badger
3/13/2009, 10:35 AM
The KSU coach (Frank Martin?) went nuts after losing to Texas to get his team in the NCAA tourney. It is not on Youtube apparently, so here's what the Topeka C-J (http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/1081360.html) quotes him as and an official's response in the Kansas City Star (http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/1081360.html)today...
"I've got a problem with the way people spin things for their advantage because everyone assumed that we sucked this year...
So KSU's strength of schedule is somewhere in the 100's. So, KSU's RPI is somewhere north of 70. Is that really enough to DQ a team from NCAA selection?
"Don't compare us to the Big 12 teams. All the Big 12 teams deserve to be in there... But I find it ironic that every other league in the country says, 'Oh, they are getting eight in.
I think he was referring to the Big 10.
Big 12 is lucky if they get six.' Give me a break. That's the most ignorant thing I have ever heard this year."
Here's the Big 12 breakdown... conference record is the first stat, then overall is the second. How many in, who is out and why?
Kansas 14-2 25-7
Oklahoma 13-3 27-5
Missouri 12-4 26-6
Texas A&M 9-7 23-9
Oklahoma State 9-7 22-10
Texas 9-7 22-10
Kansas State 9-7 21-11
Nebraska 8-8 18-12
Baylor 5-11 19-13
Iowa State 4-12 15-17
Texas Tech 3-13 14-19
Colorado 1-15 9-22
I have bolded the teams who hvae a chance to improve their records later this week via the Big 12 tourney. Thoughts?
"I've got a problem with the way people spin things for their advantage because everyone assumed that we sucked this year...
So KSU's strength of schedule is somewhere in the 100's. So, KSU's RPI is somewhere north of 70. Is that really enough to DQ a team from NCAA selection?
"Don't compare us to the Big 12 teams. All the Big 12 teams deserve to be in there... But I find it ironic that every other league in the country says, 'Oh, they are getting eight in.
I think he was referring to the Big 10.
Big 12 is lucky if they get six.' Give me a break. That's the most ignorant thing I have ever heard this year."
Here's the Big 12 breakdown... conference record is the first stat, then overall is the second. How many in, who is out and why?
Kansas 14-2 25-7
Oklahoma 13-3 27-5
Missouri 12-4 26-6
Texas A&M 9-7 23-9
Oklahoma State 9-7 22-10
Texas 9-7 22-10
Kansas State 9-7 21-11
Nebraska 8-8 18-12
Baylor 5-11 19-13
Iowa State 4-12 15-17
Texas Tech 3-13 14-19
Colorado 1-15 9-22
I have bolded the teams who hvae a chance to improve their records later this week via the Big 12 tourney. Thoughts?