UEACES80 wrote:Jeez let it go that UE played 4 SWAC teams as I would likely think it was at least partially monetarily driven for UE to have home games. If UE had played on the road at Arizona, Duke, IU and Kentucky those four losses would have been damning as well.
UEACES80 wrote:Simply stated we continue to have a difference of opinion - all the NIT bracketology sites had UE in or as a first four (or less) out.
Wufan wrote:UEACES80 wrote:Simply stated we continue to have a difference of opinion - all the NIT bracketology sites had UE in or as a first four (or less) out. Too many small conferences had their regular season winners get beat in their conference tournaments and thus they gobbled up many automatic slots in the NIT this year for UE to make it.
Problem #1: I wouldn't call it a difference of opinion as much as a difference in philosophy. Your philosophy is that the only way to the dance is through St Louis. That's not an MVC that I want to be a part of. Basically, by scheduling poorly, you took your own fate out of your hands and blamed it on bad luck...because regular season winners didn't win their tourney.UEACES80 wrote:Logic tells me a quality win which is a compliment to UNI & WSU very likely takes them off the bubble and into the NIT. If that win would have been at WSU does that take WSU out of the NCAA and put them in the NIT field?
problem #2: in a year where the NCAA should have been the goal, you missed the consolation prize (NIT)...and that seems to be okay with you. you could have scheduled in some more opportunities against top 50 RPI wins, but it's the fault of the little schools losing their tourneys.UEACES80 wrote:Jeez let it go that UE played 4 SWAC teams as I would likely think it was at least partially monetarily driven for UE to have home games. If UE had played on the road at Arizona, Duke, IU and Kentucky those four losses would have been damning as well.
Problem #3: you don't recognize how embarrassing it is that you scheduled 4 SWAC teams. There are about 300 teams between the SWAC and the bluebloods that you could have scheduled.UEACES80 wrote:Maybe the Shocker fans can politely ask the Koch family to arrange funding for all the other MVC teams so all teams can have a schedule that WSU pre-approves prior to future seasons.
Problem #4: If you can only afford to purchase SWAC schools then you are in the wrong conference.
PantherSigEp wrote:The fact that Ace fans don't see a problem is probably the most damning conclusion in this thread. I'm speechless.
Stop making excuses and face the truth: Evansvilles late-season disappointment can be traced back to the fact that they played a weak and uncompetitive non-conference schedule.
Rollbird5 wrote:Evansville playing @Louisville for season opener, just a year too late
uniftw wrote:Rollbird5 wrote:Evansville playing @Louisville for season opener, just a year too late
Marty figures he's got a s*** team that won't have an expectations or win much so why not schedule tough for once...
havoc wrote:uniftw wrote:Rollbird5 wrote:Evansville playing @Louisville for season opener, just a year too late
Marty figures he's got a s*** team that won't have an expectations or win much so why not schedule tough for once...
Its inconvenient that it doesn't fit your narrative, but UE has played UNC (x3), IU (x3), and Notre Dame since Marty's been the coach. This is hardly a new thing.
Typically there are always a few top 25 caliber teams on the schedule. The problem comes from the back end.
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