Re: RE: Not as bad is it seems

[eseeskin]

I am heading up there on tuesday afternoon.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dan Marshall <address@hidden> 
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 12:20 pm 
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
To: address@hidden 

> The only thing bad about this... is that then those of us going to the 
> tournament wednesday afternoon miss the first UC Game! Good news 
> is they 
> would be playing a 2nd game in this tournament :) 
>
> :) Anyone else going? :) 
>
> _____ 
>
> From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:18 AM 
> To: address@hidden 
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
>
>
> What need to happen to have Syracuse get 7th and UC to play Seton 
> Hall in 
> the 8 v. 9 game? Since Seton Hall beat both teams, I am guessing 
> it cannot 
> happen. If UC could play and beat SH in the tourney, UC should 
> and would go 
> to the NCAA over SH. (in that case you cannot discount the following: 
>
> - UC lost at SH, but won on a neutral court. 
> - SH's (by far!) easier Big East schedule. 
> - UC's better RPI and SOS 
>
> A win on Sat. would go a long way though! 
>
> Jon 
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Aaron <mailto:address@hidden> Laflin 
> To: address@hidden 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:43 AM 
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
>
> Randy, 
>
> I can't disagree with anything you said, I just was stating there 
> is a 
> chance they still get in but I don't think the Cats want to take their 
> chances on losing the last four games of the year. More than 
> likely the 
> cats will play SH or SYR in the 1st round of the Big East Tourney 
> which once 
> again would be a must win game, if they don't find a way to beat 
> WV this 
> Saturday. 
>
> I'm still not sure why Syracuse's spot is secure in the tournament 
> and the 
> Cats are a bubble team according to so called experts. UC still 
> has a 
> better resume than Syracuse, Cuse has only 2 top 50 wins and 6 
> top 100 
> wins. Syr lost to SH by 7pts on their home court, split w/ UC, 
> and they 
> just lost to Georgetown by 15pts and moved only 1 spot or stayed 
> the same on 
> the RPI. UC lost to a team on the road (granted they should have 
> beat them 
> by 8 - 10 pts) but it was still on the road and they dropped 7 spots. 
>
> Aaron 96 
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Shinkle, Randy <mailto:address@hidden> 
> To: address@hidden 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:02 AM 
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
>
> I disagree. UC has now let 2 "golden opportunities" slip by, and 
> Saturdaywill be a third straight chance unless West Virginia comes 
> out hot and blows 
> them out. Don't think the selection committee won't notice, RPI 
> and SOS 
> notwithstanding. 
>
> Since UC beat Marquette to go 13-2 (and, yes, since Kirkland's 
> injury), they 
> are 5-9, 1-7 away from 5th/3rd Arena. IMO, that's not good 
> enough. Losses 
> in their next 2 leaves them 18-13 overall, 4-6 in their last 10. 
> Again, not 
> good enough. I guess there's a slim chance they'd still make it 
> in, with so 
> many other bubble teams that could flounder, but they wouldn't 
> deserve it. 
>
> Of course, I didn't think they deserved it in '03 either, when 
> they finished 
> 4-8 (0-6 away from home) after starting 13-3. The difference is 
> those 4 
> wins included #11 Oklahoma State and #4 Louisville. 
>
> They have to win Saturday. 
>
> Randy '78 
>
>
>
> _____ 
>
> From: Aaron Laflin [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:40 AM 
> To: address@hidden 
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
>
>
> Agree. One more win will definitely get them in, they let a golden 
> oppurtunity slip by but another win will help them get in. There 
> is a still 
> a chance they get in if they lose the next two but they'll be 
> sweating out 
> Selection Sunday with all of us UC fans. 
>
> Go Cats 
>
> Aaron 96 
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Al Uhrig <mailto:address@hidden> 
> To: address@hidden 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:20 AM 
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems 
>
>
> While last night's loss was discouraging, the Bearcats NCAA 
> tourney hopes 
> are very much alive and well. After the loss the Bearcats RPI is # 
> 33, SOS 
> is # 4, still NCAA tourney material. The Bearcats have clinched a 
> spot in 
> the Big East Tourney, Rutgers plays St. John's so one of them must 
> losetheir 10th Conference game. A win vs West Virginia or a first 
> round Big East 
> tourney win clinches a spot in the NCAA tourney, and the RPI will 
> probablybe in the 30's even if they should lose the next two games.