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What's the hardest collegiate championship to win? (football, bball, baseball)
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:35 pm
In football, a team needs to basically stay perfect the entire season to even have a shot of one of the top spots in the BCS. Every game is treated like the most important of the season. If you lose, title hopes likely are flushed out the window. However, even when the new format starts, teams only have to win two games, as opposed to at least three with NFL teams.
In baseball, teams must qualify for the field, win the regionals, super regionals, advance to the championship, then win 2 of 3 games in the championship series. Unlike basketball, a team can still lose and come back strong the next day and move on.
In basketball, a team must win six consecutive games to cut down the nets. You lose, you're out. Sometimes, the winner ends up being the team that got hot at the right time (UConn several years ago), instead of the best team start to finish winning it.
What says the MSB. What is the hardest, and why?
I'd probably say basketball. Teams like Indiana, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Miami, Kansas had great years this season but fell short in one game and saw the season end.
In baseball, teams must qualify for the field, win the regionals, super regionals, advance to the championship, then win 2 of 3 games in the championship series. Unlike basketball, a team can still lose and come back strong the next day and move on.
In basketball, a team must win six consecutive games to cut down the nets. You lose, you're out. Sometimes, the winner ends up being the team that got hot at the right time (UConn several years ago), instead of the best team start to finish winning it.
What says the MSB. What is the hardest, and why?
I'd probably say basketball. Teams like Indiana, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Miami, Kansas had great years this season but fell short in one game and saw the season end.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 12:39 pm
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Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:36 pm to jimithing11
Basketball or Baseball.
Both are very streaky.
Both are very streaky.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:37 pm to jimithing11
Basketball
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:37 pm to TigersSEC2010
There is no NCAA Championship in FBS football
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:39 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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There is no NCAA Championship in FBS football
technically, yes
fixed to include "collegiate championship"
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:39 pm to jimithing11
baseball has it right IMO
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:41 pm to Walt OReilly
Basketball. First you have to get to the tournament and then one loss and you're done.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:46 pm to VABuckeye
Basketball
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:47 pm to jimithing11
quote:
technically, yes
fixed to include "collegiate championship"
Its still not a legitimate championship
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:53 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Will be semi legit after playoffs, whenever the finally let an 8 to 16 team field play for the title then it will be legit...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:55 pm to jimithing11
Football because even if you go undefeated, if you aren't in the "right" conference, you aren't going to be given a shot.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:55 pm to Tiger Nation 84
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Will be semi legit after playoffs, whenever the finally let an 8 to 16 team field play for the title then it will be legit...
How does adding about 10 teams who deserve no shot at a national title make the championship more legit?
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:57 pm to ohiovol
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How does adding about 10 teams who deserve no shot at a national title make the championship more legit?
Does Wichita State deserve a shot at the hoops title?
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:59 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Its still not a legitimate championship
to you
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:02 pm to H-Town Tiger
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to you
Legit championship = won on field
Not legit championships = voted on
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:03 pm to ohiovol
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Football because even if you go undefeated, if you aren't in the "right" conference, you aren't going to be given a shot
and at least once even if you are in the right conference.
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How does adding about 10 teams who deserve no shot at a national title make the championship more legit?
I think 4 is a good number, 8 starts to water it down a little, but would not be the end of the world. 16 would only be acceptable if they guarenteed a spot for all conference winners.
But the crux of the issue is this: is it worse to include some teams that may not be deserving or to exclude teams that are deserving?
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:05 pm to jimithing11
It probably depends on how good you are. If you aren't either an elite coach or recruiter, you'll probably never have much of a chance in football unless you inherit a powerhouse, are coaching at Texas, or have 200,000 to spend on a quarterback.
If you're not an elite coach, you're probably more likely to get an opportunity in college basketball.
I don't know anything about college baseball, so I won't comment about how difficult it is to win.
If you're not an elite coach, you're probably more likely to get an opportunity in college basketball.
I don't know anything about college baseball, so I won't comment about how difficult it is to win.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:05 pm to jimithing11
Irrelevant, but I think the "best" team wins most often in baseball followed by football.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:05 pm to H-Town Tiger
Frozen four
Posted on 4/2/13 at 1:07 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Legit championship = won on field Not legit championships = voted on
At large bids to postseason play is voted on as well
ETA: Basketball. To answer the OP. For all the reasons stated above
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 1:08 pm
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