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Serious Question- Bama Football vs UK Basketball
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:00 pm
Do you think it is easier to win the national championship in football at the University of Alabama, or in basketball at the University of Kentucky?
Based on results, I have to go with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football program.
What does the SECRant think?
Based on results, I have to go with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football program.
What does the SECRant think?
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:01 pm to deeprig9
I'll play.
UK bb.
UK bb.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:03 pm to deeprig9
Bama football. I think.
Would be interesting to see football recruiting/success if they had a 1 and Done rule
Would be interesting to see football recruiting/success if they had a 1 and Done rule
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:03 pm to deeprig9
Football at Bama. But that has more to do with the fact that football tends to actually crown the best team, and the basketball tournament is a crapshoot.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:08 pm to deeprig9
Since Bama has won like 5 of the last 6 or so titles, I'll go with Bama.
UK should have at least 3 in the last 6 years, but doesn't.
UK should have at least 3 in the last 6 years, but doesn't.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:09 pm to deeprig9
It's easier to win a football championship at Bama. You have a 6 game gauntlet in basketball at the end of a 4+ month season. Additionally, at least 4 of those games will be against good or great competition.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:18 pm to deeprig9
Better question, easier to win a football championship at UK or a basketball title at Bama?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:23 pm to deeprig9
quote:Easier to win football at Bama.
easier to win the national championship in football at the University of Alabama, or in basketball at the University of Kentucky?
SEC football is overall still at the top as a conference, so the SEC champ is going to be the odd's on favorite going into the postseason. Bama has established that they are very likely to be that team that emerges from the SEC each season.
Not the case in basketball; the ACC is the dominant conference. Kentucky can emerge as the SEC champ, and it may still be behind Duke/UNC or some of the rest, like Louisville etc. And Kentucky hasn't locked the SEC down like Bama has, since the one-and-done means they have to reload every year, while Bama keeps building on what they have.
Conference competition matters- Bama football should have faced solid progams with multiple styles (LSU-run and defense, A&M- air raid, Auburn- hybrid HUNH, etc), while Kentucky doesn't necessarily face the same level of opposition each season in conference. Those in-season tests should better prepare you in the post-season.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:25 pm to SCLibertarian
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It's easier to win a football championship at Bama. You have a 6 game gauntlet in basketball at the end of a 4+ month season. Additionally, at least 4 of those games will be against good or great competition.
I tend to agree but playing devil's advocate on the flip side you can lose several games during the season (as many as 11 losses has been done - Kansas 1988) and still win a basketball championship. In football you can basically only lose one game tops. A second loss all but ends your chance. I think LSU is the only 2 loss champ in several decades.
As far as gauntlet to the end the season, in the NCAA bball tournament as a higher seed you are probably playing a scrub, an okay team, and then 4 good to great teams (from the Sweet 16 on). In football at least now you basically have 3 good to great teams in the end of season gauntlet (Conference Championship game, Semi-Final, Final).
Still I think I'd give the edge to basketball as being "harder" in the sense that it is more likely to have an off night, run into an "inferior" team that gets hot and knocks you off scenario. I think the "better" team wins a greater percentage of football games than in basketball perhaps.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:32 pm to elposter
It's definitely easier to win a championship in football as opposed to basketball, anything can happen during March Madness as evidenced by our run.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:09 pm to SCLibertarian
quote:I agree with this, BUT with conference championship games ans 2 playoff games, you've still got a 3 game
It's easier to win a football championship at Bama. You have a 6 game gauntlet in basketball at the end of a 4+ month season. Additionally, at least 4 of those games will be against good or great competition.
'gauntlet" to run to win the Natty.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:53 pm to LegendOfCobb
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Football at Bama. But that has more to do with the fact that football tends to actually crown the best team, and the basketball tournament is a crapshoot.
Not to mention elite and stable football programs are usually legit in the race for the championship every year. The program is constantly selling itself. Five star recruits are more willing to wait their turn once they become signees. And when large numbers of five stars are willing to fully embrace the slow indoctrination of winning habits and regimens for three plus years, that's when elite football can be witnessed.
In basketball, Calipari's program is stable but he has to throw out a new five every year with many being true freshmen, and he also has to endure the somewhat chaotic March Madness tournament. Thus, I think it's harder to win championships in CBB.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 2:16 pm to deeprig9
It is a numbers game
In football you have maybe 10 teams that can seriously compete for a Natty but in basketball you may have a pool of 50 to 100. Basketball has such a lower barrier to entry that it is much easier to compete.
In football you have maybe 10 teams that can seriously compete for a Natty but in basketball you may have a pool of 50 to 100. Basketball has such a lower barrier to entry that it is much easier to compete.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 3:45 pm to Vecchio Cane
quote:No thanks. Hell, I don't even like Jr's leaving for the draft.
Would be interesting to see football recruiting/success if they had a 1 and Done rule
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