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http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on-college-basketball/25500806/ius-tom-crean-is-one-win-away-from-winning-another-outright-big-ten-title

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here are the ones from the year I was talking about http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1999.html

1998-99 when iu 9-7 finished tied for 2nd 6 games back of 15-1 Michigan st

Man what happened to top 60 recruit kaleb Joseph for Syracuse? He started almost every game last year and averaged 27 min. This year he can't get on the court.

you said 7 and 8 th place finishes were unacceptable. I'm saying finishing 2nd but 6 games back should be considered unacceptable I guess my point shouldn't matter what place you finish but how many games out of 1st you finish

if u schedule like this you better win the games In this year we finished 4th in the big but was 15-14 because of scheduling http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2005.html

So 5th 2 games out

would you rather finish 5th but 2 games out of 1st or finish 2nd but 6 games out of 1st?

i have no problem giving him credit when it is do however I also have no problem calling him out when he hasn't done the greatest job. Doing a phenomenal job the last 8 years would be a matter of opinion but there is no denying the great job he has done this year so far

theres a whole lot of 10 loss seasons on this page and a lot of them are by a top 3 college coach of all time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_seasons

I'm sure he had the boot on his foot

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on-college-basketball/25499363/observations-tom-crean-should-be-a-candidate-for-coach-of-the-year

the year iu finished 5th, iu was 3-6 on the road and still finished 2 games back with a loss @ a 4-14 Nebraska team and a home loss to a 6-12 Minnesota team so in my opinion that was definitely competing for a big 10 title. I would much rather finish 5th and 2 games out instead of finishing tied for 2nd and 6 games back like in 1998-99

or the opposite could happen Iowa st entered the tournament as one of the hottest teams last year after they won the big 12 tournament only to get bounced by UAB in the first round. They fooled me I had them in the final four

it adds up when take in consideration the whole resume for the whole year. The 2 losses in Maui is what is keeping these projections any higher then 4 or 5. We would of been better off playing cup cakes at home instead of going to Maui. You go to these preseason touneys to improve your rpi, except if you lose 2 games to team with +120 rpi and your only win is against St. John's +200 rpi I believe

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1647030-langford-continues-big-time-sophomore-year

it use to be 16 and I think some mid major conferences have a 20 game schedule but with 14 there is no way to do a true round robin

@johnm_iu In 15 seasons covered by kenpom, the team with weakest B1G schedule has won 10 titles, including 7 of 10 outright champs. #iubb (1/3) Of 20 B1G title teams since 02, only 3 have done so with an above median B1G schedule. 2013 #iubb is the only outright champ to do so. (2/3) In other words, ignore the bitter pricks trying to put an asterisk on your 2016 Big Ten Champion Indiana Hoosiers. #iubb (3/3)

as do i

agree

Curious in recruiting when a coach tells a recruit they won a conference regular season title or they tell a recruit they went to a final 4 which one would matter more for a high level recruit

you can I'm just saying the industry puts a heavy emphasis on coaches making final 4 appearances

coaches probably would. When a coach makes his 1st final 4 it's compared to a golfer winning his first major. Coaches are graded by final appearances. As a coach u never want to be on the list they show during the tournament as the best coach never to make a final 4

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