Wow at newly ranked Northwestern's schedule coming up

[ExitFlagger]

ExitFlagger says one tournament doesn’t mean anything

Don’t remember saying anything like this. You post some weird stuff.

But if you’re trying to insinuate that the best team always wins in a “March Madness” game, I don’t know what to tell you. 2011 Ohio State was probably the B1G’s best team of the last 20ish years and they were out in the Sweet 16.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Don’t remember saying anything like this. You post some weird stuff.

But if you’re trying to insinuate that the best team always wins in a “March Madness” game, I don’t know what to tell you. 2011 Ohio State was probably the B1G’s best team of the last 20ish years and they were out in the Sweet 16.

Read sheriffs posts. He’s adamant that a team isn’t elite unless it makes the elite 8 and that making the elite 8 makes a team elite. I’m just the messenger.

 

[ExitFlagger]

Sheriff is kind of like an SEC football fan. Except, of course, the Big 12 only has two programs that have won a natty in basketball.

Funny that you mention that. Hawkit just claimed that the B1G is the equivalent to SEC football: Laughing RollLaugh

 

[Villian07]

Read sheriffs posts. He’s adamant that a team isn’t elite unless it makes the elite 8 and that making the elite 8 makes a team elite. I’m just the messenger.

He also doubled down on his take that “nothing random ever happens in March” it all comes down to players/coaches/gameplans, every single time lol.

 

[ExitFlagger]

Well, we all know that Sheriff moves the goalposts pretty consistently.

Truthfully, I don’t think any league but the ACC has a lot to brag about in terms of tourney performance over the last few decades. Although the ACC hasn’t been that good in recent years.

This year, the Big 10 is deeper than the Big 12, but every Big 10 team has a better chance of winning the B1G than they would the Big 12. Who cares if they absorb a few more losses along the way. Although I’m not sure why people want to downplay 8-10 games vs top 15 teams.

 

[Villian07]

Bc we all know it won’t be 8-10 games against top 15. That’s just what it would be after 7-8 games of a season before OOC. Closer would be top 25 and that’s still a stretch imo. Top ten 10 Baylor and Texas sure both looking top 5, Kansas maybe idk, tech and wvu , meh not in my opinion.

But I will agree with sheriff in one thing, silly to argue when it’s gonna play out in front of our eyes.

 

[dukedevilz]

Funny that you mention that. Hawkit just claimed that the B1G is the equivalent to SEC football: Laughing RollLaugh

In the realm of revenue-earning sports, the success of SEC football in recent years is unparalleled. They've won 10 of the last 14 national titles. 4 different schools have won titles, and a fifth one has played in a championship game. Crazy success.

Big XII and B1G are both really good conferences. Easily the top two in the country. No argument. Anyone can have a really, really good year, however. If you sustain that success year after year, with titles, maybe compare yourself to SEC football. But, I don't think any basketball conference has displayed anywhere near that level of dominance for an extended period of time. FWIW, I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see 5 teams from the Big XII/B1G in the Elite Eight.

 

[ExitFlagger]

Bc we all know it won’t be 8-10 games against top 15. That’s just what it would be after 7-8 games of a season before OOC. Closer would be top 25 and that’s still a stretch imo. Top ten 10 Baylor and Texas sure both looking top 5, Kansas maybe idk, tech and wvu , meh not in my opinion.

But I will agree with sheriff in one thing, silly to argue when it’s gonna play out in front of our eyes.

So....you "know" that some of these Big 12 teams are going to fall out of the top 15 AND top 25....but all the Big 10 teams will keep their current rankings. Well, who can argue with that?

 

[Villian07]

Never once said that. I have said I’m not puttin a helluva lot of stock in polls 8-9 games in but it is what it is, it’s the metric we have. Of course the big10 will canibalizr itself, it’s already begun, just like the big 12 has as well.

But It’s going to be especially hard for any conference to keep the same 5 teams in the top 15 or 25. Exponentially harder when you have fewer teams. Unless every other ranked team for smaller conferences just continually shit the bed over and over, which I guess is possible.

Stats dictate for every team you have in conference above .500 in league play you will have one below it, it’s just the averages. I guess anything can happen but I’m Just not buying either ones gonna get 5 teams in the elite 8 or keep 5 in the Top 15, but we will see. If I’m wrong I’m wrong lord knows it won’t be the first time.

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

Read sheriffs posts. He’s adamant that a team isn’t elite unless it makes the elite 8 and that making the elite 8 makes a team elite. I’m just the messenger.

He is right.

You are a weirdo, my guy

Almost up there with Vulva

 

[ExitFlagger]

Never once said that. I have said I’m not puttin a helluva lot of stock in polls 8-9 games in but it is what it is, it’s the metric we have. Of course the big10 will canibalizr itself, it’s already begun, just like the big 12 has as well.

But It’s going to be especially hard for any conference to keep the same 5 teams in the top 15 or 25. Exponentially harder when you have fewer teams. Unless every other ranked team for smaller conferences just continually shit the bed over and over, which I guess is possible.

Stats dictate for every team you have in conference above .500 in league play you will have one below it, it’s just the averages. I guess anything can happen but I’m Just not buying either ones gonna get 5 teams in the elite 8 or keep 5 in the Top 15, but we will see. If I’m wrong I’m wrong lord knows it won’t be the first time.

It actually wouldn't be hard for those 5 teams to stay ranked, assuming that they're mostly losing to each other. #10 losing to #3 isn't going to drop much and vice versa.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

He is right.

You are a weirdo, my guy

Almost up there with Vulva

@VulvHa

 

[Villian07]

He is right.

You are a weirdo, my guy

Almost up there with Vulva

Hate to jump the fence but “we don’t celebrate s16s in the ville”

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

Hate to jump the fence but “we don’t celebrate s16s in the ville”

About 2 years ago I said the only coach who I thought could do better with the roster at Texas was Billy Donovan.
Guy started saying I thought Shaka was as good of a coach as Donovan

The truth is Shaka wants to built the program similar to what Pitino and Donovan had.

Pitino is a no go
So only coach I thought would coach these players better was Billy Donovan.

 

[Villian07]

That’s a stretch but it’s ur team so whatever.

I don’t think Shaka “planned” to be this unsuccessful thus far, regardless of how he was “planning” to build the program.

Maybe this is his year, who knows.

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

That’s a stretch but it’s ur team so whatever.

I don’t think Shaka “planned” to be this unsuccessful thus far, regardless of how he was “planning” to build the program.

Maybe this is his year, who knows.

Shaka was suppose to come in and make Sweet 16s majority of the time
Most believed that. Reason why his name was kicked around for every job between 2011-2015.

The expectations is why people felt like he was unsuccessful.
But those expectations are good to have and why regardless he can bring high level talent.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

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