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From: afb@pucc-i (Michael Lewis)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: Predictabilty of the ACC?
Message-ID: <1308@pucc-i>
Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 15:38:56 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 25 15:38:56 1986
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Summary: Who were predicted to be the top teams in the ACC in November? Who are the top teams now?

In article <1051@burl.UUCP>, leads3@burl.UUCP (leads3) writes:
> > Sure beats the predictability of the Big East or ACC.
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                    ^^^
> Whoa now! You care to predict who is going to win the ACC regular
> season or tournament? I'm all ears or is it eyes.
> 
> Face the facts. Some of the best games played this year have
> been between ACC teams. Just like last years best games were
> played between Big East teams. Maybe next year the Big Ten 
> will measure up. :-)
> 
> so long,
> Dave

     Purdue was *predicted* by just about everyone for a lower division finish
in the Big Ten this year.  They are a half-game out of first now.  Illinois
was supposed to challenge Michigan for the title.  They are in fifth place.
Michigan State, without a decent inside player to their name, was supposed to
be 7th or 8th; they are a game out of first at 4th place.  Michigan was
supposed to dominate; they have lost 4 games, including one at Minnesota!
Indiana was picked as high as 4th or 5th in the pre-season, they are tied for
the conference lead.

    This is unpredictability and spontaneousness.

    In the ACC, on the other hand, UNC, Georgia Tech, and Duke were supposed
to be the top three teams.  They are the top three teams.  Georgia Tech has
lost to noone else but Duke and UNC.  Duke has lost to UNC and (I think)
Georgia Tech, or to UNC twice.

    There are few upsets.  Up until this last week, noone but these three teams
had beaten these three teams.  This is predictability.


    Did you happen to catch either of the Michigan-Illinois games?  How about
the Indiana-Purdue overtime game in Bloomington?  Or the Purdue-Iowa game in
January, when Purdue came back from a 6 point deficit with 50 seconds to go.
Or either of the Indiana-Illinois games.  The list goes on.

    The reason that you think that only the ACC has played and "good games" 
this year is because you haven't seen (m)any Big Ten Games.  ESPN has yet
to realize that there are other conferences in the country besides the ACC and
Big East.