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Post by gogogroh on Oct 21, 2009 14:07:56 GMT -5
Expansion killed ACC basketball. The league is now well behind the Big East, and more on par with the Big 12 of Pac Ten....
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Post by nbace on Oct 21, 2009 17:06:38 GMT -5
The top of the Big East is great, but the bottom...like South Florida (a UVa opponent) and Rutgers are really bad.
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Post by 2buyus on Oct 30, 2009 17:12:42 GMT -5
I remember when Temple really stank in football, but they've always been competitive in basketball. Even the football is improving these days. I remember when there was hardly anyone in the stadium for games.
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Post by darkside on Oct 31, 2009 20:08:43 GMT -5
Every year the top 4-5 of The Big Least feast on the bottom dwellers.
Every year in the ACC on a given night the last place team can beat the first place team. Nothing is a given.
Now I hated expansion and still do, but recognize it as a neccesary evil. But please don't think that the gaudy records the top teams in the BL compare to evenly to the ACC.
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Post by darkside on Nov 21, 2009 20:01:37 GMT -5
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Post by Peter Murphy on Dec 4, 2009 12:46:36 GMT -5
If you mean better as in having more teams yes...in EVERY other respect no. The Big Least is nothing special and in reality I would say most of their 16 schools play at a C-USA/WAC level in basketball. As someone said, the top of the league is okay, the lower tier isnt good at all.
I'd love to hear how Expansion killed ACC basketball.
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Post by The Truth on Jan 7, 2010 21:01:48 GMT -5
Really? Let's check the current polls:
In the top ten, the Big East has Villanova, Syracuse, and West Virginia ranked 6, 7, and 8. The ACC has Duke #5 and UNC #9, though Syracuse did spank the Heels earlier this season.
Minor Advantage: Big East
Moving down the list, Georgetown and UConn are 12 and 13. Florida State is 18 and Georgia Tech 20.
Major Advantage: Big East
Pittsburgh is ranked 23rd.
Advantage: Big East
The Big East has 6 teams ranked in the top 25. The ACC has 4.
In any just about every conference, any team can win on any given night. That's a wonderful thing about college basketball.
Let's look at the top 6. We'll include "Also Receiving Votes" to round out the ACC...
Duke Vs. Villanova -- Duke
North Carolina Vs. Syracuse -- Syracuse
Florida State Vs. West Virginia -- West Virginia
Georgia Tech Vs. Georgetown -- Georgetown
Clemson Vs. UConn -- UConn
Miami Vs. Pittsburgh -- Pittsburgh
Duke can beat Nova; Syracuse already beat UNC; WVU could beat FSU; Georgia Tech lost to Georgia, they can't beat the Hoyas; UConn crushes Clemson; Pitt just beat SU, they cruise past Miami, who have played No One.
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Post by The Truth on Mar 8, 2010 11:20:30 GMT -5
The Truth hurts, doesn't it?
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