Lunardi just tweeted Marquette as "next four out"

[auburnmarquette]

I'll take it

[auburnmarquette]

for now I mean - not as a final result

[Jockey]

for now I mean - not as a final result

Doesn't matter now - not even a little.

[tower912]

If MU deserves to get in, they will.

[MU82]

Crap ... that's about the 5th time we've had to cancel the rest of the season already!

[lohaus]

Fire Wojo!

[real chili 83]

We got this.

[burger]

With last weeks brackets ....Given that Butler and Creighton will probably go up at least a seed.....

They were a 7 and a 10......

That does not speak well  of our chances given their resumes......

We need this Providence game big time......

And then we have to at least split with both Creighton and Butler to have any kind of chance.....

10-8 min in the conference......

Going to be hard.....We simply have a $hity resume.....

[wadesworld]

With last weeks brackets ....Given that Butler and Creighton will probably go up at least a seed.....

They were a 7 and a 10......

That does not speak well  of our chances given their resumes......

We need this Providence game big time......

And then we have to at least split with both Creighton and Butler to have any kind of chance.....

10-8 min in the conference......

Going to be hard.....We simply have a $hity resume.....

9-9 and we're in.

We don't have a "$hity resume."

[Newsdreams]

With last weeks brackets ....Given that Butler and Creighton will probably go up at least a seed.....

They were a 7 and a 10......

That does not speak well  of our chances given their resumes......

We need this Providence game big time......

And then we have to at least split with both Creighton and Butler to have any kind of chance.....

10-8 min in the conference......

Going to be hard.....We simply have a $hity resume.....

We 'gone, start the 3 freshmen give 'em experience for next year (teal, duh!)

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

With last weeks brackets ....Given that Butler and Creighton will probably go up at least a seed.....

They were a 7 and a 10......

That does not speak well  of our chances given their resumes......

We need this Providence game big time......

And then we have to at least split with both Creighton and Butler to have any kind of chance.....

10-8 min in the conference......

Going to be hard.....We simply have a $hity resume.....

There is a lot wrong in this post.

[skianth16]

There is a lot wrong in this post.

I don't think it was too far off. If we don't split with the 2nd tier Big East teams, it could be pretty tough to get in. 9 wins in conference might do it, but 18 wins doesn't usually get you in. If we don't win the home games against Creighton and Butler, we'll need to come up with a big upset or two to have a chance.

[mu_hilltopper]

This shouldn't be surprising.  MU is somewhere between the 50th and 70th best team in the country.

Hang a banner!

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I don't think it was too far off. If we don't split with the 2nd tier Big East teams, it could be pretty tough to get in. 9 wins in conference might do it, but 18 wins doesn't usually get you in. If we don't win the home games against Creighton and Butler, we'll need to come up with a big upset or two to have a chance.

If he got anything right, it was that the splitting with Creighton and Butler is important.  If MU gets swept by one of them, they'll need to steal one elsewhere.  Tonight would be considered a steal, but its a game that we could easily win (hence the pick em line).

Based on bracket matrix's 1/1 update, both Creighton and Butler are 7 seeds.  Several brackets in that update were before Butler knocked off Nova and Creighton took care of PC at home.  Both of those teams are safely in the field right now, but I suspect both will finish between 9-11 wins in the league, and be safely in the field. Prior to Saturday, Marquette's resume was better than Butler's (obviously the Nova win is huge).

Marquette's resume is just fine.  Its the resume of a bubble team, but having no bad losses is going to be a big feather in our cap.  Unlike previous seasons, SOS is not going to be a concern come March. 

Win 9 games and we'll be just fine. Probably a 10 seed. The BE is going to get an minimum 6 teams in the tournament.  I see the league breaking out as follows:

The Elite: Nova and X

The next tier: Seton Hall and Creighton (may be closer to tier 3 by seasons end)

The teams fighting for 2 or 3 spots: Butler, Marquette, PC and SJU

Finish ahead of PC and SJU, and I like our chances alot.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I don't think it was too far off. If we don't split with the 2nd tier Big East teams, it could be pretty tough to get in. 9 wins in conference might do it, but 18 wins doesn't usually get you in. If we don't win the home games against Creighton and Butler, we'll need to come up with a big upset or two to have a chance.

This no matta. Committee is all about dem computer numbers. 9-9 should be good enough barring a BET disaster or a lot bracket busters.

[GooooMarquette]

I'm too old to understand Twitter, so I need one of you young folks to explain.

Should I reserve a hotel room for the Final Four or not?

[barfolomew]

I'm too old to understand Twitter, so I need one of you young folks to explain.

Should I reserve a hotel room for the Final Four or not?

Absolutely.
We're just not sure which year.

[tower912]

There is a lot wrong in this post.

What was that line from Luke in the TLJ?     Something like.....everything you said in that last paragraph is wrong.     I can't wait until that becomes a gif.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

What was that line from Luke in the TLJ?     Something like.....everything you said in that last paragraph is wrong.     I can't wait until that becomes a gif.

I don't have mad GIFing skills but

https://imgflip.com/i/21aqbc

[tower912]

I don't have mad GIFing skills but

https://imgflip.com/i/21aqbc

Thank you.   Awesome.    Pin it to the top of the page for use whenever necessary. 

[skianth16]

What was that line from Luke in the TLJ?     Something like.....everything you said in that last paragraph is wrong.     I can't wait until that becomes a gif.

I don't think anything can ever beat

[burger]

With conference RPI.....Lunardi is talking 6 from the B East.....

Vill.....X......Hall.....Butler.....Creighton.....are locks right now......

MU.....St. John's......Providence fighting for the last spot.....

Tonight is huge!

[GooooMarquette]

With conference RPI.....Lunardi is talking 6 from the B East.....

Vill.....X......Hall.....Butler.....Creighton.....are locks right now......

MU.....St. John's......Providence fighting for the last spot.....

Tonight is hyuuuuge!

FIFY. We are in the Big East, after all....

[MomofMUltiples]

Absolutely.
We're just not sure which year.

If it's 2019, I'll probably have a couple spare bedrooms. Just gotta get the adult kids out by then...

[wadesworld]

With conference RPI.....Lunardi is talking 6 from the B East.....

Vill.....X......Hall.....Butler.....Creighton.....are locks right now......

MU.....St. John's......Providence fighting for the last spot.....

Tonight is huge!

Seton Hall, Butler, and Creighton are not locks.  There is no "fight for a last spot."  It's friggin January 3.  We're 2 games into conference play.  The Big East could get 6.  Or it could get 8.  Or it could get 5.  Lot of ball game left.