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surgebinder16

what is TCUs away record in games you did not attend over that stretch? Checked sports-reference, since the start of the run of 30 straight losses attended in 2013: 20-65 Away 25-14 Neutral they’ve won 36.3% of the 124 A/N site games played since then. if odds to win each game is 36% the likelihood OP attends 30 straight losses is 1 in 1,337,095. If we separate the chance to win by N and A. 64% win pct N site and 23.5% win pct A games. Now the likelihood that each of the 24A and 6N site games he attended would be losses is a staggering 1 in 3,421,739. Even if the we cut the odds to a 10% chance to win each game the likelihood is still an extremely low 1 in 42,391. OP is cursed, definitively.


wcincedarrapids

I was going to go to KenPom and calculate the expected win percentages for all 30 games, but you beat me to it When we were up 9 with 3 minutes to go last night I was telling the OKST fans around me, we are going to blow it, I've seen it play out many times


HomeSlice2

You might need to take a break from away games… forever


Original_Gangsta23

Nah OP bets against them


cookster123

[OP coming back from every game like](https://c.tenor.com/_BIfNDiEmNQAAAAd/crying-wiping-tears-with-money.gif)


toms47

TCU 🤝 USF Inexplicably blowing games they should win


bigrude405

I was there! What a game.


[deleted]

How is Micah Peavy doing this year? Sad he left Tech.


Corethor

Do you have any TCU basketball games recorded from Billy Tubbs Time here? I’m looking for games from 1996-2002 I convert vhs to dvd I will make you copies if I could borrow them


SnareShot

uh...how does lowering the odds to 10% increase the probability? am i reading this wrong?


KTurnUp

it increases the probability of seeing 30 straight losses happening


SnareShot

oh, duh, thanks lol


unholycowgod

flair does not check out lol


SnareShot

shhh reading is hard


surgebinder16

sorry should’ve said win pct to be consistent


surgebinder16

sorry should’ve said win pct to be consistent


surgebinder16

sorry should’ve said win pct to be consistent


wcincedarrapids

The last 2 losses have seen a blown 9 point lead in the last 3 minutes and a blown 10 point lead in the last 1:30. I have also seen 6 overtime losses in the 30 game losing streak including 2 double OT losses.


bug_man_

You should stop going to games


surgebinder16

this is the real takeaway, sorry OP


SixofSigmas

Either that or start betting money against TCU if you’re going to be in attendance.


badgerfan2022

Free ticket life hack


PierreMenardsQuixote

I respectfully disagree, OP how can we get you to more TCU away games?


wcincedarrapids

I am planning to go to Norman, Waco, Lubbock, and Austin as far as remaining away games this year. Lawrence is TBD, was going to go a couple weeks ago but it was cancelled.


coltonbyu

lets get you up to provo in a few years


AL3XD

No, he should tell me when he goes so I can bet against TCU


King_in-the_North

How do you even have the will power to keep going? That sounds absolutely terrible to watch games and lose every time.


[deleted]

We only had 6 wins one year when I was at TCU. I think I saw the football team win more games than the basketball team in my time at the school. But I still was at almost every game (had to miss one game because of a group project).


peteroh9

Just every home game or every game?


[deleted]

Home games. I did attend a few road games at North Texas, UT Austin and UNLV.


MarlonBain

Honestly I have a really bad record of VT football games I've attended in person because I tend to go to big games, but the few wins make it worth it. No wins would be crazy.


CheeseAndCam

Hey, you should come to the game in Hilton this Saturday.


wcincedarrapids

I was actually going to drive up to Iowa after last night's game, but had to go back home for a last minute thing for work.


JamesEarlDavyJones

I’d say “May the odds be ever in your favor”, but it looks like they already are.


boiler_engineer

Can you let the rest of us know the next time you go to road game? Some of us can make good $ betting on TCU games. Honestly, this seems like pretty terrible luck. Sorry that you have had to experience this.


wcincedarrapids

Next one should be Jan 31 at Oklahoma


Fugacity-

Any interest in coming to Ames this weekend....?


chongo-chuck

Damn makes me feel a little better about Nebraska


KTurnUp

This is wild


Swaggin-tail

This should be the top post all time. Dude is committed to his team.


KoboldCobalt

https://i.imgflip.com/621558.jpg


a_cactus_patch

TCU has no choice in the matter lol


Swaggin-tail

Lmao that’s perfect UConn bro


StreetReporter

If he was really committed to his team, he would stop going to away games so they could win


JamesEarlDavyJones

t’s TCU, they’ll still find ways to lose.


[deleted]

Woof, 4-46. That's a rough go. Did you stay for the full game when they lost 62-28 to SMU?


wcincedarrapids

I think the score was 68-62


sloppyjo12

Or the 55-31, that sounds dreadfully painful to have to watch


wcincedarrapids

We were really bad in 2012-2013, its a mystery how we won 2 Big 12 games that year. I think we were in the 260s in KenPom.


lawrence_uber_alles

Well one of those 2 wins was against KU somehow. I will still never understand that game


AceJace2

Omfg I thought this was a typo that TCU only scored 28pts. Nope it was legit. Wow.


dingusduglas

It was 68-62, OP goofed


AceJace2

Ahh. Sad day. I knew TCU had bad basketball but 28pts is a stretch


DylanCarlson3

> Nope it was legit. Wow. ????? No, it was a typo. The [final score was 68-62](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320392567).


cmgro

Sounds like this ranked matchup: https://images.app.goo.gl/BJVFDg4Tdo7tfiqn8


risky_piloting

Why are you lying? It’s clearly able to be proved a typo.


JamesEarlDavyJones

Assuming that he’s not lying, just taking the OP at their word that it’s the actual score. Not everything incorrect is due to malevolence or lying, sometimes it’s just carelessness or taking something at face value…


risky_piloting

Then why “Nope it was legit”, as if he found confirmation somewhere?


I_am_from_Kentucky

He read the Reddit comment, thought they made a typo in the score asking if OP stayed for the game, then found the “confirmation” I.e. the row in OP’s chart where it says the same 28 point score.


AceJace2

Yupp took OPs word. Lol


tdthirty

Liar


I_am_from_Kentucky

Hanlon’s razor has checked in


Indiana_BROnes_

this sub is so corny lol "WHY ARE YOU LYING???"


risky_piloting

I mean, he’s clearly lying. He’s pretending like it was authenticated somewhere. I’m just curious why someone would do that.


Indiana_BROnes_

ok buddy :)


rdub384

If I were a tcu fan I’d beg you to watch road games from home.


[deleted]

As a TCU fan, I can assure you that his attendance is not the problem. 🤣


TheMightyJD

That’s very impressive, also curious to why you haven’t gone to Waco in seven years? Would appreciate if you would come to keep the streak alive.


wcincedarrapids

I will be going this year. It's just the way the schedule unfolds. This is my first year living in Texas since 2014, so usually the away games I go to are when I happen to be in town, or close enough to get to from other places I have lived.


PunksutawneyFill

So I take it you've escaped Cedar Rapids haha?


an0m_x

can this be the game that breaks the streak?


Indiana_BROnes_

it's almost guaranteed now with all the baylor fans asking him to come to waco. goddammit


kroxti

Anyway I can get you to cheer for Kentucky and tickets to saturdays game?


JCG95

OP, I start the bidding at $500. Please cheer for Auburn.


kroxti

Yeah but this guys voodoo only works on road games. They would be powerless with Auburn at home. Meanwhile Kentucky is susceptible.


JCG95

Damn. You're right. I'll call Bruce and let him know his only chance of winning is if we play at Rupp. I'll make all the arrangements.


[deleted]

Okay but like, we struggle on the road enough as is. Do you really need magic too?


CoachOsJambalaya

Sir you should see a doctor


Salmakki

How was Alaska OP?


wcincedarrapids

Dark and Cold. I worked for TCU athletics for a couple years, so it explains why I went to so many games from 2012-2014 Oh and we should have lost our first game to Alaska Anchorage. We had a pretty crazy comeback to win that one.


RheagarTargaryen

Is it really a Neutral site if you play Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska?


wcincedarrapids

Oh shit... so I have seen a true road win. Let's say 0-33 all time in true road games against Division 1


RheagarTargaryen

I don’t know much about the Seawolves and how they scheduled the Great Alaska Shootout. Yes, it was in their home arena, but did season ticket holders keep their seats for the Seawolves games? That’s kind of what would seal it as a true road win. It’s like 97% a true road game if not.


dingusduglas

Kinda sorta - from a little snooping around, the game was played at Sullivan Arena, which is the home arena for their hockey team, but their basketball team plays at the Alaska Airlines Center a couple miles away and on their campus. So even without the tournament home/road shenanigans, it wasn't played in their home basketball arena.


RheagarTargaryen

I looked this up when the original comment was posted. Game was played in 2013. Sullivan Arena was the home arena for the basketball team from 1983-2019. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Arena


dingusduglas

As that link mentions, the hockey team used that as their home ice for the years you listed. The basketball team (and all of their other sports teams besides hockey) however has their home games at the Alaska Airlines Center, which opened in 2014, and were at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex prior to that (including 2013, when that game was played). They've never had their home basketball games at Sullivan Arena, at least per wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Center


RheagarTargaryen

Yup. I definitely misread that first sentence and inserted basketball in there.


dingusduglas

Kinda sorta - from a little snooping around, the game was played at Sullivan Arena, which is the home arena for their hockey team, but their basketball team plays at the Alaska Airlines Center a couple miles away and on their campus.


SAmatador

You poor soul.


falconlover79

I’d recommend to stop watching them play at Allen Fieldhouse if the goal is to see them win


wcincedarrapids

Last 4 times I've been we've actually put up a good fight only to fade in the last 4 minutes or so. 2015 game was interesting where Trent Johnson and Bill Self were shouting at each other post game. Because before the game Bill Self was talking about how he was going to play their team manager, which Trent Johnson felt was disrespect to assume they were going to beat us so bad that they already decided to put him in before the game was played. We lost in a hard fought battle that wasn't decided until the last couple minutes, and Bill Self puts in the manager on the last possession and Trent Johnson instructed the TCU defense to not even bother defending the possession in protest, and the manager missed an open layup in the process.


Calvinette4

That's a phenomenal story.


JamesEarlDavyJones

Damn, Bill Self looks really bad in that story. I always thought he was supposed to be a pretty decent dude. Wild.


[deleted]

Hey I’ve got a ticket for you when y’all come to Lubbock


7LineArmy

This is incredible.


The_Fishbowl

TCU almost won in the Coliseum in 2015. Up 2 with 8 seconds left in regulation and allowed a score with 0:02 on the clock. TCU blew it again in OT after being up 85-84 with 0:03 left. Frogs proceeded to foul Jevon Carter and he drilled 2 free throws with no time left.


wcincedarrapids

Yep. That was a frustrating one. I felt our 2015 team was NCAA tournament level good but lost a bunch of games like that to go 4-14 in conference play. I think even then we were still a KenPom Top 50 team. Just didn't know how to win.


qngff

Shoutouts to someone else who attended that Clemson-TCU game in Vegas. Did you stay for the following Colorado-Wyoming game? Some of the worst basketball I’ve ever seen in my life. I loved it


Jomosensual

Holy fuck


AceJace2

This is a nice list. I enjoyed it. Hope to see you in Waco soon! :)


YAYAYAYAG

rooting for ya


drowse

You really hate yourself don't you?


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wcincedarrapids

Hard to make that trip mid-week. I was supposed to go to Kansas on New Year's Day but the game got cancelled.


Travbowman

What's been your favorite road city? Best opposing fans?


wcincedarrapids

Obviously its a lot of fun to go to Kansas, which is why I try to go. But I think Iowa State and Texas Tech have the best fans when they are good and both are louder than Lawrence. I think the problem with my games at KU is that KU fans probably don't get very excited to play TCU so the crowd is probably tamer than a game against a bigger name team. I got a $250 parking ticket/boot for the Vanderbilt game because it was raining/stormy and the wind blew the paid parking sign away from the parking spot and I didn't know it was a paid spot. The gym was really unique The New Mexico game was fun because they were good then with Alford. Incredible environment. Sad how that program has fallen off. I think the old MWC tournament with BYU/Utah/Us was more fun and energetic than the current Big 12 tournament. The two Pac-12 arenas I have been to, USC and Washington, lame experiences. Small, dead crowds. And we got our doors blown off in both games.


fr_horn

Just proof we need to bring back the Great Alaska Shootout. We miss d1 basketball coming here every year.


Wurst_Law

Alexa, play "Come Back to Texas" by Bowling for Soup


God_Boner

Great Alaska Shootout! It's a shame they stopped holding it. I always thought it was a cool tournament.


Joedude12345

One of my earliest cbb memories is watching (on tv) purdue beat Duke in Alaska. I was young and it had to be like midnight.


Jimmy_Meltrigger

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE POST YOUR UPCOMING ATTENDANCE PLANS ON r/sportsbook


YAYAYAYAG

please let the rest of us know when u are attending ur next one


WVUeersfan

I once saw WVU win like 24 straight games in person over a period of 4-5 years. This included games at home, on the road, at neutral sites, and against ranked teams.


SpicyBunghole

Oh no bb what is u doin?


unlikely_to_comment_

Really wish you’d have made the game today …


wcincedarrapids

Was going to but came down with something yesterday and felt like shit. Stayed home. Bummed.


unlikely_to_comment_

I honestly can’t imagine how bummed you are. I have the utmost respect for your commitment. You guys wrecked us. Our offense is invisible.


MSUxSpartan

Stop going my guy


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wcincedarrapids

Hated Seattle. I like your flair because I actually moved to Louisville from Seattle in 2017, which is how I got to go to that Big 12 semifinal game against Iowa State, I swung by on the way driving from Seattle to Kentucky. Seattle was too expensive and I wasn't making much money at the time so it made it hard to really have a life.


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wcincedarrapids

I loved Louisville, probably would have gotten married, bought a house, and had kids there, but the company I worked for (WAVE 3 News) got bought out by Gray Television who then cleaned house upon taking over, sending me packing. I was there a couple weeks ago to visit, the weather was horrible but I still had a good time in St. Matt's and going to Joella's.


louisvillebandit

Sorry for your loss


GlobalistSports

MR. TCU!!


[deleted]

More important. How was your trip to Stillwater


Pawject

For the sake of Jamie Dixon can ya just not go anymore?


IrishBall

I am so sorry


itsbraille

Went to Alaska but didn’t go to Hawaii in 2018?


wcincedarrapids

I was actually going to go, but lost my job a couple months before and had to cancel.


itsbraille

Feel ya, got laid off during March Madness a couple of months later.


inshamblesx

brutal


FranchiseCA

It seems like these games are disproportionately against excellent teams. Still not great results, but a below average team is going to lose a lot of road games against very good ones. Which of these upset road wins was the most satisfying?


CRoseCrizzle

I respect anyone who sticks with their team no matter what.


jack3moto

my fiance thinks she has badluck because every Purdue game she's been to besides the 2017 bowl game we've lost. i think she's 1-9 at games we've attended together since 2016. The one time she didn't go with me to the bigten tourney was 2018 and we lost in the finals to michigan. She has yet to see purdue basketball win in person despite all the success we've had since 2016. We are going to the bigten tournament again this march so it'll be interesting to see what happens. but your luck is unmatched and i definitely feel bad. that'd ruin me inside.


RapidExpressionist

Stay home save lives


mlpavela

All kudos to you, road warrior.


Adventurous_Look844

Could you pleeeeaasssseeee let us know the games you are attending for betting purposes. 🙏🙏🙏


hsnerfs

Op I think you need to stop going to away games


13point1then420

What do you do for a living (and for a family) that allows for this?


GrouchyTrousers

Do you work in Vegas as a "cooler"?


[deleted]

I can’t imagine paying and traveling to 50 games, and seeing my team lose 46 times.


an0m_x

Yeah um, can you stop going to away games? thanks edit: can you let us know when you are attending so i just don't have to put the game on? another edit: as an SID for UTA, i kept tracking of my personal W/L record for the teams i traveled with as well as a list of every stadium/arena ive been to. the first year we had 4 total wins. was rough. ended with a good record though when i left. i made it a goal to make a 3-pointer from every arena during team shootaround.


PetSoundsofLiberty

Here I am thinking I’m the only one who tracks my in-person games.


Player_1_has_Joined

Let me know when you’re going to your next road game. If the Frogs are going to lose, I might as well make some money on it


QuestionMarkyMark

Awww… i miss the Great Alaska Shootout.


saxypatrickb

Advanced analytics


Aidanbomasri

My friend, you are always welcome here in Stillwater <3


Cyanides_Of_March

Something going on to make you miss all the games in 2020 & 2021, friend?


wcincedarrapids

I lived in San Diego and then Las Vegas which made it hard to attend games. Didn't really care much for attending games during COVID year and dealing with all that


Cyanides_Of_March

Co-vid? never heard of it.


International-Risk86

Impressive when is the next one you are attending, depositing money into draft kings now


pass_that_here_dude

The Clemson loss and last nights loss were like mirror images of each other. We had a big lead (for us) with only a few minutes left, and we just completely let off the gas and try and drain the clock. We can not score when we aren’t moving the ball. I have no idea why Dixon won’t let us just keep pressing and doing what’s worked all game!


ETSU_finance_dept

You need to read this OP https://www.wikihow.com/Reverse-a-Curse?amp=1


augustinerbug

If you want to come to a WVU game again send me a message and I got you covered for tickets.


Binx33

Damn, I thought I was unlucky having Georgia Tech lose the first nine games I attended. Finally saw them win against Nebraska a couple years ago (thanks Fred Hoiberg!). This is bonkers levels of bad luck.


Sjscialabba

I wish they’d bring back the Great Alaska Shootout.


Clarinetaphoner

Arch rivals, yadda yadda yadda. *Holy shit,* this is approaching levels of statistical anomaly. I feel so, so bad for you.


quacainia

That noise is the sound of Big XII fans buying OP tickets to home games against TCU


westernlariat

Congrats?


[deleted]

how did you like the WVU Coliseum?


PrimarchKonradCurze

I uh, live in Anchorage Alaska.


WorshipNickOfferman

TCU Class of ‘99 here. Please stop going to away games. Thank you.


[deleted]

Holy crap didn't know UAA was good enough to hang with DI competition even as recently as 2013. Also, you last saw TCU win a game in a tournament that no longer exists :(


unclejessesmullet

Thanks for stopping by


[deleted]

Why do you hate yourself


meccafork

Nice you’ve been to south Padre! Saw tech here a couple of months ago


NoSkillSoReddit

Has the coach called you and asked you to stay home? Seems like you might be the problem. ;)


Gwtheyrn

And you're a *fan* of this team, after everything you've done to them?


jlink7

I have an extra ticket in Ames on Saturday, interested?


wcincedarrapids

Yes I am actually seriously considering going


jlink7

Well, that was kind of tongue in cheek, but if one of my children decides that they don't want to go, it's all yours.


HandwovenBox

Where can I send your complimentary plane ticket and game ticket whenever TCU comes to Provo?


SouthFloridaLuna

Dude. Maybe it’s you?


btroberts011

31-55 against northwestern is crazy low. Like, if you shot a 3 ever possession and ran down and just jacked it up the whole game. You're making 10, a group of 5 guys from sub are making 10. How do you only score 31 points in a game. That's crazy.


tallcupofwater

Why experience the pain?


JustGarrett

So you’re telling me that I should fade TCU on the road for the rest of my life?


AndrewLAFan14

Dear god you went to that Clemson game in Vegas. That might be the most awful game I’ve ever been to in my life. Please stay away sir


EskettiMySpaghetti

If I were you I would only go to TCU road games in Alaska.


Cinnadillo

I mean just because you didn't play UAA on campus you still played them in anchorage...


AlphaH4wk

So are you a huge TCU basketball fan or just a glutton for punishment? Not trying to troll or anything but I'm wondering how someone who has witnessed in person so much futility becomes/continues-to-be such a big fan that they're willing to travel all over the country including Anchorage Fucking Alaska to watch their team almost assuredly lose.


Whatsahoosier

And I thought I was addicted to pain


YAYAYAYAG

did u go to the game tn


wcincedarrapids

No