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SeattleUte · 03-15-2007, 05:45 PM

is that they create the illusion that a team like Davidson, 29-4 playing a lollipop schedule, can go toe to toe and even maybe beat a team like Maryland, 24-8 playing real teams. That's pernicious, and something that could never occur in football.

ute4ever · 03-15-2007, 05:52 PM

Was George Mason an illusion in last year's tourney?
And Boise State's '06 football season an illusion also?

Detroitdad · 03-15-2007, 06:01 PM

Davidson may not win this game. But they are the only one with a legitimate future quality NBA player.

il Padrino Ute · 03-15-2007, 06:05 PM

No, that is the beauty of the NCAA playoffs - an alleged more powerful team like Maryland has to prove it can beat an alleged weaker team like Davidson on the court, rather than arrogant conference commissioners deciding that little guys don't belong on the same playing surface as their self-proclaimed power teams.

That doesn't happen in football.

Detroitdad · 03-15-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

is that they create the illusion that a team like Davidson, 29-4 playing a lollipop schedule, can go toe to toe and even maybe beat a team like Maryland, 24-8 playing real teams. That's pernicious, and something that could never occur in football.

Oh, and BTW how can something that happens in reality create an illusion?

livecoug · 03-15-2007, 08:06 PM

I agree... I think an ACC, SEC, Big 10 etc team that goes 15-14 and 5-11 in conference (for example) deserves to be there WAAAAAAAYYYYYY more than some lame team like davidson.

mpfunk · 03-15-2007, 08:37 PM

Are you going to post this on both utefans.net and cougarboard to see what type of hits you get with this on those sites. I say you should do it, because the responses should be funny.

03-15-2007, 05:45 PM	#1
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	The problem with the NCAA playoffs is that they create the illusion that a team like Davidson, 29-4 playing a lollipop schedule, can go toe to toe and even maybe beat a team like Maryland, 24-8 playing real teams. That's pernicious, and something that could never occur in football. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-15-2007, 06:05 PM	#4
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	No, that is the beauty of the NCAA playoffs - an alleged more powerful team like Maryland has to prove it can beat an alleged weaker team like Davidson on the court, rather than arrogant conference commissioners deciding that little guys don't belong on the same playing surface as their self-proclaimed power teams. That doesn't happen in football. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

03-15-2007, 05:52 PM	#2
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Was George Mason an illusion in last year's tourney? And Boise State's '06 football season an illusion also?

03-15-2007, 06:01 PM	#3
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	Davidson may not win this game. But they are the only one with a legitimate future quality NBA player.

03-15-2007, 08:06 PM	#6
livecoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,176	I agree... I think an ACC, SEC, Big 10 etc team that goes 15-14 and 5-11 in conference (for example) deserves to be there WAAAAAAAYYYYYY more than some lame team like davidson.

03-15-2007, 08:37 PM	#7
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	Are you going to post this on both utefans.net and cougarboard to see what type of hits you get with this on those sites. I say you should do it, because the responses should be funny.