WSJ on the BIG EAST

[NYWarrior]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123419802329264179.html

he's not a fan of MU, it seems

[MU B2002]

It's the WSJ, so it isn't suprising he bases his whole argument on rankings and stat analysis.  I do like how he says that even though Providence in 6th in the Big East they will likely not make the tourney, thus supporting his statement that Marquette hasn't defeated an NCAA tourney bound team on the road.


Oh well.

[NYWarrior]

It's the WSJ, so it isn't suprising he bases his whole argument on rankings and stat analysis.  I do like how he says that even though Providence in 6th in the Big East they will likely not make the tourney, thus supporting his statement that Marquette hasn't defeated an NCAA tourney bound team on the road.

yes, the article smacks of convenience in both the data pools he selects and the timing of the article.  Regardless, that's why they play the games.

[CTWarrior]

Nothing in there that we didn't already know, of course.  We have played a fortunate Big East schedule thus far, and our heaviest lifting is ahead of us.  I watch the SNY Big East pre- and postgame shows with some regularity and they basically have been saying all along that Marquette's place in the standings is due more to the schedule than anything else.  This is the preception most people have of us.

Based on what I've seen so far, I'd rank the Big East teams as follows:

1.  Connecticut
2.  Pittsburgh
3.  Louisville
4/5.  Marquette/Villanova (tie)
6.  Syracuse
7.  West Virginia (they foul way too much)
8.  Cincinnati
9.  Georgetown
10.  Providence
11.  Notre Dame
12.  Seton Hall
13.  Saint John's
14.  Rutgers
15.  South Florida (I still can't believe they beat us)
16.  DePaul

No major surprises there, I'm sure most of you would rank them roughly the same.

[DoubleMU0609]

Who would have thought at the beginning of the conference season that Cincinnati > Georgetown > ND.

[MR.HAYWARD]

pretty good list but I think georgetown is better than Cincy regardless of the results.

[rocky_warrior]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123419802329264179.html

he's not a fan of MU, it seems

Wow, that guy has been smoking something good.  So WVU is a Final four team, and we destroyed them by 22 at home, thus we're highly overrated.  With logic like that, who needs opinions

[Tugg Speedman]

Wow, that guy has been smoking something good.  So WVU is a Final four team, and we destroyed them by 22 at home, thus we're highly overrated.  With logic like that, who needs opinions

I thought something similar.  He's says we are over-rated and then constrasts us with WVU and say they are final four material??  I don't know which statement hurts his credibility more.  Taken together they remind us why the WSJ does not have a sports page.

[muboy262]

WVU definitely looked FF-esque last night getting smacked by Pitt.

[war1980rior]

We should not be too insulted by this article.  This is our nation's #1 financial paper, not a sports paper. Since they have completely failed to properly cover/predict various recent overt financial failures, why should we have faith in their ability to predict the final four?