Texas falls to A&M

[ryandman89]

Wow! I was at Reed last night and I just now got home from school and I'm still thinking about the game. The game was close for all of the time, but in the end A&M won on a buzzer beater 3 by Acie Law. While it was an excellent game, I have to admit that we got a little lucky. PJ Tucker had the ball with about 9 seconds left on the shot clock and about 13 seconds on the game clock, but instead of shooting he dribbled the ball around until the shot clock expired. It was probably the biggest mistake I've seen in a while. AFter the game I, along with a whole bunch of other people, stormed the court. It was great! With that win Texas A&M is now NCAA Tournament Bound!!!

[bearcat]

ryandman89 said:

Wow! I was at Reed last night and I just now got home from school and I'm still thinking about the game. The game was close for all of the time, but in the end A&M won on a buzzer beater 3 by Acie Law. While it was an excellent game, I have to admit that we got a little lucky. PJ Tucker had the ball with about 9 seconds left on the shot clock and about 13 seconds on the game clock, but instead of shooting he dribbled the ball around until the shot clock expired. It was probably the biggest mistake I've seen in a while. AFter the game I, along with a whole bunch of other people, stormed the court. It was great! With that win Texas A&M is now NCAA Tournament Bound!!!

I wouldn't quite say that last statement yet...although on paper it looks like a win like that would get them in. A&M to me still has to win a game or two in the Big 12 Tournament and win their final regular season game in order for me to become a believer. Until then, I just see Texas, Kansas, and OU getting in.

I would still be a little worried if I was an A&M fan right now.

[ryandman89]

Yea it's not for sure yet, but it's the best chance of getting in the tournament in a very very very very long time. Gillespie(sp) has really turned the program around.

[bearcat]

I will say this - I would rather see A&M than Colorado make it. I don't know what it is, but I just have this thing against Colorado. I can't explain it.

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Colorado doesnt deserve a bid, so you shouldn't worry bb.

Let's take the names off the front of the jerseys for a minute. Let's compare credentials. Just credentials. Team A vs. Team B.

Team A ranks 44th in RPI. It has 18 wins overall, 11 wins in a top 7 conference. It's 6-5 against the RPI top 50. It's 5-8 at neutral sites. Last 10 games: 8-2.

Its non-league schedule rank: No. 133.

Team B ranks 48th. It has 18 wins overall, eight in a top 7 conference. It's 2-2 against the top 50. Road/neutral: 5-6. Last 10: 6-4.

Non-league schedule rank: No. 271.

Ouch.

You'd take Team A, right? In a heartbeat.

Now let's put the names back on.

Team A? Bradley.
Team B? Colorado.

[bearcat]

Who would have thought that the MVC could pull in the second most at-large bids behind the Big East?

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tbbearcat5 said:

Who would have thought that the MVC could pull in the second most at-large bids behind the Big East?

I dont know, they should get 5 at minimum.

[ryandman89]

Here is a video of the last shot plus some extra scenes.

Look on the right side of the page and click on the screen and it will start playing.

www.aggieathletics.com/

[bearcat]

ryandman89 said:

Here is a video of the last shot plus some extra scenes.

Look on the right side of the page and click on the screen and it will start playing.

www.aggieathletics.com/

Good win by the Aggies against Tech, now a win in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament solidifies them over Colorado.