So You're Saying There's A Chance...

UNT 90 Grad · October 31, 2010

On another thread someone asked if UNT could still technically win the Sun Belt. Someone else responded that WKU would have to win out. Thinking that probably wasn't the only possibility, I thought I'd try to put together a scenario where we pull it off. Feel free to call me out if I have a math error somewhere. I spent some time on this, but not a ton. I tried to do this without throwing in any rediculous upsets, but naturally there would have to be some upsets, mostly by UNT. Here is my scenario:

11/2:

MTSU beats ASU

11/6:

FIU beats ULM

WKU beats FAU

UNT beats Troy

11/13:

WKU beats ASU

FIU beats Troy

ULL beats FAU

UNT beats MTSU

11/20:

ULL beats FIU

MTSU beats WKU

UNT beats ULM

11/27:

FIU beats ASU

MTSU beats FAU

ULM beats ULL

Troy beats WKU

12/4:

FIU beats MTSU

Troy beats FAU

I know...a lot of long shots, right? If this scenario were to play out, there would be a three way tie between Troy, MTSU, and UNT, but UNT would have beaten Troy and MTSU in head-to-head competition. The thing that makes this scenario kind of interesting is that UNT would have to beat KSU to be bowl eligible.

oldguystudent · October 31, 2010

there would be a three way tie between Troy, MTSU, and UNT, but UNT would have beaten Troy and MTSU in head-to-head competition.

But wait. This is the Sunbelt conference. Perhaps UNT would have beaten MTSU and Troy in head-to-head competition, but Troy and MTSU would have beaten each other while a butterfly flapped its wings in China and Howard Schnellenberger served omelets, thus handing the Sunbelt title and its bowl bid to none other than New Mexico St. See: Logic of the basketball standings.

NM Green · October 31, 2010

AT 6 and 6 could we go bowling - just by winning out! Go Mean Green

UNT Five&Dime · October 31, 2010

FIU would be champs under that scenario at 6-2 in Sun Belt play.

LoveMG · October 31, 2010

the suckbelt champ coule be 5-7

Mean Green 93-98 · October 31, 2010

FIU would be champs under that scenario at 6-2 in Sun Belt play.

Good eye.

I think if you switch the game on 11/27 to "ASU beats FIU," it should work out. Haven't gone through it with a fine-toothed comb or anything.

Edited November 1, 2010 by Mean Green 93-98

rcade · October 31, 2010

Nice Dumb and Dumber reference in the headline.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA

ADLER · November 1, 2010

On another thread someone asked if UNT could still technically win the Sun Belt. Someone else responded that WKU would have to win out. Thinking that probably wasn't the only possibility, I thought I'd try to put together a scenario where we pull it off. Feel free to call me out if I have a math error somewhere. I spent some time on this, but not a ton. I tried to do this without throwing in any rediculous upsets, but naturally there would have to be some upsets, mostly by UNT. Here is my scenario:

11/2:
MTSU beats ASU

11/6:
FIU beats ULM
WKU beats FAU
UNT beats Troy

11/13:
WKU beats ASU
FIU beats Troy
ULL beats FAU
UNT beats MTSU

11/20:
ULL beats FIU
MTSU beats WKU
UNT beats ULM

11/27:
FIU beats ASU
MTSU beats FAU
ULM beats ULL
Troy beats WKU

12/4:
FIU beats MTSU
Troy beats FAU

I know...a lot of long shots, right? If this scenario were to play out, there would be a three way tie between Troy, MTSU, and UNT, but UNT would have beaten Troy and MTSU in head-to-head competition. The thing that makes this scenario kind of interesting is that UNT would have to beat KSU to be bowl eligible.