jaxisback said:
CofJ,
Disagree with you categorically.
Do you think our kids weren't doing exactly what you've asked? Did you watch the last four weeks? Have you placed our resume (as the committee guidelines set forth) against that of Rutgers, Notre Dame or Michigan?
If the committee did their job, there is zero, zilch, nada, rationale for leaving us out. We should have been in ahead of Miami for that matter as well.
They were lazy and didn't keep up.
We have Seniors on this team that don't get the luxury of your "just do better" pragmatism.
Optics would be to our benefit if the demand is well written and Carrie's maximum publicity. We're defending the hard work of our kids and what they earned against a bunch of elitist suits that are lazy and lacking competence.
Bubble teams are bubble teams for a reason. You can slice the statistics in different ways to benefit different people.
No one, and I mean no one, would be listening to anything we "say" publicly at this point. The only air time it would get would be to point out how pathetic it looks crying about this being the worst crime of the century.
It's not like we were a lock for the tourney for weeks, and inexplicably fell due to 1 bad performance. We were out of the conversation, and out of it by a LONG ways, prior to the SEC tourney, even with a strong end to the season. We played well above our average for 3 games. We played our way INTO the conversation. We didn't play particularly competitive in the last game, and were found to be left wanting. That's the risk you run with a season like ours. We just didn't quite do enough.
Crying about it isn't going to change a single thing, it isn't going to get us an explanation, and it isn't going to change public perception. These kids know Buzz loves them, and has their back. That is what they care about and who they fight for. The AD peacocking for publicity isn't going to do a dang thing for the athletes, other than bring unnecessary distractions via media questions. It's going to drag them back through the gutter time and again. For what? For what possible benefit?
Focusing on using our remaining time and reps this year to prepare to not put ourselves in this situation next year is the only thing we can do to help anything. This year isn't over yet. Focus on the next step.