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Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 18, 2018 17:52:34 GMT -5
As bad as this sounds, I would not be upset with a loss to PSU this Wednesday as it likely means getting the #4 seed and getting on BYU's side of the bracket instead of Stanford. Except that Stanford may still be the #1 seed, despite the loss @byu. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 18:06:29 GMT -5
Do we really care if they face Stanford in the final or semi-final? Assuming they both make it.
I know I will be depressed when they lose either way. Seriously, they have to beat them one way or the other.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 18, 2018 18:13:18 GMT -5
Well, I might be more depressed if they beat them in the semis and lose to someone else in the finals.
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Post by mcmike on Nov 18, 2018 18:16:27 GMT -5
Just curious. Where did you manage to put those numbers together? I'm not surprised about Samedy. She seems to start very slowly -- and is most deadly when the team is ahead -- or in a tight match? I was curious about how Samedy fared in the clutch, so went back through the match play-by-play recaps. Samedy has 107 K / 31 HE when the Gophers are tied or behind. So she is actually a little more error prone when behind/tied. 3.45 K/HE vs. 3.66 overall. With the Gophers at 20+ Samedy has 59/16 3.69 and with the opponent at 20+ she is 30/5 6.0. Has anyone noticed that Samedy is more likely to hit a bomb if her previous hit ended in a lost point? It's "no prisoners" on her next attack. |
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Post by gogophers on Nov 18, 2018 18:37:34 GMT -5
Maybe Martin had trouble getting a hat to fit over all her hair, or she just doesn't like hats, lol She's literally the only one not wearing a hat again haha! And the only one whose face isn't half-hidden in the shadow created by the visor. Smart girl. |
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Post by wiscvball on Nov 18, 2018 22:39:15 GMT -5
Does anyone know why the big ten trophy in all of the team
pics doesn’t have Maryland or Rutgers listed on the glass side? Is the conference really that cheap to get new trophies made?
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 18, 2018 23:30:02 GMT -5
Does anyone know why the big ten trophy in all of the team pics doesn’t have Maryland or Rutgers listed on the glass side? Is the conference really that cheap to get new trophies made? Wishful thinking? Buyer's remorse? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 13:05:16 GMT -5
Do we really care if they face Stanford in the final or semi-final? Assuming they both make it. I know I will be depressed when they lose either way. Seriously, they have to beat them one way or the other. Oh stop it. This team has a very well defined destiny here: Minneapolis. Final Four. Minn vs Stanford for the national championship. Gophers win at home. Hugh runs to the middle of the court and does a D-Generation X motion towards Stanford side of the court.  Right?? Why can't you see this?? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 13:08:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know why the big ten trophy in all of the team pics doesn’t have Maryland or Rutgers listed on the glass side? Is the conference really that cheap to get new trophies made? I'm frankly surprised it even has Nebraska on there. The trophy is as generic as you can possible get. It just says "Big Ten Conference Champions", with a little interchangeable "Minnesota" namecard on the bottom to indicate which school won this generic award. No year, no sport. These were clearly purchased back in 2011 from overstock.com, and there is a room at Indy HQ with a couple hundred of these sitting around, waiting to get used up before the next batch order. |
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Post by gophervbfan on Nov 19, 2018 13:50:07 GMT -5
As bad as this sounds, I would not be upset with a loss to PSU this Wednesday as it likely means getting the #4 seed and getting on BYU's side of the bracket instead of Stanford. I know with absolute certainty that the Gophers will not lose to Penn State on Wednesday.  |
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Post by lovebugsm on Nov 19, 2018 14:13:05 GMT -5
As bad as this sounds, I would not be upset with a loss to PSU this Wednesday as it likely means getting the #4 seed and getting on BYU's side of the bracket instead of Stanford. I don’t think Minnesota would drop. |
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Post by mcmike on Nov 19, 2018 19:30:43 GMT -5
As bad as this sounds, I would not be upset with a loss to PSU this Wednesday as it likely means getting the #4 seed and getting on BYU's side of the bracket instead of Stanford. Except that Stanford may still be the #1 seed, despite the loss @byu. I wish the RPI had a 'decay' factor for pre-season results. Does every program, once the non-conference schedule begins, play only their 'first string'? No testing of potentially interchangeable parts, etc. Do early H2H matches have binding data set on late season ranks? As far as the coaches poll goes, it seems so. The VT top25 certainly appears more sensitive and accurate. |
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Post by gogophers on Nov 19, 2018 19:45:49 GMT -5
As bad as this sounds, I would not be upset with a loss to PSU this Wednesday as it likely means getting the #4 seed and getting on BYU's side of the bracket instead of Stanford. I don’t think Minnesota would drop. have you seen BluePenquin's projections? Somehow, Texas is now #3. What makes you think that Minn stays top 4 if it loses to PSU? |
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Post by zero-rotation outside hitter on Nov 19, 2018 21:02:10 GMT -5
If Minnesota loses to Penn State, the RPI futures suggests the Gophers would drop out of the top four. Would that be enough to lose a top four seed? I REALLY hope not, and don't think it would be, but I imagine stranger things have happened. I just hope that even if they end up #5 in RPI but have a 25-3 record (including a 19-1 record in the best conference in the country), the selection committee will see the light and keep them at home.
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Post by gogophers on Nov 19, 2018 21:11:38 GMT -5
I agree it's ridiculous to give Illinois a regional and not Minnesota, when Minn wins the Big10 by at least 2 and beats Illinois 3-0. But is there precedent for the Committee not to go with top 4 RPI in seeding the first four teams? I thought I saw a chart somewhere showing a fairly strict correlation between RPI and the seeds given out to the top 8 or so. I hope all this speculation becomes moot, i.e., Minn. beats PSU.
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