According to Jay Bilas

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I compared us and Missouri in the blind resume thread. It is scary how similar they are and thus, stupid how Missouri is a lock. We have just as many Top 100 wins, a better SOS, same league record, and a head to head win. Oh yea, they are 2-8 on the road.

It is truly amazing how perception and the media makes things look. If people would just do the research.
 
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VolGee4 said:
I compared us and Missouri in the blind resume thread. It is scary how similar they are and thus, stupid how Missouri is a lock. We have just as many Top 100 wins, a better SOS, same league record, and a head to head win. Oh yea, they are 2-8 on the road.

It is truly amazing how perception and the media makes things look. If people would just do the research.
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Rpi is huge difference
 
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BruinVol said:
Rpi is huge difference
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That is part of my problem though. The RPI is flawed. Tell me how Belmont is almost 40 spots higher than us. There is a serious flaw in the calculation.

If we play ETSU and Chattanooga instead of Virginia and Memphis, then we are probably closer to Missouri.
 
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VolGee4 said:
That is part of my problem though. The RPI is flawed. Tell me how Belmont is almost 40 spots higher than us. There is a serious flaw in the calculation.

If we play ETSU and Chattanooga instead of Virginia and Memphis, then we are probably closer to Missouri.
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You bring up a great point. I think the answer is simply more road wins for a team like Belmont and middle having such high RPIs. Also my guess is we might see a higher winnig percentage of Missouri's opponents than ours. That's just a guess
 
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VolGee4 said:
That is part of my problem though. The RPI is flawed. Tell me how Belmont is almost 40 spots higher than us. There is a serious flaw in the calculation.

If we play ETSU and Chattanooga instead of Virginia and Memphis, then we are probably closer to Missouri.
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I agree. But honestly, playing and even losing to UM, UVA and GU has helped us a TON. I'm proud that we can point to our OOC schedule this year (and glad because the SEC has kinda sucked lol)
 
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volgrad500 said:
I agree. But honestly, playing and even losing to UM, UVA and GU has helped us a TON. I'm proud that we can point to our OOC schedule this year (and glad because the SEC has kinda sucked lol)
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I agree. But I would almost trade 2 wins for a worse SOS for perception purposes. 2 more wins would probably bump us in RPI even with a worse schedule. It is a balancing act, but you have to remember that teams are picked by humans. It is human nature to lean toward a team with more wins.
 
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Just my opinion but I dont think that's the case...in past years dont think it's been true and the committee looks down on ooc schesules like theirs...you say "human nature..." but blind resume mtsu vs ut 79% picked ut.

VolGee4 said:
I agree. But I would almost trade 2 wins for a worse SOS for perception purposes. 2 more wins would probably bump us in RPI even with a worse schedule. It is a balancing act, but you have to remember that teams are picked by humans. It is human nature to lean toward a team with more wins.
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VolGee4 said:
I agree. But I would almost trade 2 wins for a worse SOS for perception purposes. 2 more wins would probably bump us in RPI even with a worse schedule. It is a balancing act, but you have to remember that teams are picked by humans. It is human nature to lean toward a team with more wins.
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Pearl was a master at this...you add teams who you should beat easy, but who are picked to finish at the top in their conference. SOS iirc is calculated solely on opponents W-L record, therefore, when they go 25-5 even if it's against garbage teams it reflects on our SOS like playing a 25-5 big east team (just don't get the quality win). It's why pearl almost always had a SOS in the single digits.
 
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We should be fine I thought the loss to uga really would hurt us but them they beat ky so it kinda cancels it out to me I think we are in no matter what but one win in the sec tourney makes us a 8 seed instead of a 9 seed jmo
 
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TBtheGBwiththeTD said:
He actually moved us down from last week. We beat auburn on the road and Mizzou at home and people seem to think less of us...

I just don't get it. He also has UK like 10 spots above us. Pretty stupid from a guy I normally like
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UK will beat us on a neutral court.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
I don't know, I certainly don't think we have as much of a chance now that they've played a few games without Noel.
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I agree they look better since playing in TBA.

But they are still bad. They have NO decent point guard, no real scoring option, and other than W.C-S no big man. They could sneak a couple of wins out of the SECT, but they could also lose first round and first round.(should they get that lucky)
 
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1982Alum said:
UK will beat us on a neutral court.
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For that to happen, they both would have to get to the finals. That means UT has to probably beat Fla and Ky has to probably beat Mizzou. A lot has to happen. Either way, I'd like our chances against Ky again.

And it would be a neutral court in name only. It would be 90-95% Ky fans.
 
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Keep in mind that UF did not score a point- not 1- in the final 6 or 7 minutes in their loss at Rupp the other day, allowing the cats to come back. Just sayin...
 
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Bluetic said:
Keep in mind that UF did not score a point- not 1- in the final 6 or 7 minutes in their loss at Rupp the other day, allowing the cats to come back. Just sayin...
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UKs defense had very little to do with that. Florida played slow for 7 minutes and had many unforced turnovers. They also went super cold, missing wide open 3s and Patric Young missed an undefended layup. Rupp officials may have had whistle or two in there as well.
 
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