IMPACT GAMES THREAD
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People make fun, but given Rutgers' absolutely massive alumni base the "sleeping giant" is very, very real. You can see it any time we have any modicum of success. Sustained success will bring attention at the highest levels.
Bubbly Games for 2/12
Alabama at Auburn
Illinois St at Northern Iowa
The Citadel at East Tennessee St
Xavier at Butler
Providence at St John's
George Mason at VCU
Iowa St at Oklahoma
Big Ten Games
Michigan at Northwestern (get them into Q1)
Rutgers Opponent Games
Canisius at Niagara
Stephen F Austin at Texas A&M CC
Clemson at Pittsburgh
Creighton at Seton Hall
Lafayette at Army
Alabama at Auburn
Illinois St at Northern Iowa
The Citadel at East Tennessee St
Xavier at Butler
Providence at St John's
George Mason at VCU
Iowa St at Oklahoma
Big Ten Games
Michigan at Northwestern (get them into Q1)
Rutgers Opponent Games
Canisius at Niagara
Stephen F Austin at Texas A&M CC
Clemson at Pittsburgh
Creighton at Seton Hall
Lafayette at Army
One excellent result for tonight
VCU the 3rd projected A10 school suffered a crushing Quad 4 loss at home to George Mason. They were my last team in the field but this loss boots them out and its going to be tough for them to get back in
also Xavier lost to Butler. They have that win over SHU and still in the field but they are in the 10/11 spots
Alabama loses to Auburn in Ot....Bama's chances remain extremely slim
Florida over Texas AM to avoid a slip up
Oklahoma won big on the road at Iowa State.
Houston survives at South Florida.
Richmond took care of La Salle and may have replaced VCU in the field
St Johns took care of Providence. I think its safe to say we have turned the lights out officially on the Friars' chances
Lafayette lost to Army
Pitt loses to Clemson...so no good there
SHU loses to Creighton, definitely not good
SF Austin and Niagara win so thats good
while not a direct impact, Ga Tech upsets Louisville so that will drop the ACC profile a bit
VCU the 3rd projected A10 school suffered a crushing Quad 4 loss at home to George Mason. They were my last team in the field but this loss boots them out and its going to be tough for them to get back in
also Xavier lost to Butler. They have that win over SHU and still in the field but they are in the 10/11 spots
Alabama loses to Auburn in Ot....Bama's chances remain extremely slim
Florida over Texas AM to avoid a slip up
Oklahoma won big on the road at Iowa State.
Houston survives at South Florida.
Richmond took care of La Salle and may have replaced VCU in the field
St Johns took care of Providence. I think its safe to say we have turned the lights out officially on the Friars' chances
Lafayette lost to Army
Pitt loses to Clemson...so no good there
SHU loses to Creighton, definitely not good
SF Austin and Niagara win so thats good
while not a direct impact, Ga Tech upsets Louisville so that will drop the ACC profile a bit
Bubbly Games for 2/12 RECAP
Alabama at Auburn => AUBURN
Illinois St at Northern Iowa => NORTHERN IOWA
The Citadel at East Tennessee St => EAST TENNESSEE ST
Xavier at Butler => BUTLER
Providence at St John's => STJOHN'S
George Mason at VCU => GEORGE MASON
Iowa St at Oklahoma => OKLAHOMA
4-3 for the good guys
Big Ten Games
Michigan at Northwestern (get them into Q1) => MICHIGAN
Rutgers Opponent Games
Canisius at Niagara => NIAGARA
Stephen F Austin at Texas A&M CC => STEPHEN F AUSTIN
Clemson at Pittsburgh => CLEMSON
Creighton at Seton Hall => CREIGHTON
Lafayette at Army => ARMY
Alabama at Auburn => AUBURN
Illinois St at Northern Iowa => NORTHERN IOWA
The Citadel at East Tennessee St => EAST TENNESSEE ST
Xavier at Butler => BUTLER
Providence at St John's => STJOHN'S
George Mason at VCU => GEORGE MASON
Iowa St at Oklahoma => OKLAHOMA
4-3 for the good guys
Big Ten Games
Michigan at Northwestern (get them into Q1) => MICHIGAN
Rutgers Opponent Games
Canisius at Niagara => NIAGARA
Stephen F Austin at Texas A&M CC => STEPHEN F AUSTIN
Clemson at Pittsburgh => CLEMSON
Creighton at Seton Hall => CREIGHTON
Lafayette at Army => ARMY
Bubbly Games for 2/13
Iowa at Indiana
Washington at USC
Wichita St at UCF
Rutgers Opponent Games
Bryant at Sacred Heart
Drexel at William & Mary
NJIT at Lipscomb
Iowa at Indiana
Washington at USC
Wichita St at UCF
Rutgers Opponent Games
Bryant at Sacred Heart
Drexel at William & Mary
NJIT at Lipscomb
Bryant loses again..remember peeps here tried to say they were good...no
NJIT loses to Lipscomb
Drexel loses to Bill and Mary
so 0-3 our non conference opponents continue to flounder
Wichita State routed UCF so they are staying in the field
Cincy went to OT to beat Memphis....probably all but ends any hope Memphis has who will need to run the table the rest of the year. Cincy meanwhile may have played themselves back into the field for now
Indiana up on Iowa so this going to be a quality win that was much needed
Key game to watch is Washington up early on USC
NJIT loses to Lipscomb
Drexel loses to Bill and Mary
so 0-3 our non conference opponents continue to flounder
Wichita State routed UCF so they are staying in the field
Cincy went to OT to beat Memphis....probably all but ends any hope Memphis has who will need to run the table the rest of the year. Cincy meanwhile may have played themselves back into the field for now
Indiana up on Iowa so this going to be a quality win that was much needed
Key game to watch is Washington up early on USC
Don't think they're getting 6. They might not even get 5. Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and Arizona St are the only 4 in at this point.
I think USC is probably in and with Stanford’s loss one of the first four out.
11 is looking more and more likely for the Big Ten; one of Minnesota/Indiana + the other obvious 10.
RECAP
Bubbly Games for 2/13
Iowa at Indiana => INDIANA
Washington at USC => USC
Wichita St at UCF => WICHITA ST
0-3 for the good guys
Rutgers Opponent Games
Bryant at Sacred Heart => SACRED HEART
Drexel at William & Mary => WILLIAM & MARY
NJIT at Lipscomb => LIPSCOMB
Bubbly Games for 2/13
Iowa at Indiana => INDIANA
Washington at USC => USC
Wichita St at UCF => WICHITA ST
0-3 for the good guys
Rutgers Opponent Games
Bryant at Sacred Heart => SACRED HEART
Drexel at William & Mary => WILLIAM & MARY
NJIT at Lipscomb => LIPSCOMB
I still have Stanford in for now. They probably are on the 11 line now. Wins over Oregon and Oklahoma but they are desperate need of wins. Lost 6 of 7, they are playing their way out.
Utah lost to Oregon State and i think they are done for. From the nether regions i suppose at 15-9;and a sweep of Oregon and a couple of other quality conference wins, Oregon State has arrived on the bubble
Oregon State is in the "tiny sliver of hope group" along with schools like South Carolina, St John's, Texas, Syracuse
I would say better than that...2 wins over Oregon, wins over Arizona and Colorado..4 quad 1 wins, 2 of them on the road. Their big negative is 3 Q3 losses but they have better wins than most currently projected out
Next 5-6 games for Oregon State offers potential for a chance...
Hosting Colorado, at Arizona, at ASU, at Oregon, hosting Stanford & Cal.
Must have all 3 home games and a win at Arizona or Oregon would be ideal. At 15-9, they'd be 19-11 in the Pac 12.....not likely going to be enough unless they made Pac 12 tournament final.
Who do you have as the obvious 10? Couldn't be Rutgers, the experts say they have no chance.:Wink::cool2:
Enjoy The Journey:Hammer Nails:
Damn I love this time of year, and doubly so now that RU is in the mix. Many reasons to keep tabs on the entire college hoops landscape, and I’ll be that much more tuned in to the eventual March Madness bracket teams. Fun times.
2/15
Bubbly Games
#54 Notre Dame (15-9, 6-7) at #6 Duke (21-3, 11-2)
#9 Arizona (17-7, 7-4) at #33 Stanford (16-8, 5-6)
#55 Georgetown (14-10, 4-7) at #12 Butler (19-6, 7-5)
#27 LSU (18-6, 9-2) at #39 Alabama (13-11, 5-6)
#237 Saint Joseph's (4-20, 0-11) at #34 Rhode Island (18-6, 10-2)
#147 Vanderbilt (9-15, 1-10) at #38 Florida (15-9, 7-4)
#64 Tennessee (14-10, 6-5) at #66 South Carolina (15-9, 7-4)
#43 VCU (17-7, 7-4) at #52 Richmond (18-6, 8-3)
#29 Purdue (14-11, 7-7) at #23 Ohio St (16-8, 6-7)
#35 Northern Iowa (22-3, 11-2) at #102 Loyola Chicago (17-9, 9-4)
#45 Oklahoma (16-8, 6-5) at #4 Kansas (21-3, 10-1)
#56 Virginia (16-7, 8-5) at #95 North Carolina (10-14, 3-10)
#51 Mississippi St (15-9, 6-5) at #42 Arkansas (16-8, 4-7)
#113 Pacific (20-8, 8-4) at #37 Saint Mary's (19-6, 7-4)
Other Big Ten Games
#8 Maryland (20-4, 10-3) at #11 Michigan St (17-8, 9-5)
#31 Wisconsin (14-10, 7-6) at #167 Nebraska (7-17, 2-11)
#150 Northwestern (6-17, 1-12) at #18 Penn St (19-5, 9-4)
Rutgers Opponent Games
#246 Bryant (12-13, 4-8) at #350 Central Connecticut (2-24, 1-12)
#216 Drexel (13-13, 6-7) at #279 Elon (8-18, 5-9)
#314 NJIT (7-17, 4-7) at #57 Liberty (23-3, 9-2)
#5 Dayton (22-2, 11-0) at #170 Massachusetts (10-14, 4-7)
#92 Pittsburgh (15-10, 6-8) at #78 Virginia Tech (14-10, 5-8)
#15 Seton Hall (18-6, 10-2) at #63 Providence (13-12, 6-6)
#213 Lafayette (15-9, 7-6) at #342 Holy Cross (3-23, 2-11)
Bubbly Games
#54 Notre Dame (15-9, 6-7) at #6 Duke (21-3, 11-2)
#9 Arizona (17-7, 7-4) at #33 Stanford (16-8, 5-6)
#55 Georgetown (14-10, 4-7) at #12 Butler (19-6, 7-5)
#27 LSU (18-6, 9-2) at #39 Alabama (13-11, 5-6)
#237 Saint Joseph's (4-20, 0-11) at #34 Rhode Island (18-6, 10-2)
#147 Vanderbilt (9-15, 1-10) at #38 Florida (15-9, 7-4)
#64 Tennessee (14-10, 6-5) at #66 South Carolina (15-9, 7-4)
#43 VCU (17-7, 7-4) at #52 Richmond (18-6, 8-3)
#29 Purdue (14-11, 7-7) at #23 Ohio St (16-8, 6-7)
#35 Northern Iowa (22-3, 11-2) at #102 Loyola Chicago (17-9, 9-4)
#45 Oklahoma (16-8, 6-5) at #4 Kansas (21-3, 10-1)
#56 Virginia (16-7, 8-5) at #95 North Carolina (10-14, 3-10)
#51 Mississippi St (15-9, 6-5) at #42 Arkansas (16-8, 4-7)
#113 Pacific (20-8, 8-4) at #37 Saint Mary's (19-6, 7-4)
Other Big Ten Games
#8 Maryland (20-4, 10-3) at #11 Michigan St (17-8, 9-5)
#31 Wisconsin (14-10, 7-6) at #167 Nebraska (7-17, 2-11)
#150 Northwestern (6-17, 1-12) at #18 Penn St (19-5, 9-4)
Rutgers Opponent Games
#246 Bryant (12-13, 4-8) at #350 Central Connecticut (2-24, 1-12)
#216 Drexel (13-13, 6-7) at #279 Elon (8-18, 5-9)
#314 NJIT (7-17, 4-7) at #57 Liberty (23-3, 9-2)
#5 Dayton (22-2, 11-0) at #170 Massachusetts (10-14, 4-7)
#92 Pittsburgh (15-10, 6-8) at #78 Virginia Tech (14-10, 5-8)
#15 Seton Hall (18-6, 10-2) at #63 Providence (13-12, 6-6)
#213 Lafayette (15-9, 7-6) at #342 Holy Cross (3-23, 2-11)
Tex Tech lost at OSU..thats a bad loss for them
Arky loses at home to Mississippi St in a battle of out bubbles so MSU stays alive
Arky loses at home to Mississippi St in a battle of out bubbles so MSU stays alive
Kentucky is like a 5 seed..its not great of win. Ole Miss is 83 in the net. They have a win over Penn St and Fla but 5-7 sec even with the win...non conference sos of 225
More of a concern would be Gtown beating Butler. Its tied midway through the 2nd
#5 Louisville lost by 15 at 13-12 Clemson today. Stuff like that happens. What you don't see often is at one point Louisville was shooting 6-38 or 16%.
