Mulva;1591445 wrote:The B1G was 9-8 head to head against the ACC, has a higher conference RPI (2nd vs. 5th), and is projected to get more bids (6 to 5). So the better conference statement is debatable at best.
Assuming a loss today, Michigan will still have 2x as many top 50 wins (10-5 record to Virginia's 5-4), and most likely 3 more wins against tourney teams.
The ACC is turning into the new Big East: The really large conference that gets overrated a bit due to how large they are. They'll have 5 good/really good teams and a whole bunch of decent-to-crap ones, but because they have more really good teams than any other conference, they'll shout about how great they are, despite how after you get past those teams, you're basically talking about the east coast version of the SEC. Before expansion, the ACC was the definition of a top-heavy league with little depth (ie: how the B1G has the superior record, but the ACC has more "NCAA vs. NCAA" wins). They're the same way now, but the top is bigger, making the total package more formidable.
At least they deserve credit for using expansion to make their top heavier, though, by actually getting schools who are good at sports. As opposed to the B1G, which is growing due to a desire to grab big TV markets, no matter how shitty the team there is. Rutgers should be in the MAC, not an actual major conference. My best laugh of the entire week was on Thursday night when Dakich, in making a point of how balanced the B1G is, commented you won't be seeing teams getting beat by 60 points, like Rutgers had that day, there. For this year, Dan...for this year...
The ACC is getting Syracuse and Louisville. We're getting shitty-ass Rutgers and mediocre-ass Maryland and hoping those schools can find their own Tim Miles and become surprise contenders.
