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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 131639450" data-attributes="member: 1812660">Unlike CFE, I'll try to make some sense.&nbsp; First. Michigan went 14-3 in the &quot;toughest&quot; conference in the country.&nbsp; (Note the following are end of season rankings only)&nbsp; The Big 10 is top heavy with 4 teams in the top 10.&nbsp; But overall the Big 10 has 5 top 25 teams.&nbsp; 5 out of 14 or .357.&nbsp; The Big 12 is not top heavy this year with only 1 team in the top 10.&nbsp; But overall the Big 12 has 6 top 25 teams.&nbsp; 6 out 10 or .600.&nbsp; This reminds me of the ACC arguments for best conference in the past when they were top heavy with 3-4 top 10 teams, but a steep drop off thereafter.&nbsp; It is also the problem with the mega conference where the conference can be considered the &quot;toughest&quot;, but a team like Michigan only plays 5 teams that finished in the top 25 the whole season including their own conference tournament.&nbsp; Second.&nbsp; Michigan had 4 postponed games.&nbsp; You only mention the 3 lower tier teams, but not the Illini game where in the only other match-up Michigan was crushed.&nbsp; It is an omission to bolster your argument and intentional.&nbsp; But despite that, what does it matter to bring up games against 3 teams that WVU would likely handle as well?Third.&nbsp; Of those 5 games that Michigan played against teams that finished in the top 25, only 2 of them were consecutive.&nbsp; In fairness, they won both and against 2 top 10 teams.&nbsp; WVU has had to do it 3 times and since the start of conference play the Mountaineers never went more than 3 games without facing a team that finished in the top 25.&nbsp; Michigan had to get to game 9 before finding their first top 25 finishing team.&nbsp; Fourth.&nbsp; WVU was crushed by Kansas early in the season.&nbsp; Michigan was crushed by Illinois late in the season.&nbsp; WVU's worse loss was Florida and WVU was not beaten soundly.&nbsp; Michigan's worse loss was Minnesota which was a sound beating.&nbsp;&nbsp; In fairness Michigan did at least crush a top 10 team in Iowa while WVU only soundly beat Kansas and Texas Tech from the top 25. Ultimately, I don't think either one is head and shoulders above the other.&nbsp; Just like I critique CFE's blatant assertion without sound reasoning that WVU is definitely better than WVU, you are doing the same to think Michigan would win 4 out of 5 games against WVU.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 131639450, member: 1812660"] Unlike CFE, I'll try to make some sense. First. Michigan went 14-3 in the "toughest" conference in the country. (Note the following are end of season rankings only) The Big 10 is top heavy with 4 teams in the top 10. But overall the Big 10 has 5 top 25 teams. 5 out of 14 or .357. The Big 12 is not top heavy this year with only 1 team in the top 10. But overall the Big 12 has 6 top 25 teams. 6 out 10 or .600. This reminds me of the ACC arguments for best conference in the past when they were top heavy with 3-4 top 10 teams, but a steep drop off thereafter. It is also the problem with the mega conference where the conference can be considered the "toughest", but a team like Michigan only plays 5 teams that finished in the top 25 the whole season including their own conference tournament. Second. Michigan had 4 postponed games. You only mention the 3 lower tier teams, but not the Illini game where in the only other match-up Michigan was crushed. It is an omission to bolster your argument and intentional. But despite that, what does it matter to bring up games against 3 teams that WVU would likely handle as well? Third. Of those 5 games that Michigan played against teams that finished in the top 25, only 2 of them were consecutive. In fairness, they won both and against 2 top 10 teams. WVU has had to do it 3 times and since the start of conference play the Mountaineers never went more than 3 games without facing a team that finished in the top 25. Michigan had to get to game 9 before finding their first top 25 finishing team. Fourth. WVU was crushed by Kansas early in the season. Michigan was crushed by Illinois late in the season. WVU's worse loss was Florida and WVU was not beaten soundly. Michigan's worse loss was Minnesota which was a sound beating. In fairness Michigan did at least crush a top 10 team in Iowa while WVU only soundly beat Kansas and Texas Tech from the top 25. Ultimately, I don't think either one is head and shoulders above the other. Just like I critique CFE's blatant assertion without sound reasoning that WVU is definitely better than WVU, you are doing the same to think Michigan would win 4 out of 5 games against WVU. [/QUOTE]

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