Down to #78 overall ranking on KenPom

This upcoming stretch is going to be critical for our NCAA chances. Given the sorry state of the ACC (thanks again, Jack), I think we will be in big trouble if we don't go at least 2-1 against MSU, Marquette and UGA. If we continue to play at our current level and Hammond is unable to help, I would be surprised if we finished better than 1-2 in those three games.

We might need to win 14 games in conference to get in. As Yogi Berra said, it's getting late early.

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Pretty tough start - CrazyMary 2022-11-26 17:01:35
- We will also need not to shoot 2-19 from 3 - pmoose 2022-11-26 22:43:14
  - Yeah for sure - CrazyMary 2022-11-27 17:13:35
Curious, what does Jack have to do to with - nd67 2022-11-26 14:16:48
- He’s responsible for us being in the conference. * - NDBob 2022-11-26 14:17:31
  - Yeah, that seems silly though. - mocopdx 2022-11-26 14:52:58
    - It's been an awful move for ND athletics - garbageplate 2022-11-26 17:15:07
      - I disagree for the reasons Bonger says below. * - 84david 2022-11-28 10:55:08
      - I disagree - El Kabong 2022-11-27 10:47:19
        Football takes top priority - garbageplate 2022-11-27 11:19:55
        It can't work that way - El Kabong 2022-11-27 11:53:52
        I don’t think that’s true at all - Garbageplate 2022-11-27 12:11:07
        What were the other options? - El Kabong 2022-11-27 12:11:39
        I’m certain we could’ve struck a similar deal - Garbageplate 2022-11-27 13:02:39
        So to be clear... - El Kabong 2022-11-27 13:08:52
        I have no idea whether the terms would’ve been the same - Garbageplate 2022-11-27 13:12:43
        What evidence do you have to support this claim? - Ty Webb 2022-11-27 13:17:00
        Common sense - Garbageplate 2022-11-27 13:20:57
        Critical thinking would be open - nd67 2022-11-27 17:29:01
        Common sense would indicate - Ty Webb 2022-11-27 13:27:43
        We already were playing 3-4 B10 games per year - btd 2022-11-30 18:26:21
        I reject the notion that we needed a full tie-in for bowls - garbageplate 2022-11-27 18:03:44
        Bowls want "certainty" with regard to teams. That is why - wpkirish 2022-11-28 14:13:20
        What minor bowls? - Ty Webb 2022-11-27 22:12:32
        Not sure- it's a hypothetical scenario - garbageplate 2022-11-28 11:45:59
        Yes, they were waiting for us........... - Ty Webb 2022-11-28 15:05:42
        Hockey only had 6 teams and is a sport where the dominant - wpkirish 2022-11-28 14:20:51
        Don't forget the PAC 12 would triple and the Big 12 would - SECTION12 2022-11-27 16:21:24
        This seems the commonsense argument to me * - turtle17 2022-11-27 14:15:27
    - Well stated, some people’s bias - nd67 2022-11-26 15:44:57
      - Yeah, you got me - garbageplate 2022-11-26 17:19:27
        Thanks for proving my point * - nd67 2022-11-26 21:33:14
        Sure thing, Mrs. Swarbrick - garbageplate 2022-11-26 22:08:11
        I'm pretty agnostic about ACC membership, but ... - CJC 2022-11-27 19:42:38
        I'm not buying anything from Swarbrick - garbageplate 2022-11-27 20:18:34
        I would put myself on the side of the spectrum ... - CJC 2022-11-27 20:50:04
        Reasonable points here - garbageplate 2022-11-27 21:23:43
        Can you acknowledge the college sports world is different - wpkirish 2022-11-28 14:31:40
        The college sports world is constantly changing - garbageplate 2022-11-28 15:35:45
        So you would go to the Big 10? * - wpkirish 2022-11-28 15:40:26
        I want to be in the Big East - garbageplate 2022-11-28 16:09:32
        Is that clearly a step up in terms of BB. ACC is admittedly - wpkirish 2022-11-28 18:55:51
      - Exactly * - SB Jimbo 2022-11-26 15:48:50
353rd in forced turnovers per possession. 242nd in opponent - Carlos Huerta 2022-11-26 13:11:43
- Yes, those are pretty damning stats * - Nobilo 2022-11-26 17:45:15