Bad Omen (2)

[Savannahbayvol]

No team that lost its opening conference tournament game has ever won the NC.

Michigan State 6, Mississippi State 61 2:30 to go

 

[Savannahbayvol]

No team that lost its opening conference tournament game has ever won the NC.

Michigan State 6, Mississippi State 61 2:30 to go

66-51

 

[ZZ13]

Also no team that has lost its opening round NCAAT game has ever won the NC. These historical “trends” are so silly. Every year is a new year with new players.

 

[hUTch2002]

No team that lost its opening conference tournament game has ever won the NC.

Michigan State 6, Mississippi State 61 2:30 to go

To be fair, double byes are a pretty new phenomenon though.

 

[Savannahbayvol]

Also no team that has lost its opening round NCAAT game has ever won the NC. These historical “trends” are so silly. Every year is a new year with new players.

100% correlation looks like more than a trend to me.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

This program hasn’t even made a final four yet…it’s a dumb stat to even relay to us especially knowing the history of conference tournaments.

 

[ZZ13]

100% correlation looks like more than a trend to me.

You mean like no 16 has ever beaten a 1, year after year after year after year….until they did, twice.

 

[vol9799]

100% correlation looks like more than a trend to me.

So the team we beat on the road without ZZ is beating the team that beat us twice and we're thinking that is a bad thing? Just a testament to how important matchups are. Especially for our team.

 

[Savannahbayvol]

Creighton 39. Akron 34 halftime

 

[volbound1700]

This thread is irrelevant because I don't EXPECT Tennessee to win this tournament. Now if they go to Elite 8 or further, I would be ecstatic.

 

[Savannahbayvol]

You mean like no 16 has ever beaten a 1, year after year after year after year….until they did, twice.

It is until it isnt.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

No team that lost its opening conference tournament game has ever won the NC.

Michigan State 6, Mississippi State 61 2:30 to go

Thanks Bob Costas.

 

[utvolpj]

I heard if it's repeated for the 100th time it becomes a good omen. Looks like we're gonna be ok

 

[Volstylexx]

To be fair, double byes are a pretty new phenomenon though.

Correct. We could have played on Wednesday and Thursday and then lost on Friday. Same difference

 

[knox73]

Vols SEC kryptonite is gone. Mississippi State is out.

 

[volfeeva]

Omen's aside, I would have bet on Miss St to beat Mich.St and they were never in the game

 

[Pride85]

100% correlation looks like more than a trend to me.

And a 16th seed had never beaten a 1 seed. It can happen. Why are you trying so hard to look for items to stress about?

 

[TennEddie]

Miss St embarrassed themselves, our Vols, and the entire SEC
with that terribly performance.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Miss St embarrassed themselves, our Vols, and the entire SEC
with that terribly performance.

Didn't embarrass UT

 

[VolsSportsFan]

No team that lost its opening conference tournament game has ever won the NC.

Michigan State 6, Mississippi State 61 2:30 to go

Nothing ever happens until it does. LIke remember no 16 seed had beaten a 1 seed, and now it's happened twice.

 

[TennEddie]

Didn't embarrass UT

A team that embarrassed UT twice gets stomped by a lower seed.
That reflects badly on the Vols.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

A team that embarrassed UT twice gets stomped by a lower seed.
That reflects badly on the Vols.

Not really. Only to those who haven't got a clue about the game of basketball

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Miss St embarrassed themselves, our Vols, and the entire SEC
with that terribly performance.

Izzo is pretty good at March.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

A team that embarrassed UT twice gets stomped by a lower seed.
That reflects badly on the Vols.

Lol, how?

Izzo is a good coach.

 

[whobethis16]

A team that embarrassed UT twice gets stomped by a lower seed.
That reflects badly on the Vols.

8/9 matchup is not exactly a big difference. Yes, technically, it's a lower seed, but it's not like it's a 6/11.