2016-17 Bracketology

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

I think the last part of RF post is the most relevant. I think if Richmond had won. they would of slated VCU and Dayton with one more slot labeled for A10 champion. Now I think it is a first four slot labeled A10 loser and a second slot on the 9-10 line with A10 champ. the committee isn't going to want to rewrite the whole thing, and this minimizes that.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 7 years ago

if Richmond had won they would have stolen the last spot from URI

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 7 years ago

With that beautifully executed destruction of the kitties, Rhody jumped up 11 points to 41 in KenPom!

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 7 years ago

It really was immaculate

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 7 years ago

I expect us to be in, win or lose tomorrow...unless we look horrible and get blown out by VCU. I certainly don't expect that to happen with the way we're playing now.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 7 years ago

ATPTourFan wrote:With that beautifully executed destruction of the kitties, Rhody jumped up 11 points to 41 in KenPom!

As long as we don't slide way back tomorrow, that number should lock us in. I thought that was our one weak spot.

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

IF we don't win the A10 we are the first or second question the CBS crew asks the Committee Chair- why are they/aren't they in. the computers have generally liked us this year, what it comes down to is some of the subjective stuff of who did you beat, when did you beat them, and do we like you now? The human part of the committee.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

The way we've played since we lost to Fordham should be a deciding factor....we aren't hanging on, we are coming on......

and I don't see us playing poorly tomorrow....although I'll bet the committee will be watching us along with a national audience.

The way VCU plays...aggressive...ensures that we will return the favor.....just have to make shots...especially make a decent % of 3's and good FT shooting.

We shouldn't be out of gas....nobody played big minutes today, unlike some of VCU's players.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 7 years ago

VCU wins their games by out-toughing their opponents. Does any rational human being think that we're getting out-toughed tomorrow?

Last time the Rams danced I wasn't born. Can't wait to hear our name called at the Selection Show.

thEComeback

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

Joe wrote:VCU wins their games by out-toughing their opponents. Does any rational human being think that we're getting out-toughed tomorrow?

Last time the Rams danced I wasn't born. Can't wait to hear our name called at the Selection Show.

thEComeback

I am by far not the oldest ram on this board, but this comment still hurts...

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

Joe wrote:VCU wins their games by out-toughing their opponents. Does any rational human being think that we're getting out-toughed tomorrow?

Last time the Rams danced I wasn't born. Can't wait to hear our name called at the Selection Show.

thEComeback

hell to the FUCK yes. You never know what you are going to get from this team from deep or from the FT line, but you know you're going to get toughness and defense. We play with so much emotion and confidence, we already beat them once, I LOVE our chances.

Last time the Rams danced I was 10, 11, and 12. My chief concerns centered around who we had available in the neighborhood for manhunt that night, and who's house we would go over to play madden on our playstation. I didn't think it would be until I was married with a house and a dog and ON MY 30TH BIRTHDAY that I would have a chance to see this again.

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 7 years ago

VCU likes to bully teams...bad news for them is we're the bigger bully. It won us the game before.

Hass and Terrell feed off of physical play.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

uri -1 tomorrow that is the current line

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

In addition to pulling for Middle Tennessee who is in a battle right now, a Duke win would help our RPI as well.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Cool I am pulling for the Dookies plus I bet them also

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 7 years ago

So, we're favored over one of the teams in our conference that is already in. And we just blew out the team that eliminated the other team in our conference that is already in. Before RPI and all that other crap they use now, we'd already be in too because of what we've done the last few weeks.

KillSteenKill · Unread post by **KillSteenKill** » 7 years ago

Its funny Bill Koch was all gloom and doom about our at large chances 24 hours ago even if we lost in the championship game but I get where he was coming from.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Here come the Marshall Thundering Herd aka the bid stealers could be taking our dream away

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

reef wrote:Here come the Marshall Thundering Herd aka the bid stealers could be taking our dream away

We control our dream

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

Fully acknowledging we control our own fate, Marshall is having a melt down right now. key player just fouled out, and coach got a T.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

urirx wrote:Fully acknowledging we control our own fate, Marshall is having a melt down right now. key player just fouled out, and coach got a T.

Such an obvious and terrible block too. If you have four fouls with 5 minutes to go why are you even trying to draw a charge...nevermind being so terrible at it?

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 7 years ago

Middle Tennessee state wins!! no bid stealers left

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

The committee likely knows tonight weather we are playing for a bid tomorrow or we are already in . Tough for us fans though

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

It's all in our hands now.......or the committee's if we don't get it done tomorrow.

Win.....100% in....obvious call of the century......

Lose.....60% chance we're in......nervous Nellie time.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Right the committee can stick it right to us and if that happens we will vent about it tomorrow on the board

Bigsnoop · Unread post by **Bigsnoop** » 7 years ago

The bubble completely collapsed this year. URI is in regardless of what happens, but I fully expect you guys to beat VCU. The at large are already selected. My hunch is the winner tomorrow gets a 9 or 10 seed, and the loser gets an 11th.

Congratulations.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

Bigsnoop wrote:The bubble completely collapsed this year. URI is in regardless of what happens, but I fully expect you guys to beat VCU. The at large are already selected. My hunch is the winner tomorrow gets a 9 or 10 seed, and the loser gets an 11th.

Congratulations.

I'll take you at your word snoop

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

Today was the best single day in URI basketball in the past 18 years. Absolute ass kicking handed out in the A10 semifinals and every break rpi and bubble wise went our way.

Tomorrow could make today only the 2nd best day in 18 years

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

Just saw that Lunardi has us playing Syracuse in the play in game, and the winner gets.......drumroll please.......Cincy.

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

Blue Man wrote:Today was the best single day in URI basketball in the past 18 years. Absolute ass kicking handed out in the A10 semifinals and every break rpi and bubble wise went our way.

Tomorrow could make today only the 2nd best day in 18 years

From your fingertips to god's email...and that he reads them on Sundays..

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Just saw that Lunardi has us playing Syracuse in the play in game, and the winner gets.......drumroll please.......Cincy.

I thought you couldn't repeat people until the round of 32? or did they change that rule when they added the first four?

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

Not going to happen anyway....we are going to be a 10 seed after winning tomorrow.....

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Just saw that Lunardi has us playing Syracuse in the play in game, and the winner gets.......drumroll please.......Cincy.

Lunardi is in the extreme minority of bracketologists who even have Syracuse in the field.

He's far from accurate.

That resume, neutral/road record, and a first round tournament loss is bad.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Who does Lunardi have as his first 2 out ?? USC and Illinois State ??

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Not going to happen anyway....we are going to be a 10 seed after winning tomorrow.....

Actually, I agree we are probably a 10 seed tomorrow if/when we win. the 12 and 11 seeds are full of lower level auto bids (UVM type) certainly able to win a game, but not above a conference with an at large team in it. and I can't see any of those 4 BE teams that are bubble pushing us down the line to an 11

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

reef wrote:Who does Lunardi have as his first 2 out ?? USC and Illinois State ??

Yes. he has stuck by cuse when less then 25% of bracket folks have kept them as of this mornings update

Bigsnoop · Unread post by **Bigsnoop** » 7 years ago

The problem is there are only about 66 worthy teams, and a Syracuse, USC, Cal, Vandy, or Illinois State type will fill the last spot or two.

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

Bigsnoop wrote:The problem is there are only about 66 worthy teams, and a Syracuse, USC, Cal, Vandy, or Illinois State type will fill the last spot or two.

I had to pick two from that list it is Vandy and Ill state. Vandy #1 SOS,SEC smart kids, and big wins just is going to make them the first 15 lose At large. and I always want to reward the non high major conferences.

I will fully admit that after watching the Pac12 tourney this week, and listening to Bill walton's homerism that makes Dickie V look neutral towards the ACC, I can't support USC or especially Cal.

*assumption URI is in ahead of all these teams

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

The one thing that's potentially crushing, is that if we lose tomorrow, the worst that can happen is that we are the 1st team out.....no way could we fall any lower than that.

But that would be crushing to say the least...we can NOT let that even be a possibility.

The overall number one seed in the NIT sounds great, but it's not...no way no how.

giovanni · Unread post by **giovanni** » 7 years ago

PeteRI · Unread post by **PeteRI** » 7 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Just saw that Lunardi has us playing Syracuse in the play in game, and the winner gets.......drumroll please.......Cincy.

This is the first time in my life that I have spent more than a nanosecond perusing online chat boards for information on bracketology. And I am not a young man.

But I am mystified that a play-by-play guy for St. Joseph's Aspirin for Children is the Oracle of Postseason Prognostication. In other words, what I am trying to say is:

FUCK THIS LUNARDI CHARACTER

(And he's even more of a dweeb than I imagined:

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 7 years ago

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

Wait, so maybe I am reading too much into this, but wouldn't the only "contingency" then be if we win and get the auto bid? Otherwise they don't have us in?

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

I don't like the sound of that. That could mean if we lose, they have another team taking our place.

Ours is the only game involving a bubble team. Who knows? Maybe even VCU's bid is in question if they lose, although with their numbers I doubt it.

I get the feeling we have to win. Syracuse or USC gets in if we don't.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

Right, we are the only bubble team still playing, so the only contingency they could need is if we win and take a spot that they do not have us in right now.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 7 years ago

as in yale beats penn, arkansas beats kentucky, uri moves from first 4 to auto

lots of different scenarios

all of which would effect seeding

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

twisted3829 wrote:as in yale beats penn, arkansas beats kentucky, uri moves from first 4 to auto

lots of different scenarios

all of which would effect seeding

Ok, thank you for talking me off the ledge here. I am getting paranoid.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

Yeah there are other scenarios....but you can't help feeling a little uneasy.

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 7 years ago

I'm choosing to read it in the positive manner. That we're already in, it's only our seeding that will be determined based on the outcome of our game. Of course I have nothing to base that on other than an excessive amount of beer and the fear of the other side of the coin.

urirx · Unread post by **urirx** » 7 years ago

as much as this bubble ride isn't exactly the best, there is a lot of Keaney Blue at the top of all the sports websites right now. Can't hate everybody talking about URI

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