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Message: [QUOTE="pfister1, post: 2537685, member: 285"] JB made the Sweet 16 four times during the early years, but keep in mind the tournament was a different format until 1985 when it expanded to 64 teams. Each of those Sweet 16 appearances only required 1 win to get there. In '77 it was a 32 team format, teams weren't seeded. It only took us one win to get to the Sweet 16. In '79 it was a 40 team format, we had a bye and only had to win 1 game to get to the Sweet 16. In '80 it was a 48 team format, we had a bye and only had to win 1 game to get to the Sweet 16. In '84 it was a 48 team bracket, we had a bye, so again just 1 win to get to the Sweet 16. My original point wasn't to diminish anything JB did, just to say that it took JB time to grow into a point where he seemed to live up to expectations more often than falling short and that there were a number of seasons where expectations for us were high and we didn't meet them. [/QUOTE]