping todays games treat us well. I wasn’t keeping track but I believe USA Today and sporting news had us in and SI said if we win the seton hall game we are firmly in Trhe discussion for a bid no matter what else happens
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Post by sgbohoya on Mar 10, 2019 12:21:01 GMT -5
CBS crew just interviewed former Hoya AD Bernard Muir who is chairing the selection committee.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 10, 2019 12:27:11 GMT -5
Palm has got Furman, Creighton, Clemson, and Florida as his last four in.
He's got Bama, NC State, St. Mary's, and Belmont as his first four out.
And then he's got Georgetown, Indiana, Lipscomb, and UNC-G as additional "bubble" teams that he has out (listed in no particular order).
Belmont is done for the year. Either Furman or UNC-G will lose today (they play one another). Probably root for Furman since one of them has to get in and it's conceivable Furman would even with a loss. Probably root for Lipscomb against Liberty...since it's at least conceivable that they get in even with a loss.
As you look at it, we'd definitely be in the mix with a win on Thursday and a close loss on Friday, but I frankly wouldn't feel safe under virtually any scenario barring a tournament title.
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 10, 2019 12:40:15 GMT -5
So definitely want Liberty to win, since that would be a better win for us and knock Lipscomb off the bubble. I agree Furman may get in without winning conference, so Furman is the rooting interest there. I am really annoyed that St Marys is even being considered, they have beaten no one, maybe NMST and SF, and they have 11 losses. Bama is 17-14 and 8-10 in the SEC, not impressive.
But rather than worry about this, I will take the same position as I did yesterday, a team who cannot win the games down the stretch does not deserve the bid. Just win Hoyas!
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 10, 2019 12:41:23 GMT -5
Palm has got Furman, Creighton, Clemson, and Florida as his last four in. He's got Bama, NC State, St. Mary's, and Belmont as his first four out. And then he's got Georgetown, Indiana, Lipscomb, and UNC-G as additional "bubble" teams that he has out (listed in no particular order). Belmont is done for the year. Either Furman or UNC-G will lose today (they play one another). Probably root for Furman since one of them has to get in and it's conceivable Furman would even with a loss. Probably root for Lipscomb against Liberty...since it's at least conceivable that they get in even with a loss. As you look at it, we'd definitely be in the mix with a win on Thursday and a close loss on Friday, but I frankly wouldn't feel safe under virtually any scenario barring a tournament title. You're not kidding. I don't think any team should feel safe for any reason. This is the most unknown bubble in recent memory. Selection Sunday might actually have more than a few surprises.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 10, 2019 12:45:27 GMT -5
Palm has got Furman, Creighton, Clemson, and Florida as his last four in. He's got Bama, NC State, St. Mary's, and Belmont as his first four out. And then he's got Georgetown, Indiana, Lipscomb, and UNC-G as additional "bubble" teams that he has out (listed in no particular order). Belmont is done for the year. Either Furman or UNC-G will lose today (they play one another). Probably root for Furman since one of them has to get in and it's conceivable Furman would even with a loss. Probably root for Lipscomb against Liberty...since it's at least conceivable that they get in even with a loss. As you look at it, we'd definitely be in the mix with a win on Thursday and a close loss on Friday, but I frankly wouldn't feel safe under virtually any scenario barring a tournament title. You're not kidding. I don't think any team should feel safe for any reason. This is the most unknown bubble in recent memory. Selection Sunday might actually have more than a few surprises. A win on Thursday may get a CBS bubble camera on Ewing and the team during selection sunday. Not bad marketing.
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Post by mdtd on Mar 10, 2019 13:53:42 GMT -5
St. Mary's has no chance of making the NCAA tournament without beating Gonzaga, which would be in the final. Also, Wofford is a surefire NCAA tournament team so, rooting for Furman may be pointless since that would make their resume better and could potentially create a 2 bid SoCon. But, UNCG winning both could make it a 3-bid SoCon so, I don't know what to want.
If NC State loses to Clemson, their season may just end there, they haven't beaten anyone and are lucky to be here now. Palm also hates Texas who some other guys have in, despite them potentially having 16 losses.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 10, 2019 15:49:08 GMT -5
Which brackets are you looking at? I saw that Jerry Palm has us as one of the first out but then I saw a couple of others that didn’t even list us in “Next Four Out”. We are not among Palms first four out this morning. In his daily write up of the previous day's bubble games he does list our win and notes that it kept our "slim" hopes alive. I must have looked at it wrong my bad.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 16:05:06 GMT -5
Liberty wins. Another win for us over a tourney bound team.
I think all bubble teams want to root for UNCG over Furman then have Wofford best UNCG in the conference final. Furman losing before their title game hurts their argument.
Note: Wofford is currently in a tight game with ETSU. If they lose the bubble certainly shrinks by a spot. Really going to be only a handful of spots left I think.
I don’t think two wins next week would have us anything more than a 50/50 shot based on other results. And if we win two, we might as well win the final anyway!
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 10, 2019 16:07:34 GMT -5
Maybe (hopefully) it marginally hurts Belmont too since two of their "big" wins were over Lipscomb.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 16:25:03 GMT -5
Wisconsin 26-16 over Ohio State at the half in Columbus.
Ohio State does not meet the “eye test” if that has any weight without Wesson these last few weeks.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 10, 2019 17:10:03 GMT -5
SMU wins on the road against South Fla. Nothing is going to make that loss ok for the committee but at least its something...
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 17:15:44 GMT -5
SMU wins on the road against South Fla. Nothing is going to make that loss ok for the committee but at least its something... Makes our USF win worse though
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 10, 2019 17:26:16 GMT -5
Wisconsin 26-16 over Ohio State at the half in Columbus. Ohio State does not meet the “eye test” if that has any weight without Wesson these last few weeks. Ohio st making a ridiculous run...
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 17:26:32 GMT -5
Wisconsin in the verge of blowing a 23 pt lead. 16-1 run to tie the game in the last 3 mins.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 17:27:15 GMT -5
Wisconsin 26-16 over Ohio State at the half in Columbus. Ohio State does not meet the “eye test” if that has any weight without Wesson these last few weeks. Ohio st making a ridiculous run... Unreal. It’s like Marquette/SH all over again x2 given how tough scoring was for them early on. They only had 16 points in the first 22 mins.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 17:47:46 GMT -5
UNCG up early against Furman. I think that’s ideal for bubble hopefuls.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2019 17:48:03 GMT -5
Wisconsin looks like they’ll survive. OSU will play Indiana in the B10 opening round. Gotta think loser is out.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Mar 10, 2019 18:05:46 GMT -5
This sums it up perfectly:
Georgetown (19-12, NET: 76, Q1: 5-6, Q2: 6-4, Q3+Q4 Losses: 2)
Georgetown bounced back from a terrible loss to DePaul to beat Marquette in its regular season finale. The Hoyas now have five Q1 wins on the season, and are firmly on the at-large radar going into the Big East tournament. They play Seton Hall in the quarterfinals on Thursday, and are on the same side of the tournament bracket as Marquette. Two wins would likely be enough to get the Hoyas into the field—depending on what other bubble teams do—but a win over Seton Hall could also be good enough. The only way the Hoyas will go into Selection Sunday completely hopeless is if they lose to the Pirates.
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