Well, I men, it's not exactly based on a scientific study.

But, I look at it like this.

If I took the NCAA Champions basketball team this year and then just grabbed the top NBA guys at each position plus a few subs, put them on a plane and had them arrive at the arena 5 minutes before tip off, I still take the NBA guys for the win. No practice. No plan. Just NBA street ball against a well oiled college machine.

I don't think the same could be said for soccer. I feel very confident that a football comparison would be difficult for the pros. Remember, TOTALLY no practice. Baseball? Maybe similar to Basketball in that respect.

That's just my perception I guess. But, that's where I was coming from.

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Posted by sassyLSU

Lake Charles, La.

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 1/31/15 at 8:30 pm to ShortyRob

quote:
Baseball? Maybe similar to Basketball in that respect.

moreso.

give me Steve Carlton (or any top pro pitcher of his day) and 8 AAA minor leaguers who can actually field, and you can have all the college players.

whatshisname with the Giants who won two and then pitched in relief.
you get the college all stars. I get the World Series champ pitcher, and any 8 good fielding major leaguers at their position.

pro basketball too. I suppose in a given year, you might actually have a terrific team win the NCAA's. But since the best ones go pro early, i do not see the "machine" thing happening these days.
Kentucky was taken to OT by two decent SEC teams.
The best machines now are the mid majors with 4 and 5 year seniors. the mid majors rarely compete for championships.
Western Kentucky had a first team all ABA center and went to the finals one year. Charlotte's Cedrick Maxwell beat Michigan. It happens, but those teams would have been wiped out by a middle of the road pro team. Butler, Butler. and they lost.

This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 8:36 pm

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