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They're the only team Sage has ever scored a FG against so I think that's all you need to know about them.

(12-11-2023 04:09 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Don't we say this every year going back to Mick's tenure - cupcake schedule? 100% guarantee the same guys fussin' would be pissed because we played too hard OOC schedule with the B12 gauntlet coming up. IIRC, Wes played a ranked Illinois and Arkansas in Year One. Played in the Maui tourney last year. Here's who we still play this year...

Dayton [Neutral]
@#18 BYU
19 Texas
@#6 Baylor
TCU
11 Oklahoma
@#2 Kansas
UCF
@WVU
@Texas Tech
#4 Houston
Iowa St
@UCF
Oklahoma St
@TCU
@#4 Houston
Kansas St
@#11 Oklahoma
West Virginia

Damn cupcakes! Get the **** outta' here with that crap!

Go look at the other Big 12 teams' non conference schedules. Ours is embarrassing in comparison. We are afraid to play good teams. It's pretty obvious.

(12-11-2023 05:52 PM)Dont tase me bro Wrote:  

(12-11-2023 04:09 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Don't we say this every year going back to Mick's tenure - cupcake schedule? 100% guarantee the same guys fussin' would be pissed because we played too hard OOC schedule with the B12 gauntlet coming up. IIRC, Wes played a ranked Illinois and Arkansas in Year One. Played in the Maui tourney last year. Here's who we still play this year...

Dayton [Neutral]
@#18 BYU
19 Texas
@#6 Baylor
TCU
11 Oklahoma
@#2 Kansas
UCF
@WVU
@Texas Tech
#4 Houston
Iowa St
@UCF
Oklahoma St
@TCU
@#4 Houston
Kansas St
@#11 Oklahoma
West Virginia

Damn cupcakes! Get the **** outta' here with that crap!

Go look at the other Big 12 teams' non conference schedules. Ours is embarrassing in comparison. We are afraid to play good teams. It's pretty obvious.

Depends who you look at. Using kenpom nonconference SOS:



Here are 10 of the 14 Big 12 SOS.
Oklahoma State 232
UCF 237
BYU 238
Baylor 243
Houston 262
Cincinnati 271
Iowa State 276
Oklahoma 294
Texas 313
TCU 362 (out of 362)


Kansas has played a great nonconference SOS (68)...they always do.
Texas Tech, West Virginia, and Kansas state all have played nonconfernce schedules in the 100s.

This was the year these young men needed to be tested b4 Big XII play, none have any idea, needed ot to beat Howard and lost to X.....this team is no more ready to play Big XII than the Bengals were to start the year.....losing record in conf. coming up.....

(12-11-2023 05:01 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  This stuff is derailing the game thread LOL.

Wassup!

(12-11-2023 08:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(12-11-2023 05:01 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  This stuff is derailing the game thread LOL.

Wassup!

(12-11-2023 04:38 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Apparently, Jeff Sagarin is no longer ranking college hoops teams. ESPN OOC ranking has Cincinnati currently at 248. For comparisons, Pitt 289. Nevada 281. Louisville 276. Maryland 267. Kentucky 241. Baylor 239. Oklahoma 228. BYU 226.

FWIW. ESPN ranks our remaining schedule strength at #15.

UK has played #24 Miami, #2 Kansas, throw in a respectable St. Joseph's, and about to play #9 UNC. Their OOC ranking is only 7 spots higher than UC??

(12-11-2023 05:59 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-11-2023 05:52 PM)Dont tase me bro Wrote:  

(12-11-2023 04:09 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Don't we say this every year going back to Mick's tenure - cupcake schedule? 100% guarantee the same guys fussin' would be pissed because we played too hard OOC schedule with the B12 gauntlet coming up. IIRC, Wes played a ranked Illinois and Arkansas in Year One. Played in the Maui tourney last year. Here's who we still play this year...

Dayton [Neutral]
@#18 BYU
19 Texas
@#6 Baylor
TCU
11 Oklahoma
@#2 Kansas
UCF
@WVU
@Texas Tech
#4 Houston
Iowa St
@UCF
Oklahoma St
@TCU
@#4 Houston
Kansas St
@#11 Oklahoma
West Virginia

Damn cupcakes! Get the **** outta' here with that crap!

Go look at the other Big 12 teams' non conference schedules. Ours is embarrassing in comparison. We are afraid to play good teams. It's pretty obvious.

Depends who you look at. Using kenpom nonconference SOS:



Here are 10 of the 14 Big 12 SOS.
Oklahoma State 232
UCF 237
BYU 238
Baylor 243
Houston 262
Cincinnati 271
Iowa State 276
Oklahoma 294
Texas 313
TCU 362 (out of 362)


Kansas has played a great nonconference SOS (68)...they always do.
Texas Tech, West Virginia, and Kansas state all have played nonconfernce schedules in the 100s.

Stop with the facts and receipts. I'm trying to go on a rant here

Laughably bad offense so far. 0 baskets 1 point at the first media timeout

my oh my......

Vik getting rattled by a team with a 6'4 center

What an embarrassing half lmao

The Big 12 is going to eat this team alive.

That was some top notch high-level basketball. Can someone explain to me what UC's offensive strategy or game plan is?

Wes getting outcoached by a guy in his first season as a D1 coach

That was the ugliest half of basketball I've seen this team play...and we're still up 3. Goodness.

Seems to flow on O a bit better when James is in the game.....

Everybody talks about shooting. The Bearcats are not shooting well. They did not shoot well in the last game. But you can't forget about passing. Passing usually leads to good shooting. When you make a bad pass, it's not even something you can rebound. If the Bearcats start shooting better, it will be because they were better passing.

Better late than never to the party. Missed most of the game. Looks like a tale of two halfs? First half we were still suffering some EggsZavier hangover and started hitting shots and playing complimentary basketball in the second half?

This thread is hilarious. 30+ point win.