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Post by rusty on Feb 28, 2016 17:08:25 GMT -6
Reevo and tarheel the Cards are in a position they haven't been in a decade or so. Fighting for a bye in the MAC tournament and having a ligit chance to contend for a NCAA birth. Hell a play in game at Dayton would be sweet to. Cards seem to be peaking at the right time. Go Cards!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 18:04:01 GMT -6
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Post by 00hmh on Feb 28, 2016 18:46:09 GMT -6
Forget the ordinal rank, our power ranking is also at the season peak after the blowout win against a decent opponent.
We are now within a 3 point basket of anybody except Akron, on a neutral court. Anything could happen in Cleveland, increases the odds my tickets will be used on the weekend...
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Post by rmcalhoun on Feb 28, 2016 19:20:39 GMT -6
We will pay the money to be in one of the other Post season tournaments...
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Post by Bigfoot on Feb 28, 2016 19:28:58 GMT -6
We will pay the money to be in one of the other Post season tournaments... It will be the new Vegas Tournament IMO.
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Post by cedarpointer on Mar 3, 2016 5:50:13 GMT -6
I'm trying to understand how things will go down.. Would a win over NIU solidify us as MAC west champs and give us a bye for next week? 20 wins pre Mac tourney would be huge.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Mar 3, 2016 7:16:15 GMT -6
Im almost positive a win will win us the west but we need someone to lose to lock up a bye
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Post by 00hmh on Mar 3, 2016 7:38:38 GMT -6
Courtesy of another thread (edited slightly): Winning Friday does not guarantee us a top 4. We need someone to lose 1 Akron 12-5 (vs Kent State) 2 Central Michigan 10-7 (vs WMU) 3-1 (split with BSU, beat OU, beat Kent State) 3 Ohio 10-7 (at Miami) 3-2 (swept BSU, split with Kent State, lost to CMU) 4 Kent State 10-7 (at Akron) 2-2 (beat BSU, beat CMU, spilt with OU) 5 Ball State 10-7 (at NIU) 1-4 (swept by OU, lost to Kent State, split with CMU) 6 Buffalo 9-8 beat NIU, split with UT, split with EMU 7 Northern Illinois 8-9 (vs BSU) 4-0 swept UT, swept EMU 8 Toledo 8-9 (vs EMU) 1-2 beat EMU, swept by NIU, 9 Eastern Michigan 8-9 (at UT) 0-3 lost to Toledo, swept by NIU 10 Miami 6-11 beat WMU split with BG 11 Western Michigan 6-11 lost to Miami split with BG 12 Bowling Green 5-12 split with WMU split with Miami Yes, a CMU, Ohio, or Kent loss is needed, along with a Cards win. Akron plays Kent, so that's the most likely loss that will help the Cards. A win at NIU, coupled with a Kent loss at Akron is the best path to a bye. Miami has been surprising in the last few weeks, and they have Ohio at home. WMU would have to win at CMU. Lots of potential ways for this to play out to get a bye as long as the Cards win. Best case is a 2 seed (Ohio and Kent losing), and worst case is a campus seed (losing at NIU). All based on a playoff simulator apparently. Link from original post Can change assumptions at top of page here
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Post by universityjim on Mar 3, 2016 8:19:23 GMT -6
If we win we are the MAC West Champion (but Central Michigan is considered the co-champion) If we lose and Central Michigan loses we are the MAC West Champion (but Central Michigan is considered the co-champion)
We can lose and still get a bye to Cleveland if both Central Michigan and Buffalo also lose and Kent State and Ohio win. If we win we need Kent State, Central Michigan, or Ohio to lose to get a bye.
The above posed simulator has some issues with four way ties and gets it wrong if BSU, CMU, OU, and Kent all win.
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Post by 00hmh on Mar 3, 2016 12:02:58 GMT -6
I don't like the draw displayed above where we get a bye. Give us a loss at NIU, then, maybe playing Western and then Ohio, then Central, then the Final against Akron(?) that is slightly better than a bye?
Sure, Ohio and Central are tough, but I think we could win, and then... Always a chance somebody knocks off Akron, our best chance to win the MAC.
With a bye we play probably Buffalo, who we can beat, but Akron is a very tough out to get to the Finals, and they are unlikely to lose to Eastern or Northern, we would absolutely have to play them to win. If we did, and we got to the final we would deserve to win the MAC!
Which is harder? Beating Akron? Beating Central AND Ohio? I don't know, but since we play one at a time, and would get a game at home to get the kid's mojo working again, I'll narrowly prefer that.
Next year we will just have to win more games and win at least one game against every contender...1 or 2 seed then, and deserve it.
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Post by universityjim on Mar 3, 2016 12:11:53 GMT -6
There is no easy path.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 12:29:40 GMT -6
We have one MAC three game win streak. Asking for more than that in the tournament is a stretch.
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Post by thebsukid on Mar 3, 2016 13:01:46 GMT -6
We always want a bye...agree that Akron is a tough out but got to likely beat them to win it!!
If we are hot we can beat anyone in the MAC!!
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Post by rmcalhoun on Mar 3, 2016 13:03:44 GMT -6
Its going to be tough anyway you look it at it.
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Post by cardfan on Mar 3, 2016 13:15:29 GMT -6
How bout we win tomorrow night and then whatever happens happens. Right now I just want that 20th win, and then lets just keep winning as many games as we can. If we don't make it we don't make it. Still a damn good turnaround year that sets the table for the future.
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