tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post7586742754382419499..comments2023-11-03T04:07:19.586-05:00Comments on Vanderbilt Sports Line: Is Vanderbilt A Better Team on the Road?Seamus O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-70695880274707298102010-03-03T08:10:33.867-06:002010-03-03T08:10:33.867-06:00All good points, especially the last one. I would...All good points, especially the last one. I would still argue that sweeping the head-to-head should count for more, particularly when our RPI is equal to or better than theirs depending on where you're looking. But then again, we never claimed not to be homers.Seamus O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-79068910520765729802010-03-03T08:02:07.539-06:002010-03-03T08:02:07.539-06:00The ranking behind Tennessee (at least by ESPN/USA...The ranking behind Tennessee (at least by ESPN/USA Today is not all that surprising.<br /><br />For one, teams like Tennessee, Kentucky, Duke, UNC etc. are always going to get a bit of a bump, just on name alone. Furthermore, even though we crushed them, they have beaten both Kansas and Kentucky, no small feat. And, unlike us they don't have any terrible losses. Their worst loss is what, USC? Other losses include barely losing to Purdue in the title game of a tournament, us twice, @UK, @UGA, @FLA. None of those are particularly bad. (Maybe you could argue UGA, but we did the same thing).<br />Meanwhile our losses include Western Kentucky, Illinois (who may just miss the tourney), and Cincinnati (who is a longshot at best). Tennessee has a harder strength of schedule, and only one more loss to show for it. So its not that surprising that they are ahead, at least in the ESPN poll. Besides, bracketology has them as a 4 seed, and us as a 3. And That's all that really matters, isn't it?WHKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819817165504119747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-83607531292152375442010-03-02T13:50:53.092-06:002010-03-02T13:50:53.092-06:00Congrats on the mention. Good stuff.Congrats on the mention. Good stuff.DorePostshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996475530651797414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-18248919010130729362010-03-02T13:39:50.365-06:002010-03-02T13:39:50.365-06:00Anonymous 2:25, you are correct. Vanderbilt is sho...Anonymous 2:25, you are correct. Vanderbilt is shooting 38.3% from downtown at home when you take out the 2-20 performance against Kentucky.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-81574528710365282442010-03-02T13:35:14.114-06:002010-03-02T13:35:14.114-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-82651084016553872512010-03-02T13:29:10.185-06:002010-03-02T13:29:10.185-06:00"Free throw shooting is the only statistic wh..."Free throw shooting is the only statistic where the Commodores are clearly better on the road than at home. Vanderbilt has attempted 37 more free throws at home than on the road, and it hitting 78.7% of their attempts in Memorial, while on 70.2% on the road."<br /><br />- Grammatical errors aside, this statement doesn't make much sense...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-12915668116973866282010-03-02T13:25:50.882-06:002010-03-02T13:25:50.882-06:00I'd be curious to know Vanderbilt's shooti...I'd be curious to know Vanderbilt's shooting percentage from beyond the arc at home NOT counting that terrible Kentucky game; I bet that outlier at home significantly affects that statistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com