So I see that ESPN is starting to ramp up the preseason NCAAM hype.

From 10 key games in Nov.

Here's a little nugget from Loons.

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Oklahoma State at Texas A&M
Nov. 12 | 8 p.m. ET | College Station, TX | ESPN2
It says here that the Big 12 will be the next power conference to break through with a double-figure number of NCAA tournament bids. Oklahoma State is a prime candidate to make the leap from bubble to bracket, as second-year coach Steve Lutz has turned things around quickly in Stillwater. I smell a road upset in this one.

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I don't know enough about them to call this one an upset, but we do have the luxury of playing in the Bahamas which will help us get to an even better start this year. According to Luke, he sees our defense being ahead of last year so that's definitely in our favor.

This is gonna be a good one to see live.

bobinator said:

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Losing to Oklahoma State at home would be not good if we're aiming to be a top 5 seed unless we basically sweep the rest of non-conference.

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That's a tall task knowing we still have TCU, Xavier and Marquette practically all away/neutral games right after this game.

Speaking of... is it time for the annual prediction thread??

Yeah that's why we need to win that game. We could afford to lose at TCU or against Marquette much more than losing at home to Oklahoma State.

Bought my tickets today!