I meant to post this yesterday before the Auburn game so I made some adjustments to match the outcome. Although a good start, I am not sold, yet, on us playing consistently like that from behind.
As it stands today, our record is 8-4 as we begin the SEC slate. We have two bad loses that I feel will hurt us come March when selections are made. Oakland and Marquette are our bad losses. In the end we will probably end up counting Clemson as our bad loss but it was the first game of the season. I believe Marquette will be a tournament team and push for Big East contention by seasons end. The loss to them will not help or hurt us in the end but will be looked at as a lost opportunity (thus a negative). We will need a big road win (at Kentucky, at Florida, at South Carolina, at Alabama) to make up for those losses and we have to beat Texas. This is assuming we have a winning record in the league.
Here is how we finish as of today:
6 game seasons breakdown:
Season #1 - 4-2 (predicted 5-1)
Season #2 - 4-2 (predicted 5-1)
Season #3 - 4-2 (already 1-0, I had Auburn as a win originally, but was not confident going into the game)
Season #4 - 3-3 (toughest stretch - road games at Kentucky, A&M, South Carolina, think we beat UF at home)
Season #5(+1) - 5-2 (Kentucky at home and at Alabama - big games if we have a winning record in conference)
Conference tournament play - 1-1
Overall Conference record - 11-7 Tournament 1-1
Overall Record - 20-12 - NIT bid, NCAA bubble
Kdawg
As it stands today, our record is 8-4 as we begin the SEC slate. We have two bad loses that I feel will hurt us come March when selections are made. Oakland and Marquette are our bad losses. In the end we will probably end up counting Clemson as our bad loss but it was the first game of the season. I believe Marquette will be a tournament team and push for Big East contention by seasons end. The loss to them will not help or hurt us in the end but will be looked at as a lost opportunity (thus a negative). We will need a big road win (at Kentucky, at Florida, at South Carolina, at Alabama) to make up for those losses and we have to beat Texas. This is assuming we have a winning record in the league.
Here is how we finish as of today:
6 game seasons breakdown:
Season #1 - 4-2 (predicted 5-1)
Season #2 - 4-2 (predicted 5-1)
Season #3 - 4-2 (already 1-0, I had Auburn as a win originally, but was not confident going into the game)
Season #4 - 3-3 (toughest stretch - road games at Kentucky, A&M, South Carolina, think we beat UF at home)
Season #5(+1) - 5-2 (Kentucky at home and at Alabama - big games if we have a winning record in conference)
Conference tournament play - 1-1
Overall Conference record - 11-7 Tournament 1-1
Overall Record - 20-12 - NIT bid, NCAA bubble
Kdawg
