We should be ahead of ball st, if people start to realize we have guys who are filling in for starters and we’re not getting blown out by teams like ball st, then it shows how much we improved. On top of that, we should’ve beat ball st and we have played more tougher opponents than ball st has with backup players at qb, rb, and wr but hey what do I know.
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Uconn lost to Ball St who also has a better record....
We lost to Ball St because of coaching on offense not because they were better than us. Defense gave our offense plenty of opportunities get on the field and score. Plus tell me again who has Ball St played that is close to Fresno St, Utah St, BC, NC State, Syracuse, or Michigan? I bet if we had half the games Ball St has we will be winning against those teams. We have obviously played better competition
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I am not taking a side in the debate, but BC and Utah State are bad teams, and I'm not sure how good Fresno State is.
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Ball State and UConn are comparable teams. Looked at simply, they did beat us, but winning a one possession game at home doesn't show much of a difference, and their only win out of the MAC was us. They don't have wins to compare to BC or Fresno State. You could make an argument either way.
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"because of" is, and has to be, irrelevant in ranking teams. Otherwise, you're ranking teams on upside potential instead of what they actually accomplished. As I've already done, you can make a strong argument that we should be ranked ahead of them, but "they won because of coaching" isn't one of them.
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I'm pretty much convinced that if Swenson didn't go down with the concussion (to add to the list of missing players) we win that game in Muncie.
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That was a big loss!
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#102 in USA Today weekly ranking.
Seems more reasonable.
Tennessee moves into No. 2 spot behind Georgia in college football's NCAA Re-Rank 1-131
Ahead of its clash against No. 1 Georgia, Tennessee has moved up to No. 2 in the latest NCAA Re-Rank 1-131 after another defeat of a ranked opponent.www.usatoday.com
We’ve improved by about 30 spots. That’s a pretty big move.
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A Look at Our Beaten Opponents: UConn Actually Isn't Terrible | mgoblog
Don't know if we'll be getting an Opponent Watch this week, but if you look at how our vanquished foes have been doing, there are some surprises. Starting with this: UConn actually isn't terrible. They aren't good, but they aren't as terrible as everyone thought they'd be. The Huskies have won...
Looks better, I also zorked up my calculations. Science is a bleep.
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To Nan: i checked the CBS sports rankings on Tuesday and they had UCONN at 99. That is a nice move of 14 slots.
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The only ranking that matters has them at #1 and that's from my heart.
Yeah right, so much for Vegas odds makers. I guess this all means we lose to UMess as well?
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Logic much? What in the world does whether we beat Fresno State or beat Fresno State "convincingly, or whether we should be behind or ahead of BCU is meaningless rankings of all 131 teams, have to do with whether or not we'll beat UMass.
I have no issue with people who dislike me looking at posts to try to find something to attack, and goodness knows I'm not right all the time, but please do better than this.
Come talk to me about flawed logic, Vegas, and meaningless games if UConn basketball loses to Stonehill on Monday night and drops 12 or so spots. Have a great day counselor.