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[untjim1995]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Yeah I agree it's a long shot. I've thought of this scenario as well and just don't find it likely to get 3 AAC bids barring other conferences collapsing. For example if the Big 10 and Big 12 end up with a clear separation of top and bottom which leaves the bottom half of teams well bellow .500 in conference play, maybe? Those two conferences weren't strong enough in OOC to make-up for horrid conference records like the SEC was.

The more I think of it, the more it's apparent losing to Memphis was probably the nail in the coffin that is our at-large hopes. Had we beaten Memphis and then lost to Memphis in the conference tourney CCG, we'd at least have that one Quad 1 win but as it is, I just don't see how we can beat Memphis and not win the tourney but still get a bid.

Here's the thing--you couldn't ask for the situation to be more perfect for UNT to win the automatic bid. The conference tournament is down the road from you for the entire tournament. Nobody else is within 4 hours of Fort Worth. We are less than an hour away, with over 300k alumni and students here. If we can't get the homecourt advantage there, then there's not much you can really do.

Which probably means we will lose to UAB or FAU in the semis...never underestimate a UNT team to flop in a big situation in front of the biggest crowds of UNT fans.

[GMG_Dallas]

6 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing--you couldn't ask for the situation to be more perfect for UNT to win the automatic bid. The conference tournament is down the road from you for the entire tournament. Nobody else is within 4 hours of Fort Worth. We are less than an hour away, with over 300k alumni and students here. If we can't get the homecourt advantage there, then there's not much you can really do.

Which probably means we will lose to UAB or FAU in the semis...never underestimate a UNT team to flop in a big situation in front of the biggest crowds of UNT fans.

All we can do is hope the team stays motivated and takes care of business. Reading body language for guys like Atin Wright and Brennan Lorient, they look like they're on a mission.

[Shark84]

22 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing--you couldn't ask for the situation to be more perfect for UNT to win the automatic bid. The conference tournament is down the road from you for the entire tournament. Nobody else is within 4 hours of Fort Worth. We are less than an hour away, with over 300k alumni and students here. If we can't get the homecourt advantage there, then there's not much you can really do.

Which probably means we will lose to UAB or FAU in the semis...never underestimate a UNT team to flop in a big situation in front of the biggest crowds of UNT fans.

I refuse to fall into the negative mindset that a lot of UNT alumni have.  Same old North Texas, we will blow a big game on National TV, or choke in the conference tournament. Just enjoy what we have and support them this year. Most of them have no idea what we have done in the past. They are new to North Texas don't place negative ideas in their heads. GMG!

[CMJ]

I believe most of the biggest crowds we've had at the Super Pit over its history have ended in Ws.  I mean not all of them to be sure, but I feel like generally when we get a 6K+ crowd, we win.

[Matt from A700]

Yeah the last big crowd we lost in front of at The Pit is probably defending champion Virginia in the NIT.

[DeepGreen]

2 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing--you couldn't ask for the situation to be more perfect for UNT to win the automatic bid. The conference tournament is down the road from you for the entire tournament. Nobody else is within 4 hours of Fort Worth. We are less than an hour away, with over 300k alumni and students here. If we can't get the homecourt advantage there, then there's not much you can really do.

Which probably means we will lose to UAB or FAU in the semis...never underestimate a UNT team to flop in a big situation in front of the biggest crowds of UNT fans.

[NT80]

2 hours ago, Shark84 said:

 Most of them have no idea what we have done in the past. They are new to North Texas don't place negative ideas in their heads. GMG!

That’s also the problem with the new students…they don’t know the history and how good men’s basketball has been for several years now. 

[greenminer]

1/30/2025 Today in the American

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[greenminer]

 

[NM Green]

Preach, Shark. I’m just enjoying the ride. We are a good team gutting out wins against good teams in hostile environments. We are going to have a fun raucous environment on Saturday. Get crazy, get the face tattoo, cheer with the Maniacs, sing with the band.

At some point on Saturday there will be a Mean Green run to get wild with. There will be defensive play that rips you out of your seat. There will be a ground shaking 3. There will be noise we haven’t heard before in that arena.

Oh yeah and you will be hoarse or lose your voice. So tamp down Sunday plans. 

GMG

[CMJ]

Need the crowd to look something akin to this.

 

Edited Friday at 01:56 AM by CMJ

[golfingomez]

4 hours ago, greenminer said:

1/30/2025 Today in the American

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This is a pretty ugly game so far... Tulane up by 6 at the under 4

[Matt from A700]

How much longer can Tulane keep it up? Up 1 at the under 12.

[BleedingGreen]

FREE throws Tulane !  

[CMJ]

Memphis finished very strong.

[greenminer]

Tigers win today.

[Matt from A700]

The three true contenders rising to the top. Take care of business against UTSA and we'll get to go to sleep half a game in first place again since Memphis doesn't play until Sunday.

[Jonnyeagle]

18 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

The three true contenders rising to the top. Take care of business against UTSA and we'll get to go to sleep half a game in first place again since Memphis doesn't play until Sunday.

I think we will.  Don’t get me wrong, UTSA could get hit against us but with the way Sissoku is playing I don’t think they can stop us.

[Matt from A700]

23 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

I think we will.  Don’t get me wrong, UTSA could get hit against us but with the way Sissoku is playing I don’t think they can stop us.

We better. The loss last year is probably the worst I've taken in at The Pit.

[BigWillie]

On 1/29/2025 at 5:54 PM, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

0 Q1 wins won't help you here, no matter how highly ranked you are. These metrics rise with blowouts and high-efficiency offensive/defensive outputs. We could be 35 by the conference championship, lose and still be left out. Because at the end of the day, no matter the quantity of wins and blowouts, if you, as a mid-major in a not-as-great conference this year, don't have any QUALITY wins, they will snub you. Just like 2021-22 team and even the 22-23 team, just like MTSU in 2017-18, Belmont a few years ago etc... 

If only there was a system in place that automatically ranked teams you could just follow. If that were the case, you would expect the committee to use it to pick the top teams.....

23 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing--you couldn't ask for the situation to be more perfect for UNT to win the automatic bid. The conference tournament is down the road from you for the entire tournament. Nobody else is within 4 hours of Fort Worth. We are less than an hour away, with over 300k alumni and students here. If we can't get the homecourt advantage there, then there's not much you can really do.

Which probably means we will lose to UAB or FAU in the semis...never underestimate a UNT team to flop in a big situation in front of the biggest crowds of UNT fans.

I think you posted in the wrong section. Football is a different section of the site.

22 hours ago, CMJ said:

I believe most of the biggest crowds we've had at the Super Pit over its history have ended in Ws.  I mean not all of them to be sure, but I feel like generally when we get a 6K+ crowd, we win.

Yes. I feel football fans try to carry that over to basketball and it isn't the same.

[untjim1995]

2 hours ago, BigWillie said:

If only there was a system in place that automatically ranked teams you could just follow. If that were the case, you would expect the committee to use it to pick the top teams.....

I think you posted in the wrong section. Football is a different section of the site.

Yes. I feel football fans try to carry that over to basketball and it isn't the same.

I don't know about y'all, but I know I watched La Tech beat us in the CUSA semifinals in 2022 and watched us lose to UAB in the CUSA semifinals, both in Frisco...that's why I bring up the idea that losing in front of more of our fans than anyone else in FW could happen again.

[CMJ]

Well, you're conflating two things.  You're right, we had homecourt advantage in those conference tournament games, but I don't believe either case we had a massive turnout (because we basically never get, even at home).  But you said we always flopped in front of big crowds.  I automatically went to games at the Super Pit with significant homecourt advantages where we do in fact tend to win.  And yes, we've lost games in from of 5K+ before, but we win way more than we lose.

 

That's what we need to take to Fort Worth.  We just never take multiple thousands crowds to the conference tourneys, even when they're close.

[NT80]

Women's and Men's Basketball Combined Net Rankings
- Updated as of 01/25/2025 -

1) UNT - 83.5 (119w, 48m)
2) Temple - 112.5 (100w, 125m)
3) Memphis - 120.5 (198w, 43m)
4) Tulane - 131 (114w, 148m)
5) USF - 132 (66w, 198m)
6) UAB - 140 (151w, 129m)
7) UTSA - 140.5 (72w, 209m)
8) Rice - 156 (124w, 188m)
9) ECU - 158 (142w, 174m)
10) FAU - 166 (213w, 119m)
11) WSU - 172.5 (191w, 154m)
12) Tulsa - 227 (155w, 299m)
13) Charlotte - 254 (252w, 256m)

 

[greenminer]

2/1/25 Today in the AAC

[CMJ]

Rice almost pulled it off.