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Post by Zigmister on Nov 14, 2012 14:47:14 GMT -6
Picture this fun exercise:
Each NCDA team has their own personality based on a mix of their players, their dodgeball performance, their history, and their school's own athletic history.
So with that in mind, I put a question to you. What team has an appropriate twin in collegiate sports or in a particular conferences?
To see what i mean, here's an example.
Looking at the Big Ten, there's some interesting similarities. The conference has been around for oodles of time. Historic schools are a part of the Big Ten, and the NCDA has some historic programs of its own.
Teams like GV, OSU, DePaul, MSU, Kent... what I think comprises a good allegory to the Legends and Leaders divisions of that conference. They've been playing each other for great amounts of time, with plenty of rivalries.
If you had to compare DePaul to somebody, a hard stretch to compare the DePaul to anything, maybe Iowa, Purdue or Northwestern. Not the most stylish records, but plenty of history.
GV could go either the Penn St or U Mich route?
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Post by mgonzo46 on Nov 15, 2012 0:38:10 GMT -6
I would have to say we are the UTSA of the NCDA. Not much history, and very new to the league. May be getting beaten up on in their first season in the bigs, but using it as a learning experience.
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Post by hiller 87 on Nov 15, 2012 15:48:33 GMT -6
I'm a big basketball guy, so I'll go with comparing them to NCAA Basketball teams:
MICHIGAN -GVSU/UCLA: huge winning streaks, lots of championships, some of the best players of all time, great leadership -SVSU/Arizona: always good, but used to be in the shadow of UCLA until lately, when they've equaled the Bruins over the past twenty years or so. -CMU/Michigan: some extremely athletic players, good history -MSU/MSU: some great players, some great coaches, typically in the Final Four, but don't always capitalize on their opportunities
ILLINOIS -Depaul/Northwestern: Both play different styles of gameplay than everyone else in their league, both have not had success in the National Championship tournament (NW has never made it) but everyone loves these guys and they can pull an upset every season or so. -Moody/UIC: Shares a city with Northwestern, and like Northwestern, they haven't had a ton of success on the big stage, but have been known to knock off a major team. -Western Illinois/West Virginia: Came out of basically nowhere to become a good team, but need to prove they can sustain it -Wisconsin-Platteville/Iowa: been around for a while, yet doesn't really make a splash. don't play many teams either. -Nebraska/Nebraska: New to the league, towards the bottom of the pack but still has a chance for some decent wins.
OHIO -Ohio State/Wisconsin: Play really slow, defensive oriented games, have a few guys that can light you up but rely mostly on teamwork and strategy. -Kent State/Long Beach State: Playing an incredibly tough (non-conference) schedule, playing everybody everywhere at anytime.
KENTUCKY -Kentucky/Florida: Used to be average, but now have become a force in the league, have a few star players and good leadership. -WKU/Virginia: Slow down style, good but not great, play tough schedule
EAST COAST -James Madison/UConn: Talented players, good team, but still new to the game -Maryland/Cincinnati: Also new to the big leagues, decently strong, but haven't proved themselves on a National level yet
These were all the schools I could think of at least.
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