My fear is that if the brain trust at the NCAA keeps the Big East as a 3 seed league a tourney invite becomes very- very challenging.
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My fear is that if the brain trust at the NCAA keeps the Big East as a 3 seed league a tourney invite becomes very- very challenging.
Pitino doesn't play to have great regular season record only to exit right away. That would be a huge disappointment.
That being said, off the bat
Big east season: low bar goal 13-7, high bar 15-5.
BET: low bar semis, high bar finals
NCAAs: low bar 1 win, high bar Final 4 weekend.
NIT: ugh NO
No one does Beast, but upsets still happen
Just saying with how the ncaa tourney goes, thoughts/feelings on a past season are often much different than what happened. A top ten season with huge wins, a # next to our name, and publicity from December to March would be fantastic! But an early exit would be very disappointing like you said. We could also go 21-10, sneak in and then get hot and make a run. We would all then look at that season as a success, but it wouldn’t have stopped us all from bitching and moaning after a 3 game skid in February wondering if Pitino was truly the answer.
Thats why for me putting a number on it before hand is tough. I could get behind the numbers you laid out though.
Do you mean PAST the first weekend ONLY 3 times? A little early to be drinking that heavily
No, I meant didn't make at least the first weekend, in other words lost on Thursday or Friday (not part of the weekend). FWIW he made to week 2 on 13 of 20 trips.Do you mean PAST the first weekend ONLY 3 times? A little early to be drinking that heavily
So his record in round 1 is 17-3
Round 2 is 13-4
Sweet 16: ?-?
Elite 8? 7-?
Semifinals?
Chanpionship: 2- ?
Do I gotta do all the work?
OK, I'm back at work where I can concentrate on the big issues of the day. See answers above.
His record in first 3 rounds is 42-8. He must be a good coach.
Calhoun has said for a long time that Pitino is one guy he dreaded coaching against because he was so good with strategy and x's and o's.
Thanks for the hard work completing my question.
very real fear... that's why a Strong OOC is critical not just for us... but for as many BE teams as possible...
Gotta have 4 of the 5 (New Mex, Baylor, UVA/Tenn, Georgia, KState)
Zach B has a “fan”
What a great race! Didn’t get to bet it but a classic example of why I love horse racing!
Zach B has a “fan”
Attitude and spirit you wanna hear from Repole there!
I was at the Travers today and was glad to see Fierceness break through and win another big one. He showed the fight and determination that complimented his great talent.
I have posted two Repole / Pletcher pictures I took today. One was of them embracing on the track shortly after the victory and the other was of them walking together in the Paddock minutes before the race.
It should be noted that the Star Three Year Old Filly Thorpedo Anna was both brilliant and gallant in defeat and although she fell just short of passing Fierceness in the final yards, she really took the fight to him down the lane and lost nothing in defeat.
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I have posted two Repole / Pletcher pictures I took today. One was of them embracing on the track shortly after the victory and the other was of them walking together in the Paddock minutes before the race.
It should be noted that the Star Three Year Old Filly Thorpedo Anna was both brilliant and gallant in defeat and although she fell just short of passing Fierceness in the final yards, she really took the fight to him down the lane and lost nothing in defeat.
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Great pictures. Win or lose, Pletcher is always 100% class.
Pitino should follow that up with something interesting