What factors make BYU a clearly better team? Neither conference affiliation

Mar 19, 2025
12:01:29pm

Polecat All-American

or strength of schedule will do much to convince me when it comes to the tournament.

I know nothing about VCU except that they’re in the A10 and likely played a softer schedule.

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I said earlier than I didn’t mind BYU pulling VCU. But now seeing all the stats

TigermanCougarman

Mar 18, 11:08pm

I actually like that a lot of people are billing it as high upset potential.

UNLVcougar

Mar 18, 11:13pm

The upsets that are predicted by experts are never the ones that happen

SportsLover

Mar 18, 11:23pm

I hope so too, because that last game against Houston was not encouraging.

BlueFever

Mar 19, 8:12am

After watching VCU more I am convinced that if we lose it will be because

ballen

Mar 18, 11:18pm

True - And that’s the concern. How often BYU has not played “their game” in the tourney. It’s actually the exception for

cougXor

Mar 19, 9:40am

Yeah. The concern for sure, but it is less about the matchup than it is about us

ballen

Mar 19, 10:17am

Right. If we don't show up, anyone in the tourney can beat us. VCU is a good

RGGeemer

Mar 19, 11:47am

Saw a stat that VCU’s vaunted defense ranks #88 against top 100 opponents.

CougFan4EverEver

Mar 18, 11:20pm

we resemble that remark

Cougarclaw

Mar 19, 11:54am

RE: I said earlier than I didn’t mind BYU pulling VCU. But now seeing all

SausageKing

Mar 18, 11:21pm

After looking more closely at this matchup with VCU, I’m convinced that if we

Toubibe

Mar 18, 11:30pm

Fouss and Keita can play bully ball down low. That will force a second defender

crazY

Mar 18, 11:31pm

Fous, not Keita. (Originally autocorrected Fous to Focus)

MaximusMeridius

Mar 18, 11:41pm

Rebounds? Defense?

SinkingQuffa

Mar 19, 2:15am

Ok, that is fair. Good points

MaximusMeridius

Mar 19, 8:57am

I really hope we got this one like I think.

SinkingQuffa

Mar 19, 9:11am

Teams may hamper Demin but none of them contain him.

Plantagenet

Mar 19, 11:41am

Houston & ISU forced us to remove him for signif stretches of the game.

SinkingQuffa

Mar 19, 12:05pm

That said, I don't think VCU has a defender that can do that to Demin. I assume

SinkingQuffa

Mar 19, 12:12pm

Putbacks don’t count?

puntersarepeople

Mar 19, 7:55am

Seems like blurry logic to me

trueblueinarizona

Mar 19, 8:50am

BYU is easily the better team. VCU has to pray BYU has a horrible off night

MaximusMeridius

Mar 18, 11:43pm

And even then BYU outplayed Houston the 2nd half

icecougar

Mar 19, 9:00am

What factors make BYU a clearly better team? Neither conference affiliation

Polecat

Mar 19, 12:01pm

I think you're on the wrong board

Toubibe

Mar 19, 12:10pm

I’m sorry it’s more fun for me to actually know what makes BYU the clear better

Polecat

Mar 19, 12:34pm

Past poor tournament performance has no bearing on what the future holds

whoneedscorners?

Mar 19, 4:44am

It's not an entirely different team - lots of key players remain

BYU Fan

Mar 19, 7:32am

Exactly. All new coaches. 60% of starters new. Last year is irrelevant.

Cosmos-beard-card

Mar 19, 9:31am

Well, not entirely since some players were in fact on the team that lost last

Polecat

Mar 19, 11:36am

Yup. It’s the fans who have PTSD. Players and coaches will come to compete.

Big Daddy D

Mar 19, 11:36am

If it were PTSD fans would cease with the grand predictions. It’s buying into

Polecat

Mar 19, 12:07pm

BYU by 10..

mvtoro

Mar 19, 9:27am

BYU will win in Denver.

Muscle IQ

Mar 19, 12:37pm

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