Top to bottom talent wise the SEC is far far superior. Even the bad teams in the SEC put alot of guys in the NFL. It just takes so many NFL guys to make a good team. Pay attention to the upcoming draft, especially in rounds 4-7, SEC guys all over the place, many who don't even start on their teams. A backup D-lineman at Alabama will get drafted before 2-3 year starters in other conferences.
Talent wise yes, but that’s not the point being made.
When any team from the SEC plays a game in November in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin et al, I will consider them above average. Until then SEC football is overrated.
Always love that analogy...it's the typical big ten response. I wonder why they have the big ten championship game indoors in Indianapolis?? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT CRAPPY WEATHER DICTATING THE OUTCOME OF GAMES!!!!
A few big dogs? 6 of their 9 non-conference games were against big dogs.
No, you’re not. Gonzaga is capable of getting there but they haven’t done that yet. And it does bother me how the media will be gentle with them after a loss like that but still call them elite. Meanwhile, if that was UK, UNC, Duke,etc, they’d be getting mocked and killed by pundits.
It’s not overrated in terms of talent, but it’s overrated in the way the conference is talked about in terms of depth. Bama is obviously the best Program in college football. Then they usually have sort of a rotation where one other team is Top 3-5. In 2017 & 2018 it was UGA, in 2019 it was LSU, last yr it was A&M. However, there’s a whole lot of middle of the pack teams after that.
I believe he’s also 2-12 vs a 3 seed or higher. I think Few is a great coach and what he’s done at Gonzaga is impressive but they’re not among the elite programs in College Basketball.
If Gonzaga played a B1G schedule this year with their officials I doubt they would have gone undefeated.
What happened to you? I leave for Lent and come back and you have a cogent thought.
I would say a lot of the reason for playing indoors is so the "important" big wigs that attend these games don't have to deal with "CRAPPY WEATHER".Always love that analogy...it's the typical big ten response. I wonder why they have the big ten championship game indoors in Indianapolis?? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT CRAPPY WEATHER DICTATING THE OUTCOME OF GAMES!!!!
Doesnt matter. If they are to be considered elite, like some in here think they should, they cannot be 0-8 against top seeds. They are not some johngy come lately program. They have been ranked and seeded highly for quite awhile now.
I’ve felt this way about Gonzaga for a while. This year, they had a legit team and I still believe if they draw Houston instead of UCLA, Monday night is entirely different. However, it also feels like they’re trying to cut the line to get to Elite Status and that bothers me. It was before my time, but I’m certain Duke was crushed by the media in the late 80s and 1990 as choke artists for constantly getting to a FF and losing. Gonzaga doesn’t get any of that pushback. Instead they still get to play the “upstart underdog” role.
They’ve gotten a few recruits on par with Duke & UK but not classes on par with them. And you know what? That works better. The constant roster turnover with one & dones does not work.
They are still that loveable "underdog" of sorts. America is not jaded from their success, like it happens to most programs who are winning titles or always highly rated.
I don't think the Zags particularly care what a couple Ohio forum posters think about the status of their basketball program. Most only know about Gonzaga University because of basketball. The fact that y'all are talking about them so much speaks volumes.
