USM RPI drops 53 spots after loss.

[Hanmudog]

That has got to be a record after a single loss. They went from 4 to 57 after losing to Canisius.

 

[RebelBruiser]

That's what you get with the RPI early in the season, especially with a team like USM that only had 6 games calculated into their formula before last night.

 

[Hanmudog]

Most teams are at least 12 games deep into their schedule and USM only had 5 D-1 games prior to last night. It is not like we are still in the first week or so of the season. I wonder if Eustachy has found a way to cheat on the RPI by scheduling the NAIA schools rather than D-1 cupcakes. Even an rpi of 57 is still too high for them.

 

[Paper Dog]

Then the rest of the fall took place after Tuesday night's disaster

 

[OEMDawg]

When Eustachy is in the 6th year on the job and still playing 2 NAIA opponents, he's telling the 10 USM fans that he doesn't give a **** about making the Big Dance. My question is does he have some kind of pay incentive when he reaches 20 wins because there is no excuse for them to be playing all the cupcakes and creampuffs that he plays every year. I understand that Memphis has dominated that conference, but at least UAB is attempting to put up a fight and has had some success of their own. USM is just pathetic and is doing nothing to change.

 

[8dog]

USM basketball may be the worst job out there.

 

[RebelBruiser]

Most teams are at least 12 games deep into their schedule and USM only had 5 D-1 games prior to last night. It is not like we are still in the first week or so of the season. I wonder if Eustachy has found a way to cheat on the RPI by scheduling the NAIA schools rather than D-1 cupcakes. Even an rpi of 57 is still too high for them.

You're probably right, but that's why the RPI is out there. It's supposed to give you a good measure by the end of the year. They may avoid counting some OOC games, but they won't be able to fool the RPI after they've had 25 or 26 games thrown in. If they go 14-2 in CUSA, they may maintain a high RPI, but I doubt they do that.

 

[patdog]

And it's not just the NCAA tournament he's telling his 10 fans he doesn't give a **** about. His schedule is so weak he can't even get in the NIT with 20 wins.

 

[DowntownDawg]

...and we'll drop more than that after Valley since they are 327 out of 347 and 79 spots below Centenary.

 

[Hanmudog]

...and we'll drop more than that after Valley since they are 327 out of 347 and 79 spots below Centenary.

WKU and San Diego have decent RPIs and if we can will those on the road then we should get a boost.

 

[DowntownDawg]

...better bring it Rick.

 

[Dawg in a pile]

...better bring it Rick.

All games are must win games for Stansbury.

 

[maroonmania]

RPI killer before we even schedule them. We would be much better off to schedule a non-Div 1 team that doesn't even factor into RPI than to play MS Valley.

 

[Hanmudog]

RPI killer before we even schedule them. We would be much better off to schedule a non-Div 1 team that doesn't even factor into RPI than to play MS Valley.

Is it better to play NAIA teams that don't hurt your SOS or RPI than to play bad D1 schools? That is a flaw in the RPI that needs to be worked out.

 

[patdog]

Why not play someone with an RPI of 150-200 if we're looking for an easy home win. And yes, I know that didn't work out so well with Rider, but I doubt even a loss to Rider would hurt the RPI much worse than a win against MVSU.

 

[Hanmudog]

I don't fault us for scheduling MVSU because everyone plays a couple of awful teams. I think even Kansas played Jackson State or someone like that. The key is to balance that out with good RPI teams. We tried that with UCLA but they absolutely blow this year and that has hurt us. Overall our non conference schedule has been much better this year.

 

[615dawg]

but it is better to play a 50-100 type team on the road every once and a while. A road win counts more and a road loss hurts you less. If we sweep WKU and San Diego, we should have an RPI around 30 heading into SEC play. We'd be a top 15 team right now if we didn't lose to Rider, and top 7 or 8 if we were undefeated. The Pomeroy ratings expects us to go 13-3 in SEC play and be favored to win 15 of our 16 SEC games. We have a chance at a top 4 NCAA seed if we can do that.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

USM basketball may be the worst job out there.

The fan support is horrendous and the Reed Green Coliseum is a complete dump. They still have bleachers filling up most of their stadium. I don't think they are as bad as they used to be but the program is a complete waste.

Eastachy needs to count his blessings that someone actually gave him a second chance. I think he is a good coach but its hard to recruit good talent to play at a place like USM.

 

[o_riverdawg]

They'll probably drop 50 more spots.

 

[patdog]

North Florida comes in with a 1-7 record (only win vs. Savannah St.) and goes 3-0 in the tournament to win it.