Top 25 talk

[Greek Tragedy]

Whitewater will probably drop out of the Top 25 next week. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It is a good thing Augustana won... or they certainly were going to drop out!

[sac]

It is a good thing Augustana won... or they certainly were going to drop out!

  This is just puzzling


Sometimes good teams lose, that doesn't really change the fact they're a good team.  I really don't understand what people are looking for or expecting for the top 10.  Perfection?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

sac - you do realize there is a thick dose of sarcasm... right? If Augustana had lost per my ballot... they might not have moved much. I had UWW #1 and Augustana #4 or something - by my ballot UWW should win so Augustana losing wouldn't shift things. Now the other way around, they will both shift accordingly.

But again... pretty sure the two of use were being sarcastic.

[sac]

sac - you do realize there is a thick dose of sarcasm... right? If Augustana had lost per my ballot... they might not have moved much. I had UWW #1 and Augustana #4 or something - by my ballot UWW should win so Augustana losing wouldn't shift things. Now the other way around, they will both shift accordingly.

But again... pretty sure the two of use were being sarcastic.

Your previous posts about this years votes make your sarcasm less clear. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Of course, now we have to ask ourselves, does the Augustana team that might be weaker due to the loss of a key post player winning over Whitewater, mean Whitewater isn't quite as good as we thought they might have been?

[Gregory Sager]

Of course, now we have to ask ourselves, does the Augustana team that might be weaker due to the loss of a key post player winning over Whitewater, mean Whitewater isn't quite as good as we thought they might have been?

Since the sarcasm detector seems to be turned off in this room, I have to ask you, HF: Are you being sarcastic when you refer to Augie's "loss of a key post player"?

(As far as team strength is concerned, everything I saw from both Augie and UWW last night further sold me on the conviction that they're both legitimate Top Five teams.)

[Pat Coleman]

As far as team strength is concerned, everything I saw from both Augie and UWW last night further sold me on the conviction that they're both legitimate Top Five teams.

Yay! We have found TWO teams for the top five! That's a good start. Maybe some others will assert themselves as worthy as well.

[magicman]

Of course, now we have to ask ourselves, does the Augustana team that might be weaker due to the loss of a key post player winning over Whitewater, mean Whitewater isn't quite as good as we thought they might have been?

Since the sarcasm detector seems to be turned off in this room, I have to ask you, HF: Are you being sarcastic when you refer to Augie's "loss of a key post player"?

(As far as team strength is concerned, everything I saw from both Augie and UWW last night further sold me on the conviction that they're both legitimate Top Five teams.)

I have to agree with you Greg. If that game had been for the National Championship last night it would go down in history as a classic. Both those teams looked like Top 5 teams to me as they went back and forth down the stretch in both regulation and the overtimes. If there were 10 more seconds in the game we might have seen a 3rd OT.

[Mr. Ypsi]

As far as team strength is concerned, everything I saw from both Augie and UWW last night further sold me on the conviction that they're both legitimate Top Five teams.

Yay! We have found TWO teams for the top five! That's a good start. Maybe some others will assert themselves as worthy as well.

Well, certainly the winner of IWU @ WashU (and if IWU wins on the road over #3 WashU, they should probably BOTH remain in the top five).  Just need to find one (or two) more.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

sac - you do realize there is a thick dose of sarcasm... right? If Augustana had lost per my ballot... they might not have moved much. I had UWW #1 and Augustana #4 or something - by my ballot UWW should win so Augustana losing wouldn't shift things. Now the other way around, they will both shift accordingly.

But again... pretty sure the two of use were being sarcastic.

Your previous posts about this years votes make your sarcasm less clear. 

SMH... pretty sure most of what I have stated about the ballot this year has been sarcastic:
- Wanting to start at #10 - I've asked to do it and Pat knows I am kidding (mostly).
- Deciding it might as well throw darts - sure, it's one idea, but a sarcastic one.
- Stating that teams will fall from the Top 5 right out of the Top 25 for losing a game.

Did I miss any?

[sac]

Did I miss any?

Are you being sarcastic?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Of course, now we have to ask ourselves, does the Augustana team that might be weaker due to the loss of a key post player winning over Whitewater, mean Whitewater isn't quite as good as we thought they might have been?

Since the sarcasm detector seems to be turned off in this room, I have to ask you, HF: Are you being sarcastic when you refer to Augie's "loss of a key post player"?

(As far as team strength is concerned, everything I saw from both Augie and UWW last night further sold me on the conviction that they're both legitimate Top Five teams.)

I don't know - that's sort of the point.  There was some hay made about the injury and subsequent loss.  Coach was pretty adamant on Hoopsville "we're not the same team that got ranked #1 on Monday."  I didn't see them before, so I can't compare.

At some point there was some sarcasm about ranking.  Is Augie now like a #6 vs the preseason #2 - does that make Whitewater more like a #5 than a #1.  It's nitpicky at this point, but those discussions happen all the time (because we're all crazy).

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Did I miss any?

Are you being sarcastic?

Not sure... confused myself

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Wow... #2 Amherst losses its second straight not only on the schedule, but at home... #23 Babson beats them 68-49. We were already guaranteed to have four of the top five lose this week... didn't think we would be guaranteed to have five total losses in that grouping.