Good Luck tonight Pokes

I am surprised Byron Houston could actually type all those words........... you know, because of the "sweaty palms".
 
skyvue said:
As well you might, given that it's the only decade since the 1950s that oswho's had any notable success.
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The 2000's were pretty nice! Two conference championships, a Final Four, a couple of Elite Eights, three Sweet 16's.
 
HoHum said:
The 2000's were pretty nice! Two conference championships, a Final Four, a couple of Elite Eights, three Sweet 16's.
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Yeah - don't let these facts get in the way of your lame smack talk, skyvue.
 
That's what I get for not doing my homework and relying on my feeble memory.

But I suspect HoHum's doing a little doubling up there. oswho was in the tourney seven times in the 2000s. I find it hard to believe they went to at least the Sweet 16 six out of those seven seasons.
 
skyvue said:
That's what I get for not doing my homework and relying on my feeble memory.

But I suspect HoHum's doing a little doubling up there. oswho was in the tourney seven times in the 2000s. I find it hard to believe they went to at least the Sweet 16 six out of those seven seasons.
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Is that not the proper way to do it? They had three seasons in the 00's where they got to the Sweet 16 or further. Made the tournament 7 out of 10 times, which isn't all that great. But, I wonder what the average percentage of High-Major schools in the NCAA tournament was during that span?
 
skyvue said:
That's what I get for not doing my homework and relying on my feeble memory.

But I suspect HoHum's doing a little doubling up there. oswho was in the tourney seven times in the 2000s. I find it hard to believe they went to at least the Sweet 16 six out of those seven seasons.
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Yeah - I probably wouldn't count those twice.

The 2000s were really a tale of two halves for OSU:

2000-05:
  • Six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances
  • Final Four (2004)
  • Elite Eight (2000)
  • Sweet Sixteen (2005)
  • Overall NCAA Tournament record: 10-6 (.625)
  • Big 12 champions (2004)
  • 2x Big 12 tournament champions (2004, 2005)

2006-09:
  • One NCAA Tournament appearance (2009)
  • Overall NCAA Tournament record: 1-1
  • Three NIT first-round losses (2006-08)
 
HoHum said:
Is that not the proper way to do it? They had three seasons in the 00's where they got to the Sweet 16 or further.
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If a team makes the Final Four, it's a given that they made the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, so to my knowledge, those aren't usually cited.

Nothing wrong with a Sweet 16, an Elite Eight, and a Final Four in one decade, and describing it that way offers a more accurate picture, i think.
 
ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms said:
OU = 3 losing seasons on last 5

OSU = No losing seasons since 1988

We fired a coach for two seasons OU fans would die for.
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LOL at this poster acting like there's some drastic difference between OU and Ok. State's program...

Furthermore, I love how you're acting like two losing seasons ultimately fails when measuring the overall success of a program. Seriously?

Ok. State fans might disagree, but I would be perfectly fine taking OU's stature and accolades from 1988 (since you arbitrarily used that as your reference point) until now compared to Oklahoma State's. A National Title appearance, another Final Four, conference championships, and a plethora of wins compared to most NCAA programs gives my argument a leg to stand on. In fact, since OU holds such a decisive advantage in the overall head-to-head series, I'd be willing to bet that they hold the series advantage since your chosen year of 1988, too.

Although I will take OU's success since your reference point of 1988 (and overall program success as well), I will concede that Ok. State has had a better two-year run. Congrats on only having a 5-4 series advantage during OU's worse two-year stretch in over 30 years. You can now go back to beating your chest over Ok. State's valiant and courageous NIT effort.
 
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stoops4pres said:
LOL at this poster acting like there's some drastic difference between OU and Ok. State's program...

Furthermore, I love how you're acting like two losing seasons ultimately fails when measuring the overall success of a program. Seriously?

Ok. State fans might disagree, but I would be perfectly fine taking OU's stature and accolades from 1988 (since you arbitrarily used that as your reference point) until now compared to Oklahoma State's. A National Title appearance, another Final Four, conference championships, and a plethora of wins compared to most NCAA programs gives my argument a leg to stand on. In fact, since OU holds such a decisive advantage in the overall head-to-head series, I'd be willing to bet that they hold the series advantage since your chosen year of 1988, too.

Although I will take OU's success since your reference point of 1988 (and overall program success as well), I will concede that Ok. State has had a better two-year run. Congrats on only having a 5-4 series advantage during OU's worse two-year stretch in over 30 years. You can now go back to beating your chest over Ok. State's valiant and courageous NIT effort.
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I guess as long as you beat OSU, losing seasons are OK. We're your "bowl" game.
 
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