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nccardfan said:

Lunardi has us as a #7 seed and while I think we are more deserving as a 5 or 6 seed, I don't understand how Clemson is a #4 seed.

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Clemson has wins over Duke and Kentucky that boosts them a bit higher.

I don’t think there’s much separation in the 3-7 seed lines. Big wins like that seem to be the separation.

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BREAKING: St. X linebacker Karsten Busch (@k_busch15), a top-300 prospect

???????

A 3 star is now top 300?

I don’t put much stock in “stars”, and this just confirms it.

I’d say the kid is sound and can be a player from his background.

No pressure when they play for Cal.

He’s not won it all but once in their lifetime. So if they win the NC, great. If they don’t? So what? Nobody else did either.

They get to pimp themselves, and make a ton of money, with zero pressure.

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Lunardi has us as a #7 seed and while I think we are more deserving as a 5 or 6 seed, I don't understand how Clemson is a #4 seed.

Tbj1996 said:

Not saying we don’t lead, but the 87,000 on Fanstake is not gonna be why we get him if we do. Definitely doesn’t hurt us but it won’t be the deciding factor. There’s a lot more to it as far as NIL packages go. Also, thought he already visited Arkansas this weekend?

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Agree. What's $87k in this dynamic? It's basically like here's a free pizza for coming. LOL. Elite players get $1m+.

KozmasAgain said:

I read that article earlier and the only thing that bothered me was that John Tyson was there to see him. Obviously Tyson is a game changer but Ament has to realize Calipari had the best talent every year at sUcK and couldn’t do anything with it. Going there wouldn’t elevate his status playing for a team that was awful in the tournament. With the SEC having better coaches and better teams they won’t ever win another SEC title while Calipari is there.
Ament is 6’9” and 180 pounds he is not a one and done with those measurements. More than likely he will go for the immediate money but that could cost him the big money on the back end. I hope whom ever is guiding him is thinking long term.

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Yea Tyson being there and others is what kinda scares me too. I agree that it’s probably down to the 3 you mentioned. Not sure I agree with Ament not being a one and done. I do agree that with his measurements, and his age - I’m not even sure he’s 18 yet - he should take a few years to mature. But think Kevin Durant… very similar characteristics… he was 1 & Done

I think there is a 3 way race now and those 3 are Louisville, Duke and Arkansas.

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No doubt this kid thinks he's a one and done. He's ranked too high not to. A huge NIL package may not be as necessary for him, as he believes he will be signing a NBA contract a year from now?

As for playing for Calipari, who knows why these top recruits continue to play for him. It doesn't take too much effort to see that winning championships or even making final 4 runs, is something Calipari isn't good at.

Is there any relationships he has with other recruits he would like to play with? Does he have a favorite team he dreamed of playing for? When a star HS recruit who's as highly regarded as Ament is, the one season of college hoops is all about where he feels the most comfortable at.

He doesn't need to seek some advantage at a certain place or coach to become that one and done player. If he likes the overwhelming adulation from the media he will go to Duke. If he wants that same adulation from the fans, he will go to UK. If he feels he needs a coach who has had dozens of NBA players he will choose Arkansas. If he wants to restore an elite program he will go to Louisville.

For me, I'm guessing all the attention Cooper Flagg has received this season will have him choose Duke.

But you never know. One of these top recruits eventually is going to want to be more original than going to Duke or UK.

TheRealVille said:

It's still ridiculous how much Louisville is being undervalued despite losing just one game in the calender year 2025. Even the guys on the radio at 93.9 The Ville are saying Louisville could get a #4 or 5 seed if they beat Clemson and Duke.

The Cards should be a #4 seed today! It's peculiar how the woeful ACC doesn't seem to hurt Duke or Clemson's projected seed. If the Cards win the ACC tournament, they should at least be a #3 seed.

Everything about this Louisville season has been one big mystery. Not only the 25 wins but the dominance in the majority of those wins. The wins despite two major players out for the season and injuries to key players missing multiple games.

The reluctance of voters to rank Louisville until they had no choice and now the talk of the Cards being a 6 or even a 7 seed in the big dance.

Who thinks that individual honors will also go against Louisville. Will Kelsey win national COY or the ACC COY? Will Hepburn be a ACC first teamer? Remember, Chucky isn't on the list of best PG for the Bob Cousey award.

It's been one mysterious season and if Louisville can at least get to the elite 8, it will be the most unlikely season in team history.

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Exactly, UL deserves the #4 seed if the Committee follows much of the same criteria they used in previous decades. The emphasis was not so much on wins and losses, but rather the combination of Strength of Schedule and momentum (late season wins).

Those early losses to Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Duke could in part be attributed and interpreted to the fact that UL had essentially an entirely new roster, the preseason injuries and the timing of Pryor’s injury.

The media and coaches can use whatever criteria they want to support whoever they rank, but I believe this Committee may very well put emphasis on the consecutive wins, which bring us to the ACC Tournament. Clemson and Duke are the two teams rated above us and both are legitimate, and if we get to those matchups, both contests should help us. We have already witnessed that close losses to inter conference rivals (Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida) does not necessarily adversely affect seeding.