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The Big Ten is a basketball conference
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:27 pm
Agree or Disagree?
I think of it from a talent team perspective (not so much on perception). Sure football is the money maker and that's the facade of the conference, but pound for pound, the conference is just as good as any in basketball. It's been a slow progression to much better basketball overall, and tonight with Purdue and Indiana losing at home, you see the toughness of the conference. Oh and Gus Johnson calling games on the Big Ten Network = Money.
I think of it from a talent team perspective (not so much on perception). Sure football is the money maker and that's the facade of the conference, but pound for pound, the conference is just as good as any in basketball. It's been a slow progression to much better basketball overall, and tonight with Purdue and Indiana losing at home, you see the toughness of the conference. Oh and Gus Johnson calling games on the Big Ten Network = Money.
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Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:29 pm to emoney
Nah, I consider them a hockey/wrestling conference.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:32 pm to emoney
I mean, right now, it's better at basketball than football. But it's still a football conference. It's like saying Ohio State's a basketball school and not a football school because they're a top-10 basketball team and under .500 in football.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:32 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Maybe if the conference had picked up Pitt and Syracuse
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:35 pm to emoney
Nah, they still have way more history with their football programs.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:35 pm to VerlanderBEAST
I tried to watch Nebraska v Penn State last night on BTN. Big Ten basketball is unbearable. Big East bbball is more entertaining than most NBA games. There conference tourney always produces instant classics.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:38 pm to VerlanderBEAST
The Big Ten this year is hands down the #1 basketball conference in America. The depth of the conference is as good as any. 0-4 Minnesota goes into Indiana and walks away with their first conference win. Ohio State, Michigan St, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin are all legit sweet 16 teams, with Purdue just hanging around as well. The Big Ten is just going to beat up on each other now, which will hurt the chance for 1-2 seeds in the NCAA tourny. Ohio State IMO is still the class of the Big Ten.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:38 pm to Buckeye Backer
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The Big Ten this year is hands down the #1 basketball conference in America
Not sure if serious ...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:39 pm to VerlanderBEAST
strength in basketball is really cyclical, particulary with all the one-and-doners.
it was only a couple years ago that the pac-10 was a great basketball conference, the big east was fielding 7+ teams in the tournament and the SEC could only manage to get 2-3 teams in.
now the pac-10 is looking like a 1-team conference, the big east and acc are the weakest they've been in a decade and the SEC is probably going to get 5 teams into the tournament.
it was only a couple years ago that the pac-10 was a great basketball conference, the big east was fielding 7+ teams in the tournament and the SEC could only manage to get 2-3 teams in.
now the pac-10 is looking like a 1-team conference, the big east and acc are the weakest they've been in a decade and the SEC is probably going to get 5 teams into the tournament.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:40 pm to IIxxBREADxxII
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I tried to watch Nebraska v Penn State last night on BTN
Ummmmm....Those are literally the two worst teams in the Big Ten, of course that game would suck! Did you watch the Ohio State/Illinois game...or the Wiscsosin/Purdue game or the Minnesota/Indiana game tonight? GREAT GAMES!
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:41 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
Updated 2012 RPI
Rank Conference Avg. RPI Avg. SOS SOS Rank Teams
1 Big Ten 0.5959 0.5627 1 12
2 Big East 0.5767 0.5526 2 16
3 Big 12 0.5732 0.5356 5 10
4 Atlantic Coast 0.5652 0.5436 3 12
5 Southeastern 0.5630 0.5317 8 12
6 Mountain West 0.5539 0.4887 14 8
7 Atlantic 10 0.5492 0.5318 7 14
8 Missouri Valley 0.5468 0.5391 4 10
9 Pacific-12 0.5304 0.5329 6 12
10 Conference USA 0.5241 0.5140 10 12
Rank Conference Avg. RPI Avg. SOS SOS Rank Teams
1 Big Ten 0.5959 0.5627 1 12
2 Big East 0.5767 0.5526 2 16
3 Big 12 0.5732 0.5356 5 10
4 Atlantic Coast 0.5652 0.5436 3 12
5 Southeastern 0.5630 0.5317 8 12
6 Mountain West 0.5539 0.4887 14 8
7 Atlantic 10 0.5492 0.5318 7 14
8 Missouri Valley 0.5468 0.5391 4 10
9 Pacific-12 0.5304 0.5329 6 12
10 Conference USA 0.5241 0.5140 10 12
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:41 pm to twelvegauge
The Big Ten may be the deepest, but their top teams are overrated as usual.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:42 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
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Not sure if serious
Why? The Big Ten has 4 teams ranked in the top 13. The middle of the Big Ten with Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue give it the edge IMO.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:45 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
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The Big Ten may be the deepest, but their top teams are overrated as usual.
Coming from an ACC fan? Ohio State beat Duke by 30 and our middle of the pack team Wisconsin took Carolina to the last second in Carolina. The ACC is a joke this year!
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:45 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Why? The Big Ten has 4 teams ranked in the top 13
OSU is 3-2 in conference play. MSU lost to the ACC's top 2 teams ... I am still not sold on Indiana. Michigan has only beaten 1 ranked squad, and that being Memphis!
This post was edited on 1/12/12 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:47 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
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OSU is 0-2 in conference play. MSU lost to the ACC's top 2 teams ... I am still not sold on Indiana. Michigan has only beaten 1 ranked squad, and that being Memphis!
OSU is 3-2 in conference play!
This post was edited on 1/12/12 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:48 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
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OSU is 0-2 in conference play.
Goodbye credibility...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:52 pm to Buckeye Backer
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OSU is 3-2 in conference play
Edited ... My fault. But you get where I'm going with this. I'm just saying ... The Big East has Cuse, UConn, Louisville, Marquette, and Georgetown.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:54 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
Big East has great top teams for sure but that's always the debate, because they have so many teams.
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:55 pm to emoney
Louisville is garbage!!!!!!
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