Evansville at Indiana State (2/19)

[Wufan]

ISU is a bubble team if they win out to the MVC finals in St. Louis AND lose to WSU.

No they are not, please show me 1 team off of Lunardi bracket you would replace them with. They have nothing in their favor that make them a bubble team. They are a "want-a-be" bubble team.

I'm not saying that a 26-7 ISU team would make the dance, but I would say they would be on the bubble and would be pending the results of the field. They would have an RPI in the low 30s, but would be 0-4 versus RPI top 50. From Lunardi's last 8 out, I think that ISU deserves as much discussion as a 14-11 West Virginia that is expected to finish at 17-14 (before conference tourney) with an RPI in the 70s. WVU is 5-10 against the RPI top 50. Also Louisianna Tech is expected to finish 23-7 (before conference tourney) with a 1-2 record versus the top 50 and an RPI of 77.

ISU is in the discussion as a bubble team pending a great finish. I am doubtful that the resume would hold up versus available at-large spots.

[FearDaTrees]

Technically, there is still a chance ISU ends up with 6, possibly 8 wins(with conf tourney) in the top 100. UNI,MSU and Notre Dame can all end up inside the top 100 still. Not likely, but there are a lot of games to be played. To right them completely off is just dumb...then again, look who it's coming from.

[FearDaTrees]

ISU is a bubble team if they win out to the MVC finals in St. Louis AND lose to WSU.

No they are not, [b]please show me 1 team off of Lunardi bracket you would replace them with[/b]. They have nothing in their favor that make them a bubble team. They are a "want-a-be" bubble team.

Southern Miss- (22-5) RPI: 41 SOS: 157 Best Win: NDSU RPI:43 Bad Losses: W.Kentucky, Tulsa and UAB
Indiana State- (21-6) RPI: 53 SOS: 138 Best Win: Belmont RPI:59 Bad Losses: Tulsa and SIU

If we take care of business in these last 3 games, we will be on First 4 Out or Next 4 Out when the MVC tourney starts. Everything negative Snagglegoof has to say about Indiana State, can also be used in the exact scenario for Wichita St not getting a #1 seed.

[Play Angry]

This is also the same retard who argued ad nauseum about how ISUb could run the table and finish with an RPI in the 20s a month ago, so engage at your own risk folks.

[FearDaTrees]

Never once said 20's, jackass, but all the numbers I give are always based off RPIForecast.com so they are actual odds. If ISU runs the table to the MVC CG, they are predicted to have an RPI of 32 anyways. At least I give some facts about where I get my info. 90% of WSU fans just ramble on about the s*** that they want to hear and not the actual facts. Never would have thought I would miss the BlueJays fans. At least you could have legit basketball conversation with them.

[Play Angry]

Never once said 20's, jackass

isumvc1, do us a favor and stick with sycamorepride.com . Tie game and you always act like its the end of the season. It's incredibly annoying and makes you sound foolish. I'm sure if we lose, you'll say our at-large chances will be shot. You sir, are only a "fan" when they win. ISU up 1 now btw.

To be fair, if ISU lost this game, their at-large chances would be shot.

Wrong. If we ran the table, our RPI would be around 25. 24-4 with an RPI of 25 is getting you 6 seed or better.

At least I give some facts about where I get my info. 90% of WSU fans just ramble on about the s*** that they want to hear and not the actual facts. Never would have thought I would miss the BlueJays fans. At least you could have legit basketball conversation with them.

Shrill is the first word that comes to mind. Second word is jealous. Third and fourth words are tiny and pink.

[FearDaTrees]

It's tiny and pink....I'm sure you've heard that all your life.

[Play Angry]

Whoosh.

Shox lose 4 games before the big dance, book it.

Good night, sweet prince.

[Snaggletooth]

Everything negative Snagglegoof has to say about Indiana State, can also be used in the exact scenario for Wichita St not getting a #1 seed.

Yeah it is the same...fool. ISUB will not be one of the last 4 out. To the abyss goes ISUB. Enjoy your winning season and the CIT.

[rlh04d]

So tell me, how many phone calls did the ISU Assistant Coach make with teams that fall within the 40-100 RPI range in an attempt to bolster the schedule?

There's a hell of a gap between the 40-100 RPI and 300+. I don't understand why you'd even make that argument.

How much better would Indiana State's resume be right now if they had swapped 300+ RPI games in the nonconference with 150+ teams? We're not talking games against teams Indiana State couldn't get. I'm not bagging on them for not being able to schedule home/home games against Duke. But Holy Cross? Florida Gulf Coast? Princeton? Yale? Robert Morris? UAB, Charlotte, North Colorado? They couldn't grab some of those guys? (I'm not going to bother to look at three year RPI averages for all of those teams ... point is, they should be looking at RPI averages over a several year stretch and going out of their way to schedule mid or low major teams that are consistently in the 100-200 range.)

There is NO excuse for scheduling teams who are 250+ in RPI every single year to home/home games, and playing four of them in one season when you're trying to get an at-large bid. That's not "Indiana State tried to better their schedule and couldn't." That's "Indiana State flat out didn't want to play a tougher schedule."

It's one thing if Indiana State was scheduling teams that have a five or three year RPI average around 150 and all of a sudden that team collapsed to 300+. That is not the case here. Indiana State scheduled numerous teams that are consistently 250-300+. Stupid, stupid scheduling, and they deserve to miss the tournament for it.