Teams/programs with something to prove this season

[meyers7]

I've asked the same about Taylor Swift

Who does she play for?

 

[connboy77]

That's okay, I'm convinced Baylor is a really great team. Once is enough, they don't have to go undefeated again. Two in a row would be piggy. Maybe they can win 38 or so and go to the dogs (the kind that pull sleds) in the last game.

Was it piggy when UCONN had two undefeated seasons in a row? If Baylor can do it more power to them! UCONN will go undefeated and win multiple NC'S again. If not this coming season then the next two or three.

 

[pinotbear]

Who does she play for?

barely pubescent girls with an over-inflated sense of dramatic romance.

 

[meyers7]

barely pubescent girls with an over-inflated sense of dramatic romance.

Well done.

But she does write her own music and doesn't need to be auto-tuned like most other popular "singers" (and I use that term very loosely). Gotta give her a little credit there. (won't listen to her music, but will give her a little credit)

 

[DobbsRover2]

Was it piggy when UCONN had two undefeated seasons in a row? If Baylor can do it more power to them! UCONN will go undefeated and win multiple NC'S again. If not this coming season then the next two or three.

Actually it was more doggy than piggy, but yes it was greedy, and greed is good. But only for UConn, not for Baylor. A little less power to them, maybe a bit of a short circuit in an NC game with Huskies.

 

[DobbsRover2]

[quote="DobbsRover2, post: 315220, member: 807"]Relativity is indeed the essence of all, and for those who seem to actually find some divine order from the flights of birds, spots on sheep livers, and preseason rankings, here is the standings for the flops and upward flips based on last year's preseason rankings. We tend to forget about what was expected back in October of every year, but there is a record that nasty people like me can refer to as far as the "official" line about how teams are going to do. But for me a team has to miss its expected season's destiny by 2 places to be a genuine flop. And I'll also admit that all is relative in rankings, so the difference between Purdue which was ranked #16 in the AP poll and KY at #17 is big, making the Boilermakers a minor disappointment (but not a flop) and the Wildcats a raging success because of the NCAAs boundary line. But again, for those who take the 2012-13 preseason ranking seriously, this is the post-mortem on last year's duds and dynamos.

Relatively speaking, my big picks for achievement over expectations are UCLA and Nebraska. I think UCLA has a good chance to upset CAL and finish 2nd in the PAC12, not so sure they can upend Standford. I think Neb has a good chance of finishing first in the Big 10 over PSU. Having always liked C Viv, I hope she can produce a little more dynamic offense and finish behind UCONN in the BE. Isn't Tex A&M now in the SEC - they have a good chance of winning that just because I don't expect much from the conference outside of Kentucky.

Reasonable choices as Nebraska had a disappointment in 1st game of NCAAs but has most of team back and presumably has a little more experience and focus this year. UCLA loses its top scorer but looks to have a fairly solid group returning to get back to NCAAs following 2nd round exit two years ago. Still think Cal has got to be set for a big challenge with everyone back and possibly a slight opening on the Cardinal dominance, and you gotta grab any chance that comes up out there since they don't happen often.