kenpom 30, no tourney

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I thought we had to beat the crap out of tcu?  Hell, maybe he's talking about 2 different teams and we don't play tcu tonight or tomorrow or whenever it is.

[sys]

I thought we had to beat the crap out of tcu?

it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but they mumped up against wvu and they need to balance that out somewhere.

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Life as a kp30nt fan...

[kslim]

what were franks numbers last year? if we make the TOURN a ment and our only good win is wvu @ home ill be kinda pissed

[Tobias]

almost perfectly executed

[Tobias]

30!

[kso_FAN]

We'll be >40 within 2 weeks.

sys, your dream is about to end.

[sys]

we will defy your faithless prediction, royals.  the cows have proven it is possible; the cats will equal their feat.

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Don't try to bring the rest of us down, _EMO.

[kso_FAN]

we will defy your faithless prediction, royals.  the cows have proven it is possible; the cats will equal their feat.

I'm pretty sure the Cats have a better shot at losing out than matching the cows win streak the rest of the season.

[sys]

I'm pretty sure the Cats have a better shot at losing out than matching the cows win streak the rest of the season.

the cows' winning streak would be meaningless if they hadn't gone 0-6 to start.  it's where you end up that counts, royals, it doesn't matter how you get there.

[sys]

every big 12 basketball fan knows it's hard to win on the road.  the less mentioned corollary, that it's hard to lose at home, was kstate's challenge last night and the cats came through.  ever since the wvu debacle, fans have been questioning where we would make it up.  last night the cats found a way.  the doubting thomases and naysaying toms will waggle a finger at the points kstate has been needlessly giving away in the last few minutes of recent games and sniff that 29th leaves little room to wiggle along the tightrope.

let the haters hate, the important thing is that it's the second day of february and we're kenpom 29 and have an 8-10 predicto.  we're back on track.

the upcoming big 3 roadies are chances to push higher with low mol's and if you want to circle a game on your calender, the feb 15 matchup with isu is probably the most important remaining game.  i'm not sure if there's anything we can lay down on the committee's table that would make it easier for them to overlook the wvu win than an isu sweep.


1. cows 24th, 8-10.  all hail king the cows.
2. cats 29th, 8-10.  push to 4-9, worry about the movs to end the season.
3. isu 27th, 9-9.  probably need to steal a loss somewhere.
4. tcu 35th, 8-10.  hard to steal a loss and move up the kp.
5. tech 43rd, 7-11.  room to take a win, but way off pace.

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[sys]

when they write the history of the big 12, will they laugh that so many teams in the two thousand and seventeenth year of our lord dared to dream so boldly?  at midweek, multiple teams seemed well positioned to kp30nt.  as we stand today, it appears that no team will achieve the impossible.  saturday was a bloodbath.  perhaps the easiest way to describe the damage - on thursday, tcu was the third best positioned team.  today they're comfortably in first, despite having actually damaged their chances on saturday.  while kstate fans can rightly lament their own fallen dreams, no team has abused kp30nt like the former king cows.  in two short weeks, the cows have moved from a seemingly secure 1-6, 29th to an untenable 4-6, 20th, 9-9 prediction.

while each team bears responsibility for their own actions, it was the so-called big three that let the big 12 down.  kp30nt always depended on a group of elites soaking up the wins.  without elite teams, kp30nt becomes impossible for any big 12 team.


1. tcu 32nd, 8-10.  can they get to 8-10 without beating ku, wvu, bu, kstate or the cows?
2. tech 42nd, 7-11.  42nd isn't as far back as it seems, tech can argue for the number 1 spot.
3. cats 28th, 9-9.  ku, wvu, isu & osu are now all must loses.
4. cows 20th, 9-9.   
5. isu 26th, 10-8.  there's just not enough losses on the schedule.

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3. cats 28th, 9-9.  ku, wvu, isu & osu are now all must loses.

This thing is probably mumped if we're relying on losing to isu.

But man, if they can get to osu in the fOOD unscathed, for kp30nt and a host of other reasons, I better see some heroes in the full cow costumes at that game.

[wetwillie]

3. cats 28th, 9-9.  ku, wvu, isu & osu are now all must loses.

This thing is probably mumped if we're relying on losing to isu.

But man, if they can get to osu in the fOOD unscathed, for kp30nt and a host of other reasons, I better see some heroes in the full cow costumes at that game.

Still alive!

[sys]

there was no midweek update this week, so there's a little more ground to cover.  tcu went 1-1, losing the one they needed to at baylor, but they let the mol get away from them a little.  baylor helped out the cows as well, letting them go 1-1.  the cats needed two losses and got them both although they too struggled a bit with the mol.  tech dropped a couple of games by a point each, normally exactly what you want; however, with their kenpom already on the fringe, they'd have been better served with a high mov win in one of those.  isu stole a loss at texas, but couldn't keep the momentum going in a home win over ou.

a week where everyone did just enough to keep their hats in the ring and not a bit more.


1. tcu 37th, 8-10.  they retain the lead, but falling to 37th puts them on the edge.
2. tech 40th, 6-12.  that gaudy loss total, but they need to make their kenpom move soon.
3. cows 21st, 9-9.  the loser of wed's game @ tcu will probably have the top spot.  the return of king cows?
4. cats 28th, 9-9.  the midweek isu game may be an elimination game.
5. isu 26th, 10-8.  a lot of loseable games left, but they need to lose almost all of them.

[kso_FAN]

Cats are tournament bound.

[Canary]

Cats are tournament bound.

I hope you're right.

[Tobias]

these last six are a nightmare

[sys]

a nightmare is an opportunity spelled backwards.

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Gut check time.

[kso_FAN]

oscar's job may be at stake.

[sys]

oscar's job may be at stake.

that's off the table.  he can coach these last handful of games unencumbered.

[SdK]

oscar's job may be at stake.