Another reminder that it's folly to compare

Tallmadgeers

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what Team A and Team B did against Team C to decide who would win between Team A and Team B.

Team A easily beat Team C three times. Team B split with Team C and darn near lost to Team C without two of its stars.

Yet Team B took Team A down fairly handily.

I don't have to tell the resident expects that Baylor is Team A, which handled WVU three times, and Team B is Kansas, which lost and almost lost to Team C, West Virginia, without Staten and Browne.

It just doesn't compute. Never has. But some keep seeing it as a magic formula, like the guy who keeps losing at the race track with his system. EVERY college basketball game takes on a life of its own that doesn't always match the pre-game expectations.

The guys playing are at the age when everyone that age is unpredictable, whether they're in love, jumping into a car or taking a test at school.

That's what makes college basketball and football so great: Unpredictability.

Heck, it wouldn't be a bad bet to take Kentucky against the field. The Wildcats are NOT a lock to win it all. They should, but ol' devil Unpredictable may show up as it has year after year.

Ask Virginia and Duke, both NOT in the ACC tourney title game, about unpredictability in college basketball.

CUYAHOGA FALLS EERS




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That's what makes college basketball and football so great: Unpredictability.....

This is the statement I cannot argue with....well said! And one of several reasons I and many others choose it over the pros any day of the week....
 

Tallmadgeers

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Boy, am I with you on that one.

Originally posted by Tallmadgeers:


what Team A and Team B did against Team C to decide who would win between Team A and Team B.

Team A easily beat Team C three times. Team B split with Team C and darn near lost to Team C without two of its stars.

Yet Team B took Team A down fairly handily.

I don't have to tell the resident expects that Baylor is Team A, which handled WVU three times, and Team B is Kansas, which lost and almost lost to Team C, West Virginia, without Staten and Browne.

It just doesn't compute. Never has. But some keep seeing it as a magic formula, like the guy who keeps losing at the race track with his system. EVERY college basketball game takes on a life of its own that doesn't always match the pre-game expectations.

The guys playing are at the age when everyone that age is unpredictable, whether they're in love, jumping into a car or taking a test at school.

That's what makes college basketball and football so great: Unpredictability.

Heck, it wouldn't be a bad bet to take Kentucky against the field. The Wildcats are NOT a lock to win it all. They should, but ol' devil Unpredictable may show up as it has year after year.

Ask Virginia, which lost to North Carolina when it counted more in the ACC tournament, about unpredictability in college basketball.

CUYAHOGA FALLS EERS



And I'll add another: WVU football and basketball is the greatest bargain in the world for me.



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PaintedontheSky

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Cliché - expressions of the rational for the Hopes of the Hopeful, the Wishes of the Wishful, Fears of the Fearful and Dreads of the Dreadful...... and you can take that with a grain of salt.
 

Tallmadgeers

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Add Iowa State victory to my theme

Originally posted by Tallmadgeers:


what Team A and Team B did against Team C to decide who would win between Team A and Team B.

Team A easily beat Team C three times. Team B split with Team C and darn near lost to Team C without two of its stars.

Yet Team B took Team A down fairly handily.

I don't have to tell the resident expects that Baylor is Team A, which handled WVU three times, and Team B is Kansas, which lost and almost lost to Team C, West Virginia, without Staten and Browne.

It just doesn't compute. Never has. But some keep seeing it as a magic formula, like the guy who keeps losing at the race track with his system. EVERY college basketball game takes on a life of its own that doesn't always match the pre-game expectations.

The guys playing are at the age when everyone that age is unpredictable, whether they're in love, jumping into a car or taking a test at school.

That's what makes college basketball and football so great: Unpredictability.

Heck, it wouldn't be a bad bet to take Kentucky against the field. The Wildcats are NOT a lock to win it all. They should, but ol' devil Unpredictable may show up as it has year after year.

Ask Virginia and Duke, both NOT in the ACC tourney title game, about unpredictability in college basketball.

CUYAHOGA FALLS EERS

Iowa State lost 19 of 22 games to Kansas, but beats the Jayhawks for the Big 12 tournament title. Unpredictability thrives in college basketball.

Now let's see who WVU draws in the NCAAs.



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LowFatMilk

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Re: Add Iowa State victory to my theme


ISU was 1-1 regular season against Kansas.


This was hardly a surprise (in my world).