All fans know that their respective rituals, superstitions and beliefs are the sole reason why their favorite teams win.  If it were not for that fact that I pounded my head against a wall for the length of every timeout during the second half of the UNC game in 2007, or had taken three consecutive shots of tequila to show support for Jonathan Wallace taking three free throws to tie the game at Marquette in 2008, we would have absolutely lost those games.  So with that in mind, I urge you, loyal Georgetown fans, to do whatever and whoever you normally do while watching the following Big East games to ensure Georgetown has the best possible scenario come Big East Tourney time.

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Whacky times in the Big East.  UConn whipped West Virginia, Pittsburgh got molested by Notre Dame, St. Johns choked away a victory against Marquette, Seton Hall tamed the beast that is the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and the mighty Hoyas of Georgetown dismantled Louisville on the road.  The Big East Tournament got a lot more interesting since the last time we did this, oh all of THREE days ago.

After the jump, we take another look at the Big East Tournament, once again using Ken Pomeroy's magic projections, even though his projections are CRAP.

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Our beloved Georgetown Hoyas were sitting pretty for a top 4 seed in the Big East Tournament eight days ago, then they lost to the juggernaut that is Rutgers and couldn't complete a comeback against Syracuse.  Now the Hoyas are in 7th place in the Big East, but still have an outside shot of getting a top 4 seed by beating Louisville and West Virginia on the road.  For a team that hasn't won three straight games in the Big East since 2007-2008, this seems like a tall task.  For now, the GLOBAL PHENOMENON will use Ken Pomeroy to project the rest of the Big East regular season and then lay out the Big East Tournament.

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Gotta be honest, when I first looked at the 2006-07 Hoyas schedule and saw Old Dominion, I thought the team was taking a trip to an amusement park.  After forty minutes of watching the Hoyas play like poppycock and listening to horrific chants of C-A-A from the Monarch faithful, I learned that Old Dominion was a lucky team from the Colonial Athletic Conference.  And that Georgetown was not worthy of their #8 ranking.  John Thompson III had this to say after the loss:

"Our group has along way to go, in spite of what people write about you, what people say about you.  I think our group is an honest group. We have questions that need to be answered. We've got a lot that we need to work out, and we're in the process of working through that."

Are there any similarities to this year, when #11 Georgetown plays Old Dominion at McDonough for the first time since that night in 2006 when the Monarchs handed the Hoyas their first on-campus loss in 24 years?  You betcha!  This game has trap game written all over it.  But is it a rivalry?  Is there anything more to the game that should entice students to skip studying for finals and fill the 2,500 seats at McDonough?

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3 days before the season starts and noted prognisticator Joe Lunardi has the Hoyas a 5 seed .

If everything shakes out properly, it'll be tough to argue with the Hoya SOS with Butler and UW as 3 seeds, Duke primed for an early fizzle as a 2, and Old Dominion a 12.

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As you all know you can get a lot of love in Vegas if you've got a bunch of cash, but the oddsmakers aren't looking too fondly upon the Hoyas just two days before the tipoff of the 2009-2010 season at Tulane.

According to this Big East preview, Georgetown is currently at 8-1 to win the Big East behind Villanova (3-1), Louisville (7-2), West Virginia (4-1), YouCon (4-1), Notre Dame (7-1), and the Team That Lost to Le Moyne (7-1).

The preview lumps Georgetown with the rest of the field:

Georgetown (8/1), Pittsburgh (15/1), Cincinnati (30/1), St. Johns (30/1), Seton Hall (40/1), Marquette (45/1), Rutgers (45/1), DePaul (100/1), Providence (45/1) and South Florida (30/1) are the rest of this mega, 16-team conference.

Georgetown’s lower odds are somewhat surprising given its 20th ranking in the AP.

 

In other odds news, the Hoyas are currently at 60-1 to win the NCAA Tournament.

Casually.

In its tuneup for Georgetown on Friday, Tulane defeated neighbor Loyola 78-64 in an exhibition game last night.

It may have just been an exhibition game (ask 'Cuse about those), but it seems as if the only guy who can score for the Wave is guard Kris Richard, who poured in 27 points and was 5 for 5 from three point land.

According to the article in today's Times-Picayune, Tulane looked sloppy offensively and was outrebounded by a smaller Loyola squad. (Link)

As far as friday's game against the Hoyas goes, Tulane coach Dave Dickerson offered the following:

"By Georgetown, we'll be ready to play offensively, I think," Dickerson said.

I THINK?!?

That's exactly what you want to hear from your head coach heading into the biggest game you have played on-campus this century.

Casually.

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At last, the season is here!  But Georgetown does not play until Friday.  The only Big East team to play between now and then is Syracuse, who will face Albany tonight and Robert Morris and Wednesday.

So that leaves ample time for me throw myself out there and make foolish and outlandish predictions for the season based on solely on team colors and mascots.  Here ya go:

Overall Record
21 - 8

Conference Record
11-7

Home Record
13-3

Away Record
7-4

Key RPI Wins
vs. Butler, @Cuse, Duke, Nova

Key RPI Losses
vs. Washington, UConn, Seton Hall, @Nova, @Pitt, Cuse, @Louisville, @WVU

Start out the season 12-1 and crack the Top Ten in polls.  Then have a four game losing streak in January, including losses to Seton Hall and at Pittsburgh.  Afterwards, people begin to question JT3, the system and the meaning of life.  Bounce back big with back-to-back wins at Cuse (first time in JT3's career) and home versus Duke and win against Nova a week later.  Don't see us sweeping Cuse so lose to them at Verizon and then finish out the season losing at Louisville and West Virgina but beating Notre Dame and Cincinnati in DC in between.  Finish 5th in the Big East, but put together a run to the semis in the Big East Tournament resulting in a four seed in NCAA Tourney.  Then proceed to go on a big momma run in the Tournament and end up winning the Super Bowl on a last minute home run during stoppage time.

Now have at it.

Good talk.