We can dance, we can dance, everybody look at your hands.
Kentucky’s Computer Numbers are too good. The official RPI rating for Kentucky, as of Sunday, March 4th, is 11th. Two other “unofficial” RPI services has Kentucky’s Strength of Sechedule as 1st. One could guess that the official SOS is somewhere in the top as well.
Also, there was no good team from the SEC West. If Alabama or LSU went 9-7 or 10-6 in the SEC West, Kentucky would be fighting harder to stay alive. But the distance between those teams and Kentucky is quite wide.This February 27th Bubble Watch column at ESPN explains that it would take three straight losses (to Georgia, at Florida and first round of the SEC Tourney) to hurt us enough that our RPI and SOS could not protect us from an SEC West contender. And then, the SEC West contenders decided to keep losing.
For those of you who have worked yourself up in a lather about Kentucky possibly missing the NCAAs, go take a cold shower and rinse off. Even if Alabama beats us Thursday, the current Bubble Watch has us in the dance. Our RPI and SOS are too strong.
Besides, you know CBS is practically begging the Tournament Committee to let Kentucky in. This whole “3-Time National Coach of the Year Attacked By Disloyal Fanbase” storyline makes for good TV!
March 6th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
If we lose to Alabama in the SEC Tourny, Ky will have lost 6 out of the last 8 games. Have’nt beaten a top 26 team. How can that not put you on the bubble?
I am a true Go Big Blue fan that lives in UT Orange country. I want KY to make it just because I am a fan. I don’t think that they deserve to be in the big dance based on the teams performance.
As for the CBS Storyline, March madness is about basketball, not coach of the year.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Ya know, it’s pretty sad when we’re getting excited that Kentucky is just making the tournament. How far expectations have fallen…
March 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
YOU KNOW ITS SAD WHEN KENTUCKY IS EVEN IN THE CONVERSATION OF NOT MAKING THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. WHAT HAVE WE BECOME!!!!!!!!!
March 6th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
WE NEED A NEW COACH…… TAKE A POLL SEE WHAT THE REAL UK FANS THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!11
March 6th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
sos this week is 1 and a high rpi. there in.
March 7th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
I KINDA HOPE UK DOESNT MAKE THE TORNY……. ITS THE ONLY WAY SOMETHING WILL GET DONE ABOUT THE POOR COACHING AND PLAYING. COME ON NOW TUBBYS THE HIGHEST PAID COACH IN THE NATION AND HE CANT EVEN MAKE THE TORNAMENT!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU KNOW THAT MAKE THIS KIND OF MONEY WOULD KEEP THEIR JOB AFTER PERFORMANCES LIKE THIS.
March 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
UK is in. In no way are we on the bubble. Even if our numbers werent as good as they are I would not be worried. The NCAA is all about money and UK fans bring more money to tournaments than just about any other school. Its kind of like the bowl system but no one admits it.
March 7th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Sorry Darren but tubby is the highest paid coach in the nation and he wont miss an NCAA tourney while at UK.
March 7th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
2nd highest paid coach. I believe coach K makes slightly more than him.