worthington Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 It's gotta be talked about. Digger and the other announcer on ESPN just said that if SLU bets Cincy tomorrow night, 7 CUSA teams get into the tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 The analyst doing the Bills game only thinks 6 CUSA teams will make it and he said SLU better plan on winning the CUSA Tourney if they want to go to the Big Dance. It will certainly be the best way, because you really don't want to leave it to the suits on selection Sunday. Our RPI going into the game was still not good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthington Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 Those are my sentiments but it's nice to be back on the bubble...if only for a day. Who knows. Say we win but lose a very tight final. You still gotta consider them w/ the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbilly Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 worthington, i hate to disagree with you, but the question on espn was if SLU won the tourney would cusa get 7, not if they beat cinci. BILLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I just don't want to kick ourselves over losing some close ones on the road, so I hope our kids win the darn Tourney and take all the guess work out of it. Maybe the Louisville game took something out of the Bearcats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthington Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 Don't rain on my parade. In any case, would my initial rational still stand? I mean, what are the chances of being considered (seriously) if we did beat Cincy and played a close final? Hypothetically, what would our rpi look like? Is it absolutely, positively a must that we have to win the tourney in a situaton like that or is there still life? I don't know. I need one of you experts to fill me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Oh, I don't know for certain about that. Sure, the Billikens would be 19-12 if they reached, but lost in, the Tournament champhionship, but there's still doubt about their RPI ranking. Heck, if they beat Cincy tomorrow, look for them to win on Saturday and remove all doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I like Thicks thinking as I feel that we are in the tougher bracket, and to beat Cincy in their home town will be a super big task. We need to play tough "D" take care of the basketball and make a decent percentage of our shots. Tonight according to the recap I just read said we shot 55%. If we shoot anywhere near 50% against Cincy then I will like our chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillikenTX Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 You have to start to wonder why Coach Sodaberg doesnt get more pub for coach of the year, I can assure you no team at the beginning of this tourney wanted to play us. The defensive intensity that we have brought these last two nights will be hard for any offensively talented team to break down. In other news: with ND losing tonight in Big East tourney action, that would make one helluva NIT matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I am not ready to talk about us NITing this year...we have some work to do tomorrow night VS the Bearcats. Let's get it on!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I heard Digger and I thought he said that if we won the entire tourney, then C-USA gets 7. Not if we only beat Cincy. I think you misheard him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 In fact, they said it again. SLU has to win the entire thing is what Digger was saying for C-USA to get 7. It's still fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Who cares what they think? I don't like to leave it up to the folks doing the selecting on Sunday. Let's beat the Bearcats tomorrow and then worry about who we play in the final. I like the results the last two nights and our guys are on a mission. You Gotta Billieve!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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