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Sound off on the Super 16 Give us your opinion, we'll publish a sample next weekPosted: Monday February 11, 2002 3:53 PM
Here's a sample of what you had to say after the Super 16 Week 7 rankings. To skip ahead and sound off on this week's rankings, click here.
Here's what you said:I've finally found someone that gives Indiana the respect it deserves. The Hoosiers play one of the toughest schedules(preseason)in the country and is sitting second right now in the Big Ten behind the Buckeyes. Mike Davis has done a great job getting Indiana prepared and playing hard. Jared Jefferies is the BEST player in the conference, let's all hope he has enough sense to stay in school like J. Williams did. Thanks also for seeing that the "Fighting Illness" are the most overrated team in the land. Bradford and Williams are lazy and only play hard when they are playing well (which is not often). I just hope Davis and the boys are ready in March, I'm getting tired of seeing them get bounced in the first round.
How about Kent State? This is supposed to be the hottest teams, right? While the rest of the MAC continues to beat itself up, the Golden Flashes are 10-1 in conference, including a dismantling of the early season darlings at Ball State. They started off slow, but have really come together udner Stan Heath.
Ooh, this is tough for Spartan fans to read. A big win over Illinois then dropping one to Northwestern. When Marcus Taylor gets healthy, don't be surprised if the Buckeyes get two more marks in the loss column. Others better hope this team doesn't make the tournament. Top 20 for sure.
How can you forget about Notre Dame? The Irish are making some major noise in the Big East conference and are one of the hottest teams in the nation right now. I think you should look for the Irish to make a great run here coming up towards the tournament. They're gonna open some eyes!
Thank you! Finally, someone is actually giving Marquette the recognition they deserve. It's obvious the coaches around the land don't. This team is red hot and isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Tom Crean deserves mention when Coach of the Year comes up, as well as Dwyane Wade for Newcomer of the Year. Thanks for the respect, no one has showed any all year.
Pepperdine?! Everyone talks about their quality wins, but no one mentions their joke of a conference (Gonzaga notwithstanding) and losses to Cal-Irvine and Cal-Santa Barbara. Let's not forget that historic victory over Point Loma (who?). This is a tournament-worthy team but Super 16 is a ridiculous stretch. There are three SEC teams that all could be there instead: Florida, Kentucky and Georgia -- and it pains me to say it because I'm a Big East guy.
I think Arizona has been the most underrated team thus far, since it lost some games. However, Arizona has proven time and time again, that it can win -- on the road or at home. Call them what you want, Diaper Dandies, the Freshmen team or what have you, but I honestly believe the Arizona Wildcats will be the surprise team of the NCAA tournament!
I would just like to say bravo on some of your rankings. You are the only poll I can find where you have both Indiana and Ohio State above Illinois. When you have a team that beats a ranked opponent by over 30 points and they are leading the big ten and they aren't ranked, there is a problem. So congratulations on getting something right that others are obviously missing.
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