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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
There's no question that the rest of the teams outside of Xavier and Memphis are much more battle tested due to the league strength. Xavier and Memphis are the best teams in the best second-tier conferences. But the competition isn't there in comparison. Gonzaga is probably the biggest non-con win and they're in the same boat as Xavier and Memphis in regards to being the best team in a second-tier conference.
Just to show the vast difference in conference strength........
Conference USA is a nice NCAA tourney warmup cruise for Memphis and that's just the way Coach Calipari likes it. He gets an inflated record, makes millions, and the alumni are happy. I can't say I blame him. It's a sweet gig.
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I am not sure what Gonzaga's conference has anything to do with Memphis. Did you watch that game? Memphis was up by 26 at one point in the 2nd half.
Have you being paying attention to college basketball in the last four years? Who cares if Memphis plays in CUSA? Do you really think it has effected them? They have been to four straight Sweet Sixteens (only program in the country to do that), three straight Elite Eights, and an appearance in the national championship game. Of course alumni are going to be happy and are going to give Cal a raise.
Conversly, what has Missouri done? They would have loved to have hired Cal back when they settled for Anderson. Missouri is half the program that Memphis is right now. The numbers do not lie.
Speaking of really challenging yourself as a team, look at that out of conference schedule Missouri played. That is some sort of difficulty right there.