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Post by Texaz on Mar 30, 2024 16:22:32 GMT -8
For all those who shunned our game against UConn. Did you see the win against the second place BIG school? No shame from the best school in the MWC.
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Post by junior on Mar 30, 2024 16:25:55 GMT -8
UConn is just a buzz saw, and they're going to buzz all the way to the end. First of the Final Four is now on the bracket, and they may well be the last one left standing.
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Post by Gundo on Mar 31, 2024 10:17:09 GMT -8
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Post by aztech on Mar 31, 2024 11:15:50 GMT -8
That forced 20 game conference schedule will affect us too. It's foolish to have to play all Quad 1 games in the OOC schedule without a Quad 4 game in between to recover. I don't believe this dumb commissioner realized what she caused. The goats can't get home & homes with respectable teams so she should have told them tough sh it if they have to play more away games. Nobody wants to play up there if they don't have to. We'll probaly still make MM, but will likely get bad seeds because of our lowered strength of schedule from having to play too many consecutive Quad 1 games, resulting in some losses. Now watch the MWC blame us for not getting enough MM credits. We can't win. |
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Post by Gundo on Apr 8, 2024 10:53:33 GMT -8
March Madness Pain Index: ESPN Ranking every 2024 Tournament LossThis is a straight pull from ESPN.com (Dated 4/7/24) on worse losses the Aztecs fair is the best, and Nevada's meltdown is the worst loss in 2024 MM. Perhaps that drove Steve Alford's dash to seek the OSU and Arkansas job quest.
45. San Diego State Aztecs (No. 5 seed, East)
How they lost: 82-52 to No. 1 seed UConn in the Sweet 16
Peak win probability: 16% early in the first half, tied 10-10
How much the loss hurt: The Aztecs are 7-0 in the NCAA tournament in the past two seasons -- when they don't face the buzzsaw that is UConn. Hard to scoff at back-to-back trips to the second weekend (or better, in 2023's case). Brian Dutcher's got a good thing going, and SDSU fans can expect to be back here again soon.
44. Colorado State Rams (No. 10 seed, Midwest)
How they lost: 56-44 to No. 7 seed Texas in the first round
Peak win probability: 51% with an 8-2 lead six minutes into the first half
How much the loss hurt: Just two short days after clamping down on the Cavaliers and cruising to an ugly, watch-through-shielded-eyes victory in the First Four, the Rams turned around and pulled a Virginia of their own. CSU scored three points in the final 15 minutes of the first half and gave away all the momentum it had earned a game earlier. Niko Medved's squad has won 25 games twice in three seasons, with no second-round appearances to show for it.
38. Utah State Aggies (No. 8 seed, Midwest)
How they lost: 106-67 to No. 1 seed Purdue in the round of 32
Peak win probability: 15% midway through the first half, leading by 1. Purdue then went on a 66-24 -- is that considered a run?
How much the loss hurt: So many Mountain West teams were eliminated by poor showings, but at least the Aggies won 28 games during the season, took home the conference regular-season title, and reached the round of 32 for the first time since 2001
29. New Mexico Lobos (No. 11 seed, West)
How they lost: 77-56 to No. 6 seed Clemson in the first round
Peak win probability: 42%. New Mexico scored the first points, nine seconds into the game. But it ended up trailing by double digits early, and never got within reach again
How much the loss hurt: This loss was emblematic of the Mountain West's NCAA tournament experience as a whole, as New Mexico fell to 2-6 in the tournament since joining the conference -- despite entering this game as the favorite for an upset. The seniors-led Lobos won four straight games to earn the league's auto bid but turned back into a pumpkin soon after.
27. Boise State Broncos (No. 10 seed, South)
How they lost: 60-53 to No. 10 seed Colorado in the First Four
Peak win probability: 71%, with the Broncos up four with 4:30 left. Colorado went on an 11-0 run to close out the win
How much the loss hurt: The largest lead for most of this one was seven points, so it's hard to complain about a close, evenly-matched game. But the Broncos have lost their first NCAA tournament game in three straight years. And they shot 2-18 from deep in the loss. Shooting variance likely cost them the chance to face Florida in the first round.
1. Nevada Wolf Pack (No. 10 seed, West)
How they lost: 63-60 to No. 7 seed Dayton in the first round
Peak win probability: 99.5% while up 56-39 with 7:30 left. The Wolf Pack went on a 22-4 run spanning halftime and looked to have the game sealed, but Dayton went a perfect 7-7 FG and 5-5 FT to end the game and complete the miraculous comeback.
How much the loss hurt: We didn't see a lot of Undertaker coffin GIFs in the 2024 tournament, with very few turnarounds of this magnitude. Nevada's collapse has to take the cake in these rankings, even as only 1.5-point favorites lost by three. As the lead dwindled, it still didn't feel like the Flyers could pull it off, and the Wolf Pack had multiple chances late to win or send the game to OT. If an alien ever visits Earth and asks me to describe March Madness, this is the game film I'm pulling.
www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39867145/march-madness-pain-index-ranking-every-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament-loss
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