Is Pittsburgh getting enough respect

[What!]

The Pitt Panthers are undeafeated but only ranked ninth in each poll. They got wins over Wisconsin, at Louisville, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Depaul and cupcakes

[jaxmagicman]

Originally Posted by What!

The Pitt Panthers are undeafeated but only ranked ninth in each poll. They got wins over Wisconsin, at Louisville, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Depaul and cupcakes

Go 16-0 beating teams like Morgan State and then you can say you are getting no respect.

signed,
Number 2 Florida Gators

[Eckstein 4 Prez]

Pittsburgh gets plenty of respect from me:

My Top Five Crappy Industrial Midwestern Cities Where I Wouldn't Want To Live

5. Allentown, PA
4. Akron, OH
3. Erie, PA
2. Gary, IN
1. Pittsburgh, PA

[matskralc]

Northeastern, dammit, northeastern!!!!!!!!111

[jaxmagicman]

Originally Posted by Eckstein 4 Prez

Pittsburgh gets plenty of respect from me:

My Top Five Crappy Industrial Midwestern Cities Where I Wouldn't Want To Live

5. Allentown, PA
4. Akron, OH
3. Erie, PA
2. Gary, IN
1. Pittsburgh, PA

Didn't you go on a date with a girl that is moving to Pittsburgh to marry her man? Is that the reason you don't want to live there?

[matskralc]

I'm a diehard Pitt fanboy, but given the cupcakeness of their schedule, they're getting about the respect they deserve. We'll see how they handle WVU and UConn before complaining about respect. It's not as if they've manhandled the good teams they've beaten.

[jaxmagicman]

Originally Posted by matskralc

I'm a diehard Pitt fanboy, but given the cupcakeness of their schedule, they're getting about the respect they deserve. We'll see how they handle WVU and UConn before complaining about respect. It's not as if they manhandled South Carolina and Louisville.

A cupcake schedule really doesn't hurt a team as much as it should. Look at number 2 Florida.

11/09 St Peter's W 80-51
11/10 Albany W 83-64
11/17 at W Forest W 77-72
11/18 Syracuse W 75-70
11/25 Florida St W 74-66
11/28 Alabama St W 87-60
12/03 C Florida W 80-47
12/06 at Providence W 87-77
12/09 Beth-Cook W 88-58
12/18 Jacksonville W 101-58
12/22 at Miami W 77-67
12/30 Florida A&M W 84-47
01/03 Morgan St W 92-49
01/07 at Georgia W 90-72
01/11 Miss St W 75-60
01/14 Auburn W 69-57

Not exactly world beaters there.

[sebastian0622]

College hoops polls are more about the name of the team than the players on it this early in the season. I wouldn't stress it. Conference play will sort things out.

[mlyons]

Originally Posted by matskralc

Northeastern, dammit, northeastern!!!!!!!!111

Yeah! Allentown's definitely a northeastern city!

[Jason Moyer]

Originally Posted by Eckstein 4 Prez

My Top Five Crappy Industrial Midwestern Cities Where I Wouldn't Want To Live

1. Pittsburgh, PA

You don't like cheap/safe/gorgeous cities or sports I take it?

[Spielman]

Originally Posted by Eckstein 4 Prez

Pittsburgh gets plenty of respect from me:

My Top Five Crappy Industrial Midwestern Cities Where I Wouldn't Want To Live

5. Allentown, PA
4. Akron, OH
3. Erie, PA
2. Gary, IN
1. Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh is a lot nicer than it used to be, and shouldn't be on your list. Gary should be your champion there. By a mile.

[andymac]

According to Ken Pomeroy (the #1 college basketball stat-head), both Florida & Pittsburgh are ranked pretty much where they should be.

KenPom's current Top 25.

1.  Duke(16-0)
2.  Florida(16-0)
3.  Memphis(15-2)
4.  Villanova(11-2)
5.  Xavier(11-2)
6.  Texas(14-2)
7.  North Carolina St.(14-2)
8.  Illinois(16-1)
9.  Wisconsin(14-2)
10. Pittsburgh(14-0)
11. LSU(10-5)
12. Northern Iowa(15-3)
13. West Virginia(12-3)
14. Connecticut(14-1)
15. Ohio St.(12-2)
16. Tennessee(11-2)
17. Indiana(10-3)
18. Syracuse(15-2)
19. Washington(14-2)
20. Gonzaga(13-3)
21. Florida St.(11-3)
22. Iowa(13-4)
23. Georgetown(10-4)
24. Boston College(12-4)
25. Kansas(10-5)

[blgoblue2]

northern iowa ahead of Uconn and no MSU, doesnt have much credibility with me

[andymac]

Originally Posted by blgoblue2

northern iowa ahead of Uconn and no MSU, doesnt have much credibility with me

How much do you know about Northern Iowa?

[andymac]

Michigan St. is sitting at #31. They are brought down by a defensive effeciency that is ranked a very mediocre #107 in the nation.

[sebastian0622]

Originally Posted by blgoblue2

northern iowa ahead of Uconn and no MSU, doesnt have much credibility with me

If you don't know how good UNI is, you don't have much credibility with me.

edit: what andymac said

[blgoblue2]

i know that uconn is better than them

[andymac]

Originally Posted by blgoblue2

i know that uconn is better than them

Well, I'm glad we got that cleared up.

[R. Hansh]

socal, a place i wouldn't want to live!

[TheRaven]

Respect means nothing. Nobody feels they get enough. Whether they're #9 now or not doesn't matter. If they are a top team, they will prove it come March.