Game Tonight

[stalkingpoon]

I haven't been pumped up for a MBK game in a lonnnggggggg time. Tonight can't get here fast enough. It's taken a while but men's basketball is finally fun again!

[Cloak]

Hoping the Hump is humpin'. Saw that we are a 1 point favorite.

[Bulldog1]

I’m ready! Hope the Hump is rocking tonight! This is our biggest game in a LONG time.

[msudawglb]

I'm more worried that our team will start out tight. They really haven't had a game this big and if the crowd is big that will be somewhat new for them too. Meanwhile, TN knows they are already dancing and should be fairly loose.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Officially the play-in game in the tourney isn?t for a couple of weeks, but to me I?m looking at the next 2-3 games as play-in games for us. Win the next 3 and we keep playing in the tourney.

[HoopsDawg]

If we lose, we will have to win the SECT to get in.

[msstate7]

If we lose, we will have to win the SECT to get in.

Maybe. If we lose, we need to play and beat auburn in sec tourney

[Cloak]

Athletic Department is really pushing for attendance. 4 seperate emails so far today to my student account, first 1500 students get free t-shirts

[msbulldog]

HAIL STATE!! GO DAWGS!!

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Athletic Department is really pushing for attendance. 4 seperate emails so far today to my student account, first 1500 students get free t-shirts

This game “could” be the game that awakens the Hump again and gets it back to its old self again. If we win this game and get into the tourney I predict we will look back at this game and say it’s the one that put us over the hump. (No pun intended). Win this one and lose to LSU and miss the tourney we’re still stuck where we are begging folks to come to the game. Huge game tonight for our athletic department.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Polk say that a big crowd puts too much pressure on these young kids. **

[RougeDawg]

I'm more worried that our team will start out tight. They really haven't had a game this big and if the crowd is big that will be somewhat new for them too. Meanwhile, TN knows they are already dancing and should be fairly loose.

I think we will be fine. We seem to come out tight on weekend games we play earlier in the day. The later games we seem to be more awake and active. Maybe I?m wrong, but I think we?ll be ready.

Anyone know if we are doing Sr stuff after the game like the ladies? If we get emotional before the game... oh wait we don?t have any senior starters. So we should be fine.

[MCsMGs]

This game “could” be the game that awakens the Hump again and gets it back to its old self again. If we win this game and get into the tourney I predict we will look back at this game and say it’s the one that put us over the hump. (No pun intended). Win this one and lose to LSU and miss the tourney we’re still stuck where we are begging folks to come to the game. Huge game tonight for our athletic department.

Saturday's game against USC will be that game if we win tonight.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Athletic Department is really pushing for attendance. 4 seperate emails so far today to my student account, first 1500 students get free t-shirts

They should extend that to 5000. Students can sit in the blue hair seats after the first tv timeout spot.

[Intramural All-American]

They should extend that to 5000. Students can sit in the blue hair seats after the first tv timeout spot.

There were 800 students at the game Saturday, I doubt we get 4000+ more tonight.

[fishwater99]

Polk say that a big crowd puts too much pressure on these young kids. **

Worked out okay vs the Bears at Home..

[thf24]

Athletic Department is really pushing for attendance. 4 seperate emails so far today to my student account, first 1500 students get free t-shirts

They can push all they want, I just hope they realize they've in large part created the attendance situation themselves and do something about it in the offseason.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Win and nothing else matters

[BuckyIsAB****]

But I will say this, they should absolutely move the students back to courtside and not behind the net

[Ari Gold]

If we lose, we will have to win the SECT to get in.

I disagree. This game will help will a few of those stupid factors like SOS , and prob RPI even with a loss.
Lose the next 2 Tho and I agree. It’s SECT champs or bust .

But I think we can pick up 2 maybe 3 quality wins on a neutral site in the tourney , still lose in the finals and it be enough if we lose tonight and win @ LSU

@LSU is a quality win if we can get the job done there ..

It’s a must we go 1-1 to have any shot without having to win the SECT.

[HoopsDawg]

I disagree. This game will help will a few of those stupid factors like SOS , and prob RPI even with a loss.
Lose the next 2 Tho and I agree. It’s SECT champs or bust .

But I think we can pick up 2 maybe 3 quality wins on a neutral site in the tourney , still lose in the finals and it be enough if we lose tonight and win @ LSU

@LSU is a quality win if we can get the job done there ..

It’s a must we go 1-1 to have any shot without having to win the SECT.

Hopefully we don’t have to find out who’s right.

[Ari Gold]

Hopefully we don’t have to find out who’s right.

Agree even more with that. Just keep ****ing winning.

[BrickCityDawgs]

I disagree. This game will help will a few of those stupid factors like SOS , and prob RPI even with a loss.
Lose the next 2 Tho and I agree. It?s SECT champs or bust .

But I think we can pick up 2 maybe 3 quality wins on a neutral site in the tourney , still lose in the finals and it be enough if we lose tonight and win @ LSU

@LSU is a quality win if we can get the job done there ..

It?s a must we go 1-1 to have any shot without having to win the SECT.

According to WarrenNolan, a win will move the RPI up about 10 spots to around 50 and a loss will drop it 5-7 spots to 68. Not impossible to win at LSU and in the SEC tournament to get it close enough to make the NCAAs, but very difficult to gain 20-25 spots back. Will really depend on opponent obviously. To me, win the next two games to make the field and a couple of wins (maybe only one?) in St. Louis gets us out of Dayton.