More Love from Gottlieb

[MediaPanther]

This is his respond to someone asking him to rank the conferences this year.

Pac 10 is the best---
Then The SEC, then hum---I guess the rest depends on what you think makes a good conference---Big Ten has 5 NCAA teams as of today and Wisconsin and Ohio State seem to be favorites for at least the elite eight---
then the Big 12, then the ACC and then the Big East---
The Beast lost too many players last year and UConn, L-Ville, Cincy are all down---


Good intelligent reasoning, Doug. Just another reminder why we all love to hate this moron.

[PantherHawk]

how can the big ten have 5 NCAA teams? Besides OSU, WISKY, Indiana, there is no team that can come close! MSU is bad, Ill will be NIT and then you get Michigan who can't win at all! Then its Iowa and PSU! No way the big ten gets 5!

[UNI MadCat]

See, this is why I hate this guy. He panders to whomever he needs to at that particular moment. So if he is doing a game involving two "mid majors" he builds them up and so on.

DG only cares about one thing... DG.

Don't be sucked in by what this guy says one day b/c he'll change his tune the next.

[BCPanther]

He was scummy in college

He is scummy on ESPN

He will be scummy the day he dies...

[UnderParPanther]

Uhh, the question the guy asked was to rate Gottlieb's top major conferences, not overall conferences.....thus the question didnt even involve us...

Big Ten deserves 4 teams....5 is pushing it.

[DancerHall Cat]

how can the big ten have 5 NCAA teams? Besides OSU, WISKY, Indiana, there is no team that can come close! MSU is bad, Ill will be NIT and then you get Michigan who can't win at all! Then its Iowa and PSU! No way the big ten gets 5!

You concede that OSU, Wisconsin, and Indiana are all probably in. Michigan can't win at all?? What year are we talking about? Certainly, at 16-4 and 4-1 in the conference they would have to be in at this point. MSU is likely in as well with an RPI of 27 and a 16-4 record.

I am not saying these teams are all great, but I dont see how you can state that there is NO WAY the big 10 gets 5 bids. Right now, it would appear more likely than not.

[joecooll6]

Youre right DHC but Michigan (and really MSU) have yet to prove they can beat someone worth a crap, Michigans schedule is bleak to put it kindly, and they havent even played any tough teams in their own conference. We will see what happens when they start to play better competition. MSU has played some good teams but havent really had any good wins.

[MediaPanther]

Uhh, the question the guy asked was to rate Gottlieb's top major conferences, not overall conferences.....thus the question didnt even involve us...

Big Ten deserves 4 teams....5 is pushing it.

The MVC isn't a major conference? You might have a few people who would disagree with that.

[DancerHall Cat]

Youre right DHC but Michigan (and really MSU) have yet to prove they can beat someone worth a crap, Michigans schedule is bleak to put it kindly, and they havent even played any tough teams in their own conference. We will see what happens when they start to play better competition. MSU has played some good teams but havent really had any good wins.

1st Michigan State. They beat Texas on a nuetral court. I am sure that if we had that same win you wouldnt consider it a "good win" They also beat Bradley by 29. I dont think they are a great team, but your point is without merit.

Michigan doesnt have many great wins. They do have solid wins against Illinois, Purdue and NC State (all 3 average I would admit).

I would agree that 1 or both of these teams could falter. Again, I was responding to a post in which someone claimed there was NO WAY that the big 10 could get 5 teams into the dance.

[DWadle1983]

The MVC isn't a major conference? You might have a few people who would disagree with that.

Most people would consider the MVC a mid-major, and the best mid-major at that.

Where the MVC gets short changed by many is they consider the A-10, C-USA and the Mountain West to be better conferences. If the MVC could put a team in the Final Four it would go a long ways toward ending that belief.

MVC fans would argue, "Look at the conference RPI's," but remember how many think the MVC has beat the "RPI system" starting with certain announcers on CBS and ESPN.

It would be nice to see the MVC have a non-conference challenge series against the A-10 or C-USA. The incentive to the A-10 or C-USA would be to try to get their conference an extra Tournament bid by "proving" they are better than the MVC.

[DancerHall Cat]

Agree DWadle. I am assuming that Gottlieb took the question to warrant an analysis of the BCS conference and I would guess that is what the guy asking the question wanted as well.

[Newsbreaker]

Someone remind me how long Gottleib has a seat on the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee.

[Bier Guy '99]

Someone remind me how long Gottleib has a seat on the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee.

Well played.