2014-15 Games of Interest

[WstateU]

Walton just doesn't shut up; his side kick can't get a word in edgewise.

[ShockerPrez]

Did Larry burn his rope in the locker room before the game? C'mon man...

[Play Angry]

Down goes #11 Utah. The winner of #13 UNCheat @ #10 Louisville probably jumps or stays in front of us next week (whereas the loser will stay/fall behind us unless we lose), so it is nice to free up at least a little room for advancement if we win on Saturday.

Also- Hawaii won on the road, Marymount lost on the road.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Team A is 2-0. Beat a team ranked in the top 10 and a terrible 300+ team.
Team B is 2-0. Beat Vermont and Louisiana Lafayette, who are a couple of mediocre teams each ranked in the mid 100s and each with 11-10 records.

You know nothing else about either team. Based on admittedly very limited information, which team do you rank higher?

[Bob Sacamano]

Team A is 2-0. Beat a team ranked in the top 10 and a terrible 300+ team.
Team B is 2-0. Beat Vermont and Louisiana Lafayette, who are a couple of mediocre teams each ranked in the mid 100s and each with 11-10 records.

You know nothing else about either team. Based on admittedly very limited information, which team do you rank higher?

Neither of them!

They've only played 2 games and we're more than half-way through the season? No, thank you...

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Thank you for stifling discussion instead of promoting it, Bob.

[Dave Stalwart]

Team A is 2-0. Beat a team ranked in the top 10 and a terrible 300+ team.
Team B is 2-0. Beat Vermont and Louisiana Lafayette, who are a couple of mediocre teams each ranked in the mid 100s and each with 11-10 records.

You know nothing else about either team. Based on admittedly very limited information, which team do you rank higher?

I'd probably rank Louisiana Lafayette ahead of Vermont. :)

[SHOXAAC]

I'd probably rank Louisiana Lafayette ahead of Vermont. :)

I hope you're here all week!!!
:-)

[Dave Stalwart]

You would definitely rank the team that was a top 10 win higher. Unless they have too many losses as well and the other team doesn't.

And as long as the top ten team they beat isn't an MVC team. If it is, it's not a legit top ten win and it's an inflated ranking.

[ShockerFever]

Team A is 2-0. Beat a team ranked in the top 10 and a terrible 300+ team.
Team B is 2-0. Beat Vermont and Louisiana Lafayette, who are a couple of mediocre teams each ranked in the mid 100s and each with 11-10 records.

You know nothing else about either team. Based on admittedly very limited information, which team do you rank higher?

No.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

DJ06Shocker, I appreciate your ability to be humorous but then also carry on an actual discussion.

I purposefully worded my scenario as to avoid rabbit trail conversations. I left many items unknown because I simply wanted to focus on 2 teams, with very similar overall SOS, but with totally different paths of arriving at that SOS. I have a point to make, but I'll wait a little longer just to see if anyone actually disagrees with you and me that the team with the top 10 win should be ranked higher, all else being equal.

If someone disagrees and thinks Team B should be ranked higher, I would love to hear why.

[Shock Therapy]

Most of the time it would depend whether or not team A got stuck with a 300+ RPI due to conference affiliation or whether they chose to play that team. Also team B having only played two teams in the 100s kind of makes this a no brainer. Change that to two teams in the top 50 and you have a real discussion.

[pogo]

Hard to heat More Head

I see what you did there.:)

[pogo]

Team A is 2-0. Beat a team ranked in the top 10 and a terrible 300+ team.
Team B is 2-0. Beat Vermont and Louisiana Lafayette, who are a couple of mediocre teams each ranked in the mid 100s and each with 11-10 records.

You know nothing else about either team. Based on admittedly very limited information, which team do you rank higher?

Since its an open question and I have never had a bone to pick with anyone...I would not rank either one since both seem to fall out of consideration other than "others receiving votes"

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

So Shock Therapy, is there an answer buried in that response? I can't tell if you are firmly picking Team A or Team B. I apologize if I'm just not interpreting your answer well.