NCAA Contenders and Pretenders...MU mention

[ChicosBailBonds]

I don't like that stat because if we sucked our opponents would be 7-8. Let's say 3-8, no reason to use our own wins as reasons to doubt our team.

It's not that I'm doubting the team, just giving their records.  Even at 3-8, the stat you're using, our opponents are at a .272 winning percentage which is God awful. 

We've done what we've had to do so far, and looked darn impressive doing...thus the great sense of optimism we all have.  Tough game this weekend, another step in the journey and the first against a team with a winning record in conference (plus it's on the road).  This is a game we definitely can win and are favored to win by Pomeroy with a 69% probability of victory.

Let's take care of business.

[chapman]

Still, that is misleading because of Rutgers' 0-5 record.  If we lost, Nova and WVU would be doing fine at 2-1 and Cincinnati would be 2-2.  Still, time will tell how good we are.  I don't have much faith that we'll stay in the top 4, but I don't think we're going 9-9 either.

[ceh]

I agree with Chicos on this one.  Too early to tell, but darn, "queen of the pretenders" - that aggressive.  This may not be a top 10 team, but they sure playing "tough" in my book. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

Still, that is misleading because of Rutgers' 0-5 record.  If we lost, Nova and WVU would be doing fine at 2-1 and Cincinnati would be 2-2.  Still, time will tell how good we are.  I don't have much faith that we'll stay in the top 4, but I don't think we're going 9-9 either.

Yes, and if we lost we wouldn't be saying as much about our team.  It works both ways. 

When the ESPN or others recently looked at teams chances down the stretch, they examined the combined records of the teams they had to play.  It's just one way of examining strength of schedules.

[jmayer1]

Yes, and if we lost we wouldn't be saying as much about our team.  It works both ways. 

When the ESPN or others recently looked at teams chances down the stretch, they examined the combined records of the teams they had to play.  It's just one way of examining strength of schedules.

I think the point is that using other teams' records is somewhat skewed at this point in the season because 1/3rd or 1/4th of their games have been against MU.

[RawdogDX]

I think the point is that using other teams' records is somewhat skewed at this point in the season because 1/3rd or 1/4th of their games have been against MU.

That was what i was getting at.