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[Huskercigar]

. Things will change a ton before Selection Sunday but just from watching the team play it's clear they belong.

Hence the problem. The average fan only watches Nebraska and whomever they play. Has anyone faithfully watched Syracuse? UCLA? Louisville? Texas? How does our play look compared to the other bubble teams. Many fans......and I'm not saying you......look at the records of the other teams and see the losses. Then they want to use the "eye test" for Nebraska saying how good we look. Well that only works if you are playing quality teams and most of the dynamics that measure how good the teams we are playing aren't helping our cause.

 

[Cornicator]

Hence the problem. The average fan only watches Nebraska and whomever they play. Has anyone faithfully watched Syracuse? UCLA? Louisville? Texas? How does our play look compared to the other bubble teams. Many fans......and I'm not saying you......look at the records of the other teams and see the losses. Then they want to use the "eye test" for Nebraska saying how good we look. Well that only works if you are playing quality teams and most of the dynamics that measure how good the teams we are playing aren't helping our cause.

I. Louisville
2. Nebraska
3. Cuse
4. UCLA
5. Texas

 

[big red22]

Another comparison that mutes the pundants like Lunardi and Palm

Everyone keeps comparing this B10 to the 2011-2012 Pac 12... And another guy compared this Nebraska team to Creighton in the 2008-2009 season

So lets compare 2017-2018 Big 10 vs 2011-2012 Pac 12 vs 2008-2009 MVC

These conferences look SO comparable

Big 10: 2017-2018 BPI SOR
MSU 5 4
Purdue 3 5
Michigan 17 10
OSU 11 16
Nebraska 58 34
Maryland 39 50
PSU 28 65
Indiana 75 67
Wisconsin 71 87
Northwestern 72 91
Minnesota 101 104
Iowa 87 116
Illinois 98 130
Rutgers 131 154
Pac 12: 2011-2012 BPI SOR
Cal 31 52
Oregon 63 56
Washington 80 57
Stanford 75 60
Colorado 89 67
Arizona 51 73
UCLA 70 109
Oregon State 100 123
Washington State 111 141
Arizona State 245 236
USC 224 276
UTAH 328 283
MVC: 2008-2009 BPI SOR
Creighton 60 57
UNI 90 76
Illinois State 56 80
Bradley 133 116
Evansville 125 129
Wichita State 149 155
Drake 129 164
Southern Illinois 146 177
Missouri State 205 219
Indiana State 217 221

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

Those matrices are difficult to use to compare year to year. All of the calculations are made based on that specific year.

It is similar to recruiting rankings or Drafts year to year. The best player in 2017 may have been the 7th best player in 2016.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

Those matrices are difficult to use to compare year to year. All of the calculations are made based on that specific year.

It is similar to recruiting rankings or Drafts year to year. The best player in 2017 may have been the 7th best player in 2016.

So you disagree?

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

So you disagree?

I don’t necessarily agree or disagree because it’s pointless. The matrices from 2011-12 have absolutely no bearing in the calculation of any of this matrices for 2017-2018.

The 2011-12 could have the worst season ever and all of the teams sucked, yet someone had to be the best. Or maybe the 2017-18 Season is the worst.

The point is the matrices are designed to calculate information from only one season and rank teams based on that one season.


It’s like arguing who had a better season Oscar Robertson or Russell Westbrook. It’s great to have the discussion but saying Westbrook had 25 assists against the TWolves doesn’t proves he had a better season is wrong.