Just looked back through all your posts in this thread. Didn't see the word perhaps...or possible...or could. I saw a bunch of talking about it being how polls work.
Yes, 100%.
Aren't you arguing against your own point? Duke lost those games back in December when Arkansas hadn't completely fallen apart with their love triangle scandal and that was on the road in a hyped Bud Walton Arena.
Dude, UK has played a total of 32 minutes this entire year with it's full roster. There is no team in the country that has been more effected than UK.
I haven't watched Wisky much this year but I imagine if you faced each other in the NCAAT, the line would be a Pick Em basically.
No, I'm not arguing against my own point. You’re the one arguing metrics and hiding behind quad 1 language.
No because I think UK's ceiling is higher than Wisconsin's and I think if they're playing their A game then the Cats can beat anyone in the country except UConn.
I don't care what the point spread would be. Shit, Auburn was just favored by -8.5, ask them how that worked out.
That’s why I think it's strange that you think Wisconsin is better.
With at least one more opportunity vs UNC, like how UK has one vs Bama I believe later this week.
Only team any good there, is Baylor. But I'll put UK's best 5 wins up against those any day:
100%, but in my opinion, that’s their only really good win and that was in December on a neutral court. Their next best win is either that squeaker at home over Clemson, or the one @ VT. I'm not impressed.
I don't think Wisconsin is neccessarily better but UK before this week had lost 3 games in a row to Gonzaga, UT and Florida at home.
No, I was just supporting the OP's thought that Purdue could slip down. We see some crazy shit out of the voters sometimes.
BIG opportunities for UK if they can get Ws vs Vols and Bama. Plus who knows if they meet again in SEC tourney.
The neutral court win vs Sparty in Chicago is impressive too.
Fair point Jeff, however if we discredit Duke’s win vs Baylor just a little since it was in December could lead to a slippery slope. Does that mean Kansas’s W vs Uconn, Purdue’s W vs Zona or UK’s W vs UNC lose a little luster since they were games in December?
Yup, every team goes through stretches where they suck and we see it every year now with Cal.
Michigan state was a dumpster fire back then. I mean, they lost to James Madison.
Says the guy that sucks off the BIG12 daily on here. Get a grip.
I'm glad UK doesn't have to play @ Alabama, getting Auburn on the road is tough enough.
True, but I also think SEC is good this season also. Vols, Bama and UK all final four threats, with dark horses in Auburn and Florida.
Outside of Baylor, Duke has beaten nobody. The ACC is trash, and has been the past couple years. In no universe should Duke be awarded anything higher than a 4 seed (and even that is being generous). They play garbage opponents game in and game out. Put them (or UNC for that matter) in the Big 12 or SEC, they have 3-5 more losses, easily.
Wtf? OSU is not a 9 seed, they aren't even getting into the tournament. Not only that, they have an interim coach.
Jay Bilas said it best.
Seriously, you think SEC fans are annoying???
Whatever you say. Just because the ACC doesn't game the NET system during the non conference schedule like some of the other leagues, that doesn't mean the conference is trash.
Valid points- compared to Big 12 and SEC, Big Ten is awful this season- after Purdue and Illinois, as of now, can’t see any other team making second weekend at least. Prob five in Big 12 and SEC at minimum can make second weekend.
I think the B1G doesn't have the depth of good teams this year that it usually has but the bottom is better than it usually is (outside of Michigan, which is God awful). Penn State isn't good either but everyone else is at least competitive.
Clemson is basically the Florida(this year not historically) of the ACC. They look great at times when they are on a heater on offense, but they have had a few games were they get completely out of sync and look like a NIT type team.
