This is just for hahas, but Michigan hoops is really good this year. Just how good? Check out the Degrees of Loss Separation
Michigan > Illinois > #1 Indiana
Michigan > Arkansas > #2 Florida
Michigan > NC State > #4 Duke
Michigan > WVU > TCU > #5 Kansas
Michigan > Illinois > #6 Gonzaga
Michigan > Cal Poly > UCLA > #7 Arizona
Michigan > Iowa > Iowa State > Florida Gulf Coast > #8 Miami
Michigan > Pitt > #9 Syracuse
Michigan > #10 Ohio State
Michigan > Pitt > #9 Syracuse > #11 Louisville
Michigan > Minnesota > #12 Michigan State
Michigan > #13 Kansas State
Michigan > Illinois > #14 Butler
Michigan > #10 Ohio State > Rhode Island > St. Louis > #15 New Mexico
Michigan > Iowa > Iowa State > Drake > #16 Creighton
Michigan > Pitt > #9 Syracuse > #17 Cincinnati
Michigan > #18 Minnesota
Michigan > #18 Minnesota > Stanford > #19 Oregon
Michigan > Pitt > #20 Georgetown
Michigan > Arkansas > #2 Florida > #21 Missouri
Michigan > #13 Kansas State > #22 Oklahoma State
Michigan > #23 Pittsburgh
Michigan > Arkansas > #2 Florida > #24 Marquette
Michigan > NC State > UConn > #25 Notre Dame
Total Degrees 59
Furthest separation is
Miami who lost to some schmucks at the start of the year
New Mexico who plays completely different teams
Creighton as it appears that the Missouri Valley does not play the Big 10 at all
The Opposite
Teams with 1 degree of separation to Michigan: Indiana and Ohio State
Teams with 2 degrees of separation to Michigan: Wisconsin, Illinois, Butler, Duke, Michigan State, Kansas
Conclusion
Essentially every team in the country outside Michigan has lost to a suspect opponent or to Michigan.
As my buddy Joe and I always joke, if Notre Dame was suiting up against an all Jesus team, aka a team made up of 55 Sons of God, Lou Holtz would probably still pick Notre Dame to win by a touchdown. So of course this weekend when I'm watching Sportscenter and they have him and fellow old man Corso making predictions, Lou picks ND to beat Michigan. Not that big of a deal, Michigan is a big question mark this year, but of course than Lou says that Notre Dame will win 11 games this year. This is the same Notre Dame that lost to a service academy last year. And just when you thought the douchy homerism was going to end ESPN asks which BCS school is going to be the biggest surprise team in the country. Any guesses to whom it was? I'll give you a clue it was another team he coached. If you guessed South Carolina you would be a winner. Next up on Lou's prediction watch, the Jets win the Superbowl, NC St. wins the ACC, Arkansas dominates the SEC West, Minnesota wins the Big...
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