Top 16 reveal 2/11/18 @ 12:30pm CBS

#51
#51
bleedingTNorange said:
Wanna put some $ on that?
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None of these dolts pissing on this team with the 6-7 seed talk would ever put their money where their mouth is. Most don't know a basketball from bowling cleat, so who cares.

They'll be over here slobbering on Barnes every move when we win, and taking a dump on him and the team for every loss.
 
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#52
#52
cncchris33 said:
None of these dolts pissing on this team with the 6-7 seed talk would ever put their money where their mouth is. Most don't know a basketball from bowling cleat, so who cares.

They'll be over here slobbering on Barnes every move when we win, and taking a dump on him and the team for every loss.
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Calm down killer. We are all on the same side here.
 
#54
#54
cncchris33 said:
None of these dolts pissing on this team with the 6-7 seed talk would ever put their money where their mouth is. Most don't know a basketball from bowling cleat, so who cares.

They'll be over here slobbering on Barnes every move when we win, and taking a dump on him and the team for every loss.
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And they act like a 7 seed somehow makes this team look bad. That would still be considered a great year in my book
 
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I wanted to see if there was a combination of components from the team sheets which would match what the committee released today. So I ran a solver optimization on all the the components including quadrants (broken down by number of wins and win percentages). There wasn't any combination that produced a ranking that matched what the committee released, so there's obviously a human factor that isn't consistent with the data - no surprise. Anyway, I used the component weighting which matched the closest and applied it to expected ranks and quadrant records at the end of the regular season and this is what I got:

1 - 1)Villanova 2)Virginia 3)Kansas 4)Xavier
2 - 8)TX Tech 7)Purdue 6)Auburn 5)Cincinnati
3 - 9)N Carloina 10)Duke 11)Clems 12)Tennessee
4 - 16)Arizona 15)Gonzaga 14)WVU 13)Michigan St
 
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#56
#56
So, instead of 13th in the SEC, UT is the projected, overall 13th seed in the NCAA Tourney. Haha, nice job, SEC media
 
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The Dog said:
So, instead of 13th in the SEC, UT is the projected 13th seed in the NCAA Tourney. Haha, nice job, SEC media
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The talking heads don’t look at anything other than recruiting rankings for each team, previous years results, and returning players.

Based on those factors if you looked at UT preseason it would be easy to place them at the bottom of the league.
That’s why I never pay attention to those things. I like to watch them play a few games first.
 
#58
#58
If we’re going to lose a game from here on out, it’s better to be against Ole Miss than it is MSU or UGA
 
#59
#59
Let's not jump too far ahead. Our performance last night has to concern even the most positive fan. Bama showed if you can out physical the Vols and have an athletic point guard, you can beat us. With that, I feel we really didn't show up for whatever reason. Maybe a post KY let down. Regardless, it's what Vol fans are used to, getting excited after something good happens like sweeping KY for the first time in almost 20 years and getting blown out the next game. Sort of like beating Memphis and being ranked #1 in the next polls and losing that same week to Vanderbilt. Let's hope this team can " snap and clear" and come back Tuesday night with the same energy and effort that helped them win 7 games in a row.
 
#60
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golfballs said:
I wanted to see if there was a combination of components from the team sheets which would match what the committee released today. So I ran a solver optimization on all the the components including quadrants (broken down by number of wins and win percentages). There wasn't any combination that produced a ranking that matched what the committee released, so there's obviously a human factor that isn't consistent with the data - no surprise. Anyway, I used the component weighting which matched the closest and applied it to expected ranks and quadrant records at the end of the regular season and this is what I got:

1 - 1)Villanova 2)Virginia 3)Kansas 4)Xavier
2 - 8)TX Tech 7)Purdue 6)Auburn 5)Cincinnati
3 - 9)N Carloina 10)Duke 11)Clems 12)Tennessee
4 - 16)Arizona 15)Gonzaga 14)WVU 13)Michigan St
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Good stuff Golf!
 
#62
#62
1985Vols said:
Let's not jump too far ahead. Our performance last night has to concern even the most positive fan. Bama showed if you can out physical the Vols and have an athletic point guard, I you can beat us. With that, I feel we really didn't show up for whatever reason. Maybe a post KY let down. Regardless, it's what Vol fans are used to, getting excited after something good happens like sweeping KY for the first time in almost 20 years and getting blown out the next game. Sort of like beating Memphis and being ranked #1 in the next polls and losing that same week to Vanderbilt. Let's hope this team can " snap and clear" and come back Tuesday night with the same energy and effort that helped them win 7 games in a row.
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I think it’s a mixture of both...

Bama has beaten some really good teams this year. They’re 5-1 against the Top 25.

They definitely have Sweet 16, maybe even Elite 8 talent.

The only thing they lack is coaching.

But we didn’t play well.

We couldn’t make shots and looked so uncomfortable, almost as if they were scared to be on the floor.

I don’t think this loss defines our team as a whole because I know for a fact we didn’t play up to our potential.

We need to shift our focus over to SC because the way College Basketball is going, anyone can be beat on any given night.
 
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#63
FleeceItOut said:
The talking heads don’t look at anything other than recruiting rankings for each team, previous years results, and returning players.

Based on those factors if you looked at UT preseason it would be easy to place them at the bottom of the league.
That’s why I never pay attention to those things. I like to watch them play a few games first.
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The preseason comment from seccountry, who picked us 12th:

"The Vols aren't big and don't shoot it particularly well. Other than that, Rick Barnes has it rolling."

At least they got the last sentence correct. Considering that our influential players last year were all freshmen and sophomores, I guess they didn't consider they could improve.
 
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1985Vols said:
Let's not jump too far ahead. Our performance last night has to concern even the most positive fan. Bama showed if you can out physical the Vols and have an athletic point guard, you can beat us. With that, I feel we really didn't show up for whatever reason. Maybe a post KY let down. Regardless, it's what Vol fans are used to, getting excited after something good happens like sweeping KY for the first time in almost 20 years and getting blown out the next game. Sort of like beating Memphis and being ranked #1 in the next polls and losing that same week to Vanderbilt. Let's hope this team can " snap and clear" and come back Tuesday night with the same energy and effort that helped them win 7 games in a row.
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We won't play another team this year in the regular season with Bama's talent. If they had a better coach, they could be elite.
 
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#66
I don’t see us moving much based on the rest of our regular season games. Right around 3/4.

SEC tournament, since it’s neutral, will give us more opportunities for q1 wins. Clearly we’d need several teams to slip up to get a 1, but gives us opportunity for a 2 or cements us in as a 3
 
#67
#67
VolFreakJosh said:
I think it’s a mixture of both...

Bama has beaten some really good teams this year. They’re 5-1 against the Top 25.

They definitely have Sweet 16, maybe even Elite 8 talent.

The only thing they lack is coaching.

But we didn’t play well.

We couldn’t make shots and looked so uncomfortable, almost as if they were scared to be on the floor.

I don’t think this loss defines our team as a whole because I know for a fact we didn’t play up to our potential.

We need to shift our focus over to SC because the way College Basketball is going, anyone can be beat on any given night.
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Good points. Hard to believe they have lost 9 games already
 
#70
#70
golfballs said:
I wanted to see if there was a combination of components from the team sheets which would match what the committee released today. So I ran a solver optimization on all the the components including quadrants (broken down by number of wins and win percentages). There wasn't any combination that produced a ranking that matched what the committee released, so there's obviously a human factor that isn't consistent with the data - no surprise. Anyway, I used the component weighting which matched the closest and applied it to expected ranks and quadrant records at the end of the regular season and this is what I got:

1 - 1)Villanova 2)Virginia 3)Kansas 4)Xavier
2 - 8)TX Tech 7)Purdue 6)Auburn 5)Cincinnati
3 - 9)N Carloina 10)Duke 11)Clems 12)Tennessee
4 - 16)Arizona 15)Gonzaga 14)WVU 13)Michigan St
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Is that with Tennessee going 4-2 or 5-1?
 
#75
#75
bleedingTNorange said:
Yea, thought that would be 5-1, pleasantly surprised.
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Well, we will see. This is predominantly using the # of Q1 wins and Q1 win % as a determining factor, which jives the closest with the committee's rankings. And with only a few weeks left in the year, there probably aren't many opportunities for wins that will significantly vary among teams on the top 4 lines.
 
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