Cambridge
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Canes Pugnaces
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Post by Cambridge on Feb 3, 2005 16:27:34 GMT -5
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 3, 2005 16:50:29 GMT -5
Can't wait for part 2.
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HoyaNCCT
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We will remind them.
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Post by HoyaNCCT on Feb 3, 2005 16:58:40 GMT -5
finally a good journalist
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the_way
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Post by the_way on Feb 3, 2005 21:09:44 GMT -5
Part 1 is truth. The same goes for the NBA with ESPN and the Lebron James hype machine.
Part 2 kind of sucks especially, the part about G'town, but Part 1 hits it right on the head about the real reasons (cha ching!!) ESPN keeps promoting the ACC as the best conference. This is a MUST read!!
I love the part in the article where it says those who believe"...every word that ESPN says (and there are some that do),..." That goes for a lot of people on this message board when their "ACC'ims" seem to creep out a lot in their posts.
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IceHoya
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Post by IceHoya on Feb 3, 2005 23:16:24 GMT -5
Part 1 is truth. The same goes for the NBA with ESPN and the Lebron James hype machine. Part 2 kind of sucks especially, the part about G'town, but Part 1 hits it right on the head about the real reasons (cha ching!!) ESPN keeps promoting the ACC as the best conference. This is a MUST read!! I love the part in the article where it says those who believe"...every word that ESPN says (and there are some that do),..." That goes for a lot of people on this message board when their "ACC'ims" seem to creep out a lot in their posts. Totally agree with everything you said... what a let down Part 2 was. Yeesh. |
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hoyanick
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Post by hoyanick on Feb 3, 2005 23:28:52 GMT -5
SELF-EDIT: I'm erasing a post that, upon actually reading the introduction to Part 2 of the article, makes no sense AT ALL. Sorry, hoyatalkers, for my rash post. I was excited to see what the man wrote concerning Georgetown and subsequently ignored the rest of the page.
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Post by ][-][ 0 `/ /-\ 5 on Feb 3, 2005 23:32:41 GMT -5
very unhappy with the push with Florida State. Statistically correct though because conference games weren't counted and we weren't amazing out ofconference despite the fact we started 3 freshmen and knew very little of the Princetown offense. But still Florida State?!?!?
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Feb 3, 2005 23:32:49 GMT -5
Villanova is already ranked, but they'll probably lose that ranking after their loss to Uconn.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Feb 3, 2005 23:39:06 GMT -5
[Edited out my light gibe at Nick]
The author's attempt at impartial analysis is admirable, but the conference RPI does a more accurate job and does show the ACC as the best conference in the country, only not quite by the margin that the sports leader seems to give it. The_way can now call me an ACC fan and Hoya hater for pointing out facts.
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Post by ][-][ 0 `/ /-\ 5 on Feb 3, 2005 23:41:34 GMT -5
I noticed the same thing and thats why I said the facts were right but it was still Florida State.
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Diablo
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Post by Diablo on Feb 4, 2005 1:15:33 GMT -5
He states that ACC's only road win against a non-conference ranked team was Wake vs. Cincy. What BE team has beaten a non-conference ranked team on the road? Cuse's wins vs. Memphis and MSU both occurred at MSG. The only other one I can think of was WV beating NC St., and that was hardly an upset, it was part of a 4 game losing streak. Are there any others that I am missing?
The first part of the article is well written, the second part is suscpetible to criticism and has some leaps of logic.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Feb 4, 2005 10:52:34 GMT -5
This guy didn't do all of this homework. Nova & Pitt are obvious.
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