mutpm
02-11-2013, 12:16 PM
There has been some discussion on who is the best team in the conference this year. I am still on the side that MU is good, but not the best team in the conference. On the positive side, MU is in 1st place and controls their own destiny the rest of the way. That's the position you want to be in and solely because of this, yes, MU can win the Big East.
There is evidence out there that suggests that MU will not win the conference. Over the past 3 seasons, the team that won the Big East regular season also led the league in scoring margin. 4 years ago, the league champion was 3rd and 5 years ago, the champion was 2nd. Through yesterday's games, Louisville leads the league in scoring margin and MU is in 4th. Obviously, if MU continues to win, their margin will increase. The biggest reason why I'm not overly optimistic MU will win the regular season championship is that MU has played the easiest schedule in the Big East so far. Half of MU's wins have come against the bottom 3 teams in the league and MU is 5-0 against teams with losing records. Right now MU is 3-2 against teams with a winning record with 6 of the final 8 games against teams with a winning record.
I know this will come across as pessimistic, but this is the reason why I still have some skepticism on this team. I am more than ecstatic that MU has raced out to an 8-2 record and hope they continue to win.
There is evidence out there that suggests that MU will not win the conference. Over the past 3 seasons, the team that won the Big East regular season also led the league in scoring margin. 4 years ago, the league champion was 3rd and 5 years ago, the champion was 2nd. Through yesterday's games, Louisville leads the league in scoring margin and MU is in 4th. Obviously, if MU continues to win, their margin will increase. The biggest reason why I'm not overly optimistic MU will win the regular season championship is that MU has played the easiest schedule in the Big East so far. Half of MU's wins have come against the bottom 3 teams in the league and MU is 5-0 against teams with losing records. Right now MU is 3-2 against teams with a winning record with 6 of the final 8 games against teams with a winning record.
I know this will come across as pessimistic, but this is the reason why I still have some skepticism on this team. I am more than ecstatic that MU has raced out to an 8-2 record and hope they continue to win.