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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 2587345, member: 7492"] What's that they say-all it takes is a dollar and a dream...but not this year in my humble opinion. The top 5 are so dominant that I find it unlikely 4 of them won't make it. The gap is too great and the flaws of 6-20 are glaring. [B]UConn[/B]-Albany, no chance for anyone else. Lexington-[B]Louisville[/B] near home, as the current 3 seed, they are the second most vulnerable of the big 5 after ND. Spokane-[B]ND[/B], with a depleted roster, yes, this is Muffet's finest coaching effort to date. They are the most vulnerable and is dependent where [B]Baylor[/B] gets sent. Kansas City-[B]Miss State[/B] will breeze through here as even the committee won't put Baylor in this bracket. Others under consideration but dismissed: [B][I]Texas[/I][/B]-I think their big game at home against us was their crowning achievement this year. They couldn't muster a real effort last night against Baylor with Brown on the bench and I frankly think they do too many dumb things resulting in empty possessions. [B][I]SC[/I][/B]-Injuries have taken their toll on the guard play putting too much pressure on Harris and Wilson. They won their NC last year, thanks for coming, please single file out of the arena for you flight from Albany back to Columbia... [B][I]Oregon[/I][/B]-Even their home cooking in Eugene is suspect as against Stanford and UCLA proved. Sabrina came up big in OT last night but she disappeared for most of the second half when Oregon blew a 19 point lead. Same thing happened against Stanford. This is a young squad that still needs seasoning. [B][I]FSU[/I][/B]-Sorry Sue, nice effort but not enough real offense if Thomas struggles. [B][I]UCLA[/I][/B]-again, sorry Cory, your seniors are nice but not enough to really contend as your offense relies too much on Jordin to create. [B][I]Mizzou[/I][/B]-You need more than Sophie to play with the top 5 and must win on the road. Get some more top 25 talent to help and maybe next year... [B][I]Oregon St[/I][/B]-For a rebuilding year, Scott-awesome job, with Slocum next year go for it!!! This year, not so much. Only sleeper I can see is [B]Stanford[/B] who finally has their act together. McPhee is healthy and the rest of her AA's are finally playing like it. Who wants to go against Tara when she has time to scheme??? So, for me, it's UConn, MSU, Baylor (even Kim can't melt down enough to screw this FF run up) and who ever doesn't get stuck with Baylor in their region-Louisville or ND. [/QUOTE]

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