Comments on: Conference Wars http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/ The world through GATOR-colored glasses. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164227 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:26:13 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164227 My bad. There was a short frame between the Hogs being in the Southwest conference and reaching those Final Fours. My bad. There was a short frame between the Hogs being in the Southwest conference and reaching those Final Fours.

]]> by: Keltic Gator http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164224 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:15:25 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164224 Vince, Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991. In fact the first FOOTBALL championship game was in 1992. That means that both South Carolina and Arkansas were fully fledged members giving the SEC 12 teams and making them eligible for splitting into two divisions. Thus Arkansas counts for the SEC numbers.  One of the reasons I picked 1992 as a starting point was that's when the SEC became a mega-conference. I was in school during the early 90s and trust me those Arkansas - UK contests were classic matchups in the SEC tournament. Vince,

Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991. In fact the first FOOTBALL championship game was in 1992. That means that both South Carolina and Arkansas were fully fledged members giving the SEC 12 teams and making them eligible for splitting into two divisions. Thus Arkansas counts for the SEC numbers.  One of the reasons I picked 1992 as a starting point was that’s when the SEC became a mega-conference.

I was in school during the early 90s and trust me those Arkansas - UK contests were classic matchups in the SEC tournament.

]]> by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164134 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:25:10 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2008/08/13/conference-wars/#comment-164134 By the way, as far as basketball is concerned, Arkansas wouldn't be relevant to this discussion, since it wasn't an SEC school when it played in the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Championship games. Thus, since 1992, de facto SEC schools have been in the title game six times (Kentucky 1996-98 / Florida 2000, 2006-07), and won four (Kentucky 1996, 1998 / Florida 2006, 2007) The ACC put in six teams (Duke 1994, 1999, 2001 / North Carolina 1993, 2005 / Maryland 2002) and won four (Duke 2001 / Maryland 2002/ North Carolina 1993, 2005) Translation: The gap in basketball superiority might be even closer than KG indicated. By the way, as far as basketball is concerned, Arkansas wouldn’t be relevant to this discussion, since it wasn’t an SEC school when it played in the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Championship games.

Thus, since 1992, de facto SEC schools have been in the title game six times (Kentucky 1996-98 / Florida 2000, 2006-07), and won four (Kentucky 1996, 1998 / Florida 2006, 2007)

The ACC put in six teams (Duke 1994, 1999, 2001 / North Carolina 1993, 2005 / Maryland 2002) and won four (Duke 2001 / Maryland 2002/ North Carolina 1993, 2005)

Translation: The gap in basketball superiority might be even closer than KG indicated.

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