(02-28-2013 03:16 PM)BealeStreetTiger Wrote: WIN = GOOD
LOSE = BAD
I’ve posted this before. No matter how you sugarcoat it there is nothing good about a loss. Sure you are going to lose but it isn’t a good thing. No doubt this one in particular will result in a lower NT seed and places even more pressure on the team to win out, including the C-USA tournament.
Terrible loss.
I get what you are saying that "any" loss is "bad", but that's not how it works with the committee. Memphis still doesn't have any "bad losses", but they don't have any "good wins" either (in the eyes of most).
A "bad" loss is Kansas losing @ TCU, or Michigan losing @ Penn State. Both of these teams are Top 5 in the nation at the time, and both lose on road to a team that was yet to win in its conference. That's a "bad" loss. Kansas and Michigan got the bottom of the barrels "best shot" on their home floor (their Super Bowl if you will) and LOST when under that pressure.
In contrast, in our conference we get "every" teams best shot since we are the big dog, and we have yet to get a "bad loss" such as a TCU or Penn State. I'd say that's pretty impressive. Finishing 16-0 (3-0) in CUSA IS an achievable goal, and not something that happens on a yearly basis. Memphis has that chance. So enjoy it while you can.
The difference in Kansas/Michigan teams and Memphis? Those teams get to play in conferences where the next game is against a Top 10 team, or Top 25 team, so the "bad" loss is overlooked as they get chance after chance at "good wins". Memphis doesn't have that luxury... they get 3-5 games a year of this caliber, and when you don't play them consistently it's tough to win them. The Xavier game was one of those games.
We still beat Harvard (tourney team), Southern Miss (bubble team) twice, and Tennessee. Tennessee will be a Top 50 RPI win for us by end of the season as they are up to RPI 52 now after beating Florida. Memphis is not a bad team, just had a bad game. I'd rather they get it out of their system now than in the tourneys. DJ and Geron were upset and embarassed by the loss, so they won't come out flat again the rest of the year in my opinion. If we get good tourney matchups, we could do as much damage as any other team.
Let's enjoy the end of the season Tigers fans!