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Message: [QUOTE="The deacon, post: 4732064, member: 11559"] Read on if you wish... I'm just sticking up for my Deacons. Thanks, bballnut90, for the 'truly dreadful' tag.;) I won't dispute that the Deacs have been a threat to no one amongst the elite, yet they have averaged 16 wins per year for the last 16 seasons. True, many were against non-conference teams, but 'truly dreadful' might be a stretch. I tend to agree with triaddukefan's assessment that Wake has not been a destination for top basketball coaches, but the Deacons' overall athletic program is top shelf in many sports and it recently spent tons of money (with little help from yours truly) on its basketball facilities. Being a golfer, I'll note with pride that the Deacon women won this spring's NCAA title, adding to a fairly impressive Wake collection from this millennia also including men's soccer, men's tennis and field hockey. Its top-ranked baseball team nearly brought home another in June. Even Wake football has been a Top 25 team in recent years and has won bowl games five of the past seven seasons (ND fans can thank Wake for passing along Sam Hartman, one of the country's best QBs the past few years). And all that while having the smallest underclass enrollment of any Power 5 school, ranking with Rice and a few others of all DI schools, and ranking annually as one of the best academic schools in the nation. Yup, I've drifted pretty far off course here, but I just needed to stick up for Wake. Triaddukefan, I hope Wake proves you wrong, and that we're both around for a few more years to see it happen in women's basketball. [/QUOTE]

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