26 Bracketology

[appdaze]

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There is still plenty of time left in the season to get better or worse. I just want to say that I'm ecstatic that our program has made it to the point where we are getting named-dropped in the bracketology. It may just be the 16 spot, but damn, that feels good to get that recognition. In case something happens before some of you see this, I posted a screenshot for evidence.

[MrCraig]

I haven't done a deep dive into the quad wins and losses and whatnot, but a week ago they had Troy penciled in as the Sun Belt champ and had them at a 13 seed. At a quick glance, I don't see that much difference in Troy's and App's records. I guess maybe App has a worse loss or two, but neither team has any major wins. I just wonder what makes ESPN think Troy deserve a higher seed if they win the SBC tourney.
Of course, knowing ESPN, it could be 100% just plugging in whoever is #1 in the SBC into whatever seed is still open in their bracket creator program.

[appvette]

Troy still has a higher net rating after dropping to #2 in the conference. Ours is 4th in the conference, likely explaining why Troy would have a higher seed.

[T-Dog]

Troy has a Quad 1 win at San Diego State, which boosts them up big time.

We do have a Quad 2 win on a neutral court versus High Point.

[Stonewall]

If we were to win the League Tournament and don’t get the Greenville regional , Keith Gill should be fired. That is from a Trustee and I agree.

[T-Dog]

If we were to win the League Tournament and don’t get the Greenville regional , Keith Gill should be fired. That is from a Trustee and I agree.

Keith Gill should be fired for a lot of other reasons: Basketball conference scheduling, the MAC Challenge second game being in February, some would say Louisiana Tech and most importantly, being a ghost when it comes time to promote the conference in any capacity,

[RaleighApp27609]

If we were to win the League Tournament and don’t get the Greenville regional , Keith Gill should be fired. That is from a Trustee and I agree.

Keith Gill should be fired for a lot of other reasons: Basketball conference scheduling, the MAC Challenge second game being in February, some would say Louisiana Tech and most importantly, being a ghost when it comes time to promote the conference in any capacity,

I'll never forget how he did nothing for promoting App back in 2019..at least from what I could see.

[JTApps1]

If we were to win the League Tournament and don’t get the Greenville regional , Keith Gill should be fired. That is from a Trustee and I agree.

Keith Gill should be fired for a lot of other reasons: Basketball conference scheduling, the MAC Challenge second game being in February, some would say Louisiana Tech and most importantly, being a ghost when it comes time to promote the conference in any capacity,

I'll never forget how he did nothing for promoting App back in 2019..at least from what I could see.

He didn't do anything to help our basketball team in 2024 despite being on the NCAA Basketball Committee. He talked about other teams though.

[Saint3333]

Gill will do what is best for Gill, he isn't going to rock any boat that may hinder his ascension.

[AppStFan1]

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... redictions


There is still plenty of time left in the season to get better or worse. I just want to say that I'm ecstatic that our program has made it to the point where we are getting named-dropped in the bracketology. It may just be the 16 spot, but damn, that feels good to get that recognition. In case something happens before some of you see this, I posted a screenshot for evidence.

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ESPN is just picking who is in first place in the 1-bid leagues and putting them in but was glad to see it. It does not really matter if we don't make it in the tournament though. We need to get in the NCAA or NIT but got to play really strong for the next 5 games.

[Stonewall]

Can’t disagree. I was on it in ‘24 as well.

[AppFan11]

One of the writers for the Athletic has us as a15 th seed playing Houston. We have to take care of our business and let the chips fall. Kerns has done a very good job, again. He’s been consistent.

[appdaze]

Kerns has been great. I know hes caught criticism on here for coaching decisions but the end results have been great for us. .591% wins in 7 seasons puts him only behind Fuzz for best win percentage since wwii. 2 conference titles. 1 appearance in Nit and ncaa and will add one more this year. Its been great to be a mountaineer basketball fan.

[t4pizza]

Kerns has been great. I know hes caught criticism on here for coaching decisions but the end results have been great for us. .591% wins in 7 seasons puts him only behind Fuzz for best win percentage since wwii. 2 conference titles. 1 appearance in Nit and ncaa and will add one more this year. Its been great to be a mountaineer basketball fan.

I was just looking at records of App State coaches, looks like he is only 7 wins shy of tying Apke for most all time at App State, 8 and he is the leader. I don't think it is hyperbole to say that he is the best coach we have had at App State (sorry to you guys who love Cremins). He has never had a losing season, won an outright conference title, won a conference tournament to go to NCAA, has second best winning percentage (among coaches who had more than a couple seasons) and about to be the all time win leader. He has done all of this at a time when almost the entire roster turns over ever year and he doesn't have nearly the NIL resources to compete. The job he has done is truly remarkable and he should get far more praise than he does. I don't think he gets 8 wins this year, but as long as he is here next year it will be an automatic that he will be our all time leader.

[hapapp]

Kerns has been great. I know hes caught criticism on here for coaching decisions but the end results have been great for us. .591% wins in 7 seasons puts him only behind Fuzz for best win percentage since wwii. 2 conference titles. 1 appearance in Nit and ncaa and will add one more this year. Its been great to be a mountaineer basketball fan.

I was just looking at records of App State coaches, looks like he is only 7 wins shy of tying Apke for most all time at App State, 8 and he is the leader. I don't think it is hyperbole to say that he is the best coach we have had at App State (sorry to you guys who love Cremins). He has never had a losing season, won an outright conference title, won a conference tournament to go to NCAA, has second best winning percentage (among coaches who had more than a couple seasons) and about to be the all time win leader. He has done all of this at a time when almost the entire roster turns over ever year and he doesn't have nearly the NIL resources to compete. The job he has done is truly remarkable and he should get far more praise than he does. I don't think he gets 8 wins this year, but as long as he is here next year it will be an automatic that he will be our all time leader.

I do appreciate that Kerns that has never had a losing season at App and has had perhaps the best team at App in 2024. On the other hand our average finish under Kerns has been 4.3. Cremins led App to its first ever NCAA appearance and our average conference finish was 2.8. Cremins had two 20 win seasons, to this point Kerns only has had 1. Kerns could reach that number this year. Cremins best team was able to win the conference tournament and an NCAA bid, Kerns team fizzled in the conference tournament. One could certainly make the case for either as our best.
In terms of overall success, its hard to deny that Peterson has produced the most success. He had 20 win seasons in four of his five years at App. In his five years here, we averaged a 1.4 league finish. I also believe he is the only coach at App to win a postseason game, reaching the CIT semifinals. Obviously, his actions in departing Boone left a bad taste in many fans mouths.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Kerns has been great. I know hes caught criticism on here for coaching decisions but the end results have been great for us. .591% wins in 7 seasons puts him only behind Fuzz for best win percentage since wwii. 2 conference titles. 1 appearance in Nit and ncaa and will add one more this year. Its been great to be a mountaineer basketball fan.

I was just looking at records of App State coaches, looks like he is only 7 wins shy of tying Apke for most all time at App State, 8 and he is the leader. I don't think it is hyperbole to say that he is the best coach we have had at App State (sorry to you guys who love Cremins). He has never had a losing season, won an outright conference title, won a conference tournament to go to NCAA, has second best winning percentage (among coaches who had more than a couple seasons) and about to be the all time win leader. He has done all of this at a time when almost the entire roster turns over ever year and he doesn't have nearly the NIL resources to compete. The job he has done is truly remarkable and he should get far more praise than he does. I don't think he gets 8 wins this year, but as long as he is here next year it will be an automatic that he will be our all time leader.

I do appreciate that Kerns that has never had a losing season at App and has had perhaps the best team at App in 2024. On the other hand our average finish under Kerns has been 4.3. Cremins led App to its first ever NCAA appearance and our average conference finish was 2.8. Cremins had two 20 win seasons, to this point Kerns only has had 1. Kerns could reach that number this year. Cremins best team was able to win the conference tournament and an NCAA bid, Kerns team fizzled in the conference tournament. One could certainly make the case for either as our best.
In terms of overall success, its hard to deny that Peterson has produced the most success. He had 20 win seasons in four of his five years at App. In his five years here, we averaged a 1.4 league finish. I also believe he is the only coach at App to win a postseason game, reaching the CIT semifinals. Obviously, his actions in departing Boone left a bad taste in many fans mouths.

Averaging 2.8 in a 9 team conference is almost the same as 4.3 in a 14 team conference. I agree that they are pretty comparable. I agree on Buzz but I also hate him for leaving us with Capel who is hands down the worst we've ever had. Capel also has an assist in destroying the Pitt basketball program.

[T-Dog]

I believe since Kerns started at App in 2019-20, App State leads the Sun Belt in total conference wins.

[t4pizza]

Kerns has been great. I know hes caught criticism on here for coaching decisions but the end results have been great for us. .591% wins in 7 seasons puts him only behind Fuzz for best win percentage since wwii. 2 conference titles. 1 appearance in Nit and ncaa and will add one more this year. Its been great to be a mountaineer basketball fan.

I was just looking at records of App State coaches, looks like he is only 7 wins shy of tying Apke for most all time at App State, 8 and he is the leader. I don't think it is hyperbole to say that he is the best coach we have had at App State (sorry to you guys who love Cremins). He has never had a losing season, won an outright conference title, won a conference tournament to go to NCAA, has second best winning percentage (among coaches who had more than a couple seasons) and about to be the all time win leader. He has done all of this at a time when almost the entire roster turns over ever year and he doesn't have nearly the NIL resources to compete. The job he has done is truly remarkable and he should get far more praise than he does. I don't think he gets 8 wins this year, but as long as he is here next year it will be an automatic that he will be our all time leader.

I do appreciate that Kerns that has never had a losing season at App and has had perhaps the best team at App in 2024. On the other hand our average finish under Kerns has been 4.3. Cremins led App to its first ever NCAA appearance and our average conference finish was 2.8. Cremins had two 20 win seasons, to this point Kerns only has had 1. Kerns could reach that number this year. Cremins best team was able to win the conference tournament and an NCAA bid, Kerns team fizzled in the conference tournament. One could certainly make the case for either as our best.
In terms of overall success, its hard to deny that Peterson has produced the most success. He had 20 win seasons in four of his five years at App. In his five years here, we averaged a 1.4 league finish. I also believe he is the only coach at App to win a postseason game, reaching the CIT semifinals. Obviously, his actions in departing Boone left a bad taste in many fans mouths.

In left Buzz out because I don't like the mother ^&&$er (not a good reason I admit). Leaving us once was bad enough, but coming back and winning and getting our hopes up only to run off again is just unacceptable so I refuse to give him any credit. Plus his second exit lead to the worst basketball at App in the past 40 years. We had 9 years of losing (109-169 w/l) before Kerns came in and immediately started winning. I just think the job he has done deserves far more credit than he gets. Cremins still gets credit for his great work and is beloved by our fans, whereas it seems Kerns is merely tolerated. He deserves better in my book.

[BambooRdApp]

I do not think buzz just walked in the door and forced himself into the job on either occasion. The athletics department agreed to hire him on both occasions. App. St. could have matched the salary that U-Dub offered.

[Bigdaddyg1]

Those other coaches didn’t have successful seasons only to lose virtually their entire roster and then had to start over again. Who knows what that team we had a few years ago would have done had those players come back. Dude knows what he’s doing