nccardfan said:

First of all again its never ever about one team over another team. But since you asked again.

Gonzaga started out ranked #6. What did we say U of L was ranked 300+? Gonzaga started off beating then ranked #7 Baylor (now #25) by 40 points. Then beat #14/15 IU. Yes, they have 4 losses WVU in OT, UK (by 1 point), UCONN (defending NC by 6), and UCLA by 3 (preseason #22).

In contrast we lost to Tennessee by 22 (UT was ranked as high as 1 but is now 6), Oklahoma (who wasn't ranked, then was ranked and is outside the top 25), lose to Ole Miss who was ranked 24 preseason and is now ranked 23 by 23 (ugh!), Duke by 11 points, and UK by 8.

So yes, we deserved some recognition but considering where Gonzaga was and where we were explains a lot. Then its not just 4 losses vs 5 losses, Gonzaga hasn't lost by more than 8 points and that was in OT. We have 2 losses by 22 and 23 points.

Patience and confidence is required.

Click to expand...

TheRealVille said:

I know some are tired of my "rankings" obsession, but the more and more one looks into it, the more ridiculous it is that a team like Louisville isn't ranked.

Take Gonzaga for example. They are #16 with four losses, all to ranked teams and two of those teams are no longer ranked. (UCLA, WVU)

The Zags have two wins against ranked teams, one no longer ranked in Indiana and the other, Baylor is ranked #25. So why exactly is Gonzaga ranked 16th?

Louisville has the far better resume and yet, can barely get any votes.

Click to expand...

Pervis_Griffith said:

Arkansas has billionaire's galore:

1. Jim Walton - Walmart - 95 billion

2. Rob Walton - Walmert - 94 billion

3. Alice Walton - Walmart - 84 billion (but I think she bought the Denver Bronco's (one of these Waltons did), so she may not be interested in funding University of Arkansas stuff - who knows - but Arkansas wouldn't miss 'em they have so many)

4. Lukas Walton - Walmart - 33 billion

5. Christy Walton - Walmart - 16 billion

6. Jerry Jones - Dallas Cowboys - 15 billion

7. Ann Walton Kroenke - Walmart - 11 billion

8. Johnelle Hunt - J B Hunt - 4.5 billion

9. Warren Stephens - investment banking - 3 billion

10. John Tyson - Tyson Chicken - 2.6 billion

11. Barbara Tyson - Tyson Chicken - 2.1 billion

12. R. Madison Murphy - Murphy Oil - 1.2 billion



It is freakin' impressive that a state it's size has produced so many billionaires.


By contrast Kentucky may have 4 or 5.
-- The Brown family of Brown Forman may be in the billionaire club.
-- The father daughter combo of Public Storage, B Wayne Hughes, and Tamara Hughes Gustavson are definitely in the billionaire club.
-- I don't know if Junior Bridgeman is in that club either, but I know he was pretty close not too long ago.
But that's about it.


It'd be awesome to have a couple of the low-end Arkansas peeps in our corner. We'd be damn near unstoppable.

Click to expand...

Ipartiedwithhopgood said:

Pearl has been @Auburn over a decade. He's had one T10 finish. He hasn't had great teams. He has 1 F4 in 18 yrs in the SEC.

Some of those SEC coaches have been around for decades and they have a combined 1 title.

The guy with the title is a fraud who just so happens to be getting NIL support amirite? Jeff says so and I think he "might" be right. But who knows.

They are an upgrade compared to the past but the league took off when NIL became law of the land.

You don't understand the point I was making about Goodman's tweet either. And no offense but tea leaves are not really piles of evidence. Anyone can tweet something about NIL amounts and I'm not specifically referencing the teams mentioned by Jeff who seems to want to imply NIL doesn't matter. Which is hilariously out of touch.

Nobody prefers the cheaper players. Those spenders he listed have HC problems.

Click to expand...