It's early, but this is a major improvement over previous teams. In years past, CMM teams have won early season games vs. bad teams but dropped in these two rankings despite the wins. The reason is that when you looked under the hood of those wins, what you saw was ugly.

It's a long season, and the SEC is stacked, but this is a team that people need to get out and support

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Posted by tiger81

Brentwood, TN.

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:39 am to rds dc

Yes, think this will be his best team. Texas Tech game will tell us a lot.

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Posted by Tiger1988

Houston

Member since May 2016

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:48 am to rds dc

Will be in the 70’s at the end of February.

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Posted by UnluckyTiger

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:52 am to rds dc

NC State 21

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Posted by IntenseKid

Baton Rouge

Member since Oct 2014

3156 posts

Posted on 11/16/25 at 10:06 am to rds dc

Let’s ride

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Posted by Tiger Ugly

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 10:23 am to tiger81

quote:
Yes, think this will be his best team. Texas Tech game will tell us a lot.

I really is hard to tell anything due to the competition. Two more games like that too that will tell us very little IMHO.

We've seen before under CMM when - where the offense looks pretty good early and move the ball and moves without the ball and generally looks like they have something offensively only to see once competition steps up and those coaches have stuff on film, they take things away with physicality and scheming and we never answer.

I'm hopeful, I think this PG is legit and that definitely helps, and this may well be his best team, but I'm not quite ready to bet my house it will be enough. CMM has to show me he can push this on through and finish strong, because we really have not done that yet under him.

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Posted by BowDownToLSU

Livingston louisiana

Member since Feb 2010

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:07 am to rds dc

Let’s finish eating these last couple of cupcakes then we will see what we have. MM is 14-40 in SEC The only way he keeps his job is if he makes the tournament. I’m so happy his buddy Woody is gone, now he will be held accountable

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Posted by Pnels08

Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:43 am to rds dc

I haven't upped my kenpom yet.

But I think 39 might be the highest we have been in KP under CMM.

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Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

42063 posts

Posted on 11/16/25 at 6:50 pm to rds dc

Here is the current KenPom ratings for the SEC, I think.

Kentucky - 4
Florida - 10
Vanderbilt - 12
Tennessee - 13
Alabama - 22
Mississippi - 24
Missouri - 29
Auburn - 31
Georgia - 34
Arkansas - 35
LSU - 39
Texas - 41
Mississippi St - 45
Oklahoma - 67
Texas A&M - 70
South Carolina - 96

For those wondering, these are the KenPom's for the teams we played

Tarleton St. - 231
UNO - 167
FIU - 204

Remaining OOC games.

Alcorn St. - 345
Nebraska Omaha - 214
Drake - 148
Boston College - 105
Texas Tech - 16
SMU - 51
Nebraska Omaha - 214
Prairie View A&M - 343
Southern Miss - 255

Of course, these numbers will shift as the year goes on.

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