(03-14-2014 11:49 PM)Funslinger Wrote: When asked about the A10 possibly getting 7 bids and C-USA fans complaining that they may only get 1 bid, Palm says, "Yeah, well conference USA needs better players and coach 'em up."
So I guess it means nothing that Charlotte beats Michigan and Kansas State and can't even win 9 games out of 18 in conference. Or that UAB beats North Carolina and Nebraska and likewise can't win 8 out of 17 games in conference.
Yeah, the A-10 getting 7 bids is pretty ridiculous, and we probably have a couple of teams that should be in. But, at some point we have to prove it on the court.
Southern Miss can't play one "named" team all year and lose to them by 30.
UTEP can't play a middle of the road B1G team (Iowa) and lose by 30, can't get swept by NMSU, can't lose 6 games at home, can't lose at home to a team that hasn't won a road game in a decade (UNO), can't spend the month of December playing a bunch of sub-500 teams at home.
La Tech can't have an SOS in the bottom third of the nation.
Middle Tennessee can't lose by double digits to Belmont.
And, probably more importantly and less talked about at this time of the year, we can't have a quarter of the league with 10-22 records or worse.
There's no doubt in my mind that the 4 teams that played tonight could play with anyone in the national. Probably UTEP, too. At some point, we have to do it. The conference has some nice wins, but we need more of them.
Bottom line, from La Tech to Rice, the conference just has to start winning game. The upper tier has to start knocking off some big names. The bottom tier just has to start winning.
Sorry to sound pissy. I really do hope Southern Miss gets in, and I think they deserve it.