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  • #1

    Games Of Interest 3/2/05

    Well, here are some games of interest for Wednesday, March 2, 2005:

    UNI NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: WINS BY THESE TEAMS GOOD FOR US!

    Utah Valley State @ LONGWOOD (1-29...come on guys...you know you want to be 2-29!)
    Tulane @ CINCINNATI
    Ohio State @ IOWA
    Sam Houston State @ NORTHWESTERN STATE
    Bowling Green @ WESTERN MICHIGAN

    GAMES OF INTEREST: TEAMS WE NEED TO LOSE IN BOLD

    GEORGIA TECH (16-9) @ Wake Forest
    Mississippi @ LSU (17-8)
    MINNESOTA (19-9) @ Penn State
    South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (17-11)
    MEMPHIS (16-12) @ St. Louis
    UCONN @ GEORGETOWN (16-9)
    TEXAS A&M (18-7) @ Oklahoma State
    Rutgers @ NOTRE DAME (16-9)
    NC STATE (16-11) @ Virginia

    Any other teams we should be cheering against tonight?
    "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."
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    I for one will be rooting for THE Ohio State University.

    I don't trust the selection comittee, 18-19 wins they might put those Arse Clowns in. Go Buckeyes. Well that and I hate Iowa!

    As much as ISU winning has helped our RPI I am tired of it. We now need their spot in the Tournament. That and I did a really hot girl once that went to school at U of M in Columbia. GO MIZZOU!
    Last edited by jegbomb52; 03-02-2005, 09:35 AM. Reason: d
    Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:

    "White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."

    You stay classy Redbirds.

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    • #3
      Iowa's not getting in...

      with a 7-9 conference record! They would need to beat Ohio State and Michigan for that to happen. We need more RPI help, so we need our opponents to win tonight. Iowa will lose on Saturday at Michigan, but we need them to win tonight. This time of year...it's not about who we like...it's about who will help us get into the Dance.
      "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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      • #4
        I think ISU plays Missouri tonight too. I think we want ISU to win, and then lose on Saturday. Not 100% sure though. Regardless, a Mizzou win helps Creighton. I think a win at home for ISU is the best thing for us.
        The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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        • #5
          More games to note...

          Teams we want to lose in bold:

          Kent St. @ Miami (OH) either one would be nice, maybe a Kent St. loss would be better
          Buffalo @ Ohio
          Houston @ Marquette
          Oregon St. @ UCLA (3/3)

          We also want any of these teams to lose...

          UTEP ,West Virginia, Creighton ,Buffalo, Miami (both) , Virginia Tech, Houston ,Vanderbilt, Indiana ,Kent St., Minnesota ,Georgetown, George Wash. ,Maryland,
          Last edited by MiloCat; 03-02-2005, 12:20 PM.

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          • #6
            We'd rather see ISU win tonight at home, then lose on the road. If anything will keep them out, it's a bad road record. Get the RPI bonus with a win tonight, then nuke themselves at Boulder on Saturday.

            We also need to keep an eye on conference tournaments. We don't want too many locked teams in one bid leagues not winning their tournaments.

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            • #7
              A couple of points.

              I know a lot of people in this state like to compare teams in respect to the big dance, but it doesn't happen. The selection committee won't be saying "well should we take ISU or UNI or Iowa".

              I've heard a million times how many wins ISU has, yes it's not 20. But, they also have beaten 5 ranked teams, 2 of which were road games. They beat the #1 ranked RPI team on the road. These are the things the committee will look at besides total wins.

              I'm missing why at this stage we wouldn't want ISU and Iowa to win out? At this stage UNI's strongest point for making the big dance is RPI and the more ISU and Iowa win the stronger the RPI is? It's not like either of them making the big dance is going to directly bump UNI. I think UNI will either make it based on the RPI or not (this is not taking the conf tourney into account).

              I don't like the Hawks, but I want to see them win because it helps the RPI and it might just keep Steve around for another year, which is good.

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              • #8
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                65 spots in the bracket for UNI to get, Iowa gets in, there are 64. ISU gets in too, there are 63. Come on Ames Panther you are too smart to disregard simple math like that. I say don't even give them a chance.
                Illinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:

                "White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."

                You stay classy Redbirds.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by jegbomb52
                  65 spots in the bracket for UNI to get, Iowa gets in, there are 64. ISU gets in too, there are 63. Come on Ames Panther you are too smart to disregard simple math like that. I say don't even give them a chance.
                  I wish it were that simple. If they don't take ISU or Iowa they will find other BCS schools to take. It's really all about seats filled and more importantly eyes on the tv. In the real world UNI is fighting for a spot with other non-BCS conf schools. If the Big 11 was horrible and had only 1 team deserving of the big dance they would still stick 3 if not 4 teams in.

                  In the end if ISU had 19 wins vs. 18 and as a result of the 19 wins UNI's RPI was 5 higher, the 5 higher RPI would mean more to UNI getting in than 1 more win for ISU.

                  FYI, I'm only talking BCS with respect to conferences because everyone seems to know who/who BCS wise.

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                  • #10
                    I don't see why everyone is so worried. UNI is 21-9 overall on the season. I honestly think that we are in right now and to solidify it all we have to do is beat SMS, I know I know, That's harder than it seems but I know the guys can get it done against the bears.

                    On CBS SPortsline BEFORE the Wichita game they had us (UNI) projected as IN with a 12 seed along with Wichita (11 seed) and Southern(7 seed). So I think that UNI is in good shape.

                    I mean first off Wichita has lost five of the last six games and although we did only beat them by one point, we still beat them, at their place. That's my veiw on the situation. I'm just really really excited for this weekend, this is going to be the BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE. I can't wait.
                    The Original PURPLE Wig Guy........ GO PANTHERS
                    "You put some dumb red bird, a Hawkeye, and a Panther in a cage, and who do you think is going to win? The Panther would clearly rip the other two to shreds, eat them for dinner (although it would be a small meal for the monstrous beast) and spit out their feathers to make a pillow!"

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                    • #11
                      GP-

                      The thing you're missing is that those are "projections". They are looking at what we have done, and who we will be playing, and project us being in the Dance. We MUST win Saturday. Heck, we may have to win on Sunday. I've been saying that 23 wins gets us in for a while now, but we still have to win our game in front of us to get there. The reason we want ISU and UI to go .500 down the stretch is b/c they could bump us out of the dance. Right now the Big 12 has 5 locks right now, IMO, and I would like to see ISU/TAMU not get in b/c it could mean they bump UNI out. Now, I would love to see UNI and ISU both in the Dance, but UNI's my priority!!! (I think you can understand that, Ames....nothing against the Clones, just Panthers are tops for me)

                      But, 21 wins doesn't usually get "mid major" schools in the dance like a 21 win BCS school would. In fact, I think there will be some 18 win BCS schools that will get in over 21+ win "mid major" schools.
                      The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                      • #12
                        Not In...

                        I'm sorry... I don't think UNI can make the NCAA tournament unless they make it to the MVC championship game. The selection committe would rather have teams from the "BCS" conferences then teams from "Mid-major" conferences. This is how they have done it in the past and I don't see them doing things any different this year. Alot of people believe that if you play in a "BCS" conference you must be better then any team playing in a "mid-major" conference. I love my Panthers... but 21 or 22 wins just isn't enough.

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                        • #13
                          UNI's NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS

                          Last night, UNI's non-conference opponents went 5-1, the only loss coming from Longwood, who lost to Utah Valley State 54-50. All other UNI opponents got it done and helped raise UNI's RPI to #31. Let's go CATS! UNI's game with MSU this Saturday keeps getting bigger and bigger.


                          LONGWOOD L
                          CINCINNATI W
                          IOWA W
                          IOWA STATE W
                          NORTHWESTERN STATE W
                          WESTERN MICHIGAN W

                          Also, some bubble teams lost last night, Memphis lost to St. Louis, Georgetown lost to UCONN, Georgia Tech lost to Wake Forest. There are others I'm sure, but that's the extent of my knowledge this morning!
                          "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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                          • #14
                            New York Sun article including the Panthers:
                            Vercel Security Checkpoint
                            http://www.nysun.com/article/10051
                            The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                            • #15
                              Thanks for the link Bone. I definitely like this writer's opinion.

                              Listed as a probable to get into the Tournament:

                              Northern Iowa (21-9, 11-7 MVC) They're only tied for third in the Missouri Valley, but the Panthers probably nailed down a bid when they beat Wichita State on a 3-pointer at the buzzer Monday night. With a one-sided victory over Iowa State, and close road losses to no. 22 Cincinnati and Iowa, it would be unprecedented for a team like UNI to be left out.

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