Would we be on the bubble....

[UNI]

IF we beat Indiana State and Evansville? We would be on a 10 game winning streak with only 9 losses. Ugh. What could've been....

[ubuntuCAT]

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IF we beat Indiana State and Evansville? We would be on a 10 game winning streak with only 9 losses. Ugh. What could've been....

Yes, 2 buckets combined would have done it.

[06panther10]

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Absolutely. In fact, we would be on the right side of the bubble, and we would be in first place in the Valley.

A couple missed FT's against E'ville at home, a couple flukey shots @Evansville, and the BS call made against ISU on the road. Ugh, sickening to think of, but I'm trying hard not to look back at that stuff because we are playing some fantastic basketball right now.

[GoPanthers85]

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I looked at the chat with Joe Lunardi and here is his comment on UNI:

Imagine that Northern Iowa wins out the remaining 4 regular season games and then loses to WSU in the Valley title game. Enough of a finish to get at large? (assume they beat the BlueJays in the semifinals)
Joe Lunardi (3:17 PM)

Would be very, very close. One worry: I've come to think the week-early MVC tournament is a negative for the league's bubble teams. There's almost been an "out of sight, out of mind" effect.

[9YRPLAN]

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Well thats the second credible source that thinks we have a chance.

[GoPanthers85]

Re: Would we be on the bubble....

Well thats the second credible source that thinks we have a chance.

You do know he is talking about UNI and not Iowa, right?

[achrist70]

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That's also an honest response to, I think the week early tourney while giving the conference more exposure with the national TV game, also hurts teams on the bubble, and hurts team with the week long layoff if they get into the tourney.

[CyCarp]

Re: Would we be on the bubble....

I looked at the chat with Joe Lunardi and here is his comment on UNI:

Imagine that Northern Iowa wins out the remaining 4 regular season games and then loses to WSU in the Valley title game. Enough of a finish to get at large? (assume they beat the BlueJays in the semifinals)
Joe Lunardi (3:17 PM)

Would be very, very close. One worry: I've come to think the week-early MVC tournament is a negative for the league's bubble teams. There's almost been an "out of sight, out of mind" effect.

I said in the Drake thread that I think this scenario would put us on the bubble, it's good to see a big ESPN guy agree. Really it's almost a lose-lose situation with the Valley scheduling Arch Madness. Do you want to schedule a week before the big guys so you can be seen, or do you want to play the championship on Selection Sunday and be overshadowed by the power conferences?

[9YRPLAN]

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You do know he is talking about UNI and not Iowa, right?

Please god make it stop

[unipanthers8907]

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I have no doubt we would be on the bubble if we won 2 of those 4 games against the Indiana schools. Heck if we win out and lose on Sunday of the MVC Tournament, we will be on the bubble as it is now... but we won't be getting in, unless we pull a VCU miracle from a couple years ago.

... and then go on to the Final Four

[northerniowadave]

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Just win the MVC tournament baby! Then we don't have to worry about it.

[UNI MadCat]

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Sure, we would be in the conversation and its easy to play the "what if" game. But look at the last six games and tell me they didnt learn something about focusing and closing out games from those two tough lessons?

[Kyle]

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Well thats the second credible source that thinks we have a chance.

I read it as a nice way of saying, "You have a shot, but you still won't get in."

[95UNIGRAD]

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You do know he is talking about UNI and not Iowa, right?

I lol'd - turnabout is fairplay

[95UNIGRAD]

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I think if we win every game between now and the Valley final, we'd have to be considered. Not that we'd necessarily completely deserve it, but how can you argue against a team on that kind of hot streak that played the non-conf. schedule we did?