If we win out reg season we are in?

[Censored by Laurie]

as of 1/24, here are Lunardi's (who I hate) bubble teams and their resumes:

UNT - 15-4, 6-1 AAC, 46 NET, 0-3 Quad 1 games

Last 4 In - 
 - Pitt - 13-6, 4-4 ACC, 34 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - San Diego St. - 13-5, 6-3 MWC, 42 NET, 3-3 Quad 1 games
 - Ohio State - 11-8, 3-5 BIG, 29 NET, 3-6 Quad 1 games
 - Texas - 14-6, 3-6 SEC, 32 NET, 3-5 Quad 1 games

Last 8 Out - 
 - Nebraska - 12-8, 2-7 BIG, 63 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - Indiana - 14-7, 5-5 BIG, 68 NET, 2-7 Quad 1 games
 - Cincinnati - 12-7, 2-6 Big 12, 48 NET, 0-6 Quad 1 games
 - SMU - 15-5, 6-3 ACC, 44 NET, 0-4 Quad 1 games
 - VCU - 16-4, 6-1 A10, 45 NET, 0-1 Quad 1 games
 - Arizona St. - 11-8, 2-6 Big 12, 59 NET, 2-7 Quad 1 games
 - Xavier - 13-8, 5-5 Big East, 55 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - Wake Forrest - 15-5, 7-2 ACC, 71 NET, 1-5 Quad 1 games

it's pretty tough to make the argument that our resume is better than any of those Last 4 In as things stand...especially as all 4 will have more Quad 1 games throughout the rest of the year.  that said, I think we're pretty damn comparable with those next 8 schools. 

we'll almost certainly only have one more potential Quad 1 game...and that'd be a neutral site re-match with Memphis, which ideally is for the auto-bid. this just more and more underscores how we need to be doing so much more in our non-con scheduling. 

I'd say there's a path, but it's quite slim. this projection also only has one MVC and one A-10 program in...which seems ridiculous...and the path in get's even tighter should there be a few conference tourney upsets. 

keep winning, hope Memphis keeps winning as well and hopefully we're cutting nets in Ft. Worth and this whole conversation is moot 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

59 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

as of 1/24, here are Lunardi's (who I hate) bubble teams and their resumes:

UNT - 15-4, 6-1 AAC, 46 NET, 0-3 Quad 1 games

Last 4 In - 
 - Pitt - 13-6, 4-4 ACC, 34 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - San Diego St. - 13-5, 6-3 MWC, 42 NET, 3-3 Quad 1 games
 - Ohio State - 11-8, 3-5 BIG, 29 NET, 3-6 Quad 1 games
 - Texas - 14-6, 3-6 SEC, 32 NET, 3-5 Quad 1 games

Last 8 Out - 
 - Nebraska - 12-8, 2-7 BIG, 63 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - Indiana - 14-7, 5-5 BIG, 68 NET, 2-7 Quad 1 games
 - Cincinnati - 12-7, 2-6 Big 12, 48 NET, 0-6 Quad 1 games
 - SMU - 15-5, 6-3 ACC, 44 NET, 0-4 Quad 1 games
 - VCU - 16-4, 6-1 A10, 45 NET, 0-1 Quad 1 games
 - Arizona St. - 11-8, 2-6 Big 12, 59 NET, 2-7 Quad 1 games
 - Xavier - 13-8, 5-5 Big East, 55 NET, 1-6 Quad 1 games
 - Wake Forrest - 15-5, 7-2 ACC, 71 NET, 1-5 Quad 1 games

it's pretty tough to make the argument that our resume is better than any of those Last 4 In as things stand...especially as all 4 will have more Quad 1 games throughout the rest of the year.  that said, I think we're pretty damn comparable with those next 8 schools. 

we'll almost certainly only have one more potential Quad 1 game...and that'd be a neutral site re-match with Memphis, which ideally is for the auto-bid. this just more and more underscores how we need to be doing so much more in our non-con scheduling. 

I'd say there's a path, but it's quite slim. this projection also only has one MVC and one A-10 program in...which seems ridiculous...and the path in get's even tighter should there be a few conference tourney upsets. 

keep winning, hope Memphis keeps winning as well and hopefully we're cutting nets in Ft. Worth and this whole conversation is moot 

Minnesota needs to keep winning and crack the t75. That will give us a Q1 win. We need UAB and FAU to crack 100. 

[greenminer]

Sometimes I speculate that Lunardi has some amount of influence over the picks, when of course he shouldn't.

[Cougar King]

On 1/27/2025 at 10:59 AM, Jason Howeth said:

Hey dumb-dumb. FAU and UAB both made the NCAA tournament last year. 

Good win over Kansas; can't wait to beat you in this year's tourney. 

How about you actually make the tourney first. We already punched our ticket.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

3 hours ago, Cougar King said:

How about you actually make the tourney first. We already punched our ticket.

Oh.. you were wrong. Now you're deflecting. Imagine that. 

[untjim1995]

4 hours ago, Cougar King said:

How about you actually make the tourney first. We already punched our ticket.

I'll say this about UH and Sampson--they will play you super tough and their athletes are very skilled and coachable. That's a damn good team. Them and Iowa State are easily the cream of the crop in the Big 12. I wouldn't want to play UH in the Tournament, I can guarantee you that much. 

I feel like Memphis would be UH with a better coach.

[Cougar King]

17 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

I'll say this about UH and Sampson--they will play you super tough and their athletes are very skilled and coachable. That's a damn good team. Them and Iowa State are easily the cream of the crop in the Big 12. I wouldn't want to play UH in the Tournament, I can guarantee you that much. 

I feel like Memphis would be UH with a better coach.

There were times where we could have lost to Memphis but then Penny would make questionable decisions 

[untjim1995]

20 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

There were times where we could have lost to Memphis but then Penny would make questionable decisions 

He reminds me of the AAU coach that gets to coach his buddies kids that are all uber-talented, then gets hired because of it and gets those same kids to follow him. Doesn't know much more than to roll out the balls for practice but can talk a great game. He can win you games before and after tip-off, but he won't win you many during the actual game.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

12 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

He reminds me of the AAU coach that gets to coach his buddies kids that are all uber-talented, then gets hired because of it and gets those same kids to follow him. Doesn't know much more than to roll out the balls for practice but can talk a great game. He can win you games before and after tip-off, but he won't win you many during the actual game.

Yes. It's very easy to see. I am sort of surprised they have let him continue on in this experiment. And it's not that he does a terrible job, but it's pretty clear he gets outcoached pretty frequently. He also hasn't won the AAC reg season and I think has only won the AAC tourney once. However he has won the NIT, and has won 1 tournament game, and has won 20+ game each season. But take names away and post resumes only, UNT and Memphis' success since Grant being hired at UNT and Hardaway at Memphis are mirrored of each other. I would even say that UNT's resume might be better. UNT has won their conf reg season and conf tourney and UNT also has a CBI trophy. So, if anything, since 2016, UNT has generally been a better basketball program. Now, the caveat to this is that we weren't competing with a surging UH team.