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<blockquote data-quote="lstewart53x3" data-source="post: 1791998" data-attributes="member: 10313"><p>Part of that is based on the basketball teams skill. </p><p></p><p>Part of that is the way each sport is set up. </p><p></p><p>Basketball plays more games, so one loss to a top tier team doesn’t hurt much. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, because of NCAA tournament seeding, a win against a top tier team can help a lot. </p><p></p><p>Football is different. You only play 12 games, so a non-con loss can hurt you, even if it’s to a good team. And a win over a good team isn’t all that different when it comes to bowl games than a win over a bad team, until you start talking top tier bowls. </p><p></p><p>So it’ll be a minute until we have the same “we’ll plan anyone anywhere” as a football fan base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lstewart53x3, post: 1791998, member: 10313"] Part of that is based on the basketball teams skill. Part of that is the way each sport is set up. Basketball plays more games, so one loss to a top tier team doesn’t hurt much. On the other hand, because of NCAA tournament seeding, a win against a top tier team can help a lot. Football is different. You only play 12 games, so a non-con loss can hurt you, even if it’s to a good team. And a win over a good team isn’t all that different when it comes to bowl games than a win over a bad team, until you start talking top tier bowls. So it’ll be a minute until we have the same “we’ll plan anyone anywhere” as a football fan base. [/QUOTE]
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