2022 BET

[real chili 83]

Herman swears by him.

You gonna invite Herman to your beer summit with JB in NYC?

[Newsdreams]

You gonna invite Herman to your beer summit with JB in NYC?

Def not....don't hang around the dead.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Herman swears by him.

Most of swear by Dickie Simpkins. Or at least at him.

[pbiflyer]

Most of swear by Dickie Simpkins. Or at least at him.

Hash tag truth, hash tag accurate, hash tag annoying.......

[PointWarrior]

Welcome to the club of being kicked off Dodd's boarding for mocking him.  I enjoyed your approach as a proxy for me.  I got kicked off finally when asked "am I in time for the excuse making" after a particularly bad Wojo loss (among the many). 

I was looking forward to "the how hard it is to win against an opponent three times in a row" this week now that MU is on the opposite side of Dodd's argument.

I guess I'll be posting exclusively on this board for the postseason.

I have been banned from the other site because I apparently violated Vladimir Dodds' rule that you can't mention Senior Day unless it's to say that Senior Day always makes a team harder to play because it creates an electric atmosphere that turns otherwise indifferent teams into raging tigers.

He took offense to my chuckling about Coach K's loss on what should be called Super Senior Day.

Anyway, I'm not sure that Creighton needs to beat MU to get an NCAA bid, but if I were them I would be approaching it like they do need a win.

That might help them overcome the complacency that they would ordinarily have because they have already beaten MU twice. As we know, because coaches often say it, that makes it hard for CU to beat MU for a third time.

[wadesworld]

I have a flight home from NYC early Saturday afternoon. May need to change my flight if we win Friday night

Who will pay for that, though?

[Scoop Snoop]

My wife and I bought tickets for Wednesday along with our other tickets. We'll see at least some if not all of the action on Wednesday, but it's so nice to know that Marquette will not be playing then. I was trying very hard to block out the thought of playing Georgetown on Wednesday when we were deciding whether or not to go.

I think we have a good chance to win the Creighton game and the (likely) Providence semifinal game as well. If so, it will be interesting to see how we do vs. (likely) Nova or (please, please no!) UCONN.

[PGsHeroes32]

My wife and I bought tickets for Wednesday along with our other tickets. We'll see at least some if not all of the action on Wednesday, but it's so nice to know that Marquette will not be playing then. I was trying very hard to block out the thought of playing Georgetown on Wednesday when we were deciding whether or not to go.

I think we have a good chance to win the Creighton game and the (likely) Providence semifinal game as well. If so, it will be interesting to see how we do vs. (likely) Nova or (please, please no!) UCONN.

Funny enough I actually think if lucky enough to be in the finals I might like our chances more against Uconn in that scenario.

Uconn isnt a great offensive team or as all around sound as Nova. On a 3rd straight game that might make them more ripe for a off game.

Weve swept Nova sure, but I dont like the chance in a saturday at MSG vs them.

[Scoop Snoop]

Funny enough I actually think if lucky enough to be in the finals I might like our chances more against Uconn in that scenario.

Uconn isnt a great offensive team or as all around sound as Nova. On a 3rd straight game that might make them more ripe for a off game.

Weve swept Nova sure, but I dont like the chance in a saturday at MSG vs them.

Interesting take PG. It's just I remember how in both games vs. Nova that typically unflappable Gillespie seemed really rattled by Marquette. Sanogo is a (expletives deleted) nightmare vs. Marquette and some other BE teams as well. If we end up in the championship game vs. one of those two teams, who knows? We just might pull it off.

The best part for now is that we are speculating as a 5 seed, not needing to play Wednesday to face a fresh, rested opponent (probably UCONN).

[Scoop Snoop]

On Inside the Big East, Steve Lavin predicted that Marquette and Nova would be in the final with Nova winning. Rob Stone predicted UCONN to win it all, but I do not remember him naming an opponent. Lavin credited Marquette's depth vs. Creighton as one of the reasons he picked us to win.

[Uncle Rico]

https://twitter.com/hoopvision68/status/1500866046168907783?s=21

[rocky_warrior]

https://twitter.com/hoopvision68/status/1500866046168907783?s=21

30% of the time it's REALLY hard to beat a team 3 times in a row.

So are you saying MU is doomed against Creighton?

[Uncle Rico]

30% of the time it's REALLY hard to beat a team 3 times in a row.

So are you saying MU is doomed against Creighton?

I'm saying it's time to bring Brian Wardle home

[SaveOD238]

Matt Norlander on the Eye on College Basketball podcast picked Marquette to beat Crieghton and upset Providence en route to the Big Easy title game, but to lose to UConn.

I'd pretty pretty pleased with that outcome.

[willie warrior]

I'm saying it's time to bring Brian Wardle home

Actually it would be much better to bring Uncle Pico home with his vastly superior coaching knowledge.

[Uncle Rico]

Actually it would be much better to bring Uncle Pico home with his vastly superior coaching knowledge.

You have way more coaching knowledge than me. 

[willie warrior]

You have way more coaching knowledge than me.

Then we are in agreement. We are both elite. You have convinced me.

[GoldenEagles03]

I really like Marquette's route to win the BET this year.

An undermanned Creighton, a so-so Providence team, Nova/UConn.

Also everyone is picking Nova to win it and Seton Hall to be the sleeper while everyone forgets about Marquette. Honestly, this may sound weird, but being a forgotten team that is a lock for the tournament is kind of a spot I love being in.

Saw Seton Hall is 2 seed lines ahead of Marquette in some brackets which makes 0 sense when looking at resumes but this week is a perfect time to be the forgotten team that gets hot again.

Cautiously optimistic and excited!

[brewcity77]

Saw Seton Hall is 2 seed lines ahead of Marquette in some brackets which makes 0 sense when looking at resumes but this week is a perfect time to be the forgotten team that gets hot again.

Seeding is different than selection. When it comes to seeding, the best predictor is lining up the average of a team's resume metric average and quality metric average. That number gives you the expected seed line, but ordering all the teams by that number comes up correct within one line 85% of the time.

Seton Hall's resume average is 28.5 and resume average is 32. That 30.25 average is 29th best and equates to an 8-seed, though anywhere from 7-9 would be reasonable. Marquette's resume average is 34 and quality average is 45.3. That 39.65 average is 36th best and equates to a 9-seed, though anywhere from 8-10 would be reasonable.

I'll also note that SHU's position is closer to the 7 line than the 9, while Marquette is closer to the 10 than the 8. I have Seton Hall one line ahead, but 2 makes sense and even 3 wouldn't be crazy. Remember, head to head only comes into play when the resumes are too close to call, and SHU's numbers are far ahead of ours.

[MDMU04]

For those interested in TV coverage, looks like the entire Big East tournament will be carried by Fox Sports in 4K.

The Butler/Xavier game appeared on the guide on YouTube TV yesterday as upcoming programming on Fox Sports 4K.  A little more digging shows they're going to broadcast the entire Big East Tournament in 4K, along with the Big Ten and Pac 12 tournaments.

[CountryRoads]

MU is 12-15 all time in the BET. Time to get back to 500 this year.

[Herman Cain]

Based on past experience, The Garden will be full of U -Conn fans.   Seton Hall fans show up in all their drunken splendor as well. That eventual 3-6 game between The Huskies and The Hall should be a very good one. 

[rocky_warrior]

For those interested in TV coverage, looks like the entire Big East tournament will be carried by Fox Sports in 4K.

The Butler/Xavier game appeared on the guide on YouTube TV yesterday as upcoming programming on Fox Sports 4K.  A little more digging shows they're going to broadcast the entire Big East Tournament in 4K, along with the Big Ten and Pac 12 tournaments.

Yup.  Disappointing to read upscaled, but may make the 30 day free trial of YTTV 4k+ worth it.

https://tvanswerman.com/2022/03/07/fox-to-stream-pac-12-big-east-big-ten-tournaments-in-4k/

The Big East coverage in 4K will begin March 9 with first round games at 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET. On March 10, Fox will stream four quarterfinals games in 4K at noon, 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET. On March 11, the network will stream the semifinals in 4K at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. And on March 12, Fox will offer the Big East final in 4K at 6:30 p.m. ET.

[snip]

The pay TV services that are expected to carry the tournament games on special 4K channels are DIRECTV, Dish, Comcast, Verizon, Optimum, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. (In markets where the Fox affiliate is provided with your programming package.) Check your on-screen guide for more details.

Fox will simulcast the 4K games in HD on FS1, Fox and the Big Ten Network.

Note: Fox's 4K broadcasts are upscaled from 1080p HDR. Upscaling is the process when one video format is converted to another. Fox takes the 1080p HDR signal and converts it to a 4K format. Upscaling 4K is not considered as good as native 4K, but the inclusion of HDR can offer heightened colors and vividness.

[GoldenEagles03]

Matt Norlander on the Eye on College Basketball podcast picked Marquette to beat Crieghton and upset Providence en route to the Big Easy title game, but to lose to UConn.

I'd pretty pretty pleased with that outcome.

Marquette already lost 1 Title game this year in Charleston. If they make it to the title game on Saturday against UConn I think they pull it off!

Getting to the title game is the tough part and beating Nova a 3rd time would be even tougher.

I want MU/UConn in the title.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

MU is 12-15 all time in the BET. Time to get back to 500 this year.

Shocked its not worse.