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10 hours ago, hm101 said:

it doesnt make sense to me, why not open the 3rd level? 

issues getting concessions for the extra 1k people? 

It could likely be because a lot of GA tickets were still remaining. 

32 minutes ago, USFBulls12 said:

I just picked up a pair of tickets for my parents who are visiting Tampa and wanted to catch the game. I went on ticketmaster to get them tickets and I had to try a few different times to lock down 2 seats next to one another. Anytime I clicked tickets and tried to advance to the next stage, it'd say they were no longer available. Definitely selling fast. This game will be attended by 9000-10000+ in my opinion. Tickets just went on sale within the past couple hours in the middle of a workday, game isn't until Sunday evening, and there is already obvious scarcity of tickets. If a regular season game can sell out, I'm sure a postseason home game can too even if It'S jUsT tHe NiT tOuRnAmEnT. It's a home game for our Bulls. 9000+ easy, I'd be shocked by anything less.

I hope so, but the apparent scarcity of tickets is a bit of a mirage at this point. The lower level is likely sold out, but there are still quite a few left in the 200s. Student turnout will really drive total attendance. I imagine the University is reserving a lot in the 300s for the students. 

1 minute ago, Chardizard said:

Breaking news: Ticketmaster sucks 

For whatever reason (most likely the sense of scarcity) they keep rolling out about 150 tickets at a time and then release more when the number gets below 50. 

4 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

There some seats in 113 and 114

Just so you know what is showing to us on Ticketmaster is different than what you are seeing on your end. 

3 minutes ago, JoeB said:

Not seeing them now, must be gone

They went pretty quickly, but they appeared. Just have to watch the page. 

They are trickling them out. 6 Arena Club tickets just opened in 103. 

There are still 200 level tickets remaining. It seems they are either staggering the release or people are clicking on them and then not buying. 

They are now showing some 200 levels left. Hurry up and act fast. My guess is that they will open the 300 level shortly. I imagine they are holding a bunch back for students. 

I wish they would have taken the GA 100 level behind the other basket and made that a student section as well. Would rather have had all the students down low. 

Man, they went fast. I was able to snag a pair of Arena Club tickets, but all that is showing up now are GA. 

19 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

There will be lower level/club inventory when the general public tickets go on sale

Are they doing the pregame buffet deal for the club access seats for this one? 

Just now, NCBull said:

Can’t get complacent but this is a demoralizing lead.  Good, they need to know their place.

We should have never had to travel to that shizhole with their trash fans. The only thing those clowns deserve is a 20 point beatdown. Oh, and **** you Oklahoma for not playing. 

Win or lose, I love this **** team. A true team in every sense of the word. Right up there with the 2007 football team for me. 

Just now, Friscobull said:

Not sure that was scripted, sometimes better to be lucky than good, however we are both 

Definitely wasn't, but it worked. 

Jayden Reed out there playing 3D chess. Foul them and trade one point for 3...Genius!

26 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

It must be something to do with the IPF providing more shade & shelter for the Indian Burial Grounds. I believe the spirits are now very pleased with USF so we are now seeing good Karma…. Lol

During construction, they clearly dug up and destroyed the demon idol that was buried on the land. The sleeping giant can now awaken from it's long slumber! 

There are clearly intangibles that analytics can't capture. There is no measure for leadership, cohesion, and camaraderie. The analytics try to explain it away in this model with a generic term "luck", but there is nothing lucky about the way USF has been playing and winning. I have a system with my own analytical rating and USF is #1 in the nation in the Youngblood Leadership Index. 

I'm not caught up in the numbers with this team because we can see what has been happening on the court. I just hope we win out, get a 10 seed, and shock the world on our way to the Elite 8!

4 hours ago, flsportsfan83 said:

Up to 74 in NET

 

Loyola-Chicago and UMass surging have really helped our cause in that regard. LC is 15-3 over its last 18 games and 9-1 over its last 10. While UMass has won 4 out of its last 5. 

7 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Heard some goof named Brad Evans on a Sirius show today totally dissing us ..... 12th seed if we AQ, no way we get in otherwise .... based totally on numbers. Will be interesting to see what call the Committee makes if/when the time comes.

If we make it to the AAC Finals and lose we will either be one of the last 4 in or the first 4 out. 

3 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

we would eat their zone alive. shooters break zone defenses.

I saw them run a 1 man zone against wisconsin earlier this year. Edey just stood under the basket.

Goldin had 15 in the 2nd half. all of those in the last 12 minutes. Our defense completely broke down and we played way too conservative on offense. I believe I heard that they scored 41 points in the last 8 minutes. That's a 205 points per game pace. That's terrible all around defense. not just on goldin.

UConn is legit.

Sometimes you just have to pick your poison

I agree that what FAU did was not sustainable, but they certainly figured something out with Goldin down the stretch. First time in a long time I saw our team rattled. Definitely have to pick you poison. This year's Purdue team is much better shooting than year's past but UCONN with Dan Hurley as their coach is one scary team. 

13 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

Purdue has been eliminated in  their last three ncaa tourneys by #16 Farleigh Dickinson #15 St Peter's and #13 North Texas.

Edey can't defend the perimeter at all. Pryor would be a nightmare matchup for him.

Three point shooting teams that get hot are why upsets happen. You absolutely don't take a shooter off the floor for a slug defender.

Purdue does have quite the reputation for choking. FDU couldn't stop Edey, but they neutralized everyone else. Surprisingly, they didn't shoot especially well at all, but Purdue didn't either, aside from Edey who had a great game overall. Against St. Peter's Edey was only averaging half the minutes that season that he is now.  His game has definitely evolved over his 4 years in college. He is a much more complete player with much greater endurance than he had his first 3 seasons. Of the 3 upsets, North Texas is the only one that shot lights out from 3 point range and Edey was a role player on that team. 

USF definitely has the shooting ability to spring an upset against a team like Purdue and, as we know, defense travels. Let's hope we get to see the matchup.  

2 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

Purdue has been eliminated in  their last three ncaa tourneys by #16 Farleigh Dickinson #15 St Peter's and #13 North Texas.

Edey can't defend the perimeter at all. Pryor would be a nightmare matchup for him.

Three point shooting teams that get hot are why upsets happen. You absolutely don't take a shooter off the floor for a slug defender.

If you're Purdue you run a zone and never require Edey to leave the paint to defend make sure USF doesn't get any offensive rebounds. 

Walker and company are likely to get into foul trouble against a big like Edey or Clingan. I was just throwing it out there as a thought to eat up some minutes. We saw how quickly and easily Goldin was able to score when FAU adjusted their offense. With that being said, Clingan definitely is a matchup nightmare for everyone. UCONN is by far the scariest team in the NCAA. 

As far as the original poster's question, that would be a very nice draw. The only thing that could make it nicer would be being in with Houston or Arizona/Tennessee/UNC (whomever the 4th #1 ends up being). Purdue and UCONN will present nightmare matchups for us in the paint with Edey and Clingan. We saw what can happen when Goldin finally got going for FAU. Goldin is 7'1'' 240 lbs. Corey Walker, Jr. and even Pryor could body up against him and cause some problems or at least slow him down. Clingan is 7'2'' 280 lbs and Edey is 7'4'' 300 lbs....talk about 2 giants that are in a class of their own.

I wonder if CAAR would give any thought to trying Tobiloba out there to neutralize bigs of their size. If not, the margin for error for USF shooting wise becomes very small. 

55 minutes ago, Bullrush33 said:

If we dont win AAC tournament we are NIT bound. 

You may be right. KenPom just doesn't like us and the NET, while improving, just isn't going to be our friend. However, the committee doesn't rely exclusively on NET. USF's SOR (strength of record) is actually higher the the last 4 in on that list and only Seton Hall is above us out of the First 4 out. A lot will depend on how many at-large spots there are and how these teams perform down the stretch. If USF were to make it to the AAC finals and lose narrowly to Memphis or FAU, they could still sneak in. 

This team has adjusted all season long. A few chances to pull away, but Tulane kept answering. Just have to stay the course and hopefully build a comfortable lead. 

12 minutes ago, Leviathan said:

How are we still 30 places behind SMU? They are 0-4 against quad 1 teams, 6 conference losses and we beat them head-to-head.

NET is a farce.

It certainly doesn't seem to be a good indicator of USF's overall strength at this point, that is for sure. Our RPI ranking of #39 and ELO of #25 are probably better indicators where this team currently stands. Our Strength of Record is currently #49 and is an indicator of how close to the cutline we would be if the tournament started today. The Bulls can likely only afford to lose in the conference tourney final and still hope to get an at-large. Right now, I am pulling for Memphis to beat FAU and Charlotte to lose one more so that Memphis moves up to the #3 seed. Then we would get to play the #8/9 winner and then, likely, the winner of #4/5 (Charlotte/SMU/UAB). Win those and then we would face the FAU/Memphis winner in the conference tournament final. If that is the case, the FAU v. Memphis game would likely be an NCAA tournament bid eliminator game. 

We appear in all but 15 of the voters' top 25 lists. High water mark of #15. 8 voters have us in their top 20. 

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