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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefIllini" data-source="post: 1252125" data-attributes="member: 588522"><p>Theres a good chance this good happen. Two games stand out to me that I think we take loses in. @NW and either OSU or Mich at home. NW has a legitimate chance of being a tourney team. Just think we are gonna drop one to them, though I'd rather win at NW. Also, I can't see us beating both OSU and Mich at home without the Orange Krush being there. Though getting one I think is just as likely as losing both (which to me is sadly a positive). I agree we will drop a crappy game agianst somebody like PSU (like you've predicted) or maybe Nebraska. </p><p></p><p>I think right now, we are good for a lose or two in games we should win. That puts us at 9-9 in my book. That being said I think the most important aspect of our resume come March will be important games we need to win from here on out: </p><p>BYU (really rest of NC)</p><p>Marlyand (either @ or home)</p><p>OSU or Michigan</p><p>MSU/Purdue/Wisc (one win will do.)</p><p></p><p>Also I think our conference schedule lets us go into March with huge moment. I think if we can beat MSU and win games we should, that gives us at least a 7-1 record to end the regular season, hopefully win one or two in the tourney and its gonna be hard to leave us off. Thats a lot of wins late in the season which I believe I've heard is something the committee does take into account, and that will push us over the bubble (assuming our record is 20/21 wins, I think anymore we are locked in, any less we have no chance).</p><p></p><p>This team is going to have to start and end games. Recent collapses/getting off to rough starts, has haunted this program game to game. eliminate that and we can weather poor stretches in game. Consistency is something Groce's teams havent had. Need that too. Those two/three aspects are going to determine this teams schedule come March.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefIllini, post: 1252125, member: 588522"] Theres a good chance this good happen. Two games stand out to me that I think we take loses in. @NW and either OSU or Mich at home. NW has a legitimate chance of being a tourney team. Just think we are gonna drop one to them, though I'd rather win at NW. Also, I can't see us beating both OSU and Mich at home without the Orange Krush being there. Though getting one I think is just as likely as losing both (which to me is sadly a positive). I agree we will drop a crappy game agianst somebody like PSU (like you've predicted) or maybe Nebraska. I think right now, we are good for a lose or two in games we should win. That puts us at 9-9 in my book. That being said I think the most important aspect of our resume come March will be important games we need to win from here on out: BYU (really rest of NC) Marlyand (either @ or home) OSU or Michigan MSU/Purdue/Wisc (one win will do.) Also I think our conference schedule lets us go into March with huge moment. I think if we can beat MSU and win games we should, that gives us at least a 7-1 record to end the regular season, hopefully win one or two in the tourney and its gonna be hard to leave us off. Thats a lot of wins late in the season which I believe I've heard is something the committee does take into account, and that will push us over the bubble (assuming our record is 20/21 wins, I think anymore we are locked in, any less we have no chance). This team is going to have to start and end games. Recent collapses/getting off to rough starts, has haunted this program game to game. eliminate that and we can weather poor stretches in game. Consistency is something Groce's teams havent had. Need that too. Those two/three aspects are going to determine this teams schedule come March. [/QUOTE]
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