pretty_ricky Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 up to 16th this week. Right behind marquette http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/powerrankings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Got some idiots ranking VCU ahead of SLU. I really wish the refs hadn't screwed over the end of our game against them. We were up 26 with 6 minutes left and won by 14. Some people seem unaware that we even played VCU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If you needed any more reason to dislike Bilas, #14 - VCU #21 - SLU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB2.0 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 bull**** Bilas. His hardon for VCU is worse than a virgin at a strip club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If you needed any more reason to dislike Bilas,#14 - VCU #21 - SLU for fuok's sake... murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccarthyirish7 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Bilas is a ******. I don't understand how he can rank VCU #14 and SLU #21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccarthyirish7 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I love how we all wrote this at practically the same time. Complete bull**** by him. Can't stand that Duke ******. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty_ricky Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yea i mean they are on a win streak but the losses to Richmond and Lasalle (and us of course) should have them alot lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Strong guard play beats VCU. The problem is recency in the public domain. Butler? Two final two in three years. Must be good. Let's vote for them. VCU? Went to a Final Four recently. Must be good. Let's vote for them. Gonzaga? Not bad but #1? I sincerely doubt it. But it's name recognition. Xavier is right there too. How the fuok did Dayton jump up to the #5 team in the A10 aacording to the ESPN BPI ranking? By beating Charlotte and Richmond? C';mon man. Also on ESPN is "Is VCU a Final Four team?" Once you have the love, it's hard not to get it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty_ricky Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 also I'm sure the combo of everyone's VCU hardon and the overratedness of butler is just a perfect storm of bull**** rankings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 for fuok's sake... murder. That's cute Jay. 21. Man, he could have called us Edwardsville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketbill Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Don't care about what people think about VCU, will be happy to continue to show all how good we are. Just beat Xavier and move on to La Salle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 also I'm sure the combo of everyone's VCU hardon and the overratedness of butler is just a perfect storm of bull**** rankings Not many of the x-perts, read x-outs, seem to realize that Butler's guards are average at best. Yes, Clarke is a deadeye who can sometimes drive to the hoop, but is very limited otherwise. Also, they are athletically challenged on the inside. But they are getting mileage w/ those Ws against IU and Zaga. So, therefore if VCU destroyed them they must be a lot better than their record indicates. I'm guessing that's the logic. Plus, their magical run 2 years ago and that Shaka is a media darling is getting them lots of love. But Bilas is a BB blueblood who believe until you've done what they've done, you a peasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I think Bilas is still feeling a little guilty about this - so he is trying to make it up to VCU.What a turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If our defense had a name, we'd be ranked ahead of VCU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If our defense had a name, we'd be ranked ahead of VCU In honor of RM, I go with the "Big Bratwurst" Like the Billiken name, this nickname is also unusual, a little odd, unconventional, not always pretty, doesn't completely make sense, but it is a good reflection of our team and the man who put it together. "The Big Bratwurst is smothering Dayton" "Butler just can't penetrate the Big Bratwurst" "The Big Bratwurst is slapping VCU around" "The Big Bratwurst is sizzling" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 i like "roughneck D" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If you are going to name a D after Majerus, there is only one word: C*ckstrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 We don't need no gimmicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havelj Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Why does anyone care where Bilas has SLU in his personal rankings? Let's look at RPI, BPI and the bracketology projections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 "Saint Louis actually leads the conference standings, but the Rams and Bulldogs, in their first year in the league, are the stars of the show. They have the recent Final Four panache, the wildly popular coaches and the national name branding, that hoopla all percolating into this one regular-season meeting." - ESPN stars my arss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Why does anyone care where Bilas has SLU in his personal rankings? Let's look at RPI, BPI and the bracketology projections. Personally, I don't care about BPI either. The selection committee doesn't use it, so why should anyone pay attention to it? It is just ESPN's effort to place another efficiency model into the conversation instead of using KenPom or Sagarin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Why does anyone care where Bilas has SLU in his personal rankings? Let's look at RPI, BPI and the bracketology projections. Because we need something to be angry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Personally, I don't care about BPI either. The selection committee doesn't use it, so why should anyone pay attention to it? It is just ESPN's effort to place another efficiency model into the conversation instead of using KenPom or Sagarin. The funniest thing is that espn treats it like it is the most important ranking ever when they discuss a team's resume. They try to leave the impression that it is an important tool for the selection committee. I have heard that the committee has used outside rankings like Kenpom and Sagarin as part of the process in the past, but I don't think any selection committee member will be pulling out the BPI rankings. when discussing teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 The funniest thing is that espn treats it like it is the most important ranking ever when they discuss a team's resume. They try to leave the impression that it is an important tool for the selection committee. I have heard that the committee has used outside rankings like Kenpom and Sagarin as part of the process in the past, but I don't think any selection committee member will be pulling out the BPI rankings. when discussing teams. It is obvious that they are pushing their on-air analysts to mention the BPI as often as possible. Much like the NFL analysts are to mention the QBR (ESPN's own stat) rather than the NFL's established quarterback rating. It seems like their effort to appeal to the statheads while trying to trademark their own stat model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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