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Sly Fox wrote:We can live with that distinction as a #13 seed. And that school with questionable academics is not invincible.What distinction?
Sly Fox wrote:13th Seed from the Big South. That is about as much respect as a low major can ever receive.We've gotten a 12 before. But we did have a good run once upon a time, as a 13 seed.
ATrain wrote:LU has only had 1 run in the Tourney, so.....Sly Fox wrote:13th Seed from the Big South. That is about as much respect as a low major can ever receive.We've gotten a 12 before. But we did have a good run once upon a time, as a 13 seed.
Purple Haize wrote:Good thing the transitive property doesn't work in sports, otherwise Virginia Tech would've been the national football champion this year. Anything can happen...it'll be a test and it's a long shot, but we have a shot unlike in most years.ATrain wrote:LU has only had 1 run in the Tourney, so.....Sly Fox wrote:13th Seed from the Big South. That is about as much respect as a low major can ever receive.We've gotten a 12 before. But we did have a good run once upon a time, as a 13 seed.
We lost to Elon by 12 UNC won by 18
We lost to NC State by 3. UNC beat them by 16 and 4
Cal would have been a better match up for us. Tempo will dictate this game. LU front line should be ok but this will really test the back court
Purple Haize wrote:We play the game we have a shot. It may be a full court shot over a double team......but it's a shotAt least the double team is 6'3", not 7'0" w/ 3'+ arms like most years. I don't expect a win, but I expect we can be more competitive than in previous recent trips. And when you're competitive, anything can happen.
LUGrad2000 wrote:I am surprised at Coach Green's comments on scheduling and the impact it makes on seeding. Hopefully he will continue to schedule power 5 conferences.It's better when you beat teams from the P5 as well. Especially Tournament teams
SMU is ranked 89th in USNWR which is pretty worthl[…]