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PostPosted:**Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:20 pm**

Paladins check in with 2 votes in the AP Top 25 Poll
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-colleg ... tball-poll

PostPosted:**Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:25 pm**

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

1) Kansas (4-0) 1509 (49)
2) UConn (3-0) 1416 (7)
3) Gonzaga (3-0) 1397 (2)
4) Auburn (3-0) 1370 (3)
5) Iowa State (2-0) 1184
6) Purdue (4-0) 1172
7) Houston (2-1) 1091
8) Alabama (3-1) 1084
9) Kentucky (3-0) 1009
10) North Carolina (2-1) 969
11) Tennessee (4-0) 942
12) Duke (3-1) 914
13) Baylor (3-1) 765
14) Creighton (4-0) 722
15) Marquette (4-0) 630
16) Indiana (3-0) 573
17) Arizona (2-1) 437
18) Cincinnati (3-0) 412
19) Wisconsin (4-0) 370
20) Arkansas (2-1) 313
21) Florida (4-0) 302
22) St. John's (4-0) 270
23) Texas A&M (3-1) 233
24) Rutgers (3-0) 143
25) Illinois (3-0) 116

Others receiving votes:
Texas Tech 109, Mississippi 103, Xavier 89, BYU 27, UCF 21, Texas 17, VCU 17, Michigan St. 16, Mississippi St. 15, Ohio St. 13, Miami 10, Pittsburgh 9, Oregon 7, Memphis 6, Penn St. 4, Providence 4, Utah St. 3, Kansas St 3, Furman 2, Clemson 2, Arizona St 2, Michigan 1, Hofstra 1, Maryland 1.

PostPosted:**Mon Nov 18, 2024 2:54 pm**

PostPosted:**Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:57 pm**

We will be in top 25 after we beat Kansas.

PostPosted:**Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:15 pm**

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:49 am**

Louis Tully wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:57 pm
We will be in top 25 after we beat Kansas.

I realize you are joking when you say that.
Just in case someone else may not realize you are joking:
363 schools have D1 men's basketball.
REALITY is important.

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:04 am**

What is the joke?

That Furman might beat Kansas?
Or
That Furman would be top 25 w a win over Kansas?

Reality is that Furman has been ranked top 25 in 2018

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 2:31 pm**

Affirm wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:49 am

Louis Tully wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:57 pm
We will be in top 25 after we beat Kansas.
I realize you are joking when you say that.
Just in case someone else may not realize you are joking:
363 schools have D1 men's basketball.
REALITY is important.

The players and coaching staff know they can beat Kansas. I believe we can beat Kansas. Go Paladins!

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:45 pm**

Louis Tully wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:57 pm
We will be in top 25 after we beat Kansas.

100% at 8-0 we would be Top 25

Just as important to go towards getting ranked will be getting to 5-0 (Wednesday), 6-0 (Saturday) and 7-0 (Tuesday)

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:32 pm**

Kansas playing UNCW now.

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:56 pm**

Bootie wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:32 pm
Kansas playing UNCW now.

Kansas get's the W
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... ton-kansas

PostPosted:**Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:14 pm**

More results:
Wake by 13 over WCU
Belmont by 10 over Oral Roberts Belmont how 4-1
Tulane by 15 over Bethune Cookman
Michigan St. by 8 over Samford
LSU by 9 over Charleston Southern

PostPosted:**Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:19 am**

stonemd wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:04 am
What is the joke?

That Furman might beat Kansas?
Or
That Furman would be top 25 w a win over Kansas?

Reality is that Furman has been ranked top 25 in 2018

The joke was neither of the 2 things you said.
The joke was that Louis Tully said we WILL be. It is true that we WOULD be, but “will be” and “would be” are different.
We could.
Anything can happen.
It is joking to say something that merely “could” happen (but is so unlikely) “will” happen.

PostPosted:**Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:06 am**

Affirm wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:19 am

stonemd wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:04 am
What is the joke?

That Furman might beat Kansas?
Or
That Furman would be top 25 w a win over Kansas?

Reality is that Furman has been ranked top 25 in 2018
The joke was neither of the 2 things you said.
The joke was that Louis Tully said we WILL be. It is true that we WOULD be, but “will be” and “would be” are different.
We could.
Anything can happen.
It is joking to say something that merely “could” happen (but is so unlikely) “will” happen.

Let’s philosophize… my opinion on a matter such as this is that the likelihood or unlikelihood of a particular outcome is irrelevant to a winner.

No matter how likely or not, winning IS seriously and realistically (not jokingly) included somewhere in the many list of possible outcomes. I believe a winner understands that and mentally discards the many remaining odds of losing in favor of the one and only strategy that will aid in realizing a win: believing in it. Saying I MIGHT win in my head doesn’t cut it. I have to know I have a shot, even a small one.

Without that belief, the chances of my winning plummet, not because I didn’t necessarily have the ability but because I simply don’t believe it.

This is strategy, people. Life strategy. Everything else being the same, your single best strategy for manifesting hope and success in any situation is positive thoughts and actions.

And in the same way, your best strategy for manifesting losing is to believe the odds are unbeatable.

FTS. Beat Kansas. Beat everybody.

PostPosted:**Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:30 am**

Bootie wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:06 am

Affirm wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:19 am

stonemd wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:04 am
What is the joke?

That Furman might beat Kansas?
Or
That Furman would be top 25 w a win over Kansas?

Reality is that Furman has been ranked top 25 in 2018
The joke was neither of the 2 things you said.
The joke was that Louis Tully said we WILL be. It is true that we WOULD be, but “will be” and “would be” are different.
We could.
Anything can happen.
It is joking to say something that merely “could” happen (but is so unlikely) “will” happen.
Let’s philosophize… my opinion on a matter such as this is that the likelihood or unlikelihood of a particular outcome is irrelevant to a winner.

No matter how likely or not, winning IS seriously and realistically (not jokingly) included somewhere in the many list of possible outcomes. I believe a winner understands that and mentally discards the many remaining odds of losing in favor of the one and only strategy that will aid in realizing a win: believing in it. Saying I MIGHT win in my head doesn’t cut it. I have to know I have a shot, even a small one.

Without that belief, the chances of my winning plummet, not because I didn’t necessarily have the ability but because I simply don’t believe it.

This is strategy, people. Life strategy. Everything else being the same, your single best strategy for manifesting hope and success in any situation is positive thoughts and actions.

And in the same way, your best strategy for manifesting losing is to believe the odds are unbeatable.

FTS. Beat Kansas. Beat everybody.

Absolutely. Great post. I have always thought FU won many games in football especially because they were expecting to win while the more talented opponent was expecting to lose.

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