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Real Quick:

Who won the NIT last year?

Case Closed.

(02-27-2015 12:36 PM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  Real Quick:

Who won the NIT last year?

Case Closed.

Da Gophers! Ya, their third.

Absurd question, nothing beats NCAA tournament

(02-27-2015 12:36 PM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  Real Quick:

Who won the NIT last year?

Case Closed.

well played..........

(02-27-2015 12:08 PM)USBARNES76 Wrote:  for opinions sake, would you rather make the ncaa tourny(most likely lose in the second/third round) or win the nit? talk amongst yourselves.

NCAA any day

1st round loss is better than an NIT run

(02-27-2015 11:21 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  If we win the next 3, our numbers will look much better (according to RPI Forecast). I don't think they'll leave us out with an RPI in the low 30s plus our resume. The UTSA loss stung, but we lost to JMU in 2007 and they were much worse.

Its a lot more than just UTSA. MTSU is almost just as bad, and UAB isn't pretty either. Some of us like to pretend that those teams are pretty good, but that just isn't the case, and it is making things difficult on us. That said, I think if we win out to the championship we have a pretty decent shot. But nothing short of that will get us in.

(02-27-2015 01:29 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:21 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  If we win the next 3, our numbers will look much better (according to RPI Forecast). I don't think they'll leave us out with an RPI in the low 30s plus our resume. The UTSA loss stung, but we lost to JMU in 2007 and they were much worse.

Its a lot more than just UTSA. MTSU is almost just as bad, and UAB isn't pretty either. Some of us like to pretend that those teams are pretty good, but that just isn't the case, and it is making things difficult on us. That said, I think if we win out to the championship we have a pretty decent shot. But nothing short of that will get us in.

The good news is that the team seems to have woken from their long winter's nap.

(02-27-2015 11:56 AM)Punk Wrote:  If you look at some of the schedules, some of these teams will fall out or solidify their place in the tournament over the next week

Next Four Out
ODU - @North Texas, vs Marshall, vs WKU
Miami - vs #15 UNC, @Pitt (bubble), @VT
Pitt - @Wake, vs Miami (bubble), @FSU
BYU - @ #3 Gonzaga

First Four Out
Boise St - @ #24 SDSU, @SJSU, vs Fresno
Texas - @ #8 Kansas, vs #19 Baylor, vs Kansas St
Tulsa - @Memphis, vs Cincinnati (bubble), @ #21 SMU
Illinois - vs Northwestern, vs Nebraska, @Purdue (bubble)

Last Four In
Purdue - @Ohio St, @Michigan St, vs Illinois (bubble)
Davidson - vs George Washington, vs #22 VCU, @Duquesne
UCLA - vs Washington St, vs USC
Stanford - vs Oregon (bubble), @Arizona St, @ #7 Arizona

Last Four Byes -
Colorado St - @Nevada, @Utah St
Oregon - @Stanford (bubble), @Oregon St
Temple - @ECU, vs UConn
Cincinnati - @Tulane, @Tulsa (bubble), vs Memphis

Good work Punk.... Ohio st and Michigan St are also bubble

(02-27-2015 01:35 PM)bigblueodu Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:56 AM)Punk Wrote:  If you look at some of the schedules, some of these teams will fall out or solidify their place in the tournament over the next week

Next Four Out
ODU - @North Texas, vs Marshall, vs WKU
Miami - vs #15 UNC, @Pitt (bubble), @VT
Pitt - @Wake, vs Miami (bubble), @FSU
BYU - @ #3 Gonzaga

First Four Out
Boise St - @ #24 SDSU, @SJSU, vs Fresno
Texas - @ #8 Kansas, vs #19 Baylor, vs Kansas St
Tulsa - @Memphis, vs Cincinnati (bubble), @ #21 SMU
Illinois - vs Northwestern, vs Nebraska, @Purdue (bubble)

Last Four In
Purdue - @Ohio St, @Michigan St, vs Illinois (bubble)
Davidson - vs George Washington, vs #22 VCU, @Duquesne
UCLA - vs Washington St, vs USC
Stanford - vs Oregon (bubble), @Arizona St, @ #7 Arizona

Last Four Byes -
Colorado St - @Nevada, @Utah St
Oregon - @Stanford (bubble), @Oregon St
Temple - @ECU, vs UConn
Cincinnati - @Tulane, @Tulsa (bubble), vs Memphis

Good work Punk.... Ohio st and Michigan St are also bubble

There's so much interplay between these teams, now and in the conference tournaments that I haven't ditched any idea of an at large. Just by looking at this list you can see how many of the teams ahead of us can fall out of favor.

(02-27-2015 01:33 PM)ODU-FAN Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 01:29 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:21 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  If we win the next 3, our numbers will look much better (according to RPI Forecast). I don't think they'll leave us out with an RPI in the low 30s plus our resume. The UTSA loss stung, but we lost to JMU in 2007 and they were much worse.

Its a lot more than just UTSA. MTSU is almost just as bad, and UAB isn't pretty either. Some of us like to pretend that those teams are pretty good, but that just isn't the case, and it is making things difficult on us. That said, I think if we win out to the championship we have a pretty decent shot. But nothing short of that will get us in.

The good news is that the team seems to have woken from their long winter's nap.

This is true. Winning out and getting to the tourney final doesn't seem like so much of a stretch all of a sudden.

(02-27-2015 12:08 PM)USBARNES76 Wrote:  for opinions sake, would you rather make the ncaa tourny(most likely lose in the second/third round) or win the nit? talk amongst yourselves.

NCAA or bust, gotta get Rozzay in the tourney.

(02-27-2015 01:29 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:21 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  If we win the next 3, our numbers will look much better (according to RPI Forecast). I don't think they'll leave us out with an RPI in the low 30s plus our resume. The UTSA loss stung, but we lost to JMU in 2007 and they were much worse.

Its a lot more than just UTSA. MTSU is almost just as bad, and UAB isn't pretty either. Some of us like to pretend that those teams are pretty good, but that just isn't the case, and it is making things difficult on us. That said, I think if we win out to the championship we have a pretty decent shot. But nothing short of that will get us in.

I wouldn't consider losses @122, @167 (according to KenPom) all that terrible. The one to UTSA is certainly not great. Just to pick a couple teams that we beat that have at large chances:

VCU lost @134, @106
LSU lost @185, @163, @155

Maybe we are not as far outside the bubble as I thought. This guy has us as one of the last four out. Maybe there is still hope. Just win baby!
http://q.usatoday.com/2015/02/27/ncaa-to...d-of-68-2/

I'd rather make 1 NCAA tournament than win 5 NITs.

Someone go ahead and post that tallest midget photo from the other thread... That's the NIT champion.

SB Nation Bubble Watch...

http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketba...nova-miami

(02-27-2015 04:40 PM)Fatalisk Wrote:  I'd rather make 1 NCAA tournament than win 5 NITs.

Someone go ahead and post that tallest midget photo from the other thread... That's the NIT champion.

I would take the NIT, if offered. Considering that almost all the games are on ESPN it wouldn't be a bad way to end the season. Getting the ODU name out there

Two sites that do NIT bracketology have ODU a 3 seed and a 5 seed. If we don't make it to the Big Dance I'm all for the guys getting to play on! As a 3 seed we'd have a few home games.

(02-27-2015 07:38 PM)Monarch Homselr Wrote:  Two sites that do NIT bracketology have ODU a 3 seed and a 5 seed. If we don't make it to the Big Dance I'm all for the guys getting to play on! As a 3 seed we'd have a few home games.

As of now, like all ODU fans I hold out hope for an NCAA berth. That said, if the Monarchs make the NIT field instead, they will have my full support. Of course anyone would choose the big dance over the NIT, but IMO even an NIT spot would be at least equal to what many of us had projected before the season. The program's resurgence is still ahead of schedule.

Has anyone said we wouldn't support them in the NIT? Has anyone said we shouldn't accept an NIT invitation?

Who would have thought two years ago that we would be having this discussion?