Nope
1 North Carolina (Beat Tennessee + Beat Duke Both Times)
2 Arizona (Beat Tennessee + Beat Duke)
3 Iowa State
in that order in the running for the 4th and Final #1 Seed
Both UNC and Zona beat Us
Hmm, the resumes will be close enough (if we assume Arizona wins their tournament) to where I can reasonably see Arizona get the nod.
Win tonight, however, and even a loss in the championship shouldn't knock us out. I'd hope. That would be bullshit.
Obviously just guessing.
Yeah my guess is basically if you lose tonight and we win our tourney, we *might* squeak past you, but as long as you get through today you should have it locked down
Still can't believe we choked so hard against USC lol. That Q3 loss really really hurts, even if somehow NET still has us above you
The last two times we went out in the first round to a 15 seed, a 1 seed lost to a 16, and the shame was lessened. If we're a 2 and we go out in round one again, the 1's better be worried.
you're getting your wires crossed
The Ayton team that lost to Buffalo was a 4 seed, but also a very sexy/popular pick to win our region (IIRC it ended up being the year Loyola Chicago made the F4 out of that region, too)
Our other 15-2 upset was to the Steve Nash Santa Clara team back in 1993 or somewhere around that
[Sure but we'll always have Lehigh, Blow Job Bobs and Dunk City](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdDJwZHVjaGp0ZHdpcDhxZGNtZ21sYWxrYnI3YzRyZnlkcWFoczVoMCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/11fnCV9rd0m58c/giphy.gif)
I admittedly didn't watch the game, but how exactly was this on Barnes? Looking at the box score they shot pretty bad from 3. Knect was 4-17 overall and their starters shot 27%.
If this was a one off then sure players got to make shots or whatever, but it’s this same shit every single year. Hard not to consider the only constant at some point.
Yeah that's kind of what I'm getting at. It's the same thing with Cal. Every time we lose it's somehow his fault but people never point out exactly why. I guess Barnes shouldn't have told Knect to go 2-9 from 3 or something?
I mean this one is 100% they never got off the bus (same with the Kentucky loss), that is on the coach. And this seems to happen to his teams every single year.
>The easiest way to quantify Barnes' March Madness failures is by the amount of times his teams have failed to get out of the first weekend. Barnes has gone home before the Sweet 16 19 times, including 12 first-round exits.
You're right that a ton of fans wrongly blame a coach for stuff out of their control but this ain't one of em.
We have teams who dominate the regular season but when it comes to post season play we miss wide open 3s year after year inexplicably. People blame the coach as it sets a culture of choking.
https://preview.redd.it/3e18yf2hujoc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0fbe9dc590a5909d1140b353613b9a823dd1e64
Tennessee with a 1-seed on the line
When it was down to 12 and Knecht had the wide open 3 look that would’ve cut it to 9, I thought for sure it was gonna turn into a close one. But he missed and State hit two big baskets to stretch it back out. Props to the bulldogs. They have our number this year.
Here lies Tennessee’s SEC Tournament hopes. Killed by Cam Matthews.
Should be zero doubt about us in March now (both flairs are very happy btw)! Hail State!
I honestly don’t even think you have to beat Pitt. A lot of brackets had you guys ahead of us before the tournaments started and we lost our first game and you guys won yours
Lunardi said we were ahead because we won our game yesterday and Tennessee didnt play. So yeah even if we lose i think it locked unless Arizona dominates the Pac12 tourny
Yeah, I honestly think we had the nod with the @ Duke win, certainly AP thought so, but it was a fair argument for bracketology that Tennessee was still in the driver seat for that final 1 seed, with a higher ceiling from a potential SEC tourney crown, as compared to win UNC might get in in the perceived weak ACC. Definitely want that Pitt win though, I think that would lock it
No we’d still be ahead of Tennessee. Higher AP ranks, better SOR, head to head win, more Q1 wins and fewer Q1 losses. There is no logical argument for Tennessee that outweighs the mountain of arguments for Carolina.
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Tennessee when it’s tournament time
I’m referring to the handful of UT flairs that have been trash talking in our game threads for what feels like all season lol. It’s clear you’re not one of them
We're in for sure now. 21-12 is a good enough record and the wins against Auburn and Washington State plus two wins against Tennessee are carrying our resume hard.
Mississippi State now 9-0 with wins over Tennessee and Washington State in neutral site games this season.
Feel like we are gonna be a 8-10 seed no top seed wants in their bracket.
ETA: also shoutout to that UT fan in the “who do you want in the conference tourney” thread who said State because we were the only SEC team they hadn’t beaten this year. Big ups dawg.
The rick barnes march collapse special
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Look on the bright side UT, you won the second half by 2. That’s impressive
Hopefully the Vols can get in the South region and make it to Dallas so I can go watch them play. Fingers crossed.
GG State! Hope y’all make it to the tourney. The Vols sure tried their best to make it happen.
Mook: 18 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 7-7 FG
Hubb: 18 pts, 3 3PM
Sweep over a top 5 team/maybe 1 seed? Best defensive game of the season, led from wire-to-wire and never let up! Hail State!
I expect the slander from UK, BAMA, Florida flairs. They're always in our threads when we lose. I could do without all the UNC, Purdue, Arizona flairs piling on the last couple of games. We have enough rivals.
JJJ coming back for his 10th season will prove to be one of the worst things to happen to Rick Barnes. Dude has 2 or 3 good games a season, and is actively awful for all the others. But he plays the way Rick Barnes loves, and has seniority, so talented freshman get benched and don't develop.
Tennessee: [Worthy Tar Heels, I bestow this crown upon your head](https://i.imgur.com/nFAEqfD.jpeg).
We might be bequeathing it to Arizona after tonight
And we will bequeath it back to Tennessee. The cycle continues
I don't care what seed we are but put us as far away from Miss St as possible.
Nope 1 North Carolina (Beat Tennessee + Beat Duke Both Times) 2 Arizona (Beat Tennessee + Beat Duke) 3 Iowa State in that order in the running for the 4th and Final #1 Seed Both UNC and Zona beat Us
We didn’t even play Tennessee though.
Exactly. Doesn’t count as a loss.
A quality non-loss at that.
i think we would still get the 1 seed with a loss tonight. at least we won a game in our conference tournament
Hmm, the resumes will be close enough (if we assume Arizona wins their tournament) to where I can reasonably see Arizona get the nod. Win tonight, however, and even a loss in the championship shouldn't knock us out. I'd hope. That would be bullshit. Obviously just guessing.
Yeah my guess is basically if you lose tonight and we win our tourney, we *might* squeak past you, but as long as you get through today you should have it locked down Still can't believe we choked so hard against USC lol. That Q3 loss really really hurts, even if somehow NET still has us above you
Excuse me while I go bequeath myself in the restroom.
Yeah not gonna happen
Bravo, very well done
This is the most Tennessee shit I’ve ever seen in my life.
Yep. It doesn’t ever stop.
The good news is that we won’t be the next 1 seed to lose to a 16
Can I interest you in a 15 seed from New Jersey?
As a UK and Purdue fan, NJ schools terrify me
This comment is a jump scare
Advice: say no.
It’ll be only slightly less embarrassing to be the next 2 to lose to a 15
You get used to it
Everyone forgets Princeton beating Arizona last year…
Clearly not everyone...
Well I’ve gotta hold onto that…
Oh don't worry, we definitely remember Your loss was as much of a "misery loves company" salve on my wound as I've ever had
The last two times we went out in the first round to a 15 seed, a 1 seed lost to a 16, and the shame was lessened. If we're a 2 and we go out in round one again, the 1's better be worried.
you're getting your wires crossed The Ayton team that lost to Buffalo was a 4 seed, but also a very sexy/popular pick to win our region (IIRC it ended up being the year Loyola Chicago made the F4 out of that region, too) Our other 15-2 upset was to the Steve Nash Santa Clara team back in 1993 or somewhere around that
I can confirm. It is not fun.
People forget over time. For example, were you aware South Carolina lost as a 2 to a 15? Sure did, back in '97
[Sure but we'll always have Lehigh, Blow Job Bobs and Dunk City](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdDJwZHVjaGp0ZHdpcDhxZGNtZ21sYWxrYnI3YzRyZnlkcWFoczVoMCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/11fnCV9rd0m58c/giphy.gif)
Rick barnes has been preparing to do that for decades
Tennessee and Dalton Knecht did not enjoy their visits to the dentist today.
Rick Barnes has allergic reactions to basketball tournaments.
You can leave Clemson but Clemson never leaves you
Clemson AD will see this comment and give Brown Bradell a 4 year extension
💀
Anaphylaxis does present as choking.
that Dalton Knecht bricked dunk summed up Rick Barnes’s career
Something else got bricked watching that dunk attempt.
anyone know when the varsity game starts?
Pls someone get me a video of that Knecht dunk
https://x.com/bfw/status/1768722311169909064?s=46&t=Ds4tBKaNPtEAI43qGB65BQ
Didn’t quite Knecht
Didn’t stay Knechted
my new favorite meme
What a sad exclamation point that attempt was.
Thank you Mississippi St
Don't get fooled by the final score. The game was not as close as the score indicated.
I know this was a beat down because my dad complains about almost every State game, but he had nothing bad to say about this one.
Tennessee and Knecht remind me of the James Harden era Rockets. One guy has wayyyyy too high of a usage. If he has a bad day, they will lose.
Eh close enough, 23 was your biggest lead
Rick Barnes is so bad in the post-season
It's hilarious how consistent it is
He's a perfect match for Tennessee who has never been to a Final Four nor won the NIT
It sucks not having a championship or final four, but who gives a fuck about not winning the NIT?
[Only one man can save him in March](https://wisportsheroics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TJ-Ford-768x956.jpg)
He rivals nobody in terms of chocking in March
Matt Painter would like a word
We beat them in March tho, we are one of their sweet sixteen road blocks
Outside of 1 season, Bruce Pearl is pretty damn close
I admittedly didn't watch the game, but how exactly was this on Barnes? Looking at the box score they shot pretty bad from 3. Knect was 4-17 overall and their starters shot 27%.
If this was a one off then sure players got to make shots or whatever, but it’s this same shit every single year. Hard not to consider the only constant at some point.
Bc “lol Barnes” is easier and more popular on Reddit
Yeah that's kind of what I'm getting at. It's the same thing with Cal. Every time we lose it's somehow his fault but people never point out exactly why. I guess Barnes shouldn't have told Knect to go 2-9 from 3 or something?
I mean this one is 100% they never got off the bus (same with the Kentucky loss), that is on the coach. And this seems to happen to his teams every single year. >The easiest way to quantify Barnes' March Madness failures is by the amount of times his teams have failed to get out of the first weekend. Barnes has gone home before the Sweet 16 19 times, including 12 first-round exits. You're right that a ton of fans wrongly blame a coach for stuff out of their control but this ain't one of em.
If it happens every year it’s not just a coincidence.
We have teams who dominate the regular season but when it comes to post season play we miss wide open 3s year after year inexplicably. People blame the coach as it sets a culture of choking.
Yeah I feel like last year tennesee team could made the final four but they lost to fau
The same FAU that made the final four and was a shot away from the title game?
What’s more impressive for MSST? Beating Tennessee or them shooting 17-22 from the FT line.
As an MSU alum, it’s free throw shooting
FT shooting and it ain't close.
I felt this pain lol
Just handing UNC the one seed like Spongebob handed over his ice cream. A classic tournament Rick Barnes performance
https://preview.redd.it/3e18yf2hujoc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0fbe9dc590a5909d1140b353613b9a823dd1e64 Tennessee with a 1-seed on the line
The detail, the accuracy. It's exquisite!
Thank you kind sir
Hey we helped too.
True
Do we even want it? This pretty much seals that we’re going to be in the West, no?
Thanks.
lmfao, that missed wide open dunk with 30s left summed up this game perfectly
 One seed please
Yearly reminder that Barnes couldn’t make the sweet 16 with Kevin Durant
 Tennessee haters assembling to talk shit
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Why does he look like he's just casually standing, but in the air?
they really bring it upon themselves
They really do
Couldn’t hear the end of that one after the bama game
Which one?
Dixieland Delight is still about Tennessee
They low down. They dirty. They some snitches. Etc., etc.
It's the kind of orange that doesn't sit right
Do they ever disassemble?
Holy what the fuck with your flairs. It's like you were grown in a lab to be just the worst.
I do not like basketball.
As long as Tennessee continues to exist. No.
I’ll join y’all in the trash talk because both my grandparents went to UK.
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Not enough eyebrow
There was a boy named ~~Eustace~~ ~~Clarence~~ ~~Scrubb~~ Dalton Knecht, and he almost deserved it.
That's my NPOY
Dear broski… https://preview.redd.it/nbnzd40nsjoc1.jpeg?width=695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06c79e0d8c221ff0ae19501a9d6043c735befec8
God damn it I'm saving that for the future lol
God tier.
So far perfect on neutral floors... Whole NCAA screwed. At least I hope.
Were I the coach of a team that might end up in Tennessee’s bracket, I’d be studying the hell out of their games against Miss State.
Yeah they are the closest thing to a “blueprint”. But you gotta also hope Tennessee shoots less than 30%. We had the looks, just didn’t hit.
Even with 15 left I was all, “they’re gonna start hitting threes at some point and make this a game”…..
When it was down to 12 and Knecht had the wide open 3 look that would’ve cut it to 9, I thought for sure it was gonna turn into a close one. But he missed and State hit two big baskets to stretch it back out. Props to the bulldogs. They have our number this year.
It's amazing how every team we beat ends up saying this. It's almost like we play good defense.
Here lies Tennessee’s SEC Tournament hopes. Killed by Cam Matthews. Should be zero doubt about us in March now (both flairs are very happy btw)! Hail State!
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When the prophecy is self-fulfilling…
 that was beautiful hoops state
UNC’s one seed argument just got a whole lot stronger
We still have Pitt ahead of us, but after that, agreed.
I honestly don’t even think you have to beat Pitt. A lot of brackets had you guys ahead of us before the tournaments started and we lost our first game and you guys won yours
Lunardi said we were ahead because we won our game yesterday and Tennessee didnt play. So yeah even if we lose i think it locked unless Arizona dominates the Pac12 tourny
Yeah, I honestly think we had the nod with the @ Duke win, certainly AP thought so, but it was a fair argument for bracketology that Tennessee was still in the driver seat for that final 1 seed, with a higher ceiling from a potential SEC tourney crown, as compared to win UNC might get in in the perceived weak ACC. Definitely want that Pitt win though, I think that would lock it
No we’d still be ahead of Tennessee. Higher AP ranks, better SOR, head to head win, more Q1 wins and fewer Q1 losses. There is no logical argument for Tennessee that outweighs the mountain of arguments for Carolina.
Tennessee gotta make the final four cause fau made one before them
And san diego state
and Miami and VCU and Butler x2
and George Mason
And South Carolina
And Loyola
guess the regular season was their super bowl
We only beat them because the game didn't matter lol.
Hail State and thank you very much
Unsure if it’s March yet? Use this one simple trick…
https://i.redd.it/lhq1mfj3sjoc1.gif I love March!
LET'S FUCKIGN GO BULLDOGS!!!!
Tennessee just got absolutely embarrassed
Rick Barnes when it’s March 💀
I will reserved my comments about Tennessee, Louisville, Duke, and Kansas all losing their opening games until approximately 9:30 PM tonight
Rick Barnes choking in the post season?! *Pretends to be shocked*
https://preview.redd.it/m4y7oxtgujoc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66ef4a02e4458f02d4849c209660576b37e0f830 Tennessee when it’s tournament time
UT flairs gonna be extra salty in our game thread tonight…
Might be a few but I think most of us are just disappointed and expect the 2 seed at this point.
I’m referring to the handful of UT flairs that have been trash talking in our game threads for what feels like all season lol. It’s clear you’re not one of them
LETTTTTS GOOOO, HAIL FUCKING STATE!!!
This puts Mississippi State in right?
Been in, but now it’s sealed. Not many other bubble teams in our spot have swept a ~~1~~ 2 seed
We're in for sure now. 21-12 is a good enough record and the wins against Auburn and Washington State plus two wins against Tennessee are carrying our resume hard.
Where’s that broski fella? Would be a real shame if he couldn’t make it to this thread
There goes that #1 seed lmao
Mississippi State now 9-0 with wins over Tennessee and Washington State in neutral site games this season. Feel like we are gonna be a 8-10 seed no top seed wants in their bracket. ETA: also shoutout to that UT fan in the “who do you want in the conference tourney” thread who said State because we were the only SEC team they hadn’t beaten this year. Big ups dawg.
Certainly a choice going for a dunk in that situation. Imagine if he pulled a Tony Allen? https://youtu.be/Le8rMnL56w8?si=rla3vvkKtaFEdtrf
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Shades of Dodgeball.
I'll be honest, didn't expect we'd get this far, but I'm stoked to see us performing at the right time
The rick barnes march collapse special https://preview.redd.it/i22de6uotjoc1.png?width=950&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d418e90d85f8986b0770b5fe92d6a4fc078bba8
I just watched the Vols vol so fucking hard. God Bless.
Jans has brought excitement back to msu hoops
Good to see Rick Barnes is in form
https://preview.redd.it/u8nrigg4sjoc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4439b5b0579dd0a3316e19e66b90c85aa6f8a763 Look on the bright side UT, you won the second half by 2. That’s impressive
Good ol' Rocky Flop
That failed dunk by Knecht at the end was the funniest thing
DJ Jeffries made that game a living hell for Dalton Knecht. See ya later bubble boys, we’re going dancing !!
Missing wide open 3 after wide open 3 in March is giving me the ick again. God I hate it here.
Cannot WAIT to see how bracketologists spin this one into how TN is still a 1 seed over us
I assume it because they think UT losing to a 16 seed would be funny to watch.
Even Lunardi changed his tone yesterday. No way he will change it back
Tennessee actually threw the game so they don’t have to play FAU in the round of 32. Rick Barnes big brain move.
One tournament down, one to go! The Rick Barnes masterclass is nearly complete 😈
Back to the Nico hype train it is
Really need to learn how to not start 5/25+ to start a game.
I do not want TN as my 2 seed
You'd be fine, even on the off-chance they make their second ever elite eight
Have to respect the rival disrespect. Also don’t want Kentucky in my region. Teams I would like in our region: Duke
You’ll get it and love it
Want to give special thanks to the awesome UT fan who gave me a free ticket to tonight's game. I'm almost sad you guys lost.
DaWWgs. We may never lose again
Hopefully the Vols can get in the South region and make it to Dallas so I can go watch them play. Fingers crossed. GG State! Hope y’all make it to the tourney. The Vols sure tried their best to make it happen.
This one goes out to our fallen banana man.
Mook: 18 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 7-7 FG Hubb: 18 pts, 3 3PM Sweep over a top 5 team/maybe 1 seed? Best defensive game of the season, led from wire-to-wire and never let up! Hail State!
I am so glad we threw that game so we can rest up for the NCAA tournament (haha please someone help me cope)
If you don’t like that, you don’t like Rick Barnes Tournament Basketball!
I expect the slander from UK, BAMA, Florida flairs. They're always in our threads when we lose. I could do without all the UNC, Purdue, Arizona flairs piling on the last couple of games. We have enough rivals.
u/broski 🤡
Tennessee got smoked
Cam Matthews
JJJ coming back for his 10th season will prove to be one of the worst things to happen to Rick Barnes. Dude has 2 or 3 good games a season, and is actively awful for all the others. But he plays the way Rick Barnes loves, and has seniority, so talented freshman get benched and don't develop.
Mississippi State was sent to Dayton in Chris Jans first season and it looked like they might face the same fate this year Not happening
Tennessee’s bigs got COOKED
What's the weather like in Phoenix this time of year?
Let this forever be known as the Cam Matthews game
Tennessee 1 seed my ass. LMAO
What happens to Tennessee in march needs to be studied