Hey wildcatsfan1
I have to believe that A.J. Price would've made up for the final one-point deficit in the San Diego game - as made apparent by the guard play of WKU (though UCONN still shouldn't have lost). Notre Dame was flat out beat by Wazzu, no doubt. Pitt, I agree with you there but Mich St. is right at the top of their conference. And Georgetown slipped up, granted they did it big time. I would have liked Davidson against a number of teams that they might've been playing today. You're also right about Stanford and Marquette, which could’ve gone either way.
But I can't really say that I like much of your argument otherwise:
First, no one is saying the BE is "Big, Bad" with all of it's teams in the tournament. I myself, as well as many others never said that the BE had anyone in the conference as good as UCLA. We said that we had many solid teams and that the 8-bid league proved that the conference was "DEEP". Who's to argue anymore that a .500 in conference 'Nova team wasn't deserving of being the "last team in" the tournament.
Second, WV is good, they're playing very good right now but I’m really not sure if the only reason you are saying that is because they have beaten your AZ Cats.
Third, since when did losing to a loser legitimize the first team’s loss? Would Oregon have faired as well against Memphis as well as Miss St. did? The answer to this question is: nobody knows. Not real credible to me.
Fourth, I guess I totally forgot how important enrollment is for a University’s basketball program. A better argument might have been: Georgetown shouldn't have lost to a team from a one-bid mid-major conference with not nearly as much tradition as GU. I'll give you that it was a bad loss, but what does useless information support.
Fifth, sure we started with 8 teams to your 6 but listen to what you said:
"don't try to argue we have done equally well with 3 teams left because your "Big, Bad" conference got more bids and still did barely anything with them."
3 teams for one conference is, is and I repeat, is "equal" to 3 teams from the other conference. You think that just because our 3 haven't had as consistently good seasons as your 3 that somehow means that the teams aren't equal. They are, right now they are 6 of the top 16 teams in the country. I like your math a lot though, 3 is not equal to 3 and 3/8 is not nearly as good as 1/2.
Sixth, not done yet, you said, "None of our conference's losses were as bad as some of yours". Okay I guess that "some" of our bad losses (two 4's losing to two 5's-2nd round) weren't as bad as "any"(antonym of none) of your losses (6 losing to and 11-1st round). And why wasn't that a bad loss again, oh, because Beasley is the player of the year. A lot of good that did him against the Badgers. None of your losses as bad as any of ours, "ouch". I guess seeds really don't matter then.
Seventh, your wonderful application of the contradictory statement - it has you in a bind my friend. WV is middle of the pack in the BE, but then you say they are "very good", could you pick a side please.
Finally, you say we did "barely anything" with our bids, but we have done exactly the same as you have. I have NEVER stated one conference's superiority over another. I see them both objectively as being the top 2 conferences in basketball; frankly superiority is dumb-it's a game except there's no winner. I dislike all of your subjective arguments when many fans (not all) are willing to use the third person perspective in their arguments. You attacked some who mean little harm and I think you sounded looking for a fight. When subjectivity clouds any persons ability to be open-minded that makes room for ignorance and stupidity. I won't argue
with a person that supports their claim with proof but you had very little of that. Now I’m done because I’m tired and my hands hurt.
I like the Pac10 teams so I’ll wish them and yourself good luck the rest of the tournament. Looks like I’ll need to wish good luck to all of the Big East teams as well since I’m sure I won't be hearing it from you.
