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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 4825063, member: 181"] Consider as well that UCF, BYU, Houston, and Cincinnati football were a combined 8-28. Current NET Top 50 lists for many statistical categories show BYU and Houston quite favorably. If they can sustain performance in-conference, more power to them. I share the widespread doubt here, but I'm not going to stress over UConn's week 7 ranking, and I know you aren't going to either. (And yes, UConn shows quite well in those stat rankings). A year ago, this board was awash with posters wondering how and to whom the team could possibly lose. And then we saw and felt the pain, the doubt, and the bewilderment. In that sense, it might be psychologically healthier for the Boneyard to have something in the loss column. Somehow we are exhibiting confidence that we are undoubtedly among the very best teams; believing we haven't even played super-well yet; loving an awful lot of what we're seeing on the court; speculating giddily about what things will be like when injuries heel and freshmen mature; basking in media adulation; and feeling we're being disrespected...all at the same time. In response, we have multiple threads examining the team's flaws, vulnerabilities, and weaknesses. I wonder if we'd find a similar set of discussions within any other Top 5 -ranked team's message board. May the coaches, players, and fans do their best to focus on One Game At A Time [/QUOTE]