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- From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
- Subject: Re: PAC-10 Overrated!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan03.230432.55937@uvmark.uucp>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 23:04:32 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan3.004710.27671@serval.net.wsu.edu> jjungbau@luke.eecs.wsu.edu (Jim Jungbauer) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan01.055939.40969@uvmark.uucp> davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
- >Well, I have been fighting for some respect for the PAC-10 all year, but I
- >haven't once advanced the argument that they deserve it because of last year's
- >bowl performances. My argument was based on their outstanding non-conference
- >record and strength of schedule in those games (they finished something like
- >22-8). Obviously, their poor performance in the bowls has hurt that record
- >some, but why do we have to throw out everything they did during the regular
- >season? The WAC had a better record in the bowls (2-3 I think), but does
- >this mean that the WAC was a better conference than the PAC-10 this year? The
- >SEC does deserve credit though for its impressive 5-0 (at the time of this
- >writing) bowl record so far, giving them a strong claim to the number one
- >conference. But if you're talking about which was the best conference this
- >*year*, I don't think you can throw out the whole regular season just to
- >eliminate the PAC-10.
-
-
- You are correct Jim, I have never heard you say these things. But many of
- the other PAC-10/UDub fans have been going on and on about it. We kept
- hearing the "undeniably the best conference in the nation" claims... It was
- brought up as evidence their bowl record last year... Also claiming some other
- conferences (notably the BigTen) have been overrated, and showed it based on
- poor bowl performances.. And, you are right, based on their early
- non-conference records, and their good overall seasons, you would have to say
- that the PAC-10 was one of the top conferences this season. But, with all
- the hype of them being the "undeniably best conference" coming from the net,
- and even from the TV people and such, their pathetic bowl performance really
- hurts them. And, because they didn't get the respect their supposed rankings
- would indicate (based on records and such, some teams should have gotten better
- bowl bids...) they got stuck with some seemingly large mismatches... Such
- as USC-Fresno State, Arizona-Baylor, etc.. Games where the PAC-10 teams were
- big favorites... I think I remember that the PAC-10 was heavily favored in
- 4 of it's games, and slightly favored in the rest... Coming away with only
- 2 wins, and one of them just BARELY against a relatively weak opponent, it
- doesn't bode well for respect..
-
- So, anyway... One of the best... yes... The Best??? Not even... I think
- the SEC has that title wrapped up pretty easily...
-
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