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Message: [QUOTE="tomcat, post: 2007699, member: 961"] I have a feeling I'm wading into a pool that is way over my head, by at the risk of perhaps drowning in either statistics or logic -- neither a pleasant outcome -- let me try. UConn's team this year, however noble and surprising it may be, does not measure up, talent-wise, to the superior teams of the last two years. In terms of production, it would be hard to differentiate them. 15-0 is the same as 15-0, seems to me. That said, I think SFU, the number two team, is weaker than last year's edition. Beyond that, however, are the middlin' teams that I think are better than before. Tulane is better, though still not good enough to avoid being killed by UConn. Temple seems better and will be a strong candidate for #2 Cincy has a much better record than they had last year. Assuming they played similar competition, they are making the league better. I thought SMU had some bright spots, which, if I recall correctly last year's games, they did not exhibit then. Ditto with UCF. Befoire they were terrible. Now they are not-terrible, which is an improvement, IMHO. I honestly don't know what to think of ECU, except to hope they never bring their bodyguards again. The rest need an infusion of administrative support, but are no worse than they were last year. In sum, overall, an improvement. [/QUOTE]