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Originally Posted by valeogut
Funny you should bring this topic up. As I was watching USC demolish OU, the thought crossed my mind that these kids were really good and looked a darn sight better than some pro teams I had watched this year. Of course, one has to consider the quality of the competition: a highly skilled opponent can make a team look pretty pathetic. Considering that professional players are only the best of the best college players, that the pro's are more physically mature and more highly trained and developed, that the quality of their competition is superior week in and week out, and that the sophistication of their offensive and defensive schemes are greater, I would expect even the lowliest pro team to defeat the very best college team 9 out of 10 times, at least.
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You're dead on there with the football comparison. Pro football teams are all too big, too strong, and too highly trainedto lose to a college team. USC isn't always going to play at the level the played at against Oklahoma but the 49'ers (sad as they may be) can still win any given Sunday in the NFL. The 1 in 10 odds seem about right.
Basketball might be another story. A highly skilled college team with a couple of NBA draft choices playing for them would beat the worst NBA team more often than in the football scenario. Less players means more chance of one player taking over the game. JMO