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11-12-2013, 02:13 PM | #10096 |
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It's awesome in terms of a sideshow. It sucks in terms of crowning a legit team as champion.
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11-12-2013, 02:16 PM | #10097 | |
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Like we've stated before. It's extremely rare for an underdog team to win the Basketball NC. It's great fun for the excitement element but in the end the best teams are always there. |
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11-12-2013, 02:17 PM | #10098 |
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11-12-2013, 02:25 PM | #10099 |
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11-12-2013, 02:27 PM | #10100 |
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UCONN finished 9th in the Big East two years ago.
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11-12-2013, 02:28 PM | #10101 |
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11-12-2013, 02:29 PM | #10102 |
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11-12-2013, 02:29 PM | #10103 |
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If Alabama plays Florida State for the title, it will be the first time teams from bordering states ever play for the championship.
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11-12-2013, 02:33 PM | #10104 |
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We have 11 years of Pomeroy data and here's where the champ was rated:
2003: Syracuse 5 2004: Uconn 2 (behind Duke who they beat in the FF by 2) 2005: UNC 2 (tick behind Illinois who also made it to the final) 2006: Florida 1 2007: Florida 1 2008: Kansas 1 2009: UNC 1 2010: Duke 1 2011: UCONN 9 2012: Kentucky 1 2013: Louisville 1 He posts nothing backed up by actual data. Ever. |
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11-12-2013, 02:33 PM | #10105 | |
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I'd prefer see a great Duke team take on a great Kentucky squad for a seat at the dance. The upset is fun in real time, but the consequences are that a team that's ill-equipped to advance often gets piss-pounded. I rarely root for upsets in football either. I didn't want to see LSU beat Alabama - as a college football fan, I want to see Alabama vs. FSU in the national championship. That's a damn compelling matchup. As a Mizzou fan I'd like to see us upset a team or two, but that's wearing my Mizzou hat. I recognize why people root for the underdog, I just hate the consequences. I want to see the most talented teams 'survive and advance'.
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11-12-2013, 02:33 PM | #10106 |
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How many do you need? The Big East in 2011 was the best basketball conference. The SEC in 2013 is the best football conference. UCONN winning the NC would be like Florida winning this year's football title.
It's stupid.
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11-12-2013, 02:34 PM | #10107 |
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11-12-2013, 02:35 PM | #10108 | |
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I don't root against greatness just because it's great. Sports schadenfreude should be restricted to hated rivals. Extending it to great teams just because they keep winning is petty.
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11-12-2013, 02:35 PM | #10109 | |
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The Big East was far better than the SEC is this year in football. Without Alabama the SEC in football this year is simply another conference. |
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11-12-2013, 02:36 PM | #10110 |
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