I’m still convinced getting in is about optics. And if you give people a chance

Jan 6, 2020
11:57:08am

StalwartBraveTrue All-American

to choose between BYU and NC State/Clemson they will pick the other. Why? Because optics say WCC v. ACC. All the other metrics are side shows. It comes down to optics and you have to be really good to overcome the WCC optics.

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BYU just needs to go 12-4 in conference play to be a shoo-in for the NCAAs.

jreid191

1/5/20 11:39am

A win on Thursday would be huge. Would be hard to see us doing worse than 12-4

che flaco

1/5/20 11:41am

Kinda hard to see us go less than 13-3 if we win on Thursday

puntersarepeople

1/5/20 11:51am

I still have some hangover from the Rose years. Bound to be a couple bad losses.

D.T. Survivor

1/5/20 7:13pm

Hated those Jimmer years.

Benfica1

1/5/20 9:21pm

Those were exceptional years.

D.T. Survivor

1/5/20 10:10pm

If they go undefeated with 3 wins over Gonzaga we'd deserve a 2 seed

coug16

1/5/20 11:44am

Gonzaga will get us twice, SMC at their place, and it would be extremely

Mitty

1/5/20 4:14pm

This take won’t age well

puntersarepeople

1/5/20 5:21pm

Not sure how you can post this take when...

tmurphey44

1/5/20 7:23pm

I’m doubtful that we will beat SMC once and then

puntersarepeople

1/5/20 8:00pm

I'm not one to count my chickens before they hatch, but to each his own.

Mitty

1/5/20 7:39pm

Different coach will hopefully equal different results

puntersarepeople

1/5/20 7:54pm

he already is

BlueK

1/6/20 10:54am

For sure, but he has yet to prove he can beat all the bad WCC teams

puntersarepeople

1/6/20 12:12pm

I suppose so, but logically that shouldn't be harder than

BlueK

1/6/20 12:47pm

Agreed

puntersarepeople

1/6/20 2:01pm

You are predicting the 2nd worst record we have ever had in the WCC in spite of

jreid191

1/5/20 8:11pm

We don't play at SCU, so you can take that one off the list

BlueK

1/6/20 10:50am

Not if 2 losses are to SD and UOP.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/5/20 8:38pm

That'd mean going at least 2-2 against SMC and Gonzaga so it'd balance out

jreid191

1/5/20 8:44pm

You under estimate the importance of horrible losses.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/6/20 11:18am

except that BYU has had at least one and still made the tournament

BlueK

1/6/20 11:21am

Not at all. Most people overestimate their negative impact.

jreid191

1/6/20 11:31am

I’m still convinced getting in is about optics. And if you give people a chance

StalwartBraveTrue

1/6/20 11:57am

Disagree. Any evidence to support your claim?

puntersarepeople

1/6/20 12:03pm

that doesn't exactly explain how BYU did get in the last three times

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