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8 games were decided on the last possession ! Great day of basketball !Originally posted by lawpoke87:
Five games decided by one point yesterday....a record.
Yep!Originally posted by Tulsafanzz:
8 games were decided on the last possession ! Great day of basketball !Originally posted by lawpoke87:
Five games decided by one point yesterday....a record.
Days like yesterday make the NCAA tournament what it is. That why even the greediest P5 advocates won't ruin this event.
Exactly, who wants to see two middling power fives play each other, give me the no names against the bigs that is what makes the tourney great.Originally posted by Tulsafanzz:
8 games were decided on the last possession ! Great day of basketball !Originally posted by lawpoke87:
Five games decided by one point yesterday....a record.
Days like yesterday make the NCAA tournament what it is. That why even the greediest P5 advocates won't ruin this event.
When we joined the AAC Tulsa was not supposed to finish second, when Florida State joined the ACC years ago they walked into the conference and immediately were relative in that league. Butler in the Big East,etc.etc.Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
Those facts aren't mutually exclusive. Georgia St and UAB could not compete in the Big12. They would have finished in the bottom 2 or 3 of the league. That doesn't mean they can't beat the league leaders on a given day. Texas Tech beat ISU this year. The worst TCU team in forever beat a #1 seed KU a couple of years ago. Anything can happen on a given day.
No its friggin UCLA no shame in losing to one of the greatest basketball programs of all time. Did UCLA's body of work really deserve a bid? Maybe maybe not. Using your own logic anyone can win a game in the NCAA. Isn't that what you have been posting?Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
Doesn't UCLA beating the #1 in the American go against your argument?
When we joined the AAC Tulsa was not supposed to finish second, when Florida State joined the ACC years ago they walked into the conference and immediately were relative in that league. Butler in the Big East,etc.etc.Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
Those facts aren't mutually exclusive. Georgia St and UAB could not compete in the Big12. They would have finished in the bottom 2 or 3 of the league. That doesn't mean they can't beat the league leaders on a given day. Texas Tech beat ISU this year. The worst TCU team in forever beat a #1 seed KU a couple of years ago. Anything can happen on a given day.
To also be fair TCU had just graduated the best players from its rose bowl team and were looking at a rebuild. That team would have had no problem in the Big12Originally posted by lawpoke87:
Tu Geo posted on 3/20/2015...
When we joined the AAC Tulsa was not supposed to finish second, when Florida State joined the ACC years ago they walked into the conference and immediately were relative in that league. Butler in the Big East,etc.etc.Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
Those facts aren't mutually exclusive. Georgia St and UAB could not compete in the Big12. They would have finished in the bottom 2 or 3 of the league. That doesn't mean they can't beat the league leaders on a given day. Texas Tech beat ISU this year. The worst TCU team in forever beat a #1 seed KU a couple of years ago. Anything can happen on a given day.
The conventional thought is that usually new teams can't compete with the teams a step up but that is not true at all.
Good basketball programs can compete in any league.
Not too many B-12 fans would ever admit that TCU could play in their league in football, mind you TCU has been good for years, but in B-12 fans minds not good enough for their league. Well guess what TCU was the best program in the league last year. I think its harder in football than basketball.
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To be fair TCU couldn't compete in the Big12 it's first two year (losing record both years). Once TCU had an opportunity to recruit to the better conference it not only became competitive but won the league last year. It also helps that the Frogs have a great coach. Great coaches in both football and basketball will be successful regardless of league affiliation. To TCU's credit they have thus far found a way to keep Patterson in Fort Worth. They're going to be very good again this year btw.
Yes, Indiana is a great three point shooting team had 6 three's out of 11 with 4 minutes left in the first half. WSU needs to stay close and let IU's average shooting percentage to play out. I think they will be OK.Originally posted by lawpoke87:
Not sure how the fact that TCU's was able to run the table in the MWC during it's rebuilding year proves your point but ok.
Anyway, back to the thread topic. Any ideas on what's going on with the Shockers? They've been down the entire first half and currently down 6. Have them going to the sweet 16 so need them to snap out of this funk.
Not at all. Everyone thinks because a team who shouldn't have been in the tournament all of a sudden validates their inclusion by winning a game. Happens all the time...Maybe all those questionable teams should be forced to play one another in those play-in games which always seem to end up pitting mid-majors against one another. Maybe UCLA and Texas should have played one another on Tuesday. Why does Dayton have to play that game? Why does BYU? Its the same power garbage that ended up with Wichita St. having to go through a gauntlet of teams that were grossly misplaced by the committee last year.Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
Doesn't UCLA beating the #1 in the American go against your argument?
I think it's officiating. Isn't it true that in this tourney, you don't move up to make more money wearing the stripes unless you do well according to a group that reviews your game?Originally posted by PhoggyBottom:
That is my point. I was responding to TU-BLA post where he seems to want to argue it both ways. An upset in the tournament does not mean that Team A is better than Team B or that Team A could compete in Team B's conferenece. It simply means Team A played better than Team B on that particular day. It is no different than Texas Tech beating ISU in a regular season game. It doesn't mean Texas Tech is better, it just means they played beter on that day.