Talking Heads' Fallacy

[mike radigan]

Jim Nantz and Billy Packer were plain rude to Craig Littlepage. But additionally, their argument was bogus even if it was predicated on past performance. They argued that the ACC, for example, has gone further in the tournament and has won more tournaments than the MVC. And because of that, a team like Maryland should beat out a team like BU for a birth in the tournament. The fallacy with that is if you compare seeds the ACC hasn???‚¬?„?t fared any better. BU didn???‚¬?„?t knock Duke out of a tournament selection, they knocked out Maryland. Since when has an ACC 13 seed made the Final 4 let alone won the title? And that is what the selection is, who should get in with a 13 seed. The committee felt BU was a better 13, not a 1, than Maryland.

Now for a few facts about this season comparing the MVC to only the conferences rated ahead of them.

MVC vs Big East 2-3
MVC vs Big 10 3-3
MVC vs ACC 0-0
MVC vs SEC 1-0
MVC vs Big 12 1-3

MVC vs all of the above 7 ???‚¬??? 9
Sites MVC 6 home 8 away 2 neutral
MVC avg points per game from above games 67.6875 vs 68.8125
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[Evolvehawk]

That Nebraska win some of the MVC people have been high on doesn't look so good when you see KU beat NU by 43

[mike radigan]

That Nebraska win some of the MVC people have been high on doesn't look so good when you see KU beat NU by 43

Our Nebraska win, Creighton, was by 26. And BTW, Creighton didn't make the tourney. What about UNI beating LSU on the road and beating Iowa. And since this is a BU board, we beat DePaul by 15 on the road. I know DePaul didn't make the tourney, but they put a beatdown on the 'Cuse by 39. Great to be selective isn't it?

[crpacey20]

I love that whenever someone brings up that UNI beat LSU and Digger is in ear shot, he always chirps in that it was early in the season!! No games.......every time, as I'm sure you know.

Its impossible to fall alseep at night watch College GameDay, cause Digger just keeps me laughing