BSPN moving the goalposts...

[Lefty2one]

Did they really say that college football gets it right? lol

Do they not realize that the supposed "best teams" in the country (UL, MSU, Florida) all lost to the teams in tonight's game? Settling things on the field/court is now a BAD thing?! LMAO.

Parity in college basketball is at an all-time high because so little of the talent stays in school. The result is messy situations like this. You can argue UK '12 was a historically great team (I don't think they were) but even if you do include them then there was one great team in the last five years. '10 Duke wasn't great, we weren't a historically great team in '11, Louisville last year wasn't anything all that special. Neither us or UK this year is historically great.

It used to be that you had to be a lock for the lottery to leave early. Then it became as long as you're a lock for the first round (a guaranteed contract) then you leave early. Now it's just a free-for-all, if you might be a fringe rotational piece in the NBA you're probably leaving early.

The other part is that college football and basketball are obviously very different sports.

 

[SubbaBub]

Wait just a cottonpickin' minute. For years everyone has dumped on FB for not having a true champion determined on the field. The idealized model was the BB tournament.

Now, just because the committee can't add correctly tonight's winner isn't the best team? I am fairly sure that between the UConn and UK they beat nearly every legit contender to get here. Those they didn't were beat by either FL and WI. Neither team is backing in.

The interesting thing will be to see where the winner is ranked in the final poll. 2011 wasn't #1.

 

[tzznandrew]

Wait just a cottonpickin' minute. For years everyone has dumped on FB for not having a true champion determined on the field. The idealized model was the BB tournament.

Now, just because the committee can't add correctly tonight's winner isn't the best team? I am fairly sure that between the UConn and UK they beat nearly every legit contender to get here. Those they didn't were beat by either FL and WI. Neither team is backing in.

The interesting thing will be to see where the winner is ranked in the final poll. 2011 wasn't #1.

There were some years where maybe you could suggest that the best team didn't really win. And if you take it as a "whole season" sort of thing, sure.

But, as the tournament started, the 4 teams everyone picked were, in rough order: Michigan State, Florida, Louisville, Arizona.

UConn took out the first two, and Kentucky beat Louisville. Wisconsin--whom Kentucky beat--took out Arizona.

Winner tonight has earned it. Seedings mean nothing.

 

[Deadrody]

So, SO stupid. They love, love, LOVE the "Madness" and then question the result that the madness provides ? How dumb is that ?

Maybe they should go back to the way football did it and let the championship be determined by the polls. WTF?

 

[aceboon]

I heard Jay Bilas on ESPN radio arguing that UK's seeding was wrong and "based on the metrics" they should've been about a 4 seed, but UConn's seeding was right. WTF?!?!

 

[Ct79]

I heard Jay Bilas on ESPN radio arguing that UK's seeding was wrong and "based on the metrics" they should've been about a 4 seed, but UConn's seeding was right. WTF?!?!

I heard that too from a couple of people on ESPN that UK was terribly under seeded. Apparently our 33 point loss to Louisville is more important than the rest of our body of work. I also don't understand how these same people will say Uk has had a more impressive run. If they were so terribly under seeded is it really more impressive winning on buzzer beaters than the teams that we soundly beat?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Like most (all?) of us, I've played, coached and watched sports for most of my life -- too close to 60 years worth. Every team that I've ever had an association with was motivated to take every opportunity to win, win, and win. I never heard anyone suggest as a goal that we want to be the team people think should've won. Is there a more complete definition of failure than to be best and not be champion?

 

[TheChamps990411]

Mike n Mike are entertaining and thats about it. Theyre all about the NFL and CFB. Uconn and UK are the two best teams in the country right now and either one is a legit champion although UK will likely have to vacate it in a few years.

 

[gtcam]

I heard Jay Bilas on ESPN radio arguing that UK's seeding was wrong and "based on the metrics" they should've been about a 4 seed, but UConn's seeding was right. WTF?!?!

look at who Kensucky lost to.........................................