Recent content by pj

Kenpom has it about -8.5 or -9. I don't think you can give Seton Hall 14.5 at home against anyone. Not even juggernaut Michigan!

I'm surprised Marquette is so high. It seems Marquette, Creighton, and Providence are very similar in terms of job quality. Similar resources in similar sized markets. Marquette competes with pro franchises in Milwaukee plus the University of Wisconsin, Creighton competes with Univ of Nebraska...

Yes, if you can make a million dollars a year in college and NBA success is uncertain, might as well enjoy college. Alex is a winner and he'll have a nice pro career, but he may look back on college as the most fun time of his life.

Why can't the athletic department sell T-shirts for $1 million each, and have the guy buy 20?

P4 schools are limited by the $21 million cap and the needs of their football programs; Big East schools are limited by their financial resources. It will be interesting to see if a Big East school with no football and a wealthy donor (St John's?) decides to spend $20 million on basketball one...

He may not have a path to winning in the paid-players era. The NIL numbers have gotten so high. A small budget team like Marquette isn't going to be top-tier.

No he was trying to foul him while he was dribbling and trying not to foul when he went into the act of shooting. He was following the guy and harassing him with his hands as the guy dribbled, but as soon as he saw the guy start to assemble himself for a shot, he immediately pulled his hands...

The guy was clearly trying not to foul the shooter. He was trying to foul while the ballhandler was dribbling and then he put his hands in the air and kept his body distance to show he was doing his best not to foul the shooter. It's perverse for the official to ignore the weak girly hand swipes...

I don't see it. It's an exaggeration to call that a push, it looks like if he brushed the guy's hip it was with zero force. It was even weaker than the earlier swipes that weren't called. The photo which had the view of the hand almost looks AI generated. From that angle you can't tell if the...

They want to keep the playing field level. Knowing that they have the most money, they handicap themselves on the coaching and strategy side. It's sporting of them.

There would probably still be an NCAA, but it would handle only the amateur sports. The pro sports (high level football & basketball) would be outside the NCAA. This assumes it's still possible to have an amateur sport.

It's only the strength of schedule rating, not the team rating, that uses the WIN50 formula. The WIN50 approach also takes away the impact of the best teams on your schedule. Your schedule strength is based on the strength at the middle of your schedule. Both strong and weak opponents are...

They dominate the Chestnut Hill market, and the Onandaga County market.

Could it have something to do with the SEC going 15-6 against the Big12 so far this season?

Per the table, BC's revenue is $137 million vs UConn's $106 million, or 29% higher, but their value is $530 million vs UConn's $249 million, or 113% higher. Some factor other than revenue is figuring in to BC's advantage. Intangible brand? They must be counting university endowment or some other...