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

[UNT 90 Grad]

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]

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]

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

[UNT Five&Dime]

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

[LoveMG]

the suckbelt champ coule be 5-7

[Mean Green 93-98]

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]

Nice Dumb and Dumber reference in the headline.

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

[ADLER]

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.