Talks about Miami being completely out with a loss tonight to Clemson. They are 86. I assume Pitt is in between the next 12 out and 86th, whatever that may be as they don’t show up in his first four out, next four out, and next four up..:But I would think they have to be above Miami right now..:
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Why post a pointless prediction from a guy who has been terrible at his job?
Lunardi is one of the worst. BTW, Jamie on the bubble AGAIN? He's been on the bubble for like 15 consecutive years now. He's surpassed Seth Greenburg.
Wake being the 2nd team out makes no sense. Lets compare them to Pitt:
Wake Pitt
NET 37 53
Quad 1 0-4 2-5
Quad 2 5-4 2-1
Quad 3 5-0 6-2
Quad 4 6-0 6-0
Road 2-6 6-2
Head to head for Pitt if that matters. But why is Wake so far ahead of Pitt in many brackets? NET. They are 16 slots ahead of us. Your NET rank is so important. You can make a good argument for Wake over Pitt. But 10 spots higher? No. That's wrong.
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I'm not surprised. As I mentioned in another thread, he was pretty dismissive of the studio guys who were trying to make a case for Pitt last night. At one point he made a snarky comment that what they thought didn't matter because "he knows the math."
Aren't your columns reversed with regards to Quad wins? Your "header" shows Pitt to the left of Wake. The NET is also on the left side, with the correct current number. But your Quad wins are flipped. We have a 2-5 record vs Q1, not Wake ...
BTW, @Sean Miller Fan: do you really exist or are you a form of AI? I can't imagine how you can reply and stay involved in so many posts here. Do you have a job or are you retired?
And I guess as of today the math is not in their favor, but it can change. Last year, they had some borderline Q1 wins that fluctuated with Q2. This year, any Q1 wins (@duke, @wake, @clemson, @virginia) will stay q1. They could have a reverse beneficial effect of wake and @ncst victories moving from q2 to q1. We need road GT win to move back up to a Q2 and Cuse to move back up to q1/2. By all love of god we need Mizz to win a game or two and not fall to q4. But with that said, here are some other math comparisons. It is likely the bad losses are hurting Pitt right now and road wins may eventually matter at the end of season
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Nebras Net 54 Road 1-7 3-5Q1 3-3Q2 11-0 Q3/4
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Tcu Net 42 Road 4-3 3-6Q1 1-1Q2 13-0 Q3/4
Miss Net 61 Road 3-5 2-5Q1 2-1Q2 14-0 Q3/4
Utah Net 47 Road 1-5 3-6Q1 4-2Q2 8-1 Q3/4
Nevada Net 49 Road 4-3 5-3Q1 0-2Q2 Q3/4 13-1
Pitt Net 53 Road 6-2 2-5Q1 2-1Q2 12-2 Q3/4
So it seems the Net is almost there, but Pitt either doesn’t haven’t the q1/2 wins yet, or they are being penalized for q3 losses, which they have more. The loss to Mizz was early…, but they do need to win at wake or Clemson to really get on the bubble. However, if Ole Miss is right there, Pitt can’t be too far off.
12 places behind Wake Forest, a team with literally ZERO Quad 1 wins is utter lunacy.
Again. NET. NET. NET.
1-5 vs Q1
2-1 vs Q2
May not get another Q1/2 win this year but their NET is 23 and that's all that matters.
I’m surprised ESPN hasn’t gone with a robot type AI to spit out bracketology instead of paying that idiot. It would be less money and more accurate
It's not. He's bad at his job. He is waaaaaaay behind people writing blogs in their basements.
Yeah let’s not give this idiot any more airtime here. Just about every other bracketologist is better at their job than Lunardi
Yea. That's about right. Pitt and Wake are extremely close. Wake being 1 ahead makes some sense. Lunardi having them 12 ahead should get him fired for stupidity and laziness. He didnt spend the time comparing 2 teams from the same league, who played, side by side.
Wouldnt an NIT side of the bracket of:
Pitt
Nova
SJU
SHU
Syr
Cincy
Miami
Wake
VT
be fun?
Definitely not "AI", but certainly "MI" (mentally ill).
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This has Pitt as 9th team out, so basically next four out. It has wake solidly in at 10 and Virginia as a 12.
Why would you assume ESPN wants accuracy? Like every news source, all they want is ratings, facts are not really relevant.
AI does not equal "Artificial Intelligence" - is stands for "Absolute Idiot"!! Just kidding SMF; you're the best!
