OU and the Bubble...

[Eielson]

Also, speaking of flawed analogies, your Seahawks one takes the prize. To the extent anyone doesn't think they deserved it, the premise would be that they got lucky to make it by virtue of playing in a terrible division in which no one could finish better than 7-9. By comparison, OU is a team who will finish with a bad record in one of the best conferences in the country. It's not like we are talking about a team who is 5-10 in the Missouri Valley.

As I stated in the original response, "All comparisons have flaws, but you missed the mark by a country mile on this one." I've already admitted my analogy is imperfect, but you can't even accurately critique my analogy. This 5-10 MVC talk is almost as ludicrous as your original analogy. The Seahawks went 4-2 in the NFC West, so maybe you should leave analogies alone from now on.

Also, saying this team is lucky but deserving of an NCAA Tournament bid is pretty much agreeing with those you're arguing with, so there's really no point in continuing. Nobody is saying the other equally bad bubble teams should get in above us. We've simply stated that this team is not of the same quality usually set forth for an NCAA tournament team. No team has ever gotten in at 6-12, so if that happens, it will no longer even be opinion.

 

[BCSooners]

If OU gets in it will be because of their brutal schedule and winning enough games to prove they belong. The Seahawks & Patriots comparison don’t match up because the NFL criteria is different than the NFL. Seahawks would be a best team in a terrible conference getting the automatic bid.

 

[Eielson]

If OU gets in it will be because of their brutal schedule and winning enough games to prove they belong. The Seahawks & Patriots comparison don’t match up because the NFL criteria is different than the NFL. Seahawks would be a best team in a terrible conference getting the automatic bid.

THIS is an appropriate critique of the analogy. Well done.

 

[WichitaSooner]

THIS is an appropriate critique of the analogy. Well done.

Man I'm jealous, one day I aspire to get your approval when it comes to analogies. You're the master, Socrates!

 

[Ghost of Gar Heard]

i was very wrong about the move of Cousins to PG ..

Most of us were, right? That really worked out well.

 

[WichitaSooner]

St. John's lost at home to Xavier tonight.

 

[Soonerinkc]

stating the obvious but if we can't win more than wv it won't mean jack...my opinion...

 

[Max Power]

St. John's lost at home to Xavier tonight.

Bracket Matrix has them on the 9 line with us and Xavier is 83 in the Net. Isn't that a Quad 3 loss?

 

[Eielson]

Most of us were, right? That really worked out well.

I thought it was an awful move, and I'm honestly still a little confused by it. Even in his senior year, when I knew he was shooting >40% for his third consecutive year, I never felt like he was a great 3 point shooter. And there was something about the way he dribbled the ball that always made me uncomfortable. Despite the fact that I knew Woodard coughed it up just as much or more statistically, I always wanted the ball in Woodard's hands instead late in games.

 

[skyvue]

Even in his senior year, when I knew he was shooting >40% for his third consecutive year, I never felt like he was a great 3 point shooter.

My head is spinning a little bit.

 

[stormspencer]

Bracket Matrix has them on the 9 line with us and Xavier is 83 in the Net. Isn't that a Quad 3 loss?

Yes, it is a Quad-3 loss for the time being. But Xavier has been on a tear the last two weeks with wins @Seton Hall, vs. Nova, and now @St Johns. They may crack the top 75 in the NET if they win this weekend.....and that would make it a Quad-2 loss in that case for St. Johns.

 

[Eielson]

My head is spinning a little bit.

His stroke wasn't half as pretty as Booker's. But it worked.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Arizona State blown out at Oregon late last night.

 

[stormspencer]

Arizona State blown out at Oregon late last night.

Wow....I just saw the score to that. But as mediocre/bad as Oregon has been this year, that's still just a quad-1 loss for ASU.

 

[stormspencer]

I expect some bubble casualties this weekend. I've listed bubble teams playing this weekend from the 8/9 seed down:
Washington: @Stanford (tmrw)
Ole Miss: @Arkansas
Cuse: @ Wake
St. Johns: @Depaul (tmrw)
Ohio State: @Purdue
VCU: @ Richmond
Florida: Georgia
NC State: @Florida St.
Texas: Iowa St.
TCU: Texas Tech
UCF: @Houston
Arizona St: @Oregon State
Bama: LSU
Minnesota: bye
Temple: Tulane
Utah State: Nevada
Seton Hall: @Georgetown
Clemson: North Carolina
St. Mary's: Gonzaga
Butler: @Nova

 

[Max Power]

Well we need to pull our heads out of our you know what's or the Bubble doesn't matter for us

 

[stormspencer]

NC State, Ole Miss and Bama all have lost. Cuse wins. Ohio State down 28 at half....yikes. Texas up 12 at half on Iowa State.

 

[Max Power]

And we have gone from down 8 to up 14. Let's just play + 22 from the start this half and leave no doubt

 

[Sooner81]

If we are 7-11 do we make it? I think we can beat KU but not KSU on the road. Do we need to beat KU and then win one in the tourney?

 

[Max Power]

Indiana beat Michigan State
Texas beat Iowa state