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Colorado RPI Watch

Duff Man said:
Eustachy made some mistakes, but I can respect that he came back from them and is a really good coach.
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Yep, fully worked his way back, and did it the hard way. You hear facility horror stories, but what he encountered at Southern Miss took it to a new level. Took over nothing, promptly had the campus devastated by Katrina and was working out of a tiny little trailer for quite a while, and against all odds built a quality program from the ground up.

Also previously successful at Idaho, Utah State and of course, Iowa State. His resume of coaching locations is collection of basketball backwaters and programs with the odds stacked against them if there ever was one.
 
Buffalo Brad said:
And this will be the last year we have to hear about them for a while. They better ride this as far as they can because they are going to suck next year and the slide will start. I would not be surprised if Eustacy (how every you spell his damn name) leaves after this year.
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Eustachy isn't leaving after one year. Next year will be tough for them, though. It's hard to replace five starters at Kentucky. Imagine what it'll be like at CSU.
 
sackman said:
Eustachy isn't leaving after one year. Next year will be tough for them, though. It's hard to replace five starters at Kentucky. Imagine what it'll be like at CSU.
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Bringing this back to CU and the job Tad has done, he has had to replace 3 starters each of the last 2 years. Next year will be the first time he doesn't have that level of turnover. Nowhere near it.
 
You're right, Tad has kinda spoiled us. I really tried to temper my expectations at the beginning of the season, but that effort went out threonine after C'ton tourney. Our hardwood culture is changing -- we expect more.

Next year could be WOW.
 
BehindEnemyLines said:
You're right, Tad has kinda spoiled us. I really tried to temper my expectations at the beginning of the season, but that effort went out the window after C'ton tourney. Our hardwood culture is changing -- we expect more.

Next year could be WOW.
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Agreed - I had high expectations after watching them heat up last year in the conf tourney and carry that through ABQ (I occasionally forget we were the lower seed b/c I had a feeling they'd win). I remember lots of articles at the beginning of the season with tad trying to tamp down expectations, but the play in c'ton really got me thinking like holy crap, this is a "rebuilding" year w a young team, and they end up ranked for the first time in 10 years?

Looking forward to the future with tad and the buffs.
 
BehindEnemyLines said:
You're right, Tad has kinda spoiled us. I really tried to temper my expectations at the beginning of the season, but that effort went out threonine after C'ton tourney. Our hardwood culture is changing -- we expect more.

Next year could be WOW.
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My efforts to contain myself went out phenylalanine, but I'm right there with you.
 
CVilleBuff said:
Yep, but Cal winning isn't the end of the world. Cal is still catchable as they have 5 losses. Oregon falls to 4 losses, so it's even possible to catch them.
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In either case, we probably needed to run the table to get the conference tourney bye, so we've still got a shot.
 
mattrob said:
In either case, we probably needed to run the table to get the conference tourney bye, so we've still got a shot.
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Agreed. It was always a long shot post-ASU and still is, but the chance is there with Oregon stumbling and Cal/ASU both with 5 losses. Sure would be nice to get the sweep over Cal and Oregon to have that in our pocket for finishing with the same record in Pac-12 play.
 
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CVilleBuff said:
Agreed. It was always a long shot post-ASU and still is, but the chance is there with Oregon stumbling and Cal/ASU both with 5 losses. Sure would be nice to get the sweep over Cal and Oregon to have that in our pocket for finishing with the same record in Pac-12 play.
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That would be a great way to close conference play. I'm just not sure about that game at Cal. They're playing really good ball right now.
 
After tonight's win, here's where the Buffs stand (no Friday game will directly impact us):

CU Buffs: #27 RPI, #18 Strength of Schedule according to Real Time RPI

2-2 vs Top 25: #5 Kansas (away-L), #12 Arizona, (home-W, away-L*), #13 CSU (home-W)

4-3 vs Top 50: #39 UCLA (home-L), #45 Cal (home-W), #50 Oregon (away-W)

8-7 vs Top 100: #61 Baylor (neutral-W), #62 Wyoming (away-L), #68 Stanford (home-W), #71 ASU (away-L, home-L), #73 AFA (home-W), #87 Washington (away-L), #99 USC (home-W)

11-7 vs Top 150: #103 Murray State (neutral-W), #117 Dayton (neutral-W), #150 Fresno State (away-W)

15-8 vs Top 200: #168 Utah (away-L, home-W), #180 Hartford (home-W), #183 Oregon State (away-W), #185 Washington State (away-W),

18-8 vs All: #205 Texas Southern (home-W), #244 Wofford (home-W), #257 N Arizona (home-W)

Remaining Games: #45 Cal (away), #68 Stanford (away), #50 Oregon (home), #183 Oregon State (home)

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For 2012-13, this is a pretty strong bubble resume. Need to avoid the bad loss against Oregon State. Winning 2 of the other 3 would make a strong case for us to improve on last year's 11-seed. If we can push this to 22 or 23 wins by the end of the Pac-12 tourney, it looks like we've got a shot at a 6-seed still. Next week's road trip to the Bay Area is absolutely huge.

Also, Murray State and Dayton could give us a big boost by climbing into the Top 100. TX-Southern seems to be on track to sneak into the Top 200. And, ideally, we'll beat both Cal and Oregon with both of those teams still managing to finish inside the Top 50. There's also still a glimmer of hope that Baylor can climb back into the Top 50 with a lot of opportunity games left on their schedule.
 
Next week is so big. Need the split but if we can manage to get both, we should be well suited to get above the dreaded 9 seed.
 
Does anybody know the percentage of teams with an rpi of 40 or better in a "BCS" conference, and 20 wins, that make the tourney? Cause I'm pretty sure it would be damn near 100 percent.
 
UtterBuffLuv said:
Does anybody know the percentage of teams with an rpi of 40 or better in a "BCS" conference, and 20 wins, that make the tourney? Cause I'm pretty sure it would be damn near 100 percent.
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Someone posted those stats a few days ago. And it was damn near 100%. If that's the resume and you don't make it, you got robbed.
 
It always sucks to drop when you win a conference game. We dropped about as much for beating Utah at home as we did when we lost to Utah away.

Still stunned by just how large of a tumble Oregon took in the RPI
 
Buffnik said:
Someone posted those stats a few days ago. And it was damn near 100%. If that's the resume and you don't make it, you got robbed.
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I thought so. Thanks Nik. Buffs have put themselves in a pretty good position to be in that group. It's reassuring, but as we all know getting robbed happens. Let's just win the Pac 12 tourney again to sure things up lol.
 
Saturday action:

Dayton (14-11, 4-7) at UMass (16-9, 6-6). Let's hope the 11-point win over rival Xavier has gotten Dayton turned around.
TCU (10-16, 1-12) at #9 Kansas (22-4, 10-3). Jayhawks looking to get some payback here.
#16 New Mexico (22-4, 9-2) at #22 CSU (21-5, 8-3). We're supposed to want the Rams to win this one.
Baylor (16-10, 7-6) at Oklahoma (17-8, 8-5). Huge game for us because Baylor needs this to have a hope of Top 50 RPI. Big bubble game too.
TX-Southern (13-14, 12-2) at Alabama A&M (9-16, 5-9). TXS has won 7 straight and 12/13. 4 games left to move up a few spots into Top 200.
UNLV (20-7, 7-5) at Wyoming (18-8, 4-8). Cowboys have fallen apart since losing a key player. Just need to stay in the Top 100 and should.
South Dakota St (21-8, 12-3) at Murray State (19-7, 10-4). "Bracket Buster" inter-conference matchup that is HUGE for Murray State.
N Arizona (10-16, 7-9) at Hawaii (15-11, 9-6). A win over Hawaii on the island would shock me. But NAU has shown they'll fight.
Boise State (17-8, 5-6) at Fresno State (9-16, 3-9). Call me crazy, but I think Fresno finds a way at home.

Washington State (11-16, 2-12) at #12 Arizona (22-4, 10-4).
Cal (17-9, 9-5) at Oregon State (13-14, 3-11).
Stanford (16-11, 7-7) at #23 Oregon (21-6, 10-4).
Washington (14-13, 6-8) at Arizona State (20-7, 9-5).
 
Murray State hosting South Dakota State is going to be an awesome, below the radar game. Seriously, if you can find it on tv or online, watch. Isaiah Canaan vs Nate Wolters is going to be epic. Need Murray State to win and solidify themselves in the top 100. Currently 103rd after wetting the bed last week.

Baylor blew it big time losing to Iowa State at home. Their backs are against the wall now. They desperately need to go steal a road win at Oklahoma

Conceivable Dayton could get back in the top 100 with a late push. 119th. They need to win a road game. 1-6 in true road games this season, and yet to get a road win in A-10 play.
 
CVilleBuff said:
Murray State hosting South Dakota State is going to be an awesome, below the radar game. Seriously, if you can find it on tv or online, watch. Isaiah Canaan vs Nate Wolters is going to be epic. Need Murray State to win and solidify themselves in the top 100. Currently 103rd after wetting the bed last week.
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I saw nate last year in the pit SDSU vs baylor. He's special, and that team is all seniors this year (I think). They are a great team and could make noise in march, pending they can snag their auto-bid.
 
Dayton lost at UMass. They were tied at 60 with under 10 minutes left and UMass closes on a 16-6 run. Miller is not a good head coach.
 
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