Have we turned the corner?

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

The upcoming Grand Canyon road trip with Arizona and Arizona State will tell us a lot about this UC team. If UC can go 1-1 on this road trip, the next 5 of 6 games are winnable. These next 8 games may determine the fate of UC's season and Miller's UC career.

On the other hand, let's go one game at a time. That is what I believe.

[Gmann]

A great win for the Cats! I'd love nothing more for this to be a springboard to a series of quality wins and relevance in the conference and for the NCAA tourney. Since Wes isn't going anywhere in the near term I hope this is him turning some kind of corner in his role as head coach. It needed to happen. I remain skeptical though in that we've seen 5 years of subpar results and this is just one quality win. Consistency has always been a challenge with his teams. This week was sure fun though and I'm rooting for it to continue.

[bearcatbret]

Well, UC is in the Teir 4 sitting at #9.
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings for Jan. 19, 2026

[bearcatbret]

Well, UC is in the Teir 4 sitting at #9.
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings for Jan. 19, 2026

Last week they were #15.

[Carthage World]

Bart Torvik currently projects that we finish 16-15 with an 8-10 record in the Big 12.

He has us "confidently" winning 4 remaining games (66% chance or better of winning): Baylor, WVU, Utah, Oklahoma St (all at home).

Then, has us "confidently" losing 4 remaining games (66% chance or better of losing): Arizona, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech (all on the road).

The following games that will likely make or break our season are: @Arizona St (55% chance of winning), UCF (63%), @Kansas St (51%), BYU (44%), and @TCU (38%).

I think if we get to 18-13 with a 10-8 Big 12 record then we will have something to play for in the conference tourney. That will be a tall task. Anything less likely keeps us in the same state of purgatory that we've been in for the past couple seasons.

[sedz]

Bart Torvik currently projects that we finish 16-15 with an 8-10 record in the Big 12.

He has us "confidently" winning 4 remaining games (66% chance or better of winning): Baylor, WVU, Utah, Oklahoma St (all at home).

Then, has us "confidently" losing 4 remaining games (66% chance or better of losing): Arizona, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech (all on the road).

The following games that will likely make or break our season are: @Arizona St (55% chance of winning), UCF (63%), @Kansas St (51%), BYU (44%), and @TCU (38%).

I think if we get to 18-13 with a 10-8 Big 12 record then we will have something to play for in the conference tourney. That will be a tall task. Anything less likely keeps us in the same state of purgatory that we've been in for the past couple seasons.

Agree. That's what Torvik's Wins Above Bubble (WAB) metric says too. 11-7 to feel comfortable. 10-8 on the bubble. Anything less and we're in trouble.

[leo from jersey]

The stats and analytics say the Cats are a real good team especially on defense. The record says otherwise. The games are played on the court and there is where the wins are earned.