Valuist
12-01-2006, 10:55 AM
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We're not talking about the Buckeye football team, who is obviously a deserving #1. But the basketball team had no business being rated number 1 before the N. Carolina game. Rankings are supposed to be based on what a team has accomplished, not on what they MIGHT accomplish if their recruits pan out, or hype. So the "number 1" team went on the road to N. Carolina and couldn't even cover as 8 1/2 pt dogs. I've never seen a number 1 be 8 1/2 pt underdogs before.
We're not talking about the Buckeye football team, who is obviously a deserving #1. But the basketball team had no business being rated number 1 before the N. Carolina game. Rankings are supposed to be based on what a team has accomplished, not on what they MIGHT accomplish if their recruits pan out, or hype. So the "number 1" team went on the road to N. Carolina and couldn't even cover as 8 1/2 pt dogs. I've never seen a number 1 be 8 1/2 pt underdogs before.