Why are teams like north carolina,duke,kentucky,syracuse,georgetown good in basketball but suck in football?
929586
Same as why Miami, FSU, USC, Nebraska, stink at basketball.
208034
Oh, yes. Well, part of it is that I see a lot of sloppy play. Good teams are playing down to the level of "lesser" teams, and that results in a lot of upsets. But that's a good thing. Plus, look at how close the games have been. Even when the favorite wins, it's often in the last few seconds or in OT. Those are great games to watch. I don't care who wins as long as I don't have to sit through a game where the loser gets killed.
1005939
that depends on if you suck or not. They had their best year in school history last year so they are upping their standards. They are also etting high profile prospects interested so Rutgers may not be your best D-1 bet.
732016
there are so many colleges that they need to break it out.  Plus theres a lot of money to be made playing in a good conference\nb
37797
It has shown that they are completely exposed in the paint. That is UCONN's specialty. But Duke should become a #1 seed come March Madness.
221467
West Virginia got beat because they couldn't get a rebound.  Duke got beat because Redick was defended very well and couldn't make a shot.  Also, Duke did not get the benefit of the favorable officiating that they usually get.
832978
why bother the Knicks suck
991399
Well, if you are looking for a well educated answer, than none of them suck, since all of them have won Super Bowls. I suppose at the moment, the Raiders suck the most.
1066900
They always have good players but never do anything. I think it's because they don't have that winning spirit :P
403356
Because they suck and they only like American Football
86875
Almost any high school has a football team. In Virginia (where I went to HS 2 years ago) we had a crappy football team but that's how we made our money. No one went to our basketball or good sports, they went and watched us get whooped at football. And it made the money, so they kept it.. It's all about the funding.
282790
North Carolina. Duke isn't as great as everybody thinks. Take away JJ Redick, and you can definitely win. The chances will be on your side. North Carolina is a good, young team.
1021290
College football is a whole lot better.  You get to see well practiced men fight for victory without all of them being in it for the money.  The professionals seem to showboat and only rarely will there be an interesting play.
482510
Are you crazy? Did you see the Gators play at all? They were amazing! They had four double-digit wins, all five starters averaged double figures, they defended like champs, they shot 50%, most of the field goals came from an assist, and they played with passion. Is that weak?\n\nWas Villanova weak? Villanova's roster didn't change from last year (except for Sumpter), UF's roster completely changed, yet the Gators still handed it to the Wildcats. How's that for a controlled experiment?\n\nThe Gators deserve every ounce of Waterford crystal coming their way. They proved that the talent in NCAA basketball hasn't weakened. Sometimes, you just don't know where it's coming from.
107500
Hint:  Not Duke.  Duke is highly rated, but even their coach thinks the ranking is a little overdone.  They've had a lot of narrow escapes.\n\nhttp://www.smokingpope.com
195014
I agree with you. UNC and Duke have the biggest rivalry. My family is  a proof of this. ME my dad and my cousin all like UNC while my uncle brother and other cousin are all Duke fans so at the time of the games there is really big competion but its fun. but they are only about 6-8 miles apart so its hands down the best rivalry!!
225950
OF COURSE...no doubt....being from nc....and in THAT state  ya GOTTA pic a team..and when i did....NOBODY...tripped on duke...its was all bout...north carolina...soooooooo GLAD...we RUN THE BLOCK....COACH "K"...FOREVER.....