Worst Case Scenario for NIT

Gatorz:

I agree completely. I know I will probably get mugged by my fellow Bucks, but if UF looks like they are going to the title game of the NIT, I sincerely hope the Bucks lose and not face them. It isn't because I think this particular UF team is better than us, it's that the situation is lose, lose. If we beat UF for the NIT title, we can't brag about it. An NIT is not even close to compensation for a lost NCAA championship. So who really cares? All a gator fan has to say is " You got an NIT, we' ve got 2 NCAA's, yeah you really got even with us." And they would be right. So why bother risking another humiliation at the hands of your Gators.

UF first has to get through ASU in a game played in Tempe.  ASU is a well-coached team (Herb Sendek, Thad's mentor) with a lot of talent that really should've been in the NCAA field also.  I've watched ASU all season and attended their 22 pt.-win over Xavier.  Though, admittedly, I've only watched the Gators 2-3 times, I think the Sun Devils can take them.

OSU still has to win two games yet just to get to MSG.  If your scenario plays out then we'll talk next week.  Maybe the real worst case scenario is OSU-ASU with two old dear friends having to coach against each other, much like OSU-Xavier last year.

You mean, of course, with our rebuilt OSU team of freshmen.  Not sure I see the point either way.  The past games are done and over with, neither school has those teams anymore, so ownership is a rather moot point, wouldn't you say?

I don't really care how FL does in the NIT except that if they get in our way, I hope we beat them again.  I just want my Bucks to do well, regardless of the opponent.

While the optimism is impressive, you guys are looking waaaaay to far ahead.  Are you really going to discount UD that quickly in your next game? 

No, never.

If the players have the same over confidence the fans seem to be showing then you're in for a wake up call. 

They won't, for two reasons:

1) With the quick turnaround there won't be enough time to be gloating about anything.

2) They have a coach who wouldn't let them, anyway.

You'll be facing a tough UD squad.  One which has Chris Wright back, and dominating in his first game back tonight.

Grats on your win tonight, I am certainly looking forward to the next game.  And don't worry Syracuse will make it to the finals before UF does, unless UMass manages to knock them off but I am doubting that

Good points, all, Flyer.  Of course, the thread's originator could always come back with a smart-ass remark such as: "If you don't want to play along with the premise, then why are you wasting your time posting here?"  But I won't do that.

Actually, I don't get on the fans' case for looking ahead.  Do you know why?  Because the media always seems to be doing it for them anyway.  One day after this year's NC football game and ESPN, CBS, and others were already listing their Top 5 for the 2008 season.  ESPN had been doing "In/Out" for at least the past 5 weeks.  Who can really say who is in and who is out of the NCAA field with an entire month of the regular season left to play?  I swear if you search hard enough, 30 minutes after the nets come down on April 7th you'll probably be able to find somebody projecting next year's 65-team NCAA field!

I guess we're just an impatient instant-gratification society.  But if we weren't busy playing all of these guessing-games we'd all actually have to get real lives or something.