RE: Cats are going to the NCAA

[Shinkle, Randy]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: zahid javaid [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:45 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
>
>
> I hope like crazee we get in, b/c right now, I feel to bad to 
> even watch a 
> basketball game! I want to enjoy the NCAA, even if we go out 
> early (altho, I 
> still think we are capapble 2 string 2 wins together).  I 
> would love to keep 
> that NCAA streak Alive!!  It sure sounds possible now that 
> evryone has 
> pointed out all the other mediocrity.
> Zahid


Speaking of "all the other mediocrity," read what one writer thinks of Minnesota's loss yesterday:

    http://www.sportserver.com/basketball/colm/general/story/807610p-5743737c.html

LOTS of bandwagon jumping going on right now.

Randy '78


> > From: "Shinkle, Randy" <address@hidden>
> > Reply-To: address@hidden
> > To: <address@hidden>
> > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
> > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:15:52 -0500
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brad Holdheide [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:23 AM
> > > To: 'address@hidden'
> > > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Lunardi also stated "They could be in an 8-9 game,"
> > > Lunardi said. "If I
> > > had to bet a mortgage payment, I'd guess that they would be a
> > > 10 seed, maybe
> > > 11.
> > >
> > > "They still have some monster wins that teams they're
> > > competing with don't
> > > have."
> > >
> > > "I'm going to be wrong on somebody," Lunardi said. "But it's
> > > not going to be
> > > Cincinnati."
> >
> >
> > Yes, and he said those things more recently.  However, I'm 
> not so sure all 
> > of his statements are in total agreement (neither are mine, 
> given enough 
> > time).
> >
> > I guess what I'm not fully recognizing is the weakness of 
> the competition 
> > this year.  Brett also made a good point about the strength 
> of C-USA this 
> > year.  I don't think this UC team makes it into many past 
> tournaments.  
> > Perhaps another level of parity has arrived.
> >
> > And, as has been said elsewhere, if this is as bad as it 
> gets for UC, I'm 
> > happy.
> >
> > Randy '78
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shinkle, Randy [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:19 AM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Lunardi (ESPN's "bracketologist") said recently that the
> > > whole selection
> > > process can best be summed up as:
> > >
> > >     "Who did you beat, when did you beat them, and where?"
> > >
> > > If this is in fact the overriding philosophy, UC is in 
> trouble (IMO).
> > > Here's why ....
> > >
> > > UC has 3 road wins:  TCU, Saint Louis and East Carolina.  Two
> > > of those are
> > > the very bottom of C-USA this year.  The third has since
> > > beaten UC at the
> > > Shoe.  The most recent of these wins was January 22nd.
> > >
> > > UC has one neutral court win:  Oregon, on December 17th.  If
> > > Oregon were
> > > still considered as good as they were then, I wouldn't be 
> writing this
> > > message.
> > >
> > > UC has one neutral court loss:  Southern Miss, on Wednesday.
> > >
> > > UC's 2 "marquis" wins, over Oklahoma State and Louisville,
> > > were both in the
> > > Shoe, and both teams have been less than stellar since.
> > >
> > > If we could take away any one of 1) the fall of Oregon, 2)
> > > the home loss to
> > > Saint Louis, or 3) the loss to Southern Miss, UC would be in,
> > > with room to
> > > spare.  Together, those 3 things will quite possibly keep 
> them out.
> > > Randy '78
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: dfairchild [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:03 AM
> > > > To: address@hidden
> > > > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I made a mistake in my previous post - it looks like there
> > > will be 18
> > > > conferences with only one bid - which leaves 47 bids to be
> > > > claimed.  UC is
> > > > currently 31 in the RPI.  If you go strictly be the rpi the
> > > > cutoff as of
> > > > this morning would be including Oregon at 48 (Weber St has an
> > > > automatic bid,
> > > > from a 1 bid conference at 39).  The last four out would be
> > > > Texas Tech (50),
> > > > St. Louis (51), Tennessee (52), and North Carolina (54).  The
> > > > last four in
> > > > would be Oregon (48), Indiana (47), LSU (44), and Gonzaga (43).
> > > >
> > > > The most suspect of those in, IMHO, are UC (31), ASU (32),
> > > > Alabama (37) and
> > > > Auburn (38).
> > > >
> > > > UC, Alabama, Auburn, and Texas Tech are all 4-6 in 
> their last 10.
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Brad Holdheide [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:28 AM
> > > > To: 'address@hidden'
> > > > Subject: [UC Basketball] Cats are going to the NCAA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Amazing to see what the Cats fans think about our chances of
> > > > going to the
> > > > NCAA tournament.  The Bearcatnews poll is tied at exactly 132
> > > > votes each
> > > > way.