(03-09-2015 12:04 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  

(03-08-2015 11:52 PM)loyalcat77 Wrote:  

(03-08-2015 10:02 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bubblewatch



On Dec. 17, Mick Cronin led Cincinnati to a hard-fought, ugly and entirely Cronin-esque home win over San Diego State. A few days later, Cronin, who'd been suffering from lingering headaches, learned that he had an unruptured aneurysm and a condition known as arterial dissection. It wasn't life-threatening, but Cronin needed rest and a stabilized blood pressure reading -- two scarce quantities in a college coach's life. He had little choice but to recede to an advisory role, game-planning with his staff but not directly coaching practice or games. On Saturday, in the Bearcats' final home game of the season, Cronin returned to Fifth Third Arena for the first time since his diagnosis, honoring UC senior Jermaine Sanders and delivering a pep talk to the Bearcats fans. He was greeted by a standing ovation. The good vibes are more than warranted: Cincinnati's win cemented its lock. Thanks to a solid collection of top-50 wins (including a sweep of SMU and a 6-4 top-50 record), strong schedule numbers, and five straight wins to finish the season, Cincinnati has removed itself from the bubble mix. As the American's No. 3 seed, they're unlikely to take a bad loss in the conference tournament. If they do, it's unlikely to hurt them. Considering Cronin's health -- not to mention the wealth of talent the Bearcats lost last spring, and the low expectations that followed -- Cincy's bid qualifies as one of the best stories of the season.

Well said sir.. Sometimes we as fans forget how much this team has gone through, and how really surprising this season has been considering.. Great to see Coach today!!
Proud to be Bearcat!!

There was another little nugget in that bubble watch story…evidently Victory Parkway College may not be quite the lock that they think they are for the tournament…

Given that 20 wins has kind of been the min (not a hard # but a good marker) for the NCAA tourney would they get in if they lose their first game in the BigEast tourney? They'd only have 19 wins and finish .500 in conference.

X plays a tough schedule and has 6 Top 50 wins. I think they're in regardless of their performance in the Big East conference tourney.

Ohio State is another story. Their current resume sucks. Unless they do something in the B10 tournament, I don't think they deserve an invite.

(03-09-2015 11:59 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 12:04 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  

(03-08-2015 11:52 PM)loyalcat77 Wrote:  

(03-08-2015 10:02 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bubblewatch



On Dec. 17, Mick Cronin led Cincinnati to a hard-fought, ugly and entirely Cronin-esque home win over San Diego State. A few days later, Cronin, who'd been suffering from lingering headaches, learned that he had an unruptured aneurysm and a condition known as arterial dissection. It wasn't life-threatening, but Cronin needed rest and a stabilized blood pressure reading -- two scarce quantities in a college coach's life. He had little choice but to recede to an advisory role, game-planning with his staff but not directly coaching practice or games. On Saturday, in the Bearcats' final home game of the season, Cronin returned to Fifth Third Arena for the first time since his diagnosis, honoring UC senior Jermaine Sanders and delivering a pep talk to the Bearcats fans. He was greeted by a standing ovation. The good vibes are more than warranted: Cincinnati's win cemented its lock. Thanks to a solid collection of top-50 wins (including a sweep of SMU and a 6-4 top-50 record), strong schedule numbers, and five straight wins to finish the season, Cincinnati has removed itself from the bubble mix. As the American's No. 3 seed, they're unlikely to take a bad loss in the conference tournament. If they do, it's unlikely to hurt them. Considering Cronin's health -- not to mention the wealth of talent the Bearcats lost last spring, and the low expectations that followed -- Cincy's bid qualifies as one of the best stories of the season.

Well said sir.. Sometimes we as fans forget how much this team has gone through, and how really surprising this season has been considering.. Great to see Coach today!!
Proud to be Bearcat!!

There was another little nugget in that bubble watch story…evidently Victory Parkway College may not be quite the lock that they think they are for the tournament…

Given that 20 wins has kind of been the min (not a hard # but a good marker) for the NCAA tourney would they get in if they lose their first game in the BigEast tourney? They'd only have 19 wins and finish .500 in conference.

X plays a tough schedule and has 6 Top 50 wins. I think they're in regardless of their performance in the Big East conference tourney.

Ohio State is another story. Their current resume sucks. Unless they do something in the B10 tournament, I don't think they deserve an invite.

B-b-but to$u was ranked just this past week for heaven's sake, aren't they? How could this be?

So was Murray State. They will likely be hosting a NIT game, too.