IMHO, the biggest thing separating BS teams from those they meet in March is their superior athleticism. Unfortunately the BSC acts from January to early March like a college intramural league with a winner emerging from a fairly average collection of competitors. And UM will be one of the usual suspects until they expose themselves to better conference play. Like, not the BSC.
The OOC schedule PSU played cewrtainly isn't helping them today. The announcers even mentioned it at halftime, they said Bone even commented playing a tough schedule in Dec doesn't help them in March.
It's not the OOC games that play into the BSC champ's one game and out, but the "January to early March" BSC play leading into March Madness when they should be matched against the best teams on their schedule that's the problem - IMHO at least
I am just commenting on what the PSU Coach said. He doesn't feel that playing the OOC schedule he played helps him at all in March. I don't think the BSC is ever going to duplicate that type of competition. Bone has a valid point, but I also think a tough OOC schedule is a better way to prepare for league play. The Griz BB team is currently trying to schedule some WAC and Pac 10 teams.
I dont think it was a very good match up for PSU. Kansas really made the best player in the Big Sky look pretty ordinary. In fact, the best player in the Big Sky might not have even made the Kansas team.
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