CBS Sports: Ranking top 25 college basketball programs of last 25 years

[Jaydumo20]

UConn fans get caught up in the Brimah thing too much. It’s kind of weird. I’m not saying you are one of them, but there’s definitely people on the board that always mention that Brimah play. They don’t mention it with joy, but as a way to put down that team. I don’t get it.

Many, many championship teams have barely survived at one or two points in the tourney. I hate that someone always mentions that. We deserved that title and we were the best team in the tourney. Our guards ran it.

Great post. I do agree. The point i was hoping to make was that if we lost that game, our regular season wasnt enough to call us the best team. In other words, the best team in the tourney has to be called the Best team of that year. Its like bar trivia where the first ten questions are worth 5 pts apiece but the final question is worth 100. Not exactly fair, but only 1 true winner.

 

[Hoophound]

Great post. I do agree. The point i was hoping to make was that if we lost that game, our regular season wasnt enough to call us the best team. In other words, the best team in the tourney has to be called the Best team of that year. Its like bar trivia where the first ten questions are worth 5 pts apiece but the final question is worth 100. Not exactly fair, but only 1 true winner.

I know your point and I know you aren’t one of those whiners. I just had to say something. It makes me nuts when they do it. I guess I wish you picked a different example. 😂

 

[superjohn]

The question is irrational as posed to me, I'm both. I have the best of both worlds.

UConn fans probably put too much on championships
KU fans probably put too much on never missing the tournament and total wins
MSU fans probably put too much on final four appearances
Duke fans probably put too much on their wonderful paper rosters and NBA players

Well sure if you pick multiple teams as your favorite you can experience even more winning. I consider it a no brainer that it's been way better being a UConn fan because we win way more championships than Kansas.

Winning championships is what it's all about.

Red Sox have had it better than the Yankees the past 25 years as well, the gap in championships is less between them than the gap between UConn and Kansas though.

 

[HuskyHawk]

You don't get the point? The Yankees have been much more consistent than the Red Sox and the Red Sox have doubled them up in titles. Kansas has been much more consistent than UConn and UConn has more than doubled Kansas up in titles.

But the Sox have been way more consistent than UConn, and the Yankees not nearly as consistent as Kansas. I also get nowhere near the overall joy of participation in the MLB playoffs that I get being part of the NCAA tournament.

 

[Hoophound]

But the Sox have been way more consistent than UConn, and the Yankees not nearly as consistent as Kansas. I also get nowhere near the overall joy of participation in the MLB playoffs that I get being part of the NCAA tournament.

I wish I was a fan of two great programs. I often wish I went to grad school at a great football school so that CR wouldn’t bother me so much. I’d have a team if UConn never gets the call.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I wish I was a fan of two great programs. I often wish I went to grad school at a great football school so that CR wouldn’t bother me so much. I’d have a team if UConn never gets the call.

I am truly lucky to be a huge college basketball fan who happened to attend those two schools. No doubt about it. My college football luck is well, a bit less.

 

[Hoophound]

I am truly lucky to be a huge college basketball fan who happened to attend those two schools. No doubt about it. My college football luck is well, a bit less.

Kansas football has been fun recently though. I actually think UConn football is fun again too. I’m just worried about the future.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Kansas football has been fun recently though. I actually think UConn football is fun again too. I’m just worried about the future.

KU was good when I was there (Glen Mason era), which was fun. They had the Orange bowl win some time back. Both teams pretty good right now, I’m liking that. I want to go check out the new stadium in Lawrence.

 

[Viet Vet]

Nobody gives much credence to the titles won before 1969 except Kentucky, Indiana and a few others.
How little attention the games got could best be illustrated by when Final Four games were first televised:
1963-Syndicated broadcast of the title game for the first time.
1969-National broadcast by NBC of the title game and consolation game and regional broadcasts of the semi-final games.
1969-72-Final Four games split between regional and national telecasts, with markets receiving different games.
1973-NBC moved the championship game to a prime time Monday night slot.
1974-NBC's coverage expanded, including regional finals being aired nationally.
1978-For the first time, all regional finals were televised nationally by NBC.

“Nobody gives much credence to the titles won before 1969.” Count me among the nobodies.

UCLA won four titles in five years (‘64, ‘65, ‘67, ‘68 ) with a combined record of 117-3.

 

[Buzzyboy]

UConn fans get caught up in the Brimah thing too much. It’s kind of weird. I’m not saying you are one of them, but there’s definitely people on the board that always mention that Brimah play. They don’t mention it with joy, but as a way to put down that team. I don’t get it.

Many, many championship teams have barely survived at one or two points in the tourney. I hate that someone always mentions that. We deserved that title and we were the best team in the tourney. Our guards ran it.

Actually, I never heard it metioned before and I was totally unfamiliar with it