This is very very true. I also find it fairly depressing.The "B1G underperforms in the tournament" thing has been blown way out of proportion, in my opinion.
It's simple.
Who wins national championships? 1 seeds. 13 of the last 20 national champs have been 1 seeds.
Who gets 1 seeds? Blue bloods. 29 of the last 80 1 seeds have come from Duke, UNC, Kentucky, or Kansas. Another 16 came from that second tier of UConn, Louisville, Nova, Arizona, Gonzaga, and UCLA.
In that same time frame the B1G has had only 8 1 seeds.
Why? Because the B1G has zero blue bloods.
So why hasn't the B1G won a Natty in over 20 years? It's not style of play, it's not officiating, it's not the BTT. It's because we don't have any blue bloods who consistently get a spin at the wheel as a #1 seed.
The good news is we’ve got a golden opportunity to break through and leave: Purdue, Wisconsin & MState in the dust. Who’s with me?
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