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(11-14-2018 08:49 AM)T-Mac Wrote:  One can argue that it's all about NCAA appearances, but those people fail to realize the changing landscape of NCAA basketball. Mid-majors from lowly rated conferences (i.e. CAA, CUSA) don't get at-large bids without compiling a 30-2 record anymore. BT's best teams wouldn't have gotten an at-large bid today. Also, one could argue that the top of CUSA is deeper and better than the top of the CAA ever was. I know GMU had their fluky runs in the NCAA tournament, but CUSA consistently wins games against highly rated opponents in the NCAA tournament. Outside of those two runs, CAA teams were 1-and-done for years and years and years.

I keep hearing that argument (even Harry M used it) but it doesn't hold any water here. If JJ were putting out Top 50 teams that keep getting snubbed by the NCAA Committee, then we could have that discussion. But we're so far from even getting an at-large bid that the "changing landscape" doesn't even figure in.

In reality, ODU has only gotten 2 or 3 at-large bids in our history. The normal way we get to the dance is by winning conference championships.

Not only have we not made the NCAA's but we haven't won any meaningful games under JJ? What was the last big win we had? VCU? Murray State? What is JJ's record against Top 100 and Top 75 teams?

Some may be impressed by JJ's "winning percentage", but the NCAA Committee sure isn't. Hopefully, with the schedule that we have this year, we have a chance to beat someone good.

And we damn well better beat VCU and W&M this year.