If you really think OU would beat Kosta Foufos, Jamar Butler and Jon Diebler you're kidding yourselves. This team lost 5 of their top 6 scorers from last season and are still a respectable team in the Big 10, with teams like Illini, Wisc, Indiana and MSU.
On a national scale, the MAC is nothing. Kent State is the only school with any real talent, and while I do root for the Golden Flashes (before you start calling me fair weather for the MAC, I'm most likely headed there) they aren't a threat.
I've known six guys who liked OU, and have had 6 very similar conversations...
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Mac you’re so dumb. How many times are you going to take some little statement and turn it into something it’s not, and say, “This shows you know nothing about sports.” How many times are you going to try to expose me? Because it hasn’t worked yet, and if you’re going to keep trying, I can guarantee you’ll have headaches.
Read da post. READ DA POST. I said they aren’t great ON A NATIONAL SCALE….
Remind me, since I know nothing about college basketball. What seed did Akron get in the NCAA tournament? Oh that's right, they didn't go. And if they hadn't gotten (probably) robbed, they wouldn't have broken the top 60 anyway, and would have been bounced in the first round without a problem.
The MAC is a damn good conference. One of the best mid-major conferences out there. Had it not been for Oden and Conley going to OSU, nobody would be talking about Ohio State basketball because it hasn't been nothing since Redd and Penn. Before last year, they haven't made it past the second round since 1999. Something Kent State has done more times than OSU.
THAT'S WHY I SAID KENT STATE IS THE ONLY SCHOOL WITH ANY REAL TALENT!!! But let's face it, they will never be a national powerhouse. Ohio State has four 4 star recruits coming in, along with Koufos and Diebler (Koufos will most likely leave, along with Butler this season). You know its happening; you just don't want to believe it.
And what does, "If Oden and Conley hadn't gone..." Yeah, if they hadn't gone we wouldn't have made the Final Four. But they did...what if Quinn never went to ND? Or Melo never went to Syracuse? What if Jordan hadn't played for the Bulls? What if Namath never played for the Jets? What if LeBron had decided to go to college? It doesn't matter....they did...they were Ohio State basketball for 2007...so what's your point?
Ohio State is slowly turning into a two sport school, and everyone who knows college basketball knows this. You just refuse to accept it. Not this year, no. Not one team in the nation could be nationally competitive after losing pretty much 90% of their offense. We are doing just what Florida is doing...rebuilding...and it's happening fast.Thad Matta is a fantastic recruiter, and is turning into the basketball version of Jim Tressel.
And oh I forgot to mention...I watched Toledo and Akron play three times last year...bet ya didn’t know that. I drove two and a half hours – to watch them play at Toledo. ON A NATIONAL SCALE, they are not a threat.. I feel bad I have to cap everything so you can understand it. Toledo is nothing, don't even start with them. No real talent there. Akron's had a couple of guys that will sniff the D-leagues, but that's it.
That's right, they are a great MID-Major conference...not major. I'm going there accepting there won't be any national title runs, maybe a great upset and a MAC title every year. Nothing more.
If you were in the know, you would have realized what's been happening the past three years down in Columbus.
Mac you've said "If you knew anything about..." probably three of four times, and every time I've proven you wrong. You bring out the worst in me, but that's ok. It feels good getting challenged every now and then. You just don't know how to have a sports conversation without making it personal. LBJ and ericsnowwbnba...had it right. What are you trying to prove, by trying these little stunts every now and then?
Really. If I'm wrong, which you think I am. What chance does Akron have against UNC? What chance does Ohio have against Memphis? What chance does Toledo have against either of them? What chance does BG have against Duke? NONE. In fact, what chance does Ohio State have against those teams? Not much if any at all. Do you think so?
Once again you prove your ignorance while trying to bring someone else down.