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this is another bad loss for them and for the conference as a whole
well since my post Duke and Missouri lost and will fall out so we have a shot to sneak in but it will be close
Wisky will also fall out so thats 3 for sure
Arky was 15 and lost 2x so we will see abou them, there is a big recency bias among voters
Upsets and general parity are why college basketball is generally much more competitive than college football, where the top 5-10 teams rarely lose to anyone unranked, whereas that happens all the time in college hoops. Can you imagine a good but not great football team winning 4 straight games against ranked opponents like we did last year in hoops as a way unranked team?
IMO, the biggest reason for this is that there are proportionally less scholarships in hoops vs. football, i.e., in hoops well more than half of the 13 scholarship guys contribute significantly per game vs. football, where well less than half of the 85 scholarship guys contribute significantly. It means the good talent gets stockpiled in football, but not in hoops, and it's why I think football should drop scholarship levels to 60-65, which will greatly improve parity and competitiveness (and be a nice offset for Title IX considerations).
IMO, the biggest reason for this is that there are proportionally less scholarships in hoops vs. football, i.e., in hoops well more than half of the 13 scholarship guys contribute significantly per game vs. football, where well less than half of the 85 scholarship guys contribute significantly. It means the good talent gets stockpiled in football, but not in hoops, and it's why I think football should drop scholarship levels to 60-65, which will greatly improve parity and competitiveness (and be a nice offset for Title IX considerations).
Arkansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Duke should drop out. Clemson is a lock to join. FAU probably should be in. Baylor will be in. Next team up would be Rutgers if we win tomorrow but I can see voters keeping Arkansas over us.
I also think it has to do with where the super stars go. In general the top talent on offense filter to the same programs in football.
A quote that I've repeated many times that goes back to when Wooden left UCLA.
"You never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. You want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the legend."
I know he won a NC but Kevin Ollie is a legend????
Plus for every success there are dozens of failures in this situation in all sports.
#ACCscam
Colorado State defeats UNLV. Mountain West has five viable teams. New Mexico playing at San Diego State now.
Elsewhere #7 UCLA is down at home to Colorado in the second half.
Lol no. Calhoun is the legend. Hurley is the guy after the guy
Pretty sure he means Hurley replaced the guy (Ollie) who replaced the legend (Calhoun)
They can afford to drop a few, CUSA isn’t that terrible a league
You would need to actually limit the roster size not just schollies to prevent the big boys from stockpiling due to NIL money that is fungible with scholarship money
It’s great to have a rooting interest in all these games when your home team is legit. So grateful for the excitement of each RU basketball season these days.
Horrible news out of Alabama
So what? Are you that insecure about Rutgers that another Big Ten team getting praised bothers you that much? We are a Final Four contender too, so stop being a baby and just enjoy the ride.
Oh look, the troll is back.