I was curious to see how the teams of consequence that we played were doing. This is what I came up with:
Washington St: 4-7 in conference and 10-13 overall.
Washington is 3-8 in conference and 14-9 overall
Xavier is 7-6 in conference and 16-9 overall
Now the good:
Colorado St is 8-4 in conference and 21-4 overall
NMSU is 7-1 in conference and 15-10 overall
Arizona is 8-2 in conference and 20-3 overall
So, from what we can see, even if we beat Washington, I don't know how impressive that win would be now that they are a paltry 3-8 in the Pac12. The Xavier win has also become less impressive as they are only 7-6 in their own conference.
I always hear cries that we should be in the Big 12 or MWC. I am afraid that we would finish at the bottom of the Big 12 and in the bottom half of the MWC. In football, I believe we could compete in the MWC, but not the Big 12. I slso believe that Western Kentucky, UAB, Old Dominion, and La Tech are very good teams and any one of them would represent the conference well in the NCAA tournament.
Washington St: 4-7 in conference and 10-13 overall.
Washington is 3-8 in conference and 14-9 overall
Xavier is 7-6 in conference and 16-9 overall
Now the good:
Colorado St is 8-4 in conference and 21-4 overall
NMSU is 7-1 in conference and 15-10 overall
Arizona is 8-2 in conference and 20-3 overall
So, from what we can see, even if we beat Washington, I don't know how impressive that win would be now that they are a paltry 3-8 in the Pac12. The Xavier win has also become less impressive as they are only 7-6 in their own conference.
I always hear cries that we should be in the Big 12 or MWC. I am afraid that we would finish at the bottom of the Big 12 and in the bottom half of the MWC. In football, I believe we could compete in the MWC, but not the Big 12. I slso believe that Western Kentucky, UAB, Old Dominion, and La Tech are very good teams and any one of them would represent the conference well in the NCAA tournament.