> TSN's preseason rankings are always a little suspect, but with 55 or so teams
> now in Division I (including the MAAC and a few new independents), a #20
> ranking merely says that Air Force is expected to be a little better than the
> average D-I team.  That doesn't sound all that far fetched.
 
Is this conversation actually taking place??
 
No offense to Air Force, or their obviously passionate fans -- but what you are
saying is that you would expect Air Force to finish in the top half of one of
the major conferences.
 
Get a grip, please.
 
1-6 vs. D-1 conference teams last season
 
Any why would CC be scared of Air Force??  Even if Air Force won, it really
means diddly to CC.  But I really don't want to get in an argument - and this is
the last I will say on this because it's really silly to be arguing about.  The
TSN "poll" is perenially worthless (as are most polls for that matter) -
regardless of whether it mistakenly makes an occasional good pick or not.
 
What I really want to see is a game between CC and the new Colorado Gold Kings
of the West Coast League.
 
AW
 
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