RE: Conference USA vs. Big 12

[ALACOMBE]

Very nice analysis!  That along with Jon M's RPI post would
give even the biggest slacker at one of our local rags two
stories at least ;-)  But alas guys like Paul "Peace" Daugherty
would rather dig up trash.

If I were a local writer, I would write about the refs ;-)
I might even spend a whole week on Hand Checking and The 
principle of verticality...with interviews from refs to quiz
them on exactly what a hand check is if putting both hands
in an offensive player's chest on a drive (XU v. UD) was 
not a foul, or why lowering your shoulder and knocking a 
defender was not a charge...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Rowe [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:38 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Conference USA vs. Big 12
>
>
> Thought that this might be of interest to all. I keep hearing how 
> the Big 12 is "the" conference this year. Thanks to redsoxcoog 
> who posted this on the Houston rivals site.
>
> Gary
>
>
> Quote:
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> Marquette picks up a solid win over Wake Forest yesterday. Wake 
> is in first place in the ACC. Cincy knocks off Big 12 leader 
> Oklahoma State.
>
> It's amazing the lack of respect this league is getting. Heck, 
> everywhere you turn these days you hear how the Big 12 is the 
> best basketball conference this year. Well, lets look at a 
> head-to-head comparison 
>
> WINS over current top 25 (AP or Coach's poll) teams OOC
>
> BIG 12
>
> Texas over Georgia
> Oklahoma over UConn
>
> CUSA
>
> Marquette over Wake Forest
> Louisville over Kentucky
> Memphis over Syracuse
> Memphis over Illinois
> Cincy over Oregon
> Cincy over Oklahoma State 
>
>
> Wins over RPI top 50 OOC
>
> BIG 12 -10 wins
> CUSA -14 wins
>
> Wins over RPI top 75 OOC
>
> Big 12 -17 wins
> CUSA -23 wins
>
> True road wins vs. RPI top 75 OOC
>
> Big 12 - ONE
> CUSA - FOUR
>
> AND, just to top it off, more CUSA squads have defeated a top 75 
> opponent in OOC play than have Big 12 squads (Louisville, 
> Memphis, Marquette, Tulane, Cincinnati, DePaul, St. Louis, East 
> Carolina, South Florida, and Charlotte) compared to (Oklahoma 
> State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas ATM, Missouri, 
> Kansas State, and Nebraska).