2 of the numbers that you just gave, conference record & last 10 games) aren’t selection committee criteria anymore. If we make it to Saturday that gives us 2 more Quadrant 1 wins. We will be in. I’m not counting on us winning those 2 games, but if we do we are in.
Well then I guess it’s a good thing for us that you aren’t on the selection committee. [emoji6]
We can argue if this team deserves a spot all we want. There's more to it than that.
He’s full of crap, too. He says “there’s no point in considering” Alabama.
Right. A loss Thursday eliminates all chances of getting in the tournament. Palm is being very condescending in his stance on Alabama, though.
Wow, I'd completely forgotten I said this... Well darn, the team didn't have to try so hard to prove me wrong on the second half of that statement.
Remember CBS, his employer, has the contract for the the tourney. Unfortunately I think his comments will carry weight with the NCAA committee. They don't want to bite the hand that feeds them. I do think many pundits think we should be in based on our record in the quadrant system, but there is no doubt we are a very thin bubble team. In years past, I don't think we get a sniff after losing 5 games in a row. We need to win 2 or 3 games to get in in the tourney. Is this team capable of getting winning 3 games, yes. The question is whether they play like a team or a bunch of individuals.
Nothing I've seen the last few weeks would even indicate that they are capable of winning 2 or 3; however, they did have a couple of decent runs during the season where we looked fairly good. It seems the wheels have come completely off right now, but as I mentioned at the end of the game thread the other day, it is tournament time so all it would take is to get hot for a few days. I would really like to see Alabama in my NCAA bracket once again.
To be honest, I only want to see Alabama in the tournament if they are playing well again. I have no desire to see Alabama lose in the first round to some mediocre team. I know that you guys really want to be back in the dance again, but is it still a step forward if you stagger in only to get killed in the first game?
Lunardi has been a huge supporter of Alabama this year. He is just being frank - even a team capable of so much won't make it in the midst this kind of losing streak. You need a win to break the streak against aTm, and you need to follow that up with solid play against Auburn to be sure.
Not truer words! We are capable, no doubt.
