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re: Why does the SEC suck in basketball?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:13 pm to Sellecks Moustache
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:13 pm to Sellecks Moustache
quote:so in the last couple decades, 3 different SEC teams have won NCs, correct?
the SEC sucks so much
Has the big10 had 3 different teams win?
Big 12?
Pac12?
Forget total number of titles.....where's the diversity amongst these other conferences? I guess these other "bball" conferences are simply middle heavy
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:13 pm to BilJ
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Lack of fanfare causing the schools to not put as much emphasis on the sport ?
I don't know if this is the real reason, but it is for me.
I just don't follow college basketball anymore. It's boring, diluted, and not the interesting product it used to be (or seems like it used to be).
I do watch LSU basketball games that are televised, but havent seen then play in person in 15 years. I sometimes go to UNO and Tulane games too, but really don't keep up with either program, especially since 2005.
It seems like college basketball is on a HUGE downward spiral in interest in the South, everywhere except Kentucky and Florida, the 2 schools that have had some success.
Plus, as soon as football ends, most of us are looking forward to the college baseball season. I already am.
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:17 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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It seems like college basketball is on a HUGE downward spiral in interest in the South, everywhere except Kentucky and Florida, the 2 schools that have had some success.
Don't forget North Carolina. It's not an SEC state, but college basketball is huge there.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:17 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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Has the big10 had 3 different teams win?
It depends if you want to arbitrarily go back 20 years or 27 years.
If 27, yes.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:20 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
The SEC is about to have two straight years of having only 3 tournament bids. Have fun with being the 3rd best mid major conference.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:22 pm to BilJ
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Why does the SEC suck in basketball?
It doesn't suck that bad. The recent cycle hasn't be great, but in the early 2000s the SEC was considered the best top-to-bottom conference in the country.
Perception =/= reality. If the narrative exists, people take it as fact without actually look a bit deeper.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:26 pm to Billy Mays
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ut in the early 2000s the SEC was considered the best top-to-bottom conference in the country.
WTF? The Big East and the ACC were miles better.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:31 pm to BilJ
It's a good question and I can tell you that I have witnessed a noticeable drop in Mizzou basketball fan interest since our move to the SEC. It's been the exact opposite effect from the positive one the SEC has had on our football program.
For a conference with so much money, such rabid fanbases, and great talent pools to recruit from - it doesn't make a lot of sense. The SEC should be very good at basketball.
The only rationale I can come up with is that football dominates the SEC so much that it has marginalized everything else and stripped resources and fans away from basketball (except at Kentucky and kinda Florida).
For a conference with so much money, such rabid fanbases, and great talent pools to recruit from - it doesn't make a lot of sense. The SEC should be very good at basketball.
The only rationale I can come up with is that football dominates the SEC so much that it has marginalized everything else and stripped resources and fans away from basketball (except at Kentucky and kinda Florida).
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:33 pm to CheerWhine
Hard to put the same amount of resources into 2 different sports. In the SEC it's football for most schools.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:33 pm to Sellecks Moustache
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WTF? The Big East and the ACC were miles better.
I was just basing it off the fact that no conference had more NCAAT bids than the SEC in 3 tournaments from 2000-2002.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:34 pm to Sellecks Moustache
quote:yet 2 of the 3 SEC bids made it to the Final Four.
The SEC is about to have two straight years of having only 3 tournament bids. Have fun with being the 3rd best mid major conference.
Damn you're getting owned
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:35 pm to BilJ
If you build it(FANFARE), they will come(Players and HCs)!
The south has plenty of quality ballers, although I generally do believe that the Seaboard and MW kids have slightly better fundamentals and Hoops IQ at 18ish.
But, where in the deep south sans UK do you see diehard fanbases(except when with a loaded winner)?
Iowa State fills Hilton,etc..even with a mediocre product. As do some other northern second-tier programs. SEC Football casts a long shadow, as even Signing Day and Spring Practice steal some thunder.
The south has plenty of quality ballers, although I generally do believe that the Seaboard and MW kids have slightly better fundamentals and Hoops IQ at 18ish.
But, where in the deep south sans UK do you see diehard fanbases(except when with a loaded winner)?
Iowa State fills Hilton,etc..even with a mediocre product. As do some other northern second-tier programs. SEC Football casts a long shadow, as even Signing Day and Spring Practice steal some thunder.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:36 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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yet 2 of the 3 SEC bids made it to the Final Four.
Damn you're getting owned
No one has said anything negative about UK or UF, it's the rest of the conference
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:37 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
So you're equating the streaky, getting hot flair of the tournament to the overall strength of the conference? get of out of here. Anyone with eyeballs can see that the SEC overall in the last decade has been 'meh'. Regardless of the championships won or tourney performance.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:38 pm to hiltacular
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No one has said anything negative about UK or UF, it's the rest of the conference
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And the SEC is a one school basketball conference.
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SEC-1
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:39 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Well that is just retarded, UF's success speaks for itself
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:41 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Nope, you're just outing yourself as a retard 
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:41 pm to TulaneUVA
Why don't these other conferences have quality enough teams to be able to put themselves in a position to get "streaky", or a "hot flair", when it matters most?
Guess the Big10, Big12, & Pac12 are all just mediocre? Only good during the regular season? Choke artists in crunch time?
What is it?
Guess the Big10, Big12, & Pac12 are all just mediocre? Only good during the regular season? Choke artists in crunch time?
What is it?
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:43 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
4/10 
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:47 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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Why don't these other conferences have quality enough teams to be able to put themselves in a position to get "streaky", or a "hot flair", when it matters most?
Guess the Big10, Big12, & Pac12 are all just mediocre? Only good during the regular season? Choke artists in crunch time?
A lot of people would probably argue that the NCAA tourney isn't exactly the greatest method of determining the actual best team in the country. It is obviously what every team strives to win but when measuring conference strength I think the regular season really holds more merit and not necessarily NCAAT results.
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