Cal Poly-Official Game Thread

[LakeJack]

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Frankly, I think quite a few of us Jackrabbit fans completely missed the boat on basketball competitiveness. I recall asserting that SDSU, while certainly not good enough to be a top 25 team in D-1, was at least good enough to be around the top 100 mark.

That, honestly, is what our cozy little NCC with its huge stack of records and its 'too big for the pond' schools coaxed us into thinking.

This is how I feel about the whole how would the NCC in its hayday fair against D-I talk. I know I thought the NCC was better then it was.

[Cowbell]

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Bingo! I think the last competitive team from the NCC to the Elite 8 was UND in about 1991. Otherwise it was one and done.

[bub94]

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Actually, SDSU made it to the Elite 8 after 1991. Don't remember the year but Fort Hayes State was the number 1 team and had to travel to SDSU (more centrally located). SDSU upset the number 1 team (Fort Hayes State had a player who was back-to-back player of the year in Division II on that team). I stood outside Frost since noon to get in at 6 (it was frickin cold that day too). The only time we sat was during halftime.

[Cowbell]

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SDSU made it to Elite 8 twice since 1991. As I stated in my previous post, the last competitive team was UND (at least in my recollection) in 1991 when they took third place (they still played a consolation game back then). The key word is "competitive." By the way, many of the teams we saw play in the DII Elite Eight have now gone DI. It isn't the same anymore.

[1stRowFANatic]

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FirstRowFANatic:

Here's your proof-

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Now granted, this does not -=prove=-

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That was my point, it is likely that they wouldn't have been competitive, but you can't prove teams would or would not have been.

[minnesotarabbit]

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Are you high? I'm not saying that NDSU hasn't had a good transition, but they are in no ways what I'd consider a 13 seed. A team that's biggest win is over UW-Milwaulke is not in position to get much higher then a 14 seed if they are luckey.... You have to look at some of there losses... Idaho, Steven F. Austin, They were took into OT by UMKC and SDSU, they lost to SUU at home. there quality losses would be Minnesota by about the same margin that we lost to them, and USC who they lost to by 4.... I'm not saying they are bad but the only reason they have a good record is because they are cleaing up in the conference and the reason they are doing that is because they have 4 5 year seniors...

Here is my question, does anybody think that if NDSU doesn't win the conference tournament that they will get in? ORU I think has a chance if they don't because of how strong of schedule they play but I don't see NDSU getting in unless they win the conference tournament.[/quote]


Oral Roberts has a chance.........a chance at what, the NIT?

[JACKGUYII]

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Not a chance in hell NDSU get's in without winning the conference tournament.

[jackmd]

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Not a chance in hell NDSU get's in without winning the conference tournament.

Agreed, one team from the Summit League will be playing in the NCAA tourney.

[MontanaRabbit]

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SFA has an RPI rating of 106 and beat NDSU by 1 point in three overtimes. Idaho has an RPI of about 136 and has 3 top 100 wins, they beat NDSU by 8 at home. NDSU has one bad loss to SUU and that is about it.

No team from the Summit has a chance of getting an at large, last year IUPUI had 23-7 record, an RPI in the 70s, and didn't even get into the NIT.

Likely the only way the Summit ever gets more than one team is if our conference champ makes a run in the tournament and then the next year is very good and starts getting ranked.....like a Gonzaga.

It's gonna take time to get the conference to that point.

Absolutely no way in hell the Summit has more than one team in the big dance this year.

[rabbit_boy]

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IMHO, our teams of the late many of our best NCC teams would do better in the Summit league than our current edition.

[Cowbell]

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Having watched Jackrabbit basketball for almost four decades, it has been extremely hard to go through this transition. As has been stated by many, we had a proud heritage and were used to winning; at least our fair share. That said, and I'm not an expert on this, but I believe this group of basketball players is the most athletically gifted group I've ever seen. No team I've watched in 40 years matches their quickness. They've got just a little bit more mountain left to climb.

[Jacks-02]

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IMHO, our teams of the late many of our best NCC teams would do better in the Summit league than our current edition.

IMHO you are wrong.

[jackmd]

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I believe this group of basketball players is the most athletically gifted group I've ever seen. No team I've watched in 40 years matches their quickness. They've got just a little bit more mountain left to climb.

That is what makes watching them not achieve what I'm pretty sure they are capable of that much more difficult. I've been listening to and attending Jackrabbit basketball games for nearly 30 years and the frustration level has been high a various different times. The region championship games at CAS, the poor performances in the first round of the elite 8, the relative mediocrity of the late 80's........

I knew the transition would be difficult but I looked forward to watching a team that enjoyed the underdog status and relished the chance to prove they could compete at the next level. Lets show the big dogs that we belong on their porch if you will. I see the talent but I don't see the extra-effort that is required to make the impression I think they could. Maybe I'm expecting too much, I hate when I do that. I should do what EQ suggests and just be happy with the post-season tournament bid and a chance in the tourney.

[minnesotarabbit]

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IMHO, our teams of the late many of our best NCC teams would do better in the Summit league than our current edition.

IMHO, You are correct

[Just in the crowd]

Re: Cal Poly-Official Game Thread

IMHO, our teams of the late many of our best NCC teams would do better in the Summit league than our current edition.

IMHO You are right.