This list was fun to look at...
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At least they got Best of the Rest right!
phillionaire
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You’ve gotta think providence has a good a chance as any to show up on a list of “also rans”
CL82
NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions - Again!
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Can't help but notice the absence of any Canadian teams from that list.
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That was funny!
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I was puzzled because I couldn't find our tradition rich friends in upstate New York, and I think they belong somewhere in here because you can't overlook all that history, but my mistake, bottom row center....
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I assume the list is based on history of more than 2 years, although there seems to be a lot of recency bias. 2 years with the same cast of characters and not advancing as far as a 2 seed should in either year sort of limits the tier they should be in. Program ranking should be over many different rosters at a school IMO
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It's based on the last 4 years.
geordi
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It's not just the Big East. Is there a program that has gotten better after moving from their conference? I don't think so. Nebraska? Texas Tech? Missouri? Maryland? Miami?
We are likely the only one, but the move was basketball related - not football. They might get richer, but not more competitive.
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Houston might be the only one, and even then it's too early to say.
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They keep saying that, like wgaf. I'll take two in a row, Kansas can have their December victory. Not even Seton Hall fans are that insufferable and they had a better win, creamed a healthy uconn by 15. Creighton too, brags a lot less with a larger win over a healthy uconn.
The Big 12 could've had the top 3 teams up there. But oh well.......
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Indiana didn't even make the list. Blue blood deez nutz
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Louisville fell so far they didn't even make your list of programs that have fallen
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The fuzziest logic in all fandom is the associative property of greatness.
Well, we beat the champs so we must be better than the champs. This would mean that every rightful champion must go undefeated, which never happens. Argument over.
Um...that would be the transitive property.
Also, I would throw out Creighton as a team that got better when it switched conferences.
only game we lost all year when completely healthy was at Creighton when they shot lights out (15 3’s I believe).
Clingan got hurt in the beginning of 2nd half @ Seton Hall after having scored 14 with 7 boards in 14 minutes. We were down 5 at half and I suspect we find a way to win if Cling Kong plays 2nd half but who knows and it doesn’t really matter.
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Yes. Correct and correctUm...that would be the transitive property.