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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: copious1218 on February 04, 2010, 02:08:52 PM

Poll
Question: Are you rooting for Cincy or ND tonight?
Option 1: Cincy votes: 34
Option 2: ND votes: 21
Title: Cincy v. ND
Post by: copious1218 on February 04, 2010, 02:08:52 PM
Which result helps MU more?  A Cincy win? or ND?
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: Badgerhater920 on February 04, 2010, 02:17:10 PM
I don't think it matters all that much, but I think we'd prefer a Cincy victory - ND isn't even considered a bubble team by Lunardi right now, and we'd like to keep that bubble from growing.

We have to beat ND either way (whether it is a quality W at that point or not). If Cincy keeps winning, that could turn into either a marquee road win for us, or a road loss that doesn't hurt us too much.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: spiral97 on February 04, 2010, 02:19:37 PM
purely from the current standings perspective, cincy losing would be better for us since it will drop them into a tie with us rather than being a game ahead.  unfortunately that also raises ND into a tie with us rather than being a game behind.  ND winning lets us control our own destiny a bit better too.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: Badgerhater920 on February 04, 2010, 02:20:15 PM
Quote from: spiral97 on February 04, 2010, 02:19:37 PM
purely from the current standings perspective, cincy losing would be better for us since it will drop them into a tie with us rather than being a game ahead.  unfortunately that also raises ND into a tie with us rather than being a game behind.  Cincy winning lets us control our own destiny a bit better too.

Good call...didn't really consider the BE standings in my post.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: TallTitan34 on February 04, 2010, 02:21:00 PM
Quote from: Badgerhater920 on February 04, 2010, 02:17:10 PM
I don't think it matters all that much, but I think we'd prefer a Cincy victory - ND isn't even considered a bubble team by Lunardi right now, and we'd like to keep that bubble from growing.

Wouldn't you rather the team not on the bubble win instead of the team we are fighting to get in?
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: spiral97 on February 04, 2010, 02:21:12 PM
changed my last sentence.. shoulda said ND winning lets us control our destiny better, not cincy winning.

EDIT: because some people are easily confused by an errant apostrophe.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: LON on February 04, 2010, 02:23:37 PM
Can they both lose?
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: MU B2002 on February 04, 2010, 02:24:20 PM
Quote from: spiral97 on February 04, 2010, 02:21:12 PM
changed my last sentence.. shoulda said ND winning let's us control our destiny better, not cincy winning.

let's us

"let us us"?

Now I am confused.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: spiral97 on February 04, 2010, 02:50:45 PM
Quote from: MU_B2002 on February 04, 2010, 02:24:20 PM
let's us

"let us us"?

Now I am confused.

happy?  geesh.
Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: MU B2002 on February 04, 2010, 02:59:57 PM
Thanks.

And really I was just trying to give you a hard time since you made a point of making the original edit.

Title: Re: Cincy v. ND
Post by: MU B2002 on February 04, 2010, 09:40:05 PM
maybe i missed something, but is stevenson hurt?  I checked the box score and it said he had zero min and was 0-2 from the floor.  I thought he was their "guy."  maybe i am just paying to much attention to MU and missed something.
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