Not all undefeated teams are equal
Category: Sports (Pro/College/HS)...
Posted Wednesday, January 05, 2005 at 05:41 PM [GMT-6]

Update #2: Well, I stand officially chastised, as the Ags lose to #2 Kansas by just five points. On the one hand, this bestows on them some degree of competence. OTOH, they now have a 17-game (at least) Big 12 losing streak...and they're not going to sneak up on anybody after tonight.

Update: At the half, KU 29, A&M 25. I'm already feeling morally victorious.

Ha! You thought this would be a post about college football, but it's not. College football is so yesterday.

I want to talk instead about college basketball, and specifically about tonight's game between Kansas and Texas A&M, which kicks off Big 12 season play. Incredibly, both teams are 11-0, and yet I predict KU will win by 30.

A&M's pre-conference schedule has been one creampuff team after another. UTPB, for gosh sakes. I think they beat them by something like 60 points, but, really now.

Granted, the Aggies did surprise me by coming from behind to beat Penn State a few days back, and on PSU's home turf, er, court at that. Still, tonight's game begins the Serious Season, and Kansas will take no prisoners.

A&M is still a season or two away from getting some respect in the Big 12 basketball circle. I hope they'll make us proud tonight, and I'd love to blog about a huge upset...but don't put any money on their record being 12-0 en la maņana.

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Relax, Eric. Penn State isn't all that in basketball, either.

Posted by: bryan at January 5, 2005 07:40 PM

Bryan's right, Eric. The Nittany Lions have a legendary football program (several of us high school bandsmen dreamed of someday marching in the Big Blue). But college basketball? ... look eastward for the consistently strong programs.

Posted by: Jeff at January 5, 2005 08:49 PM

Hey, I never claimed PSU was a powerhouse...but neither is it a Div. II or junior college team. Last year, playing a Div. I team on the road was a guaranteed L for A&M.

Posted by: Eric at January 5, 2005 08:53 PM

Yeah, playing UTPB is pretty close to bottom of the barrel.

Posted by: bryan at January 5, 2005 09:03 PM
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