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Selection Sunday
Man it feels good to be nervous on Selection Sunday once again. What is everyones prediction on where we end up. I think we are an 11, but in the field of 64. No play in.
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Happy selection Sunday boys. Soak it in cause this is a rare occurrence for us. 10 or 11, no play in
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Not calling it "Play In" but I think we are one of the last 4 in, so we play in the First Four on Tuesday or Wednesday.
However, I predict we win it, beat the 6 seed, and lose to the 3 next weekend.
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We will be an 11 seed matched up with Saint Mary's. I think Providence, NC State, Rutgers, and Nevada/Pitt/Arizona St gets the play in games
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Originally Posted by
StarkVegasSteve
Man it feels good to be nervous on Selection Sunday once again. What is everyones prediction on where we end up. I think we are an 11, but in the field of 64. No play in.
To be honest, I want in but what Jans accomplished in year one has me more excited for the future. If it's NIT.. I'm still happy.
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Give Jans a lot of credit. What he?s done in year one is really HUGE accomplishment. Especially with no true 3point shooter on the team. 11th seed
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Originally Posted by
BlackSailsDawg
To be honest, I want in but what Jans accomplished in year one has me more excited for the future. If it's NIT.. I'm still happy.
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
Hopefully we'd never ever hang an NIT Champions banner....
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
See that is an opinion I respect. The ones I do not respect are the people who are saying they would rather be in the NIT than the “N C Two A” tournament. S/O to our good friend Ben Howland.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
I'd take a first round exit in the NCAAT over a NIT Championship any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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Just a bracket matrix update. We are in 102 of the 105 mock brackets. Almost a universal 11 seed.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
Gross take
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This just in: Alabama is really good
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Ladies are expected to go as well, right?
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Originally Posted by
BeardoMSU
Hopefully we'd never ever hang an NIT Champions banner....
I'd be OK hanging a banner but I would NEVER take it to this cringeworthy level.
https://southernmiss.com/news/2004/1...rg_Mississippi
And for God's sake, especially DON'T paint a bridge!
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Originally Posted by
SailingDawg
Ladies are expected to go as well, right?
Yes, probably a 9 or 10 seed
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Originally Posted by
Mjoelner34
Oh my...
"To date, the NIT championship is the only national basketball championship in the state of Mississippi."
When you think USM couldn't get more little league, lol.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
I may catch some grief for this take but here goes. I know if you make the NCAA you at least have a shot at winning the national championship, but realistically our odds are extremely low. That's why if we fall to the NIT I would not be disappointed because there we would have a chance to win the tournament. I know, it would be a "we're 69" but anytime you can hang a banner with the word champion on it then it's a big deal. Do I want to make the NCAA? Of course. Will I go on a tirade of kicking dogs and throwing things at my tv if we don't? No.
I was waiting for someone to use the <69th> best statement. I suspect you dont agree with it, you just expect others to say it. There is no way a team that wins the NIT with an overall record of 25-12 is worse than half of the NCAA Automatic Qualifiers of lower level conferences like SWAC, MEAC, Patriot, and several others. Personally I would rather see the NIT done away with and the NCAA go to 80 teams with a 1st round PLAY IN matching the bottom 32. That would settle who deserves to be in the 64.
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10 seed playing 7 seed creighton
That's my prediction for both tourneys.
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