HoosierPal Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 14 hours ago, Old guy said: HoosierPal, I know you are reading the 144 list because it is there and it does provide some information. However, do you think SLU will end the season at 143 (or begin the season at 143) as they said we ranked? I'll let you know in March. I'd say 50/50 we end up 143, better or worse. Yeah, I look at it because it is there. It gives you information on departures and returning players. It's the first thorough preview out, so it is worth my time looking at it every few days. I find it interesting, but preseason polls are pretty useless. It beats talking about Bunge moving to STL on a Billiken basketball forum. rgbilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It sure does, but if members talk about Bunge and I happen to have looked into Bunge in detail, I will comment about it. By the way I am pretty sure the bills will end the season better than 143. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 For everyone but Old guy, Belmont comes in at 69. They of course lost Windler, plus their second scorer, but have plenty coming back. This will be a tough game even at Chaifetz. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Future opponent KSU comes in at #67. Interesting read. Predicted to be only 9th in the Big 12. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17761 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Dayton slated at #51 with an NIT bid. I'd say 144 has undervalued the Flyers. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17798 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 53 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Dayton slated at #51 with an NIT bid. I'd say 144 has undervalued the Flyers. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17798 -SVU undervalued in the preseason? this is a new development brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I'd say the 144 list, as it does every year, undervalued a good number of teams and overvalued many of the remaining teams. In a number of cases the teams may have been valued correctly by this list. If you throw enough spaghetti to the ceiling some of it will stick, the rest will not. The 144 list may have some uses, but as a ranking system it is useless. Do you really think we will be ranked at 143 at the end of the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17820 Davidson in at #42, 2nd in A10, NCAA appearance. We all know they have everyone important back. The key for the Wildcats may be Brajkovic. I see no one on their roster who can replace him, or even give him a spell on the bench. No @Old guy, I don't know, and it doesn't matter. That is twice you have asked the same question. It's a pre-season poll. It's educated guess work. If you have a better poll, by all means let's see it. I've seen maybe four lists, and each one has SLU 6th to 8th in the A10. We could be above or below 143, or right at 143. Cincybill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Of course it does not matter, I for one will be very disappointed if we do not end this year with a double digit ranking. Disappointment is not knowledge, though, it is failed hopes and anticipation. There are no better polls available at this time, some will be right here, others will be right there, none will be right uniformly, none will make the same mistaken calls. By the way, I care a lot more about where SLU will be at the end of the season that whatever the final ranking of Dayton will be. To get where I want to go we will have to blow off a lot of "better ranked" teams, so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17896 VCU in at 22 and a 6th seed. They will be loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17896 VCU in at 22 and a 6th seed. They will be loaded. Speaking of teams we play this year, Auburn comes in at #24, however, they lose 54-55 points/game from last years' team and when you read the write-up on them, it's hard to see them as a top 25 team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, bauman said: Speaking of teams we play this year, Auburn comes in at #24, however, they lose 54-55 points/game from last years' team and when you read the write-up on them, it's hard to see them as a top 25 team. Let's hope Auburn stays in the top 25. That will give us another Quad #1 opportunity. bauman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.