Game Thread: Teams we need to lose (Texas, UNC, CSU, BSU, etc.)

IUclover · 2025-03-14T16:04:43-0400

Server is down at work so here I am... Baylor, San Diego St., and WVU are all on the bubble lists in addition to those in the thread title, but they have no games prior to Sunday.

Texas v Tennessee - Game currently early in the first half.

UNC v Duke - 7pm ET

Boise St v New Mexico - 9:30pm ET

Colorado St v Utah State - Midnight ET

Do any of these teams losing effect our position on Selection Sunday? CSU fans believe they're in no matter what (per Reddit). UNC might play a Duke team with an injured Flagg. I don't know anything about the other teams and just pulled the bubble list from CBS.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

GeorgeStrait IU · 2025-03-14T16:42:14-0400

IUclover said:
Server is down at work so here I am... Baylor, San Diego St., and WVU are all on the bubble lists in addition to those in the thread title, but they have no games prior to Sunday.

Texas v Tennessee - Game currently early in the first half.

UNC v Duke - 7pm ET

Boise St v New Mexico - 9:30pm ET

Colorado St v Utah State - Midnight ET

Do any of these teams losing effect our position on Selection Sunday? CSU fans believe they're in no matter what (per Reddit). UNC might play a Duke team with an injured Flagg. I don't know anything about the other teams and just pulled the bubble list from CBS.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

Sadly, Texas looks to slip in regardless of today. And i feel IU's best chances is their ability to sell out Dayton next Tuesday or Wednsday.

Big Red Crimson Buffalo · 2025-03-14T16:46:50-0400

Relying on the outcomes of other teams games to squeak into a tournament is a characteristic of a piss-poor program. We have to wait for others to fail to get in.
IU basketball in a nutshell.

Warison · 2025-03-14T16:49:41-0400

Big Red Crimson Buffalo said:
Relying on the outcomes of other teams games to squeak into a tournament is a characteristic of a piss-poor program. We have to wait for others to fail to get in.
IU basketball in a nutshell.

We’ve been a piss pour program for 8 years. No news flash here.

The question was who has to lose for us to make this final four.

IUclover · 2025-03-14T17:03:13-0400

GeorgeStrait IU said:
Sadly, Texas looks to slip in regardless of today. And i feel IU's best chances is their ability to sell out Dayton next Tuesday or Wednsday.

This is where I'm pretty much at right now. I don't want Dayton but we have to take anything at this point... not that IU deserves it.

IUclover · 2025-03-14T17:10:58-0400

GeorgeStrait IU said:
Sadly, Texas looks to slip in regardless of today. And i feel IU's best chances is their ability to sell out Dayton next Tuesday or Wednsday.

Probably discussed in another thread, but do you think Texas' 6-12 conference record keeps them out (14th place in conference).

bailey777 · 2025-03-14T17:24:43-0400

GeorgeStrait IU said:
Sadly, Texas looks to slip in regardless of today. And i feel IU's best chances is their ability to sell out Dayton next Tuesday or Wednsday.

Woodson is going to cook on Tuesday! The second time he slips in as one of the last couple teams.

IUclover · 2025-03-14T17:54:21-0400

Texas about to lose to Tenn. Down 9 with 50 seconds left.

Harry Hondo · 2025-03-14T18:01:41-0400

IUclover said:
This is where I'm pretty much at right now. I don't want Dayton but we have to take anything at this point... not that IU deserves it.

If we get Dayton we might squeeze by someone, then lose to a 6 seed by 25 in the next game. It’s the same story every year that a Woodson team gets blown out to end the season.

GThomas · 2025-03-14T18:05:33-0400

IUclover said:
Probably discussed in another thread, but do you think Texas' 6-12 conference record keeps them out (14th place in conference).

TX: 7-11 vs. Quad 1
IU: 4-13 vs. Quad 1

jopajackson · 2025-03-14T18:38:24-0400

GThomas said:
TX: 7-11 vs. Quad 1
IU: 4-13 vs. Quad 1

Texas 12-15 vs Quad 1,2,3
Indiana 15-14 vs Quad 1,2,3

ButHerEmails · 2025-03-14T18:42:31-0400

Warison said:
We’ve been a piss pour program for 8 years. No news flash here.

The question was who has to lose for us to make this final four.

Last 8, yes. And most of the last 25-30. What, 3 or 4 conference titles, 2 sweet 16s and 1 FF?

GThomas · 2025-03-14T18:51:08-0400

jopajackson said:
Texas 12-15 vs Quad 1,2,3
Indiana 15-14 vs Quad 1,2,3

No making a case for either team. I'm sure the committee is looking at everything. If they favor Q1 wins, Texas has an edge. If they focus more on "bad losses," IU has an edge.

Neither is worthy of a bid, but at least one of the names will be called on Selection Sunday.

jopajackson · 2025-03-14T18:53:50-0400

GThomas said:
No making a case for either team. I'm sure the committee is looking at everything. If they favor Q1 wins, Texas has an edge. If they focus more on "bad losses," IU has an edge.

Neither is worthy of a bid, but at least one of the names will be called on Selection Sunday.

I agree with you on that. There are some bad bubble teams. I think the fact that Texas would be the 14th team from the SEC to get in will also benefit the Hoosiers.

gator mcCluskey · 2025-03-14T18:59:59-0400

Warison said:
We’ve been a piss pour program for 8 years. No news flash here.

The question was who has to lose for us to make this final four.

Piss “pour”?

IUclover · 2025-03-14T20:06:36-0400

Duke up 21 at halftime. Likely no UNC win.

And Maryland beating Illinois by 32 with 10 min left. Yikes.

edub72 · 2025-03-14T20:09:22-0400

Blow outs this evening

bailey777 · 2025-03-14T20:10:05-0400

IUclover said:
Texas about to lose to Tenn. Down 9 with 50 seconds left.

Iu is in. Time to cook.

kmathum · 2025-03-14T20:12:17-0400

bailey777 said:
Iu is in. Time to cook.

Oh boy!

Vern Pain · 2025-03-14T20:17:23-0400

IUclover said:
Duke up 21 at halftime. Likely no UNC win.

And Maryland beating Illinois by 32 with 10 min left. Yikes.

Illinois blowout losses are epic

wi_hoosier · 2025-03-14T20:30:33-0400

Warison said:
We’ve been a piss pour program for 8 years. No news flash here.

The question was who has to lose for us to make this final four.

Fire Woodson.

wi_hoosier · 2025-03-14T20:33:41-0400

Vern Pain said:
Illinois blowout losses are epic

An yet they have blown out Indiana three of the last four times we have played them.

asindc · 2025-03-14T21:32:57-0400

In the extremely rare case where I root for a Duke win, they just had to make it difficult. UNC goes down and are now 1-12 in Q1 games.

GThomas · 2025-03-14T21:35:29-0400

asindc said:
In the extremely rare case where I root for a Duke win, they just had to make it difficult. UNC goes down and are now 1-12 in Q1 games.

A close loss was enough. The Heels are in.

IUclover · 2025-03-14T21:42:19-0400

GThomas said:
A close loss was enough. The Heels are in.

The Chair of the selection committee is the UNC AD. Probably helps their case.

GThomas · 2025-03-14T21:44:00-0400

IUclover said:
The Chair of the selection committee is the UNC AD. Probably helps their case.

I don't think UNC deserves a bid. Nor do I think Texas or IU deserve one. We'll see.

ams66 · 2025-03-14T22:26:12-0400

bailey777 said:
Woodson is going to cook on Tuesday! The second time he slips in as one of the last couple teams.

E8 here we come!

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