March Expectations

How far will this team go?

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Well, went from solid chance for the 2 seed in the big 12 to best we can get is 4th.

Ku currently beating bu by 8
Wv have all home games
Bu is too far out.

Osu still plays ou at home at bu and at wv (we are tied with them for 4/5 now)

We’ve got at osu home vs ut ( beat them with 4 guys out and no HC... barely)
 
Lose in second round....team has too little margin for error. It's a good team, don't get me wrong but they are not a second weekend team, imo.
 
Probably win one but I wouldn't bet any money on it.
 
We're one of those tough outs that top teams will not be eager to face. Simultaneously, lower seeds can compete with us talent-wise, thus lower seeds will hope to draw us.

I expect to win 1 or 2 games, and I don't think being a 2 seed or 12 seed will have much impact on our tourney outcome. We can hang with anybody but blow out nobody.
 
Eielson said:
We're one of those tough outs that top teams will not be eager to face. Simultaneously, lower seeds can compete with us talent-wise, thus lower seeds will hope to draw us.

I expect to win 1 or 2 games, and I don't think being a 2 seed or 12 seed will have much impact on our tourney outcome. We can hang with anybody but blow out nobody.
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This is where I'm at too. We will be clearly favored in round 1. Beyond that will be basically a coin flip. I'd love to make the 2nd weekend but I'm not holding my breath.
 
When you're sniffing around at a 2 then you really want the Sweet 16 at the least. We're sliding quick, down to that voodoo trap between 4/5. I'd be thrilled now with a Sweet 16, but I really just want to win that first game.

If we lose out in the regular season, and couple that with our normal bed****ting in Kansas City, then I'm guessing our floor is a 6. 7 seems like a little too far to fall, but we'll see.

Let's beat Texas and get back to playing good ball.
 
I read this morning that if OU loses to OSU and Texas there is a chance they finish 7th in the league... That would be a really weird scenario given how good OU was this season.

I see a 5/6 seed, and either Round of 32 or Sweet 16.

Good season regardless.
 
thebigabd said:
I read this morning that if OU loses to OSU and Texas there is a chance they finish 7th in the league... That would be a really weird scenario given how good OU was this season.

I see a 5/6 seed, and either Round of 32 or Sweet 16.

Good season regardless.
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to think 2 games ago we were / had 2nd pretty solid IF we won out....
 
Soonerinkc said:
to think 2 games ago we were / had 2nd pretty solid IF we won out....
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The same could be said for about three other teams IF they won out. Heck, a week ago today, OSU woke up in seventh but in position to claim second IF they won out. Of course, that would require sweeping five games, all against ranked teams, with three coming on the road. If they beat us tonight, then lose one or both of their remaining games, should they feel like they let a sure thing slip away? There were plenty of us who were hoping for a second place finish, and it certainly was attainable. But even had we beaten KSU, it was far from a given, with three games remaining against very good teams in six games to close the season.

There are seven teams ranging from great to very good in this league. Whoever finishes sixth and seventh will still be among the top 15-20 teams in the country. Finishing seventh sucks because it means an extra game in KC. Other than that, there isn’t much difference between second and sixth.
 
Not sure how accurate he is, but Jerry Palm has us as a 6 seed in his latest bracketology.
 
WichitaSooner said:
The same could be said for about three other teams IF they won out. Heck, a week ago today, OSU woke up in seventh but in position to claim second IF they won out. Of course, that would require sweeping five games, all against ranked teams, with three coming on the road. If they beat us tonight, then lose one or both of their remaining games, should they feel like they let a sure thing slip away? There were plenty of us who were hoping for a second place finish, and it certainly was attainable. But even had we beaten KSU, it was far from a given, with three games remaining against very good teams in six games to close the season.

There are seven teams ranging from great to very good in this league. Whoever finishes sixth and seventh will still be among the top 15-20 teams in the country. Finishing seventh sucks because it means an extra game in KC. Other than that, there isn’t much difference between second and sixth.
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:ez-roll:
 
WichitaSooner said:
The same could be said for about three other teams IF they won out. Heck, a week ago today, OSU woke up in seventh but in position to claim second IF they won out. Of course, that would require sweeping five games, all against ranked teams, with three coming on the road. If they beat us tonight, then lose one or both of their remaining games, should they feel like they let a sure thing slip away? There were plenty of us who were hoping for a second place finish, and it certainly was attainable. But even had we beaten KSU, it was far from a given, with three games remaining against very good teams in six games to close the season.

There are seven teams ranging from great to very good in this league. Whoever finishes sixth and seventh will still be among the top 15-20 teams in the country. Finishing seventh sucks because it means an extra game in KC. Other than that, there isn’t much difference between second and sixth.
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I took into account our path vs others. We definitely had the "easier" path according to a lot of folks on this board. I might add at the time, we were ranked 7th in the country while our opposition wasn't ranked at all...except horns.

Even going 3-1 (which is what I thought would happened) we'd be 2nd or 3rd. I disagree with your view that 2-7 are basically the same...especially at this point. WV/KU are both playing much better ball while OU seems to be slipping.

But that is what this board is about...everyone has an opinion, everyone has valid points to their arguments.
 
Now the sixth seed for the conference tournament. Good thing is it looks like we will get Texas or tech in first round.
 
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