Cheese, I believe that the discussion of total W/L record is because of the fact that IU fans like to throw up the IU tourney success. I will not say "their success" as many have not attended the university.
Tourney success is a combination of skill, luck and match-ups. Loyola was fun to watch in March but they were not one of the top 4 teams in the tournament. If they played a B1G schedule, they would have been mid-range at best. However, things went their way and good for them and God bless Sister Jean.
IU fans attribute the tourney success to only the first variable. But they do so in a logically inconsistent manner. Example: Davis was a bad coach, though he got IU to the Final Game. However, we were simultaneously told that Crean would be a great coach because he got Marquette to the Final Four. Crean's success was proof of coaching acumen. However, then he was declared a bad coach and everyone was glad that he was gone. It gets confusing and I do not do well when presented with cognitive dissonance.
Tourney success is a combination of skill, luck and match-ups. Loyola was fun to watch in March but they were not one of the top 4 teams in the tournament. If they played a B1G schedule, they would have been mid-range at best. However, things went their way and good for them and God bless Sister Jean.
IU fans attribute the tourney success to only the first variable. But they do so in a logically inconsistent manner. Example: Davis was a bad coach, though he got IU to the Final Game. However, we were simultaneously told that Crean would be a great coach because he got Marquette to the Final Four. Crean's success was proof of coaching acumen. However, then he was declared a bad coach and everyone was glad that he was gone. It gets confusing and I do not do well when presented with cognitive dissonance.