TicketsWant to point out an interesting statistic that Brett McMurphy at CBSSports.com posted recently. He broke down the top teams in the BCS standings over the last five years. McMurphy gave each team a point ranking depending on where they finished: 25 for 1st, 24, for 2nd, etc.
The usual suspects littered the top: Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Oklahoma.
Where did UC end up? No. 16.
Here is the Bearcats breakdown:
2007: 22nd
2008: 12th
2009: 3rd
2010: NA
2011: NA
That's right, the program constantly doubted and picked in the middle of the Big East pack every year ranks among the top 20 in the country.
Big, bad SEC powers Auburn (25th) and Arkansas (19th)? Not quite. Big Ten big shots Penn State (20th) and Michigan State (22nd)? Just short.
In the college football world of what have you done for me lately, UC had done plenty. Three Big East titles, two BCS bowl games and four 10-win seasons.
On the national scale, however, those other schools will always be mentioned before UC. The numbers prove otherwise. As McMurphy states, looking at the numbers could mean money for UC and the Big East. A proposal with dividing money over a postseason four-team playoff could use final BCS standings as a means to divide the projected $400 million in revenue.
As for the Louisville program everyone seems to be so enamored with? Not one final BCS vote. West Virginia? The school too big for the Big East? Tied for 20th.
The issue of reputation has improved dramatically over the years in Clifton, but the Bearcats are overlooked compared to the nation's traditional powers because they are still the new kid on the block. Only one way to fight that: Winning. This latest statistical analysis proves few teams do that as well as UC. Another 3-5 year period like the previous and nobody will be underestimating the program anymore.
--- Andrea Adelson asks fans to rank the QBs in the Big East. Munchie Legaux finished sixth. Munchie fights an uphill battle. In a league returning the majority of its starting quarterbacks, Legaux lacks the reps to place himself above the others.
--- Drew Frey and Walter Stewart are two of the three most experienced players in the conference entering this season.
--- Numbers on revenues stemming from conference changes. These take a look at those from 2004-05. That includes the finances of UC and how well they've done since joining the Big East. No secret there. Why they've championed the future of the conference throughout this process.
--- Big East offseason basketball rundown in case you haven't been paying attention.
--- Much love for LeBron's postseason numbers. The stat wizards at UC sports info were quick to point out the numbers from the Big O in the 1963 postseason: 31.8 pts, 13.0 rebs, and 9.0 assists.
--- Randomness...
--- Memorable nerds of the 90s. Thankfully, I'm not on the list.
--- Stay classy, Indians fans.
--- To be honest, the technical glitch is the only watchable part of this awful sportscast.
--- John Goodman turns 60 today. I would have included a clip from Big Lebowski, except it's impossible to find one without excessive cursing. So here he is talking to Peter Travers about his time on the movie.
The usual suspects littered the top: Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Oklahoma.
Where did UC end up? No. 16.
Here is the Bearcats breakdown:
2007: 22nd
2008: 12th
2009: 3rd
2010: NA
2011: NA
That's right, the program constantly doubted and picked in the middle of the Big East pack every year ranks among the top 20 in the country.
Big, bad SEC powers Auburn (25th) and Arkansas (19th)? Not quite. Big Ten big shots Penn State (20th) and Michigan State (22nd)? Just short.
In the college football world of what have you done for me lately, UC had done plenty. Three Big East titles, two BCS bowl games and four 10-win seasons.
On the national scale, however, those other schools will always be mentioned before UC. The numbers prove otherwise. As McMurphy states, looking at the numbers could mean money for UC and the Big East. A proposal with dividing money over a postseason four-team playoff could use final BCS standings as a means to divide the projected $400 million in revenue.
As for the Louisville program everyone seems to be so enamored with? Not one final BCS vote. West Virginia? The school too big for the Big East? Tied for 20th.
The issue of reputation has improved dramatically over the years in Clifton, but the Bearcats are overlooked compared to the nation's traditional powers because they are still the new kid on the block. Only one way to fight that: Winning. This latest statistical analysis proves few teams do that as well as UC. Another 3-5 year period like the previous and nobody will be underestimating the program anymore.
--- Andrea Adelson asks fans to rank the QBs in the Big East. Munchie Legaux finished sixth. Munchie fights an uphill battle. In a league returning the majority of its starting quarterbacks, Legaux lacks the reps to place himself above the others.
--- Drew Frey and Walter Stewart are two of the three most experienced players in the conference entering this season.
--- Numbers on revenues stemming from conference changes. These take a look at those from 2004-05. That includes the finances of UC and how well they've done since joining the Big East. No secret there. Why they've championed the future of the conference throughout this process.
--- Big East offseason basketball rundown in case you haven't been paying attention.
--- Much love for LeBron's postseason numbers. The stat wizards at UC sports info were quick to point out the numbers from the Big O in the 1963 postseason: 31.8 pts, 13.0 rebs, and 9.0 assists.
--- Randomness...
--- Memorable nerds of the 90s. Thankfully, I'm not on the list.
--- Stay classy, Indians fans.
--- To be honest, the technical glitch is the only watchable part of this awful sportscast.
--- John Goodman turns 60 today. I would have included a clip from Big Lebowski, except it's impossible to find one without excessive cursing. So here he is talking to Peter Travers about his time on the movie.