Pac-12: Worst December for major conference in 2 decades

[Kevin Bryan]

"Coming off a winless NCAA tournament last March, the Pac-12 will be the first of the Power 5 conferences plus the Big East to finish December with a win percentage below .600 in the past two decades."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ber-major-conference-20-years-five-teams-lose

 

[tw3301]

Pac 12 is a mid major.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Pac 12 is a mid major.

Yep. Big East is more "P5" than the Pac-12, which is crazy because there is a ton of talent on the west coast and most of them want to go to school close to home.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Did anyone note the empty seats in Pauley Pavilion?

Why would any one want to play for UCLA? There are no fans unless UCLA is ranked number 1 and undefeated. They don't deserve a decent team.

 

[Hank_]

I would assume that AZ State, Oregon, and Zona still make it to the tourney. Beyond that, idk.

Comparing Pac12 and the Big East right now is rough.

Never a good sign when a conference’s lone blue blood is probably going to fire their coach mid season.

 

[Hank_]

Yep. Big East is more "P5" than the Pac-12, which is crazy because there is a ton of talent on the west coast and most of them want to go to school close to home.

Related but unrelated, San Diego State got boat raced at home by Brown yesterday.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Did anyone note the empty seats in Pauley Pavilion?

Why would any one want to play for UCLA? There are no fans unless UCLA is ranked number 1 and undefeated. They don't deserve a decent team.

Not even 7,500 in attendance in a venue that holds double that. You're right, it is always like that.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Did anyone note the empty seats in Pauley Pavilion?

Why would any one want to play for UCLA? There are no fans unless UCLA is ranked number 1 and undefeated. They don't deserve a decent team.

People say there's more things to do in LA than watch a UCLA game.

I say there's more things to do in small town America than watch a UCLA game.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

People say there's more things to do in LA than watch a UCLA game.

I say there's more things to do in small town America than watch a UCLA game.

There is nothing in LA that I want to do or see. I spend way, way too much time there on business. I remain a country boy and as soon as I retired I moved from the city to the country and vowed never to go to LA or NY again short of receiving a massive price or honor.

Post Script: I ain't expecting a massive prize or honor.

 

[schoonerwest]

There is nothing in LA that I want to do or see. I spend way, way too much time there on business. I remain a country boy and as soon as I retired I moved from the city to the country and vowed never to go to LA or NY again short of receiving a massive price or honor.

Post Script: I ain't expecting a massive price or honor.

You’ve just never been to West Hollywood. Something tells me you’d end up loving that area of LA.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

You’ve just never been to West Hollywood. Something tells me you’d end up loving that area of LA.

Yes, been there.

I tell you I am a country boy.

 

[dukedevilz]

Pac-12 is amazingly terrible this year. Very disappointing considering they had a lot of good recruiting classes. if ASU wins the conference tournament, a very real chance it could be a 1-bid league.

If I'm looking at the numbers correctly, the Pac-12 is 6-9 versus the West Coast Conference - and only one of those losses was to Gonzaga. So yeah, they straight up suck this year.