the first NCG in the NCAA MBB tourny was Oregon vs OSU.

UO won 46-33

That's not irony Alanis Morrisette. Its coincidence or trivial. But i get your point.

(01-02-2015 01:37 AM)Danger in Carolina Wrote:  That's not irony Alanis Morrisette. Its coincidence or trivial. But i get your point.

It's as ironic as rain on your wedding day.

I think that the The American, ACC, Big Ten and the MAC would be better off without the northeastern schools in their conferences in long term especially if those conferences are allowed to hold conference title games without divisional play.

(01-02-2015 03:52 AM)David Krysakowski Wrote:  I think that the The American, ACC, Big Ten and the MAC would be better off without the northeastern schools in their conferences in long term especially if those conferences are allowed to hold conference title games without divisional play.

Now what exactly does this post have to do w/ the OSU-Oregon connection?

(01-02-2015 03:52 AM)David Krysakowski Wrote:  I think that the The American, ACC, Big Ten and the MAC would be better off without the northeastern schools in their conferences in long term especially if those conferences are allowed to hold conference title games without divisional play.

As far as the BigTen ... yes, I agree with one exception, the BigTen is better off without UMass, UConn, BC, Syracuse, Buffalo and ... hmmm, lessee, what other FBS schools are there in the Northeast, Army, mebbe? Or is that far enough toward downstate New York to be Mid-Atlantic, instead?

The only FBS Northeastern school that would help the Big Ten would be Penn State, which is why the Big Ten added Penn State decades back. Once Penn State was already in the fold, the move to the mid-Atlantic made much more sense, as there are substantially better FB recruiting grounds available.

As far as the American, ACC and the MAC, none of those conferences have schools in the NCG, so that would be off topic. As well, clearly false, as the American is clearly better off with UConn to give them more credibility during BBall season, the ACC is clearly better off with its northern annex than it was previously, and the MAC is better off with Buffalo than without.

I don't get this line of thinking. We've had a championship game for something like 15 years now. From a "records" standpoint, I don't see much difference between a 2-team playoff and a 4-team playoff.

(01-02-2015 10:52 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I don't get this line of thinking. We've had a championship game for something like 15 years now. From a "records" standpoint, I don't see much difference between a 2-team playoff and a 4-team playoff.

Wonder who would have been in the final this year if it were still the BCS formula. Probably the wrong two.

(01-02-2015 10:59 AM)Tigeer Wrote:  

(01-02-2015 10:52 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I don't get this line of thinking. We've had a championship game for something like 15 years now. From a "records" standpoint, I don't see much difference between a 2-team playoff and a 4-team playoff.

Wonder who would have been in the final this year if it were still the BCS formula. Probably the wrong two.

Alabama would have destroyed FSU and everybody would continue to believe that the SEC is the greatest thing ever.

(01-02-2015 11:03 AM)andy98 Wrote:  

(01-02-2015 10:59 AM)Tigeer Wrote:  

(01-02-2015 10:52 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I don't get this line of thinking. We've had a championship game for something like 15 years now. From a "records" standpoint, I don't see much difference between a 2-team playoff and a 4-team playoff.

Wonder who would have been in the final this year if it were still the BCS formula. Probably the wrong two.

Alabama would have destroyed FSU and everybody would continue to believe that the SEC is the greatest thing ever.

So true. So f'n true.

(01-02-2015 11:03 AM)andy98 Wrote:  

(01-02-2015 10:59 AM)Tigeer Wrote:  

(01-02-2015 10:52 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I don't get this line of thinking. We've had a championship game for something like 15 years now. From a "records" standpoint, I don't see much difference between a 2-team playoff and a 4-team playoff.

Wonder who would have been in the final this year if it were still the BCS formula. Probably the wrong two.

Alabama would have destroyed FSU and everybody would continue to believe that the SEC is the greatest thing ever.

That was my thought as well. That's why I posed the question.