What would you guys rather see?? Does this team even have a chance at getting a 14 seed? If things go terribly wrong in other one-bid tournaments, can we snag a 15 seed? Would it be cool to play another 16 seed and finally end a 15 year drought in the tournament and get a win? Could we even compete against teams in the tournament with seeds 1-3? I would actually like to see us play another 16 seed, get a tournament win, and see what we can do and make history beating a 1 seed. Possibly Wichita State!!!!? :rockon: I like the idea of going .500 at the big dance. Heck, we would at least have the most recent win at the tournament within the state of Utah! :lol:
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Looking Into the Future... Only Look if You're Optimistic
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PurpleBlood
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I don't care who we play. I have watched a lot of ball and anyone is beatable. Syracuse lost at home to a bad Boston College team, Utah almost beat Arizona and SDSU just got murdered by New Mexico. I think we have a shot at a 15 or 14 seed, but if we're a 16, someone needs to be the first to knock off a one seed. We have a complete team with talent at every position. Anything can happen on a neutral court with neutral officials, why not us?
WeAreWeber!
WeAreWeber!
Agree with 'WSUfan', I just would like a win period & realistically the best chance is against another 16 seed...a 14 seed?, I say not a chance (or a snowball's chance in you know where)...a 15 seed?, if all the stars aligned just right (Weber doesn't have a quality win at all to show for OOC & a weak RPI?)...so a 16 seed in most likely for the BSC team. What I don't want is another embarrassing debacle like last year!!!! WHOEVER represents the Big Sky I hope at least competes and doesn't totally embarrass!! :twocents:
I really just want a win. In the past, our two wins most recently (15-18 years ago), we had stellar PG play. I just don't see our guard play getting us a win vs 1-3 seed teams. I would like a win period!! I think this year, best chance is vs. another 16 seed.... We don't have anything close to a quality win. We have ZERO top 150 wins... The confrence SOS is pretty weak. Do I see a 16 seed in our future, yeah I do... I wouldn't mind seeing a 15 seed though... Either way, we needed to win some OOC games, and we failed to get that done.. I'd sure like a tourney win!!!!
It's called a "play in" game for a reason. I do not view that as a tourney win in any way, shape, or form.
We just need to win the next 6 in a row, 4 at home, get a 15 seed, with some conference tourney upsets maybe a 14 seed, and quit this ridiculous play in talk. 7 game win streak going into selection Sunday will help the cause.
We just need to win the next 6 in a row, 4 at home, get a 15 seed, with some conference tourney upsets maybe a 14 seed, and quit this ridiculous play in talk. 7 game win streak going into selection Sunday will help the cause.
Actually, when the tourney expanded to 68 teams, the "play-in" was eliminated & now it is technically referred to as 'First Round' games. You are also aware that two games are 12 seeds not 16 seeds? Then the former 'First Round' games are now 'Second Round' games. Just sayin' & you are reaching really far to say the BSC rep will get a 14 seed, but I hope I'm proven wrong! But don't expect it!!WeberSki said:
Check with the fans of those 4 teams in ROUND ONE, and my bet is you are WRONG (and one of those teams just might be Weber State)!! But hey, maybe the WSU Wildcats might just be a 16 seed playing a 1 seed in ROUND TWO or a 15 seed playing a 2 seed in ROUND TWO & that will make you happy because it will be Thursday...when the real tourney begins!!! But likely just for the moment because if it isn't a REAL competitive game (a thrashing) that will make it another game that no one really cares about (except the fans of the bad loser). 
You can call it a "play-in" game or you can call it a "First Round" game...you can call it what you like,,,BUT IT STILL COUNTS AS A NCAA TOURNEY WIN! And that just might be the BSC rep's one & only real chance to get a tourney win...as a 16 seed. That's all I, WSUfan & others are sayin'!!WeberSki said:AlumniWSU said:
tomatO, tomAto.. it's a "play in" game, that nobody cares aboutEspecially the 16 seeds. March madness starts on Thursday, not Tuesday
Well 82 out of 89 brackets already have us as a 16 playing a #1 (15.85). This is before conference tourney mayhem, and of course we can still win the next 5 or even 6 to help the cause further. Those who say a 14 is impossible are flat out wrong. A 14 seed is still quite possible. There is a better chance we'll be a 14, than playing another #16 seed IMO.
http://www.bracketmatrix.com
http://www.bracketmatrix.com
weberwildcat
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I chose Other. I don't care what happens. I just want to get back. Its been 7 yrs.
WeberSki said:
Hope you're right...I just would like to see a WIN no matter where at, or at least a competitive game from the Big Sky champ no matter who. :nod: As anyone knows who's followed the Wildcats this season, they have no quality wins outside conference play & Coach says conference play is the priority, all- important games, this year's team just hasn't shown any toughness consistently...so enjoy the ride these next 3 wks, cuz that just might be the last hurrah for Weber fans this season!! GOOD LUCK WILDCATS! Take that "next step" & win the Big Sky postseason tournament championship!! :thumb:
Webergrad02
Active member
hawkssb04 said:
So it is okay for you to start a thread speculating about awards and all conference team selections, but it is not okay for someone else to start a thread speculating about post season tournament seeding? To me, speculation is speculation and should be taken with a grain of salt. Why can't some of us dream? Just like you went out on a limb putting Joel on the all conference first team.
webergrad02 said:
You beat me to it wg02... Like the subject line says... "only look if youre optimistic..." I like to speculate.. I love to think about where WSU could be playing come MM.. :-D
Right now Joe has us playing Alabama St. The 16/16 matchups are basically bracket buster games, but the winner claims a tournament win... I for one am okay making the trip to dayton, and then swinging to St. Louis for the 2nd round game.... :thumb:
hawkssb04
Active member
webergrad02 said:
Fair enough. And you did say "only look if you're optimistic." I think the difference between the two is that one isn't likely to change much, while the other is still a total crapshoot and by no means is a sure thing. I suppose it's just the superstitious pessimist in me that assumes the more we start looking ahead to the NCAA Tourney, the more likely we will not even win the Big Sky one. Hell, we've been favored to go to the big dance every season for the past five years and we haven't gone once.
hawkssb04 said:
Hawks even though we were the best team in the Sky last year, Weber wasn't favored to go dancing. The Mighty Flopping Grizzley was. :mrgreen: But I hear ya! I'm pretty superstitious and I don't like to count my eggs until they have hatched. Gotta wait it out. Hell, I don't even want to say the Cats will be hosting until it is a lock. I'm a "don't cut the nets down" type of guy until the final game is won and the pass to the Big Dance is punched. I still feel the reason Weber lost twice was because the nets were cut down too early. The reward is winning it all, only when you achieve that goal can you celebrate. Purely my opinion. :kisswink:
SWeberCat02
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Currently the Big Sky is 26 out of 32 conferences in RPI, but of the six conferences behind the Big Sky four have teams that have a better RPI than Weber (159). Those teams are SFA (91) and Sam Houston St (112) of the Southland, Vermont (114) of the American East, Elon (130) and Davidson (142) of the Southern, and NC Central (116) of the Mid Eastern. There are six 16 seeds. To avoid being a 16 seed, Weber will need some help in the form of some of the above mentioned teams losing in their conference tournaments. Other teams to cheer for to lose in their conference tournaments are Robert Morris (118), New Mexico St (84), and N Dakota St (71).
