Michigan football's historical equivalent in MBB

Submitted by Human Torpedo on

Given our current identity crisis as a blueblood of college football (1 national title in 70 years, 14 years Big Ten title drought recently, mediocre bowl record, etc), I figure we try to make or offer comparisons of what program is most like us in college basketball. I say Syracuse makes a very compelling case to be #1 in that regard. Maybe just maybe Kansas is comparable too despite their recent elite history. Any other programs out there you can think of?

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Gulo Gulo Luscus

January 3rd, 2018 at 9:50 PM ^

That's a good one. Blue blood whose only dominant period predates the modern era, last title in the mid/late 90s, close but not quite a few times in the 2000s, similar success profile currently. They're only missing a recent dark age with failed coaching transitions. some down years but nothing disastrous.

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SugarShane

January 3rd, 2018 at 9:42 PM ^

Nebraska Tennessee Notre Dame Alabama pre Saban This isn’t some incredible thing that only impacts us

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Honest Abe

January 3rd, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^

This is hard and painful. Just off the top of my head i would say Georgetown. It is so hard to compare this though, in my opinion.

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Coldwater

January 3rd, 2018 at 11:20 PM ^

Michigan football LIVES on its past laurels. Currently Michigan is a little twat. We beat up on the weaklings then get our asses handed to us by teams with equal talent. We were convinced that day Harbaugh got hired was the day Michigan stopped being a punching bag for our rivals. We were wrong.

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maskedavenger

January 4th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^

Alas, Ohio State has a pretty good basketball history. 11 Final Fours (39, 44,45,46, 60, 61, 62, 68,99, 07, 12: 99 vacated), 5 championship games (39, 60, 61, 62, 07), and one national title (1960). Within the Big Ten, they have won or shared 20 regular season championships (2 vacated - 00 and 02). 

For Michigan, those numbers are: 7 FF (64, 65, 76, 89, 92, 93, 13: 92 and 93 vacated), 6 championship games (65, 76, 89, 92, 93, 13: 92 and 93 vacated), and one national title (1989). Michigan has won or shared 14 regular season Big Ten championships.

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Tuebor

January 4th, 2018 at 12:40 AM ^

Since we split the 04 title with iowa, Michigan is 101-64 overall(60-46 big ten regular season) (3-7 in bowls) and iowa is 101-66 overall (59-47 big ten regular season) (4-7 in bowls). Heck since Harbaugh was hired we are 28-11 (18-8) 1-2 in bowls and they are 28-12 (18-8) 1-2 in bowls. But iowa has a win over us, osu, and a big ten title game appearance. At this point we are basically iowa with bigger stadium and higher paid coach.

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M-Dog

January 4th, 2018 at 1:21 AM ^

As an aside, you could actually make the case that Michigan basketball has out-achieved Michigan football over the last half century.

People often don't realize what an illustrious basketball history Michigan has:

- A National Championship

- 6 total National Championship game appearances

- 7 total Final Fours

- 12 total Elite Eights

- 14 total Sweet Sixteens

- The inaugural Big Ten Tournament championship, and another BTT last year

- Numerous Big Ten titles

All of this stretched across the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s, and ‘10s.

We did not make our mark with just one team like Georgetown, or just one coach like Duke.  We did it across decades with different coaches and teams and players.

That’s a record as good as or better than so-called “basketball schools” such as Purdue, Maryland, Arizona, Georgetown, etc. 

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Jasper

January 4th, 2018 at 6:31 AM ^

Kansas has a relatively recent national championship (in basketball). Also, they regularly get 5-star recruits. (Michigan does not, at least at the same percentage ...) Finally, they appear to use bagmen. Michigan does not *appear* to use them.

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Northville

January 4th, 2018 at 8:25 AM ^

Indiana. Their basketball program and UM’s football program are my two favorites and it’s been absolutely brutal. The mediocrity following their legendary coaching icons (Bo and Bob Knight) runs remarkably parallel. IU has suffered through a string of (arguably) bonehead moves: Mike Davis, Kelvin Sampson, Crean. Sampson could coach but couldn’t follow the rules. Crean didn’t have the ceiling fans want. Davis was just a mistake. Anyway, too painful to analyze. Go Jim. Go Archie.

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Maize4Life

January 4th, 2018 at 9:01 AM ^

Recently

2 Big Titles

1 BIg Tournament Title

1 Final Four

! NC Game

2 Elite 8s

3 Sweet 16s

 

I like to call that RESULTS

 

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bigfan2959

January 4th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^

Not sure about the MBB equivalent, but the world cup soccer equivalent would be England. Always decent to good, never great. Never a real threat to win anything. Nearly always overrated. Really great back in the early 1900s.

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