JMac from The Herd, picked them in an upset over us. I post this because he is one of the best MBB sharpes out there. I like the fact we are basically an underdog in the eyes of the "pros". When picked by the public to win, we usually disappoint….so we got that going for us

Seems like the A&M fanbase aren't the only ones to be down on the team

Listening to Sirius ch 84, College Sports radio this be morning. There were two radio hosts that had Yale winning. It seemed to be a fairly popular pick.

Good. Let the hate flow through them and let our team be motivated to make a statement. "Yale doesn't cross the 50" should be our battle cry!

These guys are stupid and their picks have no accountability. We will destroy Yale easily. After that, all bets are off.

Oh no i unfortunately follow JMac's word like gospel, that's it, game over, turn the plane around

When the whole world said unc shouldn't even be in, look what they did to sdsu last night

Hopefully we do something similar to Yale

sounds like a lot of pickers are going to be disappointed

Rothstein picked Yale today

everybody seemed to be picking corn aggie and the oriental steph curry last year, and we straight body bagged them.

Maybe because for the last two tournaments, the Ivy league has shown out?

Not a bad pick, statistically, but that's probably because they look at our shooting numbers and don't really understand how much we control the game by rebounding and doing all the other things that don't show up on the stat sheet.

We're a very unique team that until you see it, you don't understand it.

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Maybe because for the last two tournaments, the Ivy league has shown out?

Not a bad pick, statistically, but that's probably because they look at our shooting numbers and don't really understand how much we control the game by rebounding and doing all the other things that don't show up on the stat sheet.

We're a very unique team that until you see it, you don't understand it.

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Pretty much, it's why our predictive metrics are so much lower than our resume metrics

We are deeper playing in altitude. Run them into the ground.

The sooner you learn none of these "experts" actually watch enough games to be informed, the better.

Actually, many watch more games than you actually realize...probably more than you do....esp teams not in SEC and have a more unbiased view.

Throughout the web, there are more than a few picking Yale due to their ability to match up against teams, play solid defense, rebound well and shoot better than most realize (esp. shoots better than A&M). Yale beat Aub last year (13 seed Yale, beat 4 seed Auburn), but unknown who returned (how similar of a team Y/Y).

Yale rebounds well (mainly def rebounds; if we don't dominate the off rebounding stat in the first half, we lose...been consistent indicator most of this year) and they have better shooters (well, more consistent) than we do on paper.

This sets up for typical A&M game where we exert so much effort on defense that our shooters can't hit anything consistently while Yale has a guy or two that can shoot with anyone in the NCAA. Unfortunately, our MO this year, means same scenario for every tourney game (note, I have yet to see anyone have A&M get past Michigan in next rd....have seen at least 10 prognosticators all pick UM to win).

Yale, as a team, is top 9 in 3pt FG% and top 15 in shooting % and top 10 in second half scoring vs. opponents.

We are one of the worst shooting teams in the field (it's borderline abhorrent other than we randomly get hot, but much higher percentage of not making shots this year). We are top off rebounding, but moot if the other team makes shots.

Lots of stats to compare, but on paper, this has some potential for an upset. This is 100% dependent on which A&M team shows up...go figure (if we play as poorly when we lost to a bad tu team or how we played vs. PSU a couple years ago in tourney, will be an upsetting day for many).

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/matchup/bulldogs-aggies-2025-03-20/stats

night game. have to drum up interest in the game. Lots of eyes are not fans of the teams, but fans of basketball and also like to see upsets. High ratings help commentators salaries. People love to pick an upset to, to make them look smart.

Bold prediction of A&M play bad = loss, play well = win.

This only aligns with 95% of the other games in the tournament.

Well I guess we don't need to play

Good Deadpool, Bad Deadpool

It appears that many of the upset pickers like Yale in this matchup because they did well last year and had the first round upset and second because their style is similar to A&M, defensive, slow paced, with low turnovers on offense (not so much for us this year).

Personally, I hope Buzz has our guys prepared, knowing Yale did well last year and that they have a similar playing style.

I am expecting a tight game, with A&M prevailing in the end.

F*** the smart kids. Yale has no shot today.
Buzz's boys are about to serve up a Texas sized plate of ass whupping to the Ivy leaguers.

Why does this concern y'all so much? March Madness is all about the fun of trying to identify and pick the upsets.

You'll have posters on one thread picking UC SD or Colorado State or High Point speaking as if it's rock solid, then come on here and take offense that a random person with a microphone did the same thing with Yale.

Marcus Morris said he likes this A&M team. Thinks we have some dawgs and predicting a blowout.

https://sports.yahoo.com/video/texas-m-upset-alert-against-192007472.html

HE'S JUST TRYING TO BUTTER US UP TO SET US UP TO FAIL.

I knew I hated him, and his brother too.

He said Markieff likes Yale. I always thought Marcus was the better/smarter Morris.

How many picked Xavier last night? I think some just like to pick bracket busters. Then they get to say "look how smart I am" And if A&M wins it is forgotten they picked Yale.

well, no ag tag, you are wrong.
Its literally impossible for anyone to watch enough games of every team, spread through the whole season to stay in touch with them, for someone to be informed.
at most they have seen 1-2 games of every team, and more likely zero of most.

My BAS is as bad as the next Aggie, that being said: does Yale have a significantly better coach than us; better/higher rated athletes; better NIL deals (thus attracting better athletes); tougher conference; won more games against tougher opponents? Help me out here. Now, I understand our history and propensity to puke down our legs but the angst is palpable.

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My BAS is as bad as the next Aggie, that being said: does Yale have a significantly better coach than us; better/higher rated athletes; better NIL deals (thus attracting better athletes); tougher conference; won more games against tougher opponents? Help me out here. Now, I understand our history and propensity to puke down our legs but the angst is palpable.

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Puke down our legs... haven't heard that one before

Hopefully, we beat Auburn by double digits.

The Aggie fan base: Get irate when pundits pick against us but get paranoid that the shoe will drop when the same pundits talk us up.

Everyone in America was picking McNeese State last year. They got their brains beat out. Who cares? They're opinions. Remember, everyone thought Ag baseball was the #1 team in America this year. How do their opinions look now?

I can't find it, but I have seen bracket stats before. How many picked the Ags?

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I can't find it, but I have seen bracket stats before. How many picked the Ags?

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One thing said 77% of brackets picked Aggies.