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re: Realistically, what does Alabama need to do to make the dance?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:15 pm to rolltide32
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:15 pm to rolltide32
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:17 pm to Kraut Dawg
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Beat A&M, Auburn, & Kentucky. Anything less & we're in the NIT because we choked & are trending down rather than trending up.
LOL why don't you just say we need to win the SECT
If we beat Texas A&M and Auburn and lost to Kentucky our RPI would be #44 with the #3 SOS. We'd be in and it wouldn't even be close.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:27 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Bama has not won a game since February 13th, TAMU is safely in. Bama needs to win that game.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:42 pm to rolltide32
I think one win in St. Louis does the trick... Alabama is still being undervalued by many of the Bracketologists, IMO... especially when you consider the NCAA's new quadrant guidelines
Alabama is one of only 25 teams with 5 or more Quadrant 1 wins.... only 16 teams have more than 5. Florida (10), Auburn (7), Tennessee (6), and Missouri (6) are the only SEC teams with more Q1 wins..... Arkansas and Texas A&M each have 5 as well. Kentucky only has 3 Q1 wins.
Alabama is one of only 22 teams with 10 or more Quadrant 1+2 wins.... only 20 teams have more than 10. Florida (13), Texas A&M (13), Auburn (12), Tennessee (12), Kentucky (12), and Missouri (11) are the only SEC teams with more Q1+2 Wins...... Arkansas only has 9.
From a Quadrant Wins perspective, the SEC is the nation's best overall conference. Alabama's resume is more than sufficient to receive a bid based off of the NCAA's own guidelines.
I believe the NCAA won't follow their own guidelines by the book though (just like the College Football Playoff Committee) and that could end up hurting Bama.
Based off the guidelines though, Bama ought to easily have a bid.
They do have two Quadrant 3 losses, however one of those was against UCF who is #77.... if UCF moves up just two spots in the RPI, that becomes a Quadrant 2 loss instead of a Quadrant 3.
Alabama is one of only 25 teams with 5 or more Quadrant 1 wins.... only 16 teams have more than 5. Florida (10), Auburn (7), Tennessee (6), and Missouri (6) are the only SEC teams with more Q1 wins..... Arkansas and Texas A&M each have 5 as well. Kentucky only has 3 Q1 wins.
Alabama is one of only 22 teams with 10 or more Quadrant 1+2 wins.... only 20 teams have more than 10. Florida (13), Texas A&M (13), Auburn (12), Tennessee (12), Kentucky (12), and Missouri (11) are the only SEC teams with more Q1+2 Wins...... Arkansas only has 9.
From a Quadrant Wins perspective, the SEC is the nation's best overall conference. Alabama's resume is more than sufficient to receive a bid based off of the NCAA's own guidelines.
I believe the NCAA won't follow their own guidelines by the book though (just like the College Football Playoff Committee) and that could end up hurting Bama.
Based off the guidelines though, Bama ought to easily have a bid.
They do have two Quadrant 3 losses, however one of those was against UCF who is #77.... if UCF moves up just two spots in the RPI, that becomes a Quadrant 2 loss instead of a Quadrant 3.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:45 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:49 pm to BHMKyle
One other note:
If Auburn and Tennessee are by far the best the SEC has this year.... which looks to be the opinion of all Bracketologists.... it should be noted that Alabama is the only team in the SEC to beat both Tennessee and Auburn this season. Throw in there OOC wins over Oklahoma and Rhode Island, and I find it very difficult to leave Bama out despite the poor finish.
If Auburn and Tennessee are by far the best the SEC has this year.... which looks to be the opinion of all Bracketologists.... it should be noted that Alabama is the only team in the SEC to beat both Tennessee and Auburn this season. Throw in there OOC wins over Oklahoma and Rhode Island, and I find it very difficult to leave Bama out despite the poor finish.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:52 pm to Kraut Dawg
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Because if that happens there'd be no need for a question mark at the end of your sentence. We are too far up & down. Lately we've been too far down. But we'll see, it's all hypotheticals at this point. We won't win two anyway.
I agree, but in the theoretical world that we do win 2 we are without any doubt in.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:53 pm to rolltide32
Win, which they don’t seem to be able to do anymore.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:05 pm to 12
Try again next year.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:32 pm to rolltide32
Move the football team to the hardwood.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:40 pm to rolltide32
Easy way would win two games in SL.
Next easiest would sacrifice two chickens and frick a goat on the Quad.
Next easiest would sacrifice two chickens and frick a goat on the Quad.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:43 pm to Kraut Dawg
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Well, I hope you're right but I think you're wrong. We will see I suppose. The last game I've seen in the Arkansas game & we just looked like a bad team. I read the A&M loss was even worse. We were blown out by Auburn. We just aren't very good right now.
Don't mistake what I'm saying for thinking we will win 2 games. I'm not saying that.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 7:42 pm to rolltide32
They wait until next year...again.
frick, I hate empathizing with LSU.
frick, I hate empathizing with LSU.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 7:59 pm to rolltide32
Claim to have an openly gay player...or a tranny would be even better.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:03 pm to rolltide32
Pay off the right people
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:04 pm to rolltide32
Doesn't matter. Not happening.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:12 pm to rolltide32
Take it a game at a time. That's all you can do.
Gotta win that first one though and then take it as it comes at you.
Gotta win that first one though and then take it as it comes at you.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:28 pm to TRUERockyTop
buy tickets
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:42 pm to tiderider
Need to go on a winning streak here
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