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Message: [QUOTE="visitingcock, post: 3477990, member: 6872"] Still playing [and that's all it is. Don't take me too serious.] You are right. "There is no national champion." However, there is a "mythical" national championship. I don't mind if Oregon fans claim a mythical "Massey Championship." "[I][B]Lost by 15 to Indiana[/B].[/I]" That's 20th ranked Indiana. Three days before facing defending national champions, Baylor, in the same tournament in the Virgin Islands [B][I]"hid out at home" [/I][/B] Beat Top 6 Maryland at Maryland Beat Top 6 Baylor at neutral site Beat Top 6 UConn at home Beat every SEC team on the court assigned by the Conference. (While we are presently the best SEC program, we ain't Bama football and don't get to pick our schedule) [B]"barely squeaked by Temple." [/B]So what? We won by seven on their court the next game after beating Baylor. Now. Let's consider: Best Record in the nation - [I]against #3 strength of schedule [Oregon #4] according to Real Time RPI Oregon #1 Scar #3 by Massey[/I] Longest win streak in nation 26 games #1 ranking by NCAA selection committee #1 ranking by NCAA RPI #1 ranking by Coaches' Poll w 27 first place votes to 5 for Oregon #1 ranking by AP poll w 27 first place votes to 3 for Oregon [B]Should the NCAA award us a national championship? No.[/B] Should an official national championship be awarded to Oregon? No. Can both teams (and mostly fans thereof) claim a mythical national championship - with corresponding asteri[B][U]Steven Krajewski[/U][/B]? Yup, and the arguments are all we have in the absence of real games. I do feel sorry for Oregon's seniors - and ours. Our seniors are fortunate to have rings from their freshman year. Our underclassmen will have their opportunities, so I feel [I]a bit[/I] more sorry for Oregon's seniors who have never even made it to the Sweet 16. Our freshmen will have opportunities in the future. This season will forevermore wear an: [ATTACH type="full"]51970[/ATTACH] Peace everybody. I happen to enjoy argument that is friendly and recognize that it's all just opinion. [/QUOTE]

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