(02-16-2013 10:30 PM)Funslinger Wrote:  ECU and Tulane are currently tied for the fifth and final first-round bye.

The 6 seed looks a lot better than the 5 seed right now (and it likely will end up this way). Rice-UTEP-USM is better than Bye-Tulsa (host team)-Memphis.

(02-17-2013 08:40 AM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:59 PM)Tampa Bay Tiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:55 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 09:46 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 08:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  IF, and it's a big if, USM can finish the season with a 4-1 record and make it to the finals against you guys we should be a lock for a NCAA bid. 4-1 with a semifinal loss and we're a bubble team. Main thing is we need all the favorites to win a majority, if not all, of their respective conference tournaments

The rest of USM's schedule is interesting. You have UTEP and UCF, but those are both in Hattiesburg. Those are two tough opponents, but that should be two wins in the end. You have ECU at home. If you can beat them in Minges, you will beat them in Hattiesburg. @ Memphis is not impossible, but I think it will be very tough. @ Marshall would seem like a win, but you never know which Marshall team is gonna show up. I think USM goes 4-1 with the loss being @ Memphis.

As far as the C-USA tournament, I don't mean to insult anyone, but with UCF out, it just seems to me that this is the Memphis-USM show. I would be very surprised if that were not the match-up in the finals. I also wouldn't be shocked if USM wins that one. Beating a team three times in one season, especially a good team, is extremely difficult.

USM only beat ECU by 2 points at USM last year. So that is not a sure win; and the last 2 games have been decided in overtime. It is hard to say how that game will go.

What's Mike LaPlante think about ECU's tourney chances these days? He was the guy you and Jonesing were quoting like crazy here a few months ago, right?

You should be more concerned with what excuse Pastner is going to use this year when Memphis loses in the first round.

That won't happen, Memphis has a first-round bye wrapped up.

Or are you referring to the NCAA? At least they'll be in it.

(02-17-2013 08:40 AM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:59 PM)Tampa Bay Tiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:55 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 09:46 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 08:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  IF, and it's a big if, USM can finish the season with a 4-1 record and make it to the finals against you guys we should be a lock for a NCAA bid. 4-1 with a semifinal loss and we're a bubble team. Main thing is we need all the favorites to win a majority, if not all, of their respective conference tournaments

The rest of USM's schedule is interesting. You have UTEP and UCF, but those are both in Hattiesburg. Those are two tough opponents, but that should be two wins in the end. You have ECU at home. If you can beat them in Minges, you will beat them in Hattiesburg. @ Memphis is not impossible, but I think it will be very tough. @ Marshall would seem like a win, but you never know which Marshall team is gonna show up. I think USM goes 4-1 with the loss being @ Memphis.

As far as the C-USA tournament, I don't mean to insult anyone, but with UCF out, it just seems to me that this is the Memphis-USM show. I would be very surprised if that were not the match-up in the finals. I also wouldn't be shocked if USM wins that one. Beating a team three times in one season, especially a good team, is extremely difficult.

USM only beat ECU by 2 points at USM last year. So that is not a sure win; and the last 2 games have been decided in overtime. It is hard to say how that game will go.

What's Mike LaPlante think about ECU's tourney chances these days? He was the guy you and Jonesing were quoting like crazy here a few months ago, right?

You should be more concerned with what excuse Pastner is going to use this year when Memphis loses in the first round.

Are you referring to the NCAA tourney Marv? You know, were I you I wouldn't refer to things of which I didn't have a working knowledge.

(02-17-2013 08:40 AM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:59 PM)Tampa Bay Tiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 11:55 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 09:46 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(02-16-2013 08:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  IF, and it's a big if, USM can finish the season with a 4-1 record and make it to the finals against you guys we should be a lock for a NCAA bid. 4-1 with a semifinal loss and we're a bubble team. Main thing is we need all the favorites to win a majority, if not all, of their respective conference tournaments

The rest of USM's schedule is interesting. You have UTEP and UCF, but those are both in Hattiesburg. Those are two tough opponents, but that should be two wins in the end. You have ECU at home. If you can beat them in Minges, you will beat them in Hattiesburg. @ Memphis is not impossible, but I think it will be very tough. @ Marshall would seem like a win, but you never know which Marshall team is gonna show up. I think USM goes 4-1 with the loss being @ Memphis.

As far as the C-USA tournament, I don't mean to insult anyone, but with UCF out, it just seems to me that this is the Memphis-USM show. I would be very surprised if that were not the match-up in the finals. I also wouldn't be shocked if USM wins that one. Beating a team three times in one season, especially a good team, is extremely difficult.

USM only beat ECU by 2 points at USM last year. So that is not a sure win; and the last 2 games have been decided in overtime. It is hard to say how that game will go.

What's Mike LaPlante think about ECU's tourney chances these days? He was the guy you and Jonesing were quoting like crazy here a few months ago, right?

You should be more concerned with what excuse Pastner is going to use this year when Memphis loses in the first round.

When was the last time ECU made the NCAAs?