It's not talking shit. I'm not disparaging their success. Hail wants to pretend that their accomplishments are more than they are, and when you put it in perspective, it's not as impressive as he wants us all to believe. Of course, admitting that is a problem for someone that's drowning in insecurity, so he'll never say it.
I'm able to say that Michigan had a better tournament. It's not that complicated. I'd have taken 2 more wins over an early exit. I'll take the conference season and conference tournament though and so did the committee.