March 25, 201115 yr I don't get your argument. Butler was 2nd in their conference. UConn was 9th. The 9th place team from a "bad" conference is in the Elite 8 and they're favored to make the Final 4. Not terrible for a bad conference. I'll go slow...it's all about how you are seeded. UConn was a #3 seed-meaning the committee at worst thought they were the 12th best team in the country. So by your account the 9th best team in the Big East was ranked by the committee as the 12th best team in the country. They have to this point then overacheived by 1 game in the NCAA tournament by making the Elite 8. ALL of the other Big East teams besides Marquette underacheived based on their seedings. Butler was an 8 seed. The committee thought at worst they were the 32nd best team in the country. The Bulldogs have overacheived by two rounds in the tournament so far.
March 25, 201115 yr Who would have thought that the Big East pundits would be bragging about getting a team to the Elite 8? Oh how things have changed in the past couple of weeks.
March 25, 201115 yr Who would have thought that the Big East pundits would be bragging about getting a team to the Elite 8? Oh how things have changed in the past couple of weeks. They have filled their quota. All they needed was one team to get into the Elite 8 to do that.
March 25, 201115 yr I'll go slow...it's all about how you are seeded. UConn was a #3 seed-meaning the committee at worst thought they were the 12th best team in the country. So by your account the 9th best team in the Big East was ranked by the committee as the 12th best team in the country. They have to this point then overacheived by 1 game in the NCAA tournament by making the Elite 8. ALL of the other Big East teams besides Marquette underacheived based on their seedings. Butler was an 8 seed. The committee thought at worst they were the 32nd best team in the country. The Bulldogs have overacheived by two rounds in the tournament so far. Thanks for slowing it down. The committee thought the 9th best team from a conference was a top 12 team in the country but that conference is bad? Got it. Break down the 11th seeded Marquette for me. They finished 11th in the conference. So they should not have won any games if they were only the 41-44th team in the country right?
March 25, 201115 yr They have filled their quota. All they needed was one team to get into the Elite 8 to do that. Filled their quota?
March 25, 201115 yr Who would have thought that the Big East pundits would be bragging about getting a team to the Elite 8? Oh how things have changed in the past couple of weeks. I'm not remotley a BE pundit, but to say the conference isn't any good because Pitt and ND didn't make the sweet 16 is absurd. Were Kansas and Kentucky not any good last year because neither of them made the Final Four? I would agree that the top of the conference isn't great, but that's not what makes the BE so tough. It's tough because the teams 5-11 are tough and you don't get any breaks.
March 25, 201115 yr Thanks for slowing it down. The committee thought the 9th best team from a conference was a top 12 team in the country but that conference is bad? Got it. The best player in the Big East has his team on his shoulders and is carrying them throughout the tournament. Certainly solidifies the conference in my book :lol: The Big East is no doubt the deepest conference which, in my mind, makes it the toughest. There is no gap between teams in the Big East and top half teams in other major conferences though.
March 25, 201115 yr I'm not remotley a BE pundit, but to say the conference isn't any good because Pitt and ND didn't make the sweet 16 is absurd. Were Kansas and Kentucky not any good last year because neither of them made the Final Four? I would agree that the top of the conference isn't great, but that's not what makes the BE so tough. It's tough because the teams 5-11 are tough and you don't get any breaks. Agree.
March 25, 201115 yr I don't think the arguement should be whether the Big East is a good conference or not... everybody knows they are the best. The arguement IMO should be why do they underachieve in the Big Dance?
March 25, 201115 yr ALL of the other Big East teams besides Marquette underacheived based on their seedings. How is #6 seed UC underachieving by losing to #3 seed UConn???
March 25, 201115 yr Thanks for slowing it down. The committee thought the 9th best team from a conference was a top 12 team in the country but that conference is bad? Got it. Break down the 11th seeded Marquette for me. They finished 11th in the conference. So they should not have won any games if they were only the 41-44th team in the country right? That's right... The conference was overhyped and has been exposed in this tournament. Charles Barkley has hit the nail on the head...
March 25, 201115 yr How is #6 seed UC underachieving by losing to #3 seed UConn??? UC was about right. ranked by the committee in the top 24 in the country..ousted by a higher seed before going to the Sweet 16.
March 25, 201115 yr They have filled their quota. All they needed was one team to get into the Elite 8 to do that. Filled their quota? Yes, 11 teams in a 68 team field is 1 out of every 6 teams. They have one team in the final 8, which is about where they should be, right? If they have a team get to the Final Four they will be overachieving.
March 25, 201115 yr UC was about right. ranked by the committee in the top 24 in the country..ousted by a higher seed before going to the Sweet 16. So you exaggerated the statement I quoted???
March 25, 201115 yr Yes, 11 teams in a 68 team field is 1 out of every 6 teams. They have one team in the final 8, which is about where they should be, right? If they have a team get to the Final Four they will be overachieving. Worst reasoning I've ever heard.
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