Coaches Poll today

[Pony_Fan]

4. Wake
24. Purdue
25. Ok State/25. Texas Tech

Tough OOC - 2/4

[gostangs]

If someone told me we would split with those four at the beginning of the season i would have bet big money against it. The worst loss of the year was asu - we should win every game at home against lesser talent, and even without BHOP should have beaten San Diego on the road. Those hurt - not the Wake and OSU games.

Looks like we took a page out of the football scheduling handbook - schedule over your head even though you are building to make sure nobody cares before the conference season starts.

[OldPony]

The OSU game hurt immeasurably because it was on national TV. Not only did we lose by 35 points but showed no heart. If we had played OSU a competitive game or showed some hustle, it might not have hurt at all. However, folding up like a cheap tent on national TV was seen by many of those who will be doing the choosing come tourney time (ie when their impression of a team is all that separates those with identical records or are otherwise close). People who were starting to think we had a team were laughing at SMU by halftime. This was as damaging as any loss could have been toward getting into the post-season.