(02-14-2014 09:36 AM)Eagle78 Wrote:  

(02-14-2014 09:25 AM)Hank Schrader Wrote:  

(02-14-2014 09:17 AM)Eagle78 Wrote:  

(02-14-2014 09:02 AM)Hank Schrader Wrote:  

(02-14-2014 08:52 AM)Eagle78 Wrote:  You are correct, Hank. Uconn beat out Duke, WF, and Virginia. My limited point, however, was using the data to rebut the "0.0 ratings" idiocy that some in your fan base indulge in. On that point, I think the data illustrates the FB hierarchy in New England quite nicely.

Not surprisingly, as one of your fellow fans proved, when you cannot win the FB argument, change the subject quick to BB!

There is no FB hierarchy in New England until games are played between the two.

Ready when you are for that one.

Certainly won't dispute that head-to-head games aren't a good measure. That said, in the absence of games, I think one can safely rely on other measures to get a good indication as to the status of the respective programs in NE. TV ratings are one such tool.

BC and Uconn did not play against each other in BB for, what? 9 years? That doesn't mean that I didn't know that BC was behind Uconn in the BB hierarchy in NE during those years.

UConn beat BC like twenty times in a row to cement that hierarchy. I'd like to see the two teams play against eachother in football, instead of resorting to TV figures and conference payouts to decide.

OK...I'll play. If you want to use historical records in FB. BC is 12-0-1 against Uconn - including 4-0 in recent years - since 2000. So, by your logic, well, you get my point.

I think the only thing to note is that the 4 games since 2000 were the only games played while both were FBS (2 of which were played during the transition period) as UConn jumped up in 2000. It would be nice to see how the teams stack up against each other a decade later.