@AuricGoldfnger@CultureOfCBB Yeah this isn’t it. You can go to any school for a 5pm tip on a Monday vs buy game opponent, and there won’t be much if a crowd or atmosphere. Also the video is way too fast at the beginning. The game he chooses matters a lot anywhere.
@aria_gerson Example: North Carolina has 9 RPI Top 50 wins w/1 more chance this week. Vandy has 8. And you also have the conference tourneys for both. This is how overall seeding gets decided. HEAVY emphasis on RPI Top 50 wins & to a much lesser extent, draws which do add a little.
@aria_gerson What matters most to NCAA:
RPI Top 50 wins, Quantity and quality of those RPI Top 50 wins. Overall RPI. Winning your conference. Winning your conference tourney. The polls don’t matter but it’s always nice to he recognized.
VU was able to switch from 4 to 3 backs w/o a drop off defensively. And switching to 2 forwards vs 1 helped their offense. Have to have the players to be able to do that and they do. 4/4
@AuricGoldfnger for non soccer people, a formation is this: You count from the back but you don’t count the goalkeeper. You count in stacks across. 4 back line players across. 2 centrally in front of them. 3 across in front of them. 2 forwards more central up top. 4–2-3-1. 1/2
So watching is like chess/hoops/football. What are formations/plays/adjustments. Players move free flowingly but base formations remain. Sometimes formation changes or tweaked during games such as a press etc or if something isn’t working. Or personnel limitations etc..but 3/4
@AuricGoldfnger Vandy often played 4-2-3-1 formation, build from the back, possession, defense first. They switched to a 3-5-2 this season. 6 Impact, multi season, portal players in 2024, 2025, 2026. Strong high recruiting & development.
@AuricGoldfnger Vandy regular season goals by year:
2026 57
2025 37
2024 36
2023 31
2022 37
2021 30
2020 shortened season
2019 34
2018 41
2017 25
Vandy is number 2 nationally in scoring offense. (The defense is top 20 nationally)