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Title: The media is
Post by: purplepowerman on February 23, 2009, 10:27:19 PM
selling Texas right now for the big dance. Heard it tonight on espn during the uk vs. Oklahoma game. Why they are in it's because of their 6 wins against top 50 rpi teams. NCAA selection committee I believe has pretty much cut the cats. This just sucks big time.  :banghead: :banghead: Then they showed that OK lite still had a chance to get in but had to play good ball from here on out. K-State never mentioned. I hope that the cats run the table from here on out. Then I can't wait to see the selection committee persons squirm in their seats on why the cats shouldn't be in. Just can't believe that they think that there's a chance for Ok lite yet and not us.  :curse: :curse: :curse:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 10:31:12 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 23, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: sys on February 23, 2009, 10:32:46 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 10:35:49 PM
selling Texas right now for the big dance. Heard it tonight on espn during the uk vs. Oklahoma game. Why they are in it's because of their 6 wins against top 50 rpi teams. NCAA selection committee I believe has pretty much cut the cats. This just sucks big time.  :banghead: :banghead: Then they showed that OK lite still had a chance to get in but had to play good ball from here on out. K-State never mentioned. I hope that the cats run the table from here on out. Then I can't wait to see the selection committee persons squirm in their seats on why the cats shouldn't be in. Just can't believe that they think that there's a chance for Ok lite yet and not us.  :curse: :curse: :curse:

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Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 23, 2009, 10:36:10 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.

wtf? go &@#% yourself. if we still beat OSU, we should be a lock.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: A-Lishious on February 23, 2009, 10:37:08 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 10:37:13 PM
I realized the other day that even Memphis bball fans have this "everybody's out to get us" mentality.  Pretty much universal.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 23, 2009, 10:37:48 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.

wow. that's cute. who did they beat, you dumbfrank?

go pray ksu goes to the NIT somewhere.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: catzacker on February 23, 2009, 10:37:59 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.

IF we beat MU and OSU, I believe ksu would have as many top 50 rpi wins as UT (cept we'd actually have road wins).  But that's asking alot out of the katz.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 10:40:48 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.

wow. that's cute. who did they beat, you dumbfrank?

go pray ksu goes to the NIT somewhere.

They got blasted by 3 decent teams, fats (MSU, UW-Seattle, and Gonzaga).  That should count for something.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: MOKSUAZ on February 23, 2009, 10:41:20 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.

OSU notable out of conference games = gonzaga, washington, michigan state, and sienna
KSU notable out of conference games = kentucky, oregon, iowa, and cleveland state
 :confused:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 10:41:54 PM
(http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/graphics/icons/comment/black_helicopters_48.png)  :runaway:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: catzacker on February 23, 2009, 10:42:17 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.

wow. that's cute. who did they beat, you dumbfrank?

go pray ksu goes to the NIT somewhere.

They got blasted by 3 decent teams, fats (MSU, UW-Seattle, and Gonzaga).  That should count for something.

no it shouldn't.  it should only count if they win.  so we could have lined up and played uconn, marquette, and Louisville....lost...and now we're a "good" team?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 10:43:02 PM
They got blasted by 3 decent teams, fats (MSU, UW-Seattle, and Gonzaga).  That should count for something.

no it shouldn't.  it should only count if they win.  so we could have lined up and played uconn, marquette, and Louisville....lost...and now we're a "good" team?

Your sarcasm meter is broken, friend.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: catzacker on February 23, 2009, 10:43:43 PM
They got blasted by 3 decent teams, fats (MSU, UW-Seattle, and Gonzaga).  That should count for something.

no it shouldn't.  it should only count if they win.  so we could have lined up and played uconn, marquette, and Louisville....lost...and now we're a "good" team?

Your sarcasm meter is broken, friend.

goddammit.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: purplepowerman on February 23, 2009, 10:45:44 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.
If UT really deserves to be in and for OKie lite a chance to be in there shouldn't have to be a sell job going on right now.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 10:49:14 PM
You people are aware that "baracketology" and "bubble watch" are from ESPN and not the actual selection committee? It's also worth noting that Lunardi's bracket amazingly has some drastic shifts about 30-45 minutes before the selections are announced.

 :users:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: sys on February 23, 2009, 10:50:41 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.

wtf? go frank yourself. if we still beat OSU, we should be a lock.

ok.  if they win the other 3 and a 1st rounder they're good that way too (10% shot).  happy?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 23, 2009, 10:51:35 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.

wtf? go frank yourself. if we still beat OSU, we should be a lock.

ok.  if they win the other 3 and a 1st rounder they're good that way too (10% shot).  happy?

we won't need to beat texas if we finish 10-6. we won't be a lock, but we can still easily get in.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 10:52:48 PM
I think us regulars are best to walk away from this and pretend like this never happened. :scared:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: MOKSUAZ on February 23, 2009, 10:53:16 PM
You people are aware that "baracketology" and "bubble watch" are from ESPN and not the actual selection committee? It's also worth noting that Lunardi's bracket amazingly has some drastic shifts about 30-45 minutes before the selections are announced.

 :users:

where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: sys on February 23, 2009, 10:54:28 PM
we won't need to beat texas if we finish 10-6. we won't be a lock, but we can still easily get in.

sure.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: purplepowerman on February 23, 2009, 10:55:40 PM
You people are aware that "baracketology" and "bubble watch" are from ESPN and not the actual selection committee? It's also worth noting that Lunardi's bracket amazingly has some drastic shifts about 30-45 minutes before the selections are announced.

 :users:

where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.
QFT  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: hemmy on February 23, 2009, 10:56:57 PM
if ksu doesn't beat mu (10% shot), they don't deserve to go.  pretty hard to get worked up about.

wtf? go frank yourself. if we still beat OSU, we should be a lock.

ok.  if they win the other 3 and a 1st rounder they're good that way too (10% shot).  happy?

we won't need to beat texas if we finish 10-6. we won't be a lock, but we can still easily get in.

just don't make a youtube, or we will never get in
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 11:00:13 PM
where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

Pretty sure there is no tourney selection convention taking place right now.  That's pretty much the only time these decisions are ever made.  There isn't, like, a room full of Joe Lunardis dissecting every Big Monday on the big screen while sequestered at a Holiday Inn or something.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 11:02:47 PM
where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

Pretty sure there is no tourney selection convention taking place right now.  That's pretty much the only time these decisions are ever made.  There isn't, like, a room full of Joe Lunardis dissecting every Big Monday on the big screen while sequestered at a Holiday Inn or something.

dood, you just struck their black helicopter with a ground to air missile.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: MOKSUAZ on February 23, 2009, 11:02:58 PM
where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

Pretty sure there is no tourney selection convention taking place right now.  That's pretty much the only time these decisions are ever made.  There isn't, like, a room full of Joe Lunardis dissecting every Big Monday on the big screen while sequestered at a Holiday Inn or something.

pretty sure if you watched college bball final last night you woulda heard it straight from the horses mouth (gottleib) that he sat in with a few of the selection committee members about how they go about the selection process, evaluating teams, etc...  
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ArchE_Cat on February 23, 2009, 11:05:43 PM
where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

Pretty sure there is no tourney selection convention taking place right now.  That's pretty much the only time these decisions are ever made.  There isn't, like, a room full of Joe Lunardis dissecting every Big Monday on the big screen while sequestered at a Holiday Inn or something.

pretty sure if you watched college bball final last night you woulda heard it straight from the horses mouth (gottleib) that he sat in with a few of the selection committee members about how they go about the selection process, evaluating teams, etc...  

you mean Doug Gottleib? The same Doug Gottleib who got kicked out of Notre Dame for going on a spending spree w/ his roommate's credit cards?  :lol:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: MOKSUAZ on February 23, 2009, 11:07:21 PM
where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

Pretty sure there is no tourney selection convention taking place right now.  That's pretty much the only time these decisions are ever made.  There isn't, like, a room full of Joe Lunardis dissecting every Big Monday on the big screen while sequestered at a Holiday Inn or something.

pretty sure if you watched college bball final last night you woulda heard it straight from the horses mouth (gottleib) that he sat in with a few of the selection committee members about how they go about the selection process, evaluating teams, etc...  

you mean Doug Gottleib? The same Doug Gottleib who got kicked out of Notre Dame for going on a spending spree w/ his roommate's credit cards?  :lol:

yeah, he was on TV last night.  did you watch?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Leyton on February 23, 2009, 11:10:47 PM
pretty sure if you watched college bball final last night you woulda heard it straight from the horses mouth (gottleib) that he sat in with a few of the selection committee members about how they go about the selection process, evaluating teams, etc...  
In this scenario, wouldn't Gottlieb be more like a fly on rotting food sediment near the horse's mouth rather than the horse's mouth itself?  Maybe I misunderstood - is he a member of the selection committee?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: MOKSUAZ on February 23, 2009, 11:12:19 PM
pretty sure if you watched college bball final last night you woulda heard it straight from the horses mouth (gottleib) that he sat in with a few of the selection committee members about how they go about the selection process, evaluating teams, etc...  
In this scenario, wouldn't Gottlieb be more like a fly on rotting food sediment near the horse's mouth rather than the horse's mouth itself?  Maybe I misunderstood - is he a member of the selection committee?

maybe re-read my post and it just might become clear bro
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Bullfn33 on February 23, 2009, 11:15:16 PM
Okie lite and UT both have much better RPIs.  It's that simple.

:rolleyes:

UT deserves in, Okie State..not so much. They've done a nice job of manipulating the RPI.

OSU had this crazy thing called an "out of conference" schedule worth a damn. Check it out sometime F^3.

wow. that's cute. who did they beat, you dumbfrank?

go pray ksu goes to the NIT somewhere.

They got blasted by 3 decent teams, fats (MSU, UW-Seattle, and Gonzaga).  That should count for something.

no it shouldn't.  it should only count if they win.  so we could have lined up and played uconn, marquette, and Louisville....lost...and now we're a "good" team?

I came to this realization today..pretty much all there is to it. It's the magic formula.

http://www.ksufans.com/forums/index.php?topic=38078.msg516026#msg516026
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Cat Maniac on February 24, 2009, 09:22:29 AM
Sports media are stupid.  All they do is parrot what's been spoon-fed to them by the respective school sports information departments.

UNC pimps Hansblow behind-the-scenes to all their ESPN buddies, and lo and behold, every ESPN anchorman talks up how Hansblow is the best player in the country on the air...over and over and over again.

UT has one of the best marketing/PR based athletic departments in the country.  Dare I say KSU's is one of the worst/most small-time?  We don't play "the game".  And it kills us every year.

If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.  Don't you think we've got a good selling line that even the dunderheads at ESPN can understand for why we should get in the tourney?

But the problem lies with us and how we market ourselves.  It's pathetic.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: mcmwcat on February 24, 2009, 09:32:48 AM
You people are aware that "baracketology" and "bubble watch" are from ESPN and not the actual selection committee? It's also worth noting that Lunardi's bracket amazingly has some drastic shifts about 30-45 minutes before the selections are announced.

 :users:

where do you think the espn folk get their info from?  even gottleib shed some light on the process last night and no where has KSU been mentioned since the ukjr loss.  pretty much all tourney hopes (IMO) hinged on that game.  if we beat MU wednesday i could see us getting back into the tourney talks, but we'll still have to beat NU and OSU.  some huge games over the next week and a half.

why would there be talk about a 6-5 conf team w/ no notable non con wins on their schedule?  however, a win over mizzou or osu puts us right back in the discussion.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 09:41:03 AM
Sports media are stupid.  All they do is parrot what's been spoon-fed to them by the respective school sports information departments.

UNC pimps Hansblow behind-the-scenes to all their ESPN buddies, and lo and behold, every ESPN anchorman talks up how Hansblow is the best player in the country on the air...over and over and over again.

UT has one of the best marketing/PR based athletic departments in the country.  Dare I say KSU's is one of the worst/most small-time?  We don't play "the game".  And it kills us every year.

If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.  Don't you think we've got a good selling line that even the dunderheads at ESPN can understand for why we should get in the tourney?

But the problem lies with us and how we market ourselves.  It's pathetic.

plz post more. JFC.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ksu_FAN on February 24, 2009, 09:41:58 AM
Lot of folks setting themselves up for disappointment.  

If we don't win in Columbia, I'd say it will take playing on Sunday (not necessarily winning) in OKC to get in, even with a win vs OSU.  Sure, the selection committee always applies criteria inconsistently, but its part of the game.  Our crappy OOC SOS and not beating the teams we should've sticks out a bunch and it won't go unnoticed.  The loss at home to Baylor is also coming back to bite us.  Losses to OU, ku twice, and NU in Lincoln (and MU in Columbia) are probably forgivable.  Unfortunatley losses to Iowa and Oregon are not along with the aformentioned Baylor loss.  Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.  We will have a strong road record (especially with a win in Stillwater) and a very good record in our last 12 games, but I don't think it will be enough to get us in without one more great win (Saturday in OKC) to add to our resume.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 09:43:40 AM
Lot of folks setting themselves up for disappointment.  

If we don't win in Columbia, I'd say it will take playing on Sunday (not necessarily winning) in OKC to get in, even with a win vs OSU.  Sure, the selection committee always applies criteria inconsistently, but its part of the game.  Our crappy OOC SOS and not beating the teams we should've sticks out a bunch and it won't go unnoticed.  The loss at home to Baylor is also coming back to bite us.  Losses to OU, ku twice, and NU in Lincoln (and MU in Columbia) are probably forgivable.  Unfortunatley losses to Iowa and Oregon are not along with the aformentioned Baylor loss.  Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.  We will have a strong road record (especially with a win in Stillwater) and a very good record in our last 12 games, but I don't think it will be enough to get us in without one more great win (Saturday in OKC) to add to our resume.

good f*cking lord. STFU already. The tournament doesn't even go to sunday this year. Are you just f*cking with me or something? If we beat OSU and go 10-6, we are in. You act like other bubble teams have these great resumes..lol, they are filled w/holes.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ksu_FAN on February 24, 2009, 09:44:40 AM
Lot of folks setting themselves up for disappointment.  

If we don't win in Columbia, I'd say it will take playing on Sunday (not necessarily winning) in OKC to get in, even with a win vs OSU.  Sure, the selection committee always applies criteria inconsistently, but its part of the game.  Our crappy OOC SOS and not beating the teams we should've sticks out a bunch and it won't go unnoticed.  The loss at home to Baylor is also coming back to bite us.  Losses to OU, ku twice, and NU in Lincoln (and MU in Columbia) are probably forgivable.  Unfortunatley losses to Iowa and Oregon are not along with the aformentioned Baylor loss.  Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.  We will have a strong road record (especially with a win in Stillwater) and a very good record in our last 12 games, but I don't think it will be enough to get us in without one more great win (Saturday in OKC) to add to our resume.

good f*cking lord. STFU already. The tournament doesn't even go to sunday this year. Are you just f*cking with me or something? If we beat OSU and go 10-6, we are in. You act like other bubble teams have these great resumes..lol, they are filled w/holes.

fatty, I beg you, don't do this to yourself.  Don't.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 09:46:49 AM
Lot of folks setting themselves up for disappointment.  

If we don't win in Columbia, I'd say it will take playing on Sunday (not necessarily winning) in OKC to get in, even with a win vs OSU.  Sure, the selection committee always applies criteria inconsistently, but its part of the game.  Our crappy OOC SOS and not beating the teams we should've sticks out a bunch and it won't go unnoticed.  The loss at home to Baylor is also coming back to bite us.  Losses to OU, ku twice, and NU in Lincoln (and MU in Columbia) are probably forgivable.  Unfortunatley losses to Iowa and Oregon are not along with the aformentioned Baylor loss.  Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.  We will have a strong road record (especially with a win in Stillwater) and a very good record in our last 12 games, but I don't think it will be enough to get us in without one more great win (Saturday in OKC) to add to our resume.

An easier (and funner) way to set prepare yourself for disappointment is the "one game at a time" approach.  Just predict an effing loss every game, and then be thrilled when they win.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 09:47:36 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 09:50:15 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.

why?  We didn't deserve a bid in 07.  And we're going 8-8, so kiss that 10-6 dream good bye.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 09:52:01 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.

why?  We didn't deserve a bid in 07.  And we're going 8-8, so kiss that 10-6 dream good bye.

All that's missing is the clever NIT reference, ksufanstard. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 1albatross on February 24, 2009, 09:53:21 AM
Everyone needs to just relax and let the next 2 and a half weeks play out.  

Beating MU is essential for our tourney chances.  If we can't beat MU, we will need to win the next 3 and make the finals of the B12 tourney (pretty much what fan said).  If we only beat NU and CU, the only way we will get in is winning the B12 tourney.

Don't over-react to everything the "experts" say.  The facts are that Texas has several good wins in their ooc, and we don't...and we lost to the 3 BCS scools we played ooc and 2 of them ended up being terrible.

Let's just win Wednesday and then we can start to complain when people start to say MU apparently isn't very good.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 09:54:01 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.

why?  We didn't deserve a bid in 07.  And we're going 8-8, so kiss that 10-6 dream good bye.

All that's missing is the clever NIT reference, ksufanstard. :rolleyes:

I just think the absolutes get old.  There are no absolutes.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ksu_FAN on February 24, 2009, 09:54:24 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.

Never said that wasn't true and it would really suck.  We were burned in 07 and am prepping for the same burn again.

Win out at home and we'll have matched our Big 12 win total from the previous 7 seasons.  
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 09:56:36 AM
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If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.

this makes me ill. 30 big 12 wins...one little dinky 11 seed.

why?  We didn't deserve a bid in 07.  And we're going 8-8, so kiss that 10-6 dream good bye.

All that's missing is the clever NIT reference, ksufanstard. :rolleyes:

I just think the absolutes get old.  There are no absolutes.

so is the blatant disregard of the current bracket projections. people whine about ksu being disrespected, well...we are disrespecting our own team. Why should I expect outsiders to respect us?

JFC!
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 1albatross on February 24, 2009, 09:57:58 AM
Win out at home and we'll have matched our Big 12 win total from the previous 7 seasons.  

WOW!  How pathetic were we.  Blecth!
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Ghost of Stan Parrish on February 24, 2009, 10:01:55 AM
Sports media are stupid.  All they do is parrot what's been spoon-fed to them by the respective school sports information departments.

UNC pimps Hansblow behind-the-scenes to all their ESPN buddies, and lo and behold, every ESPN anchorman talks up how Hansblow is the best player in the country on the air...over and over and over again.

UT has one of the best marketing/PR based athletic departments in the country.  Dare I say KSU's is one of the worst/most small-time?  We don't play "the game".  And it kills us every year.

If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.  Don't you think we've got a good selling line that even the dunderheads at ESPN can understand for why we should get in the tourney?

But the problem lies with us and how we market ourselves. It's pathetic.

The problem lies with us and how we sucked out loud for the first half of the season.  Until 5 games into the Big 12 schedule we lost to crapty teams (Oregon has 20 losses!) and didn't beat anyone good (except Cleveland State).  That's all there is to it.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 10:04:25 AM
so is the blatant disregard of the current bracket projections. people whine about ksu being disrespected, well...we are disrespecting our own team. Why should I expect outsiders to respect us?

JFC!

Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 1albatross on February 24, 2009, 10:05:22 AM
The problem lies with us and how we sucked out loud for the first half of the season.  Until 5 games into the Big 12 schedule we lost to crapty teams (Oregon has 20 losses!) and didn't beat anyone good (except Cleveland State).  That's all there is to it.

True and hanging your NCAA tourney hat on a win against Cleveland State doesn't exactly scream  "Let me in".
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 24, 2009, 10:08:04 AM
so is the blatant disregard of the current bracket projections. people whine about ksu being disrespected, well...we are disrespecting our own team. Why should I expect outsiders to respect us?

JFC!

Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.

1)Don't tell me to shutup!!!!

2)The idiots here that act like we need to f*cking win out to make the tournament. We are a fringe #12 seed now, just imagine how we'll look at 10-6 w/wins over nebraska and oklahoma state. our chances will be at 80% or so, and we won't need to win that 4/5 game.

Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 10:09:35 AM
so is the blatant disregard of the current bracket projections. people whine about ksu being disrespected, well...we are disrespecting our own team. Why should I expect outsiders to respect us?

JFC!

Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.

1)Don't tell me to shutup!!!!

2)The idiots here that act like we need to f*cking win out to make the tournament. We are a fringe #12 seed now, just imagine how we'll look at 10-6 w/wins over nebraska and oklahoma state. our chances will be at 80% or so, and we won't need to win that 4/5 game.



Oh, I agree.  :dunno:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: sys on February 24, 2009, 10:11:03 AM
Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.

i don't think so fan.  if anything, it will be the opposite, with the ability to point to 4 games against rpi top 20 (top 10?) teams against ku and mu.

maybe will need mu to finish strong against ut and ou for that to happen.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: sys on February 24, 2009, 10:14:28 AM
for trips:


10% chance ksu wins @ mu - in
10% chance ksu loses @ mu and wins the other 3 + 1st rounder - in
10% chance ksu loses @ mu and wins the other 3 + loses 1st rounder - 50% chance in

so, ca 25% ksu goes to the tourney.   that's &@#%ing amazing w. this team.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: ksu_FAN on February 24, 2009, 10:18:30 AM
Also, while the unbalanced schedule discussion won't carry as much weight as it did in 07, it still will a little b/c on paper the North has 2 dreadful teams as opposed to just 1 for the south.

i don't think so fan.  if anything, it will be the opposite, with the ability to point to 4 games against rpi top 20 (top 10?) teams against ku and mu.

maybe will need mu to finish strong against ut and ou for that to happen.

True.  I probably downplay the MU win b/c I still haven't matched my perception with where they actually are right now.  Of course they have a tough schedule from here on out and could fall back to just a Top 25 team before the end of the year. 
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 1albatross on February 24, 2009, 10:23:33 AM
for trips:


10% chance ksu wins @ mu - in
10% chance ksu loses @ mu and wins the other 3 + 1st rounder - in
10% chance ksu loses @ mu and wins the other 3 + loses 1st rounder - 50% chance in

so, ca 25% ksu goes to the tourney.   that's franking amazing w. this team.

Not bad, but I feel we have a better than 10% chance of beating MU, of course I could still see us losing to OSU.

I do agree with the second point though, but would feel a lot safer if we won 2.

As far as your 3rd point goes, I would probably drop that down to 25% chance of getting in.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 114hickory on February 24, 2009, 10:25:05 AM
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Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.

Some "bubble" teams need to prove they belong in the tournament every year.  Some need to prove they don't.  K-State is one of the former.  Texas is one of the latter.  It may not necessarily be marketing but there is some relationship to the school's recent history regarding the tournament, I believe.  K-State is still seen by many people to be new to the game.  Therefore, there is no benefit of the doubt when we're even close to the "bubble" on either side. 

What bothers me about the process is that it seems so arbitrary every year with the same criteria being used different ways from one year to the next or from one team to the next.  The selection committee is the BCS Championship of basketball when it comes to the "bubble."
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: michigancat on February 24, 2009, 10:29:22 AM
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Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.

Some "bubble" teams need to prove they belong in the tournament every year.  Some need to prove they don't.  K-State is one of the former.  Texas is one of the latter.  It may not necessarily be marketing but there is some relationship to the school's recent history regarding the tournament, I believe.  K-State is still seen by many people to be new to the game.  Therefore, there is no benefit of the doubt when we're even close to the "bubble" on either side. 

Oh, bullsh*t.  Texas isn't a bubble team this year, and they really haven't been since Rick Barnes got there.  You can't compare our resume to UT's...they destroy us w/ all their quality wins and absence of bad losses.

What bothers me about the process is that it seems so arbitrary every year with the same criteria being used different ways from one year to the next or from one team to the next.  The selection committee is the BCS Championship of basketball when it comes to the "bubble."

I agree that it is too arbitrary.  That is nothing like the BCS, though.  The BCS tells you exactly what makes up their ranking formula before the season.  NCAA selection is nothing like that.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 1albatross on February 24, 2009, 10:35:30 AM
My biggest problem with the whole selection process is letting teams in with sub-500 conference records.

If you can't win half of your conference games, you don't deserve to be in the big tournament.

Martin also said something on his show last night that I hadn't thought of.

He said that the B12 has more ooc wins (not sure if he said quality wins) than every conference with the exception of the Big East this year and they have 4 more teams to get those wins.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: 114hickory on February 24, 2009, 10:37:28 AM
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Texas isn't a bubble team this year

Right, bad example.  Generally speaking though some "bubble" teams have to work not to get in.  K-State's still in a position of having to work to get in.  We need to get to a place where we're talking about seeding instead of the "bubble."

The BCS criteria is set but the criteria itself is subjective.  Every year there are fans whining about who should get into the championship game, who gets into the other BCS games (see ku over MU), etc.  You can set the criteria but if it's flawed, that's a problem.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: pissclams on February 24, 2009, 10:39:44 AM
LOL @ ksufans.com, should rename the site somepeopleneverlearn.com   :lol:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: gunnar1073 on February 24, 2009, 11:11:49 AM
We are in now....  Let that simmer in your cracked crock pot melons you &@#%ing &@#%s!

:tongue: :kstatriot:
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: pissclams on February 24, 2009, 11:19:54 AM
We are in now....  Let that simmer in your cracked crock pot melons you franking franks!

:tongue: :kstatriot:
Dodge City High School?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Cat Maniac on February 24, 2009, 11:55:38 AM
Sports media are stupid.  All they do is parrot what's been spoon-fed to them by the respective school sports information departments.

UNC pimps Hansblow behind-the-scenes to all their ESPN buddies, and lo and behold, every ESPN anchorman talks up how Hansblow is the best player in the country on the air...over and over and over again.

UT has one of the best marketing/PR based athletic departments in the country.  Dare I say KSU's is one of the worst/most small-time?  We don't play "the game".  And it kills us every year.

If KSU beats Okie State and wins out at home, we'll be 10-6 for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  We'll be in the Top 4 or better for the third consecutive year in the Big 12.  But that only warrants one trip to the NCAA--as an 11 seed?  We've become one of the most consistently good (but not great) teams in the conference, and get treated as an also-ran as if we were CU or Iowa State.  Don't you think we've got a good selling line that even the dunderheads at ESPN can understand for why we should get in the tourney?

But the problem lies with us and how we market ourselves. It's pathetic.

The problem lies with us and how we sucked out loud for the first half of the season.  Until 5 games into the Big 12 schedule we lost to crapty teams (Oregon has 20 losses!) and didn't beat anyone good (except Cleveland State).  That's all there is to it.

WRONG!

If K-State fans can't convince ourselves we belong in the NCAAs, then how the hell can you think the Selection Committee should give us a shot?  Osmosis?  Pity?

We have a story to sell.  K-State was an extremely young team this year, and not expected to do anything.  We stumbled out of the gate, but turned our season around and played very well in January and February?  Shouldn't the Selection Committee prefer teams who played well now as opposed to early December?  What about our consistent record in the Big 12?  Shouldn't a team that finishes in the Top 4 of one of the key power conferences for the past three years deserve a little more than one piddling 11-seed?

Instead, we get the "woe is us, let's go out in the back yard and eat worms" crowd that actually does the work of our detractors in the media by coming up with all sorts of reasons for not picking us.  "Why should we feel sorry for K-State?  Even their own fans think their non-conference sucks and they're just a fraud with a glossy record of beating the Iowa States and the North Carolina Centrals of the basketball world".

Good God, men, stand up for yourselves!  The self-pity kick is nauseating.
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: mcmwcat on February 24, 2009, 12:01:34 PM
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Title: Re: The media is
Post by: Cat Maniac on February 24, 2009, 12:02:55 PM
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Who the f*ck is disrespecting us?  you're just being stupid.  It's not about marketing or any conspiracy bullsh*t.  shutup.

Some "bubble" teams need to prove they belong in the tournament every year.  Some need to prove they don't.  K-State is one of the former.  Texas is one of the latter.  It may not necessarily be marketing but there is some relationship to the school's recent history regarding the tournament, I believe.  K-State is still seen by many people to be new to the game.  Therefore, there is no benefit of the doubt when we're even close to the "bubble" on either side. 

What bothers me about the process is that it seems so arbitrary every year with the same criteria being used different ways from one year to the next or from one team to the next.  The selection committee is the BCS Championship of basketball when it comes to the "bubble."

This is true.  One year it's "what did you do in your last ten games?".  The next year it's "what did you do in your non-conference, you know...like...20 games ago?"  Next it's "do you have any marquee wins? no?  sorry.", then it's "do you have any bad losses?  ooh, that cancels out your marquee win, sorry."

This is where it gets back to marketing.  Spin your merits.  Explain/dismiss your weak spots.  We were young in December; we lost.  We grew up and started winning.  In January/February.  When it matters.  Don't invite the December K-State team.  Invite today's K-State team.  That team didn't deserve to go to the NCAAs; this one does.

Is that so hard?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: gunnar1073 on February 24, 2009, 02:00:10 PM
We are in now....  Let that simmer in your cracked crock pot melons you franking franks!

:tongue: :kstatriot:
Dodge City High School?

Yep....  You?
Title: Re: The media is
Post by: pissclams on February 24, 2009, 02:06:12 PM
We are in now....  Let that simmer in your cracked crock pot melons you franking franks!

:tongue: :kstatriot:
Dodge City High School?

Yep....  You?


no man, i live in us virgin islands, GO KATZ!  (http://www.ksufans.com/forums/Themes/ksufans-2007/images/post/powercat.gif)