Wait, is Kelly Graves coaching Oregon? Oh, ok, I am not worried, now if it was Scott Rueck with that talent, than, I would be worried-Scott yes, Kelly, not so much....
Notre Dame has the best players. They never cheat. They never commit fouls. They do not get beneficial treatment by the officials. Most of the players could qualify for sainthood, along with their wonderful coach, who is the most outstanding coach in all the land. It doesn't matter that UConn beat them in South Bend. No, no, no,. Notre Dame is very deserving of number one. They have the most talent, the most size, the most accurate shooters, they are the smartest of all students at any university ever. They will go out of their way to help anyone in need. They are truly number 1!
1. Massey agreed. Minnesota is 54Thanks Plebe! You're pretty efficient getting this stuff to us.
Now for my snark:
1. Minnesota has NO BUSINESS being in the top 40 never mind the top 25. They have played an abysmally easy schedule. These voters are LAZY.
#2. We all love the underdog darling, however, Marquette with 3 losses, has no business being ranked as high as they are given their weak schedule. ASU has played a much harder schedule and given team a harder time that Marquette.
#3. NO FREAKIN WAY should Maryland be #9 never mind ahead of OSU.
#4. While a nice story, NC State is a bit of fraud at #8. Wes has done a great job given the injuries but they too, HAVE NOT PLAYED a tough schedule. I suspect they will end up with 3 or 4 ACC losses when all is said and done.
#5. Louisville falling to #4 is odd as well. UConn, Baylor and Louisville all lost on the road to tough opponents but the voters should do some "eye test" assessment. Louisville belongs behind Oregon and Stanford.
#6. SC is rounding into shape but they have some tough games coming up to prove this is not a mirage. Their record against ranked teams this year is not so great.
Ok, I am done. Let me know what I screwed up.
Well, Geno’s quotes about Oregon’s hire of Graves when he was hired would lead me to believe he disagrees with youWait, is Kelly Graves coaching Oregon? Oh, ok, I am not worried, now if it was Scott Rueck with that talent, than, I would be worried-Scott yes, Kelly, not so much....
Massey does not agree. ND is number one, followed by Baylor and UConn. Given the way UConn has played since the ND game, that seems to make perfect sense.
And even worse, Tennessee is still #17. Seriously?!
I think the question for Notre Dame is who among the top 5 or 10 have you played on the road. At season's end I think the answer will be no one. I would think this would play into the week over week ranking but to date, it doesn't seem to be taken into account. UCONN at least has a resume that speaks to playing the top ranked teams on the road, win or lose.
The rankings are context-dependent. ASU lost to a much higher-ranked team (as expected) and beat a team that was ranked slightly lower. Some teams ahead of Arizona State, meanwhile, lost to unranked teams (Tennessee, Iowa), while other team immediately behind them also suffered unexpected losses. Just who exactly was supposed to be moved ahead of them?
No love for Marquette and Gonzaga? Serious mistake.
This is why we have sabermetrics!
Which explains why Notre Dame has been ranked as the #1 team in the country for 89 of the past 94 weeks. And why UConn never gets a chance to be ranked 1st.
Which explains why Notre Dame has been ranked as the #1 team in the country for 89 of the past 94 weeks. And why UConn never gets a chance to be ranked 1st.
Oh, but wait. UConn has been ranked 1st almost continuously the past 5 seasons. How did that happen? Maybe because the system works and UConn deserved their ranking. Isn't it possible that they do not deserve the #1 ranking at this point in the present season? Seems like a more parsimonious explanation than some conspiracy theory.
