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Kolumbo said:
of course Oregon is winning in running sports. west coast schools winning could be more of an indictment on the Big Ten in the other sports

and all is well in Big Country

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The UCLA women seem to have no problems winning with their schedule. Funny how the schedule is only a problem when you aren't a top program in the country.

And you still play an equal number of home and away conference games. So 5 of 7 on the road means the law of averages will see you likely have 5 of 7 at home at some point this season. And one of those road games won't even see you leave the city of Los Angeles.
 
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Rufus said:
The UCLA women seem to have no problems winning with their schedule. Funny how the schedule is only a problem when you aren't a top program in the country.

And you still play an equal number of home and away conference games. So 5 of 7 on the road means the law of averages will see you likely have 5 of 7 at home at some point this season. And one of those road games won't even see you leave the city of Los Angeles.
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law of averages? wtf. I'm sure Cronin knows how many home and away games he has. His complaint is that the first 5 of 7 conference games were on the road. As the coach of the biggest basketball brand in the conference, he seems none too pleased about it.
 
Kolumbo said:
law of averages? wtf. I'm sure Cronin knows how many home and away games he has. His complaint is that the first 5 of 7 conference games were on the road. As the coach of the biggest basketball brand in the conference, he seems none too pleased about it.
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He also left out that if the early schedule is road heavy, he'll have an abundance of home games the rest of the way.
 
Rufus said:
After the fall sports season, the West Coast B1G schools are once again winning lots of conference championships. Travel impacts have thus far been minimal for performance outcomes.

Men's Cross Country - Oregon
Women's Cross Country - Oregon
Women's Soccer Regular Season - Washington; Tournament - Washington
Men's Soccer Regular Season - Maryland; Tournament - UCLA; National Champions - Washington
Field Hockey Regular Season - Northwestern; Tournament - Northwestern; National Champions - Northwestern
Women's Volleyball - Nebraska
Football - Indiana; CFP Playoffs - Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon; National Champions - Indiana
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I wonder if they'll help the Big 10 to ever actually win a basketball national championship.
 
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Does anyone even read the posts that led to the comments?
 
The line in red is what sterted this:
Rufus said:
flywareagle.com

SEC sent warning on the Big Ten amid Hoosiers' ascendance to CFP champions

The Indiana Hoosiers showed the power that's lying underneath the surface for many Big Ten programs, as the power balance in College Football continues to shift
flywareagle.com flywareagle.com

The Indianapolis Star's Zach Osterman believes what the Hoosiers just did, going 15-0 en route to the CFP title game, dominating the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl and the B1G's Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl, is replicable across the Big Ten.

Osterman cited alumni bases from each school operating in big cities across America's biggest cities for why just about any Big Ten school could become the next Indiana at any point in the next few years.

"The Hoosiers’ rise under Curt Cignetti traces its origins to so many root causes it’s not worth rehashing them all here," Osterman prefaced before saying, "What’s not lost on the league office is the extent to which this can be replicable elsewhere. That with the right people in charge, adequate resources around them and a sustainable long-term strategy, this kind of success can be repeated across the Big Ten.

"In the NIL-plus-rev-share era, a conference composed of large state institutions with robust alumni bases grounded in lucrative industries across many if not most of America’s major cities has more than just one sleeping giant.

"The way IU fans took over the Rose and Peach bowls across the Hoosiers’ first two games in this year’s playoff should open the eyes of programs elsewhere in the league. This is what pure football activation can look like."
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Here was my response:
FfldCntyFan said:
What Indiana is doing may be replicable for most members of the B1G. Rutgers however would never be capable of winning at even an insignificant level, much less at the highest level in the most valuable sport.
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Hank then decided to chime in:
hank970 said:
You'd have said the same thing about Indiana a year ago.
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I then ressponded, which is where @JwittersPAC and @Chin Diesel appear to believe the back and forth began:
FfldCntyFan said:
Indiana has multiple national titles in men's hoops and was at one time a very formidable men's soccer program.
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Again, context matters.
 
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Rufus said:
After the fall sports season, the West Coast B1G schools are once again winning lots of conference championships. Travel impacts have thus far been minimal for performance outcomes.

Men's Cross Country - Oregon
Women's Cross Country - Oregon
Women's Soccer Regular Season - Washington; Tournament - Washington
Men's Soccer Regular Season - Maryland; Tournament - UCLA; National Champions - Washington
Field Hockey Regular Season - Northwestern; Tournament - Northwestern; National Champions - Northwestern
Women's Volleyball - Nebraska
Football - Indiana; CFP Playoffs - Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon; National Champions - Indiana
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JwittersPAC said:
I agree basketball championships mean something. But college soccer.. come on.
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On the other hand, we have gotten no conference offers since our last soccer national championship. Coincidence? I think not!
 
FfldCntyFan said:
The line in red is what sterted this:


Here was my response:


Hank then decided to chime in:


I then ressponded, which is where @JwittersPAC and @Chin Diesel appear to believe the back and forth began:


Again, context matters.
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@Chin Diesel has been picking up a few third man in penalties lately. Agreed that if you're going to hop in and one of these back-and-forth, you take a minute to learn the context.
 
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AllHusky said:
I’ll see you and raise you, how many SEC schools of the 14 play men’s soccer? I will leave it at that!
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Only two SEC schools play men’s Division 1 soccer- SC and Kentucky. So not sure what you’re raising. 1/3 of the players in college are not even from US- washed up foreign players. College Soccer is a nothing burger.
 
WrenchFan69 said:
I imagine a lot of schools will drop it when the NCAA lowers its D1 minimum for sponsored sports.
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Well, they'll probably drop men's college soccer, but women's college soccer creates an awful lot of offset scholarships for football.
 
CL82 said:
Well, they'll probably drop men's college soccer, but women's college soccer creates an awful lot of offset scholarships for football.
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I don't ever consider women's sports outside basketball when thinking about the existential questions of college sports. They will exist as long as they are required as an offset.
 
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