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After today, Houston is a legit Final Four candidate, and has a chance to correct what happened in 1983.

Aren't the Huskies still committed to playing an AAC team. If so, Houston is actually beyond a no brainer. They're now a legit powerhouse, and as an ooc opponent would be a major plus on the schedule. I'm not a UConn guy, and UConn/Houston would be a must watch on my schedule.

Makes you wonder how the college basketball season will unfold.

This is easy. Buster Sheary of Holy Cross. 155–36 (.812) People look and see that he won the NIT in 1954 and shrug it off. 1954 was probably the last season where you can make a strong case for the NIT winner as the true National Champion. LaSalle won the NCAAs, but I think Holy Cross was...

You were the one who accused him of underachieving when he did not. There were two clearly better teams than his that year, and he went as far as he should have.

I was actually defending Thompson. Nelson thought they underachievd. I don't think they did. They certainly weren't more talented than that loaded UK team, and I don't think they were better than UMass, as was proven on the court. You could debate if they were as good as that year's UConn team...

That team reached the East Regional Final. They were run out of the building by UMass, but that was a great UMass team. The 1996 Kentucky team is considered one of the greatest ever, and UMass beat them by 10 points. Unfortunately for UMass, they lost in the rematch, which the defacto National...

Mayo or Miracle Whip?? Just kidding! The only thing that gets the food police more upset than ketchup is Miracle Whip.

USF was actually ranked #1 in the late 70s when Bill Cartwright was there.

It is a good take. Omaha's the better city, and CU has been more consistently good than Wichita has, but Wichita has been ranked #1, and has gone to a Final Four, CU hasn't. Sounds like a wash to me.

Shooting for that number 7 spot behind the Pac 12. Three bids a year, four in a good year. Best team usually ranked. Team in the Sweet 16 every year, with an Elite 8 team every 3-4 years. Those are realistic goals for the A10. Would help if the AAC, MWC, and WCC are similar. Those lesser...

They were top heavy, which has always been the issue with what you might call "the super mid majors". Those are the leagues that are clearly better than the one bid leagues, sometimes even putting elite teams on the floor, but are burdened by too many weaklings like East Carolina, and Tulane...

Realistically, this is what they should aspire to. At it's peak, when Louisville, and Marquette were still there, and Huggins had elite teams at Cincy, CUSA was a borderline power conference, which is why the BE became stronger after taking it's best teams. Never comparable to the top leagues...

I think you're right. That's why I compared them to UCLA. Wooden knew shady dealings were going on, but he made sure that he didn't know exactly what those shady dealings were. Same thing going on here. I'd be shocked if K was directly involved in any of this, but he approved of his support...

Duke is as crooked under K as UCLA was under "St. Wooden".