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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]

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