CUSA Updated Tournament Thread

[Talon90]

Courtesy of @BlueRaiderStats

[RiseUNT]

Big games this weekend.

[Talon90]

5 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

Big games this weekend.

[emmitt01]

I like UAB’s path to the final WAY more than ours

[outoftown]

6 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

I like UAB’s path to the final WAY more than ours

Not sure to me. MTSU has been getting red hot recently.

[Talon90]

East 2 seed is not going to be a fun path.

[Mean Green Matt]

It’s probably sports PTSD from most of the Sun Belt years, but I’d like to avoid Western Kentucky entirely. 

[CMJ]

9 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

It’s probably sports PTSD from most of the Sun Belt years, but I’d like to avoid Western Kentucky entirely. 

Same.  I was really concerned when they were buried at the bottom of the standings that we'd get them in the quarters.  Now I think we'll get them in the semis.

[southsideguy]

Where can I get my tickets for the UTSA vs SOMISS game?  Should be a barn burner.

[greenjoe]

I think we play Thursday night at 8:00.

Then, Friday afternoon at 2:00

And clinch the tournament Saturday night at 7:30.  
 

Please correct me if this schedule seems incorrect.

Win today.  GO MEAN GREEN

[CMJ]

8 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

I think we play Thursday night at 8:00.

Then, Friday afternoon at 2:00

And clinch the tournament Saturday night at 7:30.  
 

Please correct me if this schedule seems incorrect.

Win today.  GO MEAN GREEN

Shockingly you appear to be right.  They used to have the #1 seeds play the early games to give them more time to rest.  Guess not this year.

[greenjoe]

Even a blind squirrel gets an acorn now and again.  

[CMJ]

Not shocked you're correct, merely that they aren't giving the better seeds the advantage of more rest.

[greenminer]

9 hours ago, outoftown said:

Not sure to me. MTSU has been getting red hot recently.

MTSU is the only other threat up there.  Other than Blue Raiders, UAB has to face winner of Charlotte/UTSA/SMiss.

We have to face WKU/LT AND (probably) FAU.

So if you had to choose, which would it be?
1) MTSU and Charlotte/UTSA/SMiss, or
2) WKU/LT and FAU?

...wild card in this bracket (to me): UTEP.

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, greenminer said:

MTSU is the only other threat up there.  Other than Blue Raiders, UAB has to face winner of Charlotte/UTSA/SMiss.

We have to face WKU/LT AND (probably) FAU.

So if you had to choose, which would it be?
1) MTSU and Charlotte/UTSA/SMiss, or
2) WKU/LT and FAU?

...wild card in this bracket (to me): UTEP.

Doesn’t matter. They all have to face us meaning, you all are worried about who we have to face. They have to face us. 

Edited February 26, 2022 by UNTLifer

[outoftown]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Doesn’t matter. They all have to face us meaning, you all are worried about who we have to face. They have to face us. 

I am not locked in here with you. You are locked in here with ME!

Edited February 26, 2022 by outoftown

[Talon90]

Updated from @BlueRaiderStats

[outoftown]

Charlotte or Rice in quarters seems about as good a quarterfinal draw as is possible, semi final will be tough no matter who it is.

[Talon90]

54 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Charlotte or Rice in quarters seems about as good a quarterfinal draw as is possible, semi final will be tough no matter who it is.

I agree.  UTEP is my wild card team in this tournament.  I think they can do some damage to the higher seeds.  Hopefully La Tech plays some long tough games if we meet them in the semi-finals.

Edited February 27, 2022 by Talon90

[BillySee58]

59 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Charlotte or Rice in quarters seems about as good a quarterfinal draw as is possible, semi final will be tough no matter who it is.

Absolutely. If we’re being greedy, I’d say just about the only change I’d think would make for an easier path is FAU hopping WKU for that E2 seed. If that happens it probably solidifies us vs. La Tech in the semis, which might be our opponent either way. Getting Lofton and a 7-man rotation La Tech team on their 3rd game in 3 days should play to our advantage.

[Matt from A700]

8 hours ago, Talon90 said:

Updated from @BlueRaiderStats

This seems to be as good as an overall bracket that the Mean Green can hope for. Easy quarterfinal matchup. I'd prefer LA Tech or WKU over UAB or even MTSU in the semis. Then UAB and MTSU have to slug it out before one of them would meet us in the championship.

[Hunter Green]

23 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

This seems to be as good as an overall bracket that the Mean Green can hope for. Easy quarterfinal matchup. I'd prefer LA Tech or WKU over UAB or even MTSU in the semis. Then UAB and MTSU have to slug it out before one of them would meet us in the championship.

Any change in the standings from yesterdays games?

[Matt from A700]

2 minutes ago, Hunter Green said:

Any change in the standings from yesterdays games?

The only difference was FAU moved up to E3 and Charlotte fell to E4. But a favorable difference in my opinion.

[greenminer]

Whee. That recent update is better.

[golfingomez]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33386692/predictions-all-32-conference-tournaments-men-college-basketball

Conference tourney predictions (I'm sure these guys do a ton of homework🙄)