I wonder why. There’s gotta be some explanation. I would say it’s because we’re

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Mar 16, 2025
1:47:59am

andrewg3 All-American

I wonder why. There’s gotta be some explanation. I would say it’s because we’re

too white. But then explain Creighton.

And Gerry McNamara. Still not over that one.

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Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to expectations.

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

12:52am

RE: Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to

12:53am

BYU stinketh in the tourney

Indy Coug

12:54am

Hard to argue.

12:55am

But to me, he doth not stink

Yorpits8me

9:58am

Take that Cincinatti and Virginia!

STL

1:43am

I wonder why. There’s gotta be some explanation. I would say it’s because we’re

andrewg3

1:47am

That and mentally weak.

Beggar

5:15am

I think it comes down to defensive guard play.

Idacoug

5:42am

So I’m right then?

andrewg3

8:14am

My theory is that intensity ratchets up.

CaughtForaTouchdown

9:19am

Yeah, trust me, I know this. I already had to live through each one, don’t need

1:48am

Is this a Utah thing? Or a regional thing? Because it's more than just us

krindorr

2:26am

Could partially be the elevation home court advantage inflating how good the…

BamaCoug

5:16am

Lack of TOUGHNESS mental/physical &west plays less physical brand of basketball

44C

5:20am

The PAC12 is the exception there (#2 conference vs expectations) but the other 6 western conferences are all bottom 30%

krindorr

5:37am

How much of the Pac is because of the one time a couple years ago they caught

Roy D Mercer

8:18am

Yup, I think that's a huge part of it. A couple massive overperformances

krindorr

9:44am

So the Mwc is last even after SDSUs run last year. Wow.

Roy D Mercer

9:58am

Regarding Southern Utah,

thirdgencoug

7:21am

Confirms what I’ve always said about the mwc and yet they keep getting four

BYU '80

8:05am

Since NM UNLV SDState & BYU were tearing it up in MWC it’s been multi bid league

44C

8:27am

And yet… have I ever failed to project them to win it all every freaking year?

TheAirForceCoug

3:27am

They're#1 of 269 in my bracket history.

5:49am

You know it's bad but then you see numbers like that that really drive it home

Chemish

4:49am

RE: Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to

5:48am

At least we're not 0-10 all time and only 214th in expected results like Boise.

5:51am

I remember calculating a 97 percent chance we'd have more than 3 wins over this

bythenumbers

6:38am

RE: Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to expectations.

cruiserhead

7:33am

Utah State, SMC and Iowa State down there with us.

7:43am

Interesting that they don’t count the First Four win against Iona against 2012.

Conan

8:45am

BYU is regularly underseed for Sunday play, making this even more depressing.

NYC and Japan

9:11am

RE: Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to

9:24am

RE: Of 269 tourney teams since 2000, BYU is ranked 267th relative to

sah22

10:05am

Sounds right

BYUvermont

12:55pm

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