Tourney expert not sold on UC

[MicksTheGuy]

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080222/SPT0101/302220058/

[Thegreatone]

Nor should he, but if we can win a couple big ones starting saturday he might change his mind.

[Irishbearcat]

Yeah, I'm not sold on us being deserving of the tourney....we got games to win still.

[Rickriot]

Beat Georgetown, then tell me you belong in the Tourney.

[Bearcat Revival]

No 12-11 team should be on the bubble. However, there is still plenty of time to improve their resume...starting tomorrow. If they can somehow get their RPR in the 50 range and get to 17 wins, with that SOS, they would at least be on the bubble. So, given that, it'll take the two home games, a steal at Pitt or G'Town, and two wins in the BE tourney. It will be hard, but it can be done. They'll need J-Will to step it up EVERY game...not just two of three.

[DBSUC1982]

No 12-11 team should be on the bubble. However, there is still plenty of time to improve their resume...starting tomorrow. If they can somehow get their RPR in the 50 range and get to 17 wins, with that SOS, they would at least be on the bubble. So, given that, it'll take the two home games, a steal at Pitt or G'Town, and two wins in the BE tourney. It will be hard, but it can be done. They'll need J-Will to step it up EVERY game...not just two of three.

Umm,... UC is 13-12. Need to go 4-1 & win at least 1 if not 2 in BE Tourney(18-14 or 19-14) to get to the dance. A tall order, indeed. More likely scenario is CBIT invite.

[Bearcat Revival]

If they get to 17 wins, they'll go to the NIT. If they get 18 wins, they're going to the NCAA IMO. With an SOS that high and 18 wins, UC will get in.

And, yes, it's a tall order.

[jlr1523]

I like all the optimism about UC getting in the tournament but people base their arguments on only the Bearcats Big East record. People forget that they are only 1 game over .500, with tons of work to do. That is not good enough. Not even close.