tmh8286 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I only get on Twitter occasionally, so I don't really know the answer to this, but is it REALLY ORU fans, as in those like us, that are touting us on Twitter? Seems like it's more the prognosticator types that are on ORU's bandwagon - but I could be wrong . . . Based on post on another thread, I retract my previous post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've been tweeting and trying to retweet Mike Minyard's post as much as possible...so if we get in, that's probably why. #ORUMBB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cletus Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Retweeting is fun, isn't it? Thanks Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacAlum Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Why not us? ORU is an Akron win away from having three Top 50 wins after having none a week ago. Northwestern, Seton Hall, Washington, Oregon, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Dayton all took bad losses this week as bubble teams. At the very least our argument drags Drexel down into the NIT with us, and forces the committee to put in bubble teams who did absolutely nothing to prove they should be in. Drexel, Iona and ORU should be in consideration for one spot. http://www.tourneybubble.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 TheEagleman has seen in person all 3 teams above this year.... Drexel vs. Rider , Iona vs. Rider and ORU vs. UTSA....it's a tough call because I saw our guys on a night when we played well in stretches but blew a big lead against a team we should have beaten...Drexel and Iona both won the games that I saw...it's possible that one of the 3 could get in.....I would say it might be Iona.....they are pretty good...saw them beat Rider just 3 weeks ago........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Xavier beats St. Louis U. to head to the A-10 finals tomorrow vs. St. Bonaventure....TheEagleman expects the Musketeers will win that game and get the automatic bid.....St. Louis at 25-7 will likely get an At-Large.....probably not good for ORU's chances.....also NC State's near upset of UNC today probably impresses the selection committee enough to get the Wolpack in.....also not good for us..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Akron loses by 1 to Ohio U.....a real heartbreaker......the Zips are out...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 The link for the entire article is http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bubblewatch Oral Roberts [27-6 (17-1), RPI: 56, SOS: 227] Oral Roberts fans have been incessantly pinging the Watch on Twitter over the past week, asking exactly why the Golden Eagles haven't been getting the same at-large bubble "love" as, say, Drexel. The cries of "no respect!" have rang out far and wide across the intertubes. The Watch tries to avoid peer pressure at all costs, of course, but the more it looked at ORU's resume, the more it had to just come out and admit it: Those fans have a point. That's not to say the Eagles have a totally strong case. The decent RPI and the 18-2 Summit League mark are about the best things going. The strength of schedule figures are ugly and the win at Xavier comes with asterisk since X had just been wrecked with suspensions. But when you compare and contrast this profile with, say, Drexel's -- a team most believe to be worthy of a bid -- ORU's has similar marks in road-neutral record (12-6), top-50 (2-2), top-100 (3-3) and its quantity of wins against teams outside the top 200 (both went 15-0). The CAA was better than the Summit League, and Drexel's 25-2 record in its last 27 games is still a major credential, but if we're talking about Drexel as an at-large, it's hard to ignore the fightin' Oral Bobs in that calculus, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 My brother in CT forwarded this story to me and was impressed by the effort fans are making to inform people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Fox Sports has ORU on the outside of the bubble with Iona and Drexel in the group of Last Four In. It would be a big win for the East Coast media if both of those schools make it in. http://msn.foxsports...ket-predictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 ORU got some more love on ESPN bracketology show. I caught the end of it, but did someone hear what they were talking about? Still good to be in the conversation - whether we make it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Here are the schools/conferences represented on the committee: UConn Texas-San Antonio Xaiver Big Sky Big 12 (former commissioner Dan Beebe) - have heard that Joe Castiglione is now the rep, but not sure about that Wake Forest SMU Utah State LSU West Coast Conference We have five people on the selection committee that are very familiar with ORU and its resume. Hopefully they can come through and say something good about our body of work and pull us through in a play-in game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Doug Gottleib still pushing ORU for an at-large on the bracketology show airing now on ESPN......i'm afraid it won't happen.....plus, Xavier gets upset by St. Bonaventure.....it would be interesting to see if the Musketeers get in and ORU doesn't......we will know in about 20 minutes.....the show I am watching seems to think Drexel is in....ORU and Iona are out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzo711 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 well xavier and iona are in so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 iona? wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 good for Iona. i'm almost rooting more that Drexel not get in than for ORU to get in...sick of joe lunardi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 pop!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 well they didnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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