Remaining Schedule....Whatcha Got?

[jedwar]

Date	Home/Away	Opponent	Time
Sat, Jan 18	vs	(4) Alabama14-3	11:00 AM CST ESPN
Sat, Jan 25	@	Vanderbilt14-3	1:30 PM CST ESPN
Tue, Jan 28	@	(6) Tennessee16-1	6:00 PM CST ESPN
Sat, Feb 1	vs	Arkansas11-6	8:00 PM CST ESPN
Tue, Feb 4	@	(21) Mississippi15-2	6:00 PM CST ESPN
Sat, Feb 8	vs	South Carolina10-7	11:00 AM CST ESPN
Tue, Feb 11	vs	(6) Tennessee16-1	6:00 PM CST ESPN
Sat, Feb 15	@	Texas12-5	7:00 PM CST ESPN
Wed, Feb 19	vs	Vanderbilt14-3	6:00 PM CST SECN
Sat, Feb 22	@	(4) Alabama14-3	5:00 PM CST ESPN
Wed, Feb 26	@	Oklahoma13-4	8:00 PM CST SECN
Sat, Mar 1	vs	(1) Auburn16-1	Time: TBD ESPN
Tue, Mar 4	vs	LSU12-5	Time: TBD ESPN
Sat, Mar 8	@	Missouri14-3	11:00 AM CST ESPN

I think losses @UT, @ Ole Miss, @ Bama and vs. Auburn. Also one we shouldn't drop. At Missouri is going to be a really tough game. If we win Saturday, which is a decent sized if, I think 9-5 the rest of the way. IMO that would be good for a 2/3 seed the way the losses would be spread out. Also it would not be shocking to go 8-6 rest of the way but I think we are getting much better at defending and rebounding so that should help.

 

[B.B.H.]

9-5 in that group or 10-6

 

[true blue1]

I think at best 9-5.

 

[Smashcat]

One at a time.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

9-5

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Realistically, hard to see the Cats doing better than 9-5 in that stretch, which would be 12-6 in the SEC and maybe good enough for a Top Four Seed. That'd be 23-8 for the regular season, and considering the schedule, a Solid A for Mark Pope's first year.

I think that would set the Cats up for a decent March, and maybe beyond.

 

[Cats192]

Initial gut reaction is 9-5 feels pretty safe.

I think we lose 1 game to Alabama
I think we lose 1 game to UT
@Ole Miss will be really difficult, think they'll be favored
Auburn if full strength will be really tough. It helps that it's in Rupp. I would guess we drop 1 of these tough home games at Rupp. Hard to bet against the best team in the country.
@Mizzou is going to be really challenging too. They've knocked off some good teams and it's on the road.

Oklahoma will be a tough game, but I think we pull that out.

Arkansas, Texas, Vanderbilt x 2, LSU I think we win.

 

[cathouse]

Toss-up.
Every SEC game will be a toss-up. Could go either way....

 

[JFCats22]

8-6; losses @UT, Ole Miss, Bama, OU and 2 other random losses

 

[RexShepcat]

So most expect 9-5 with the remaining conference games. We say we expect to lose 5 games but it seems like RR always blows up with fans finding fault with certain players, the coach or the team as a whole after even one loss.

 

[fredmanthecatfan]

Anything from 12-2 to 6-8 is realistic. I would be far less surprised with 12-2 than 6-8. 10-4 or 11-3. (Depending on Auburn at home) feels right.

 

[Bkocats]

 

[Bkocats]

Seriously. I like 9-5
I think we’re still improving
8-6 wouldn’t shock me.

 

[bluecoon1]

I got 9-5 and I’d be extremely satisfied with that, I always worry about one of those outliers we could lose but we could also snag an extra if we’re hitting on all cylinders. Either way, this is the most enjoyable season I’ve experienced in quite a while.

 

[BBNinSC]

This team has shown that they are unpredictable. We beat the highly ranked teams and have lost to lesser squads. I don’t think they lose at Rupp and pick up another underdog road win.
I am starting to believe that Kentucky is better than we think they are. 14-3 in the remaining schedule.

 

[CBBCrazy]

I think we go 11-3 for the remainder of the regular season. In Pope I trust, he has these guys playing well, I don't for a minute think they are over achieving .

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Toss-up.
Every SEC game will be a toss-up. Could go either way....

I agree. It's hard to predict. I said 23 and 8 pre season so I guess that means I predict a 9 and 5 finish.

Schedule is brutal though.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

8-6; losses @UT, Ole Miss, Bama, OU and 2 other random losses

We'll see. You had us "getting destroyed in the SEC" after the OSU game.

 

[JasonRDunn]

9-5 but that is if we win most games where we would either have home court or be favored (my exception was Missouri).

It didn't work that way with Georgia -- super hard to guess, honestly.

 

[catsfanbgky]

9-5, 10-4 if we can win one of the bigger games. Slip up and lose 2/3 @ Vandy, @ Oklahoma, and @ Texas, 8-6. So 8-6 is the floor, 10-4 is the really tough to achieve ceiling. If we can finish 12-6 in the SEC / 23-8 overall, we will be a solid 2/3 seed IMO. Before the year I predicted 22-9 ish, so we are tracking that #.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

6 ranked games. I have to believe that the most likely scenario is that we lose 2. I also suspect we will lose 2 more unranked games, likely road games, where the opponent shoots 37 free throws.. and that just isn't something we can overcome (No team can, really).

I'm gonna say 4, maybe 5 more losses. 6 losses or less and honestly, I'm fine with it.

 

[westerncat]

One at a time.

^^^^^ This ... Alabama at home this Sat. will be a close game. If we win that game it will be great. Going to Vandy on the 25th will worry me as that is always been a hard place to win over the years.

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

Nobody beats us at Rupp, including Pearl.
I’m thinking 10-4, possibly 11-3