POLL POLL - MU in BET + DANCE?

[MUBigDance]

Are we Optimists/Pessimists (Realists).
What do you think?

Also if we would lose the first one...I wonder if we would make it? Although I think that's a hypothetical.

[Its DJOver]

Mods, feel free to delete my poll asking the same question

[auburnmarquette]

Well, I had to put 2-1 because with the Seton Hall win and much of the bubble playing well we may well need 2. Playing Nova on tired legs when they are rested actually seems pretty tough for a shooting team like us. Last time that happened with carlino we looked awesome first round and seems like Nova beat us by 50

[nyg]

I say 1-1 and we miss out.  DePaul loss will haunt them, would have been 10-8, different BE seed, along with great winning streak that committee likes to see. 

[Eldon]

I say 1-1 and we miss out.  DePaul loss will haunt them, would have been 10-8, different BE seed, along with great winning streak that committee likes to see.

I voted the same, reasoned the same.

[SaveOD238]

I know that we only play the games we have in front of us, but I would trade DePaul-Nova for Providence, Butler, Seton Hall, or Creighton in the first round.  In that case 1-1 is enough.  I think we need 2 OR we need other bubble teams to go down in their own first games to bad teams.

[MUBigDance]

Bump

[4everwarriors]

Beatin' Dapal is know given, aina?

[NickelDimer]

1-1, and in because of Wojo's Dook ties and his wholesome persona.

It's a tight race!

[bilsu]

Well, I had to put 2-1 because with the Seton Hall win and much of the bubble playing well we may well need 2. Playing Nova on tired legs when they are rested actually seems pretty tough for a shooting team like us. Last time that happened with carlino we looked awesome first round and seems like Nova beat us by 50

I think tired legs show up the third game. I rather play Villanova without having opening game jitters. This is still a very young team. We could easily of lost to Providence, because of opening game jitters. We could lose to DePaul, However if we were going to lose to DePaul we were not beating any other team.

I did not vote in the poll, because 1-1 means nothing without knowing what the other teams do. Losing to Villanova does not hurt as much if the other bubble teams are also dropping their first round games.

[GooooMarquette]

1-1 and in...cuz I'm an optimist.

[SERocks]

Someone posted that we were one win out of third place in the Big East and I had to go check the standings to see if that was true or not.  It was.  I find it hard to believe that a team that is one win out of third place in the Big East is not a lock for the tournament, but alas that seems to be the position we are in this year.  Unless we beat 'Nova, I don't think we are in...and to do that we have to first beat DePaul.

[4everwarriors]

DaPal = bad match-up, hey?

[Dr. Blackheart]

DaPal = bad match-up, hey?

In games that started at 1:00 PM or earlier, MU is 1-5.  With the 1 being Bucky, just to show how pitifully bad they were this year. 

Luckily, MU has the evening bracket in the BET.

#justwinbaby

[chapman]

Out now, and beating a bad team does nothing to improve that.  We never show up to play in NYC, so most likely we labor through DePaul and get destroyed by Nova. 

We'll be a lock for the NIT at least.  Looks like the BC is pretty open for potential games.  We're good enough to make a run.

[Marquette4life]

Out now, and beating a bad team does nothing to improve that.  We never show up to play in NYC, so most likely we labor through DePaul and get destroyed by Nova. 

We'll be a lock for the NIT at least.  Looks like the BC is pretty open for potential games.  We're good enough to make a run.

palm has us in now

[GooooMarquette]

palm has us in now

And in Bracket Matrix, we are the third team out, behind Washington and UCLA.  A DePaul win is nothing impressive, but we are close enough that we could get in simply if a few teams ahead of us lose.

[Floorslapper]

And in Bracket Matrix, we are the third team out, behind Washington and UCLA.  A DePaul win is nothing impressive, but we are close enough that we could get in simply if a few teams ahead of us lose.

See no way that Washington should be ahead of us...their resume is awful.  Alabama, also, seems to be overvalued.

Think we stand decent chance to get in with a 1-1 Big East tourney performance...but I know I'd be nervous as can be come the bracket reveal.

Still would have preferred a Providence matchup, as I think that would have ultimately given us a legit chance at getting in the dance with just that one win.

[burger]

Play in game.......

MU vs ND.....

Made for high ratings on a Tuesday night

[BM1090]

Bracket matrix hasn't been updated to include yesterday's results

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Bracket matrix hasn't been updated to include yesterday's results

It has now. Still 3rd team out behind Louisville and Syracuse, with Alabama, Texas, Baylor, and UCLA playing in Dayton.

I like bracketmatrix for the "wisdom of the crowd" type feel, but the reality is a lot of the brackets update infrequently and some of them have useless information that skews the scores.

[muwarrior69]

It has now. Still 3rd team out behind Louisville and Syracuse, with Alabama, Texas, Baylor, and UCLA playing in Dayton.

I like bracketmatrix for the "wisdom of the crowd" type feel, but the reality is a lot of the brackets update infrequently and some of them have useless information that skews the scores.

I think a good deep run or even winning the NIT would be better than going 1 and done or even 1-1 in the NCAA for THIS YEARS team.

[4everwarriors]

Wrong, hey?

[jsglow]

I think a good deep run or even winning the NIT would be better than going 1 and done or even 1-1 in the NCAA for THIS YEARS team.

While I vehemently disagree with this, I do hope that Marquette nation supports the guys fully in any NIT run that might be in our future.  We haven't enjoyed much post season play in recent years.  Let's all enjoy the ride.

[Nukem2]

While I vehemently disagree with this, I do hope that Marquette nation supports the guys fully in any NIT run that might be in our future.  We haven't enjoyed much post season play in recent years.  Let's all enjoy the ride.

Yep, but let's hope our guys can avoid the alternative in the meantime.