we've had so many heartbreakers this season, but came up CLUTCH tonight. This impressive win def gives us a real chance.
Are we in?
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If that’s the case, we won’t make it. Does one or two wins make that much of a difference? I mean if lack of road wins over shadows the other parts of our resume, what would having two really do?
Blowout home wins vs top 25 should overshadow last minute road losses to Top 25..
Still in the committee’s hands though
Can not afford a klunker at Purdue
Still in the committee’s hands though
Can not afford a klunker at Purdue
Purdue sticking it to Iowa. People some how think they can still make it. Will need to beat Rutgers by alot
If we didn’t get in when the B1G is the best league and we are .500 in it Delany better murder someone.
Maybe this is where all of Pikiells kindness and complimenting everyone everywhere comes in handy. He is a great guy and people want to see people like that succeed. The committee puts us in!!!
I dunno why but i just have a gut feeling we end our road woes on Saturday
I'll call it likely but not definitely. After so many years, I won't believe it until I see the brackets on Selection Sunday. But another win makes it a lock.
Of course we''re in. The Big Ten Champion gets an automatic bid. Your not suggesting ....
Major style points beating the #9 team by double digits and looks great on the resume. Let’s beat Purdue for momentum, seeding and a quad 1 position in the Net.
The emphatic nature of this game seals it which obviously no one saw coming. A close win would have put RU in Dayton but because of the fashion of dominating a consensus 2 seed then they are firmly in the field.
We are an 8 or strong 9 after today. Three straight losses dropped us from that level to an 11/first four in. We’re in. Two losses aren’t dropping us lower than a 10/11. Book it. Bubble has been pretty kind.
Ceiling is a 6 if we get to B1G Finals (and if Myles is back there is a shot). Floor is an 11
Ceiling is a 6 if we get to B1G Finals (and if Myles is back there is a shot). Floor is an 11
We are not in ( yet ) so stop the insanity...We need at least 1 more win and preferably 2...can Pike get them to play at Purdue like they did tonite? ...We are a good team but if we thought Penn State was a B1G game Purdue this Saturday is our most important game of 2020... enjoy tonite guys and get the win on Saturday...GO RU !!!!!!
I think even those of us saying "in" will still feel nervous on Selection Sunday if we lose our next two. I will. So let's win Saturday and remove all doubt.
Our Kenpom is 29. Our NET is likely going to be top 30 as well. Is the field going to be less than 68 teams this year?
We're in. We destroyed 4 top 25 teams by 10+ points, including our biggest win tonight against a #9 team that many think is Final Four caliber. And every road loss in the B1G was under 10, except 1, including several that went down to the wire (and almost all of those were to top 25 teams or top 30 NET). We had one bad loss on a neutral court and we did have one road win in the B1G. Yes, a win against Purdue or in the B1G tourney would be great for seeding, but we're in.
would be tough to explain keeping a top 30 NET team out after the big wins we've had and the 500 league record in by far the best league.
I think the road win thing is overplayed by the media. Overall record is more important.
Don't forget, we have 20 conference games. The acc isn't. No .500 in league team in this conference isn't getting in the tourney. Especially having beat another top 10 team.
It's a lock. The only question is where we are seeded at this point. If you want to talk about a screw job, that's the focus.
It's a lock. The only question is where we are seeded at this point. If you want to talk about a screw job, that's the focus.
So your reasoning is 2-10 or 2-11 on the road compared to 1-11or 1-12 is a huge difference. Try for one second to find another team in the country that has beaten 4 ranked teams by double digits , and to boot an unranked team. There are no others except Rutgers. Let that sink in for a whole minute.
I think we are probably in; the only thing that worries me are the teams in other leagues that may go on a lucky run and win their tournaments and take our slot. If we either beat Purdue or win a game in the BIG 10 Tourney, we are a lock. Let's just leave no doubt.
Go RU!!
People who are saying we aren't in should be required to name the teams who are getting in over us. People saying we need two wins are out to lunch.