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Next AP poll prediction for UF versus UConn

Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by GatorLurker, Nov 29, 2024.

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  1. Nov 29, 2024 #1
    GatorLurker

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    Do we jump them?

    Sportswriters are so dumb that they won't drop UConn enough or bump the Gators enough is my guess. That would have them admitting that they were wrong from the get go and they are not the type to admit that.

    Guesses?
     
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  2. Nov 29, 2024 #2
    RattlerGator

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    I think we jumped from 18 to 7 in the Kenpom.

    This team is incredibly impressive.
     
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  3. Nov 29, 2024 #3
    GatorLurker

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    I know that but sportswriters have a lot of inertia in their picks.

    Kenpom has UConn out of the Top 25 but I would bet that they are still in the next Top 25 AP poll.
     
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    jeffphillips21

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    Yes over the course of the last two games. 18 to 11/12 to 7
     
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  5. Nov 29, 2024 #5
    gatordavisl

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    Didn't UConn lose 3-in-a-row? Against decent but unranked teams?

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  6. Nov 29, 2024 #6
    FranceGator

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    Want a laugh? ESPN predictor for our UNC game. 60% chance UNC wins. They also give us no chance for first 2 SEC games and slight underdog at Arkansas for third game.
     
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    rserina

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    That’s gonna change. Donovan used to say it’s all a beauty pageant the first month.
     
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    RattlerGator

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    Tough games. Not impossible that happens. The in-conference competition this season will be truly brutal.

    Chinyelu and Martin give me tremendous confidence with respect to our toughness. With chemistry and luck, we can seriously challenge for the national championship.
     
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    gatordavisl

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    It'll be a de facto home game for UNC, which has lost their 3 games to quality competition. Would be a huge win for the Gators.
     
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    If we play like we did today they could beat anyone
     
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    I’ll be there! Who’s with me?
     
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    UNC plays Bama at home Wednesday
     
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  13. Nov 30, 2024 #13
    GatorRade

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    To be fair, all of those are good teams. In fact, KenPom, who rates the Gators as the #7 in the nation, would only have Florida as a 1 pt favorite at UNC and underdogs against Tenn and UK. KenPom would have the Gators as favorites at Arky though.

    Anyway, Florida hasn’t yet played a team as good as any of those four, so I wouldn’t be too confident just yet. Now, if the Gators are still undefeated after the game at Arkansas, let the expectations run wild!
     
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  14. Dec 1, 2024 #14
    GatorLurker

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    <joke>Those old UK 40-0 tee shirts are blue, right? Can we take the UK off and put Gators on in its place?</joke>
     
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    We dropped to #8 in Kenpom today
     
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    My bet is that UConn drops to 8 or 9 and we rise to 12, so UConn will still be ranked ahead of us - because the pundits are morons and stick to their favorites, no matter how the teams play early in the season
     
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    jeffphillips21

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    Yea for some reason our defensive rating went from 19 to 22. Still, win these next 3 games and we’ll be top 5
     
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    jeffphillips21

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    Glad you inserted joke repeatedly, the luck gods may not favor us otherwise
     
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    jeffphillips21

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    I wonder if you compared where we were ranked early the season after we won back to back NCs with how UConn is being ranked, my bet is that the pundits are favoring UConn - despite them losing a ton of players too
     
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    Open NET at #6
     
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