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Hi All:
Actually if the world were flat one could see from Boston to Anaheim and
only need a telescope to see the NCAAs (esp if the games were in the
Crystal Cathedral rather than the Pond :-) .... the fact that there exists
a horizon means the world is not flat.... so, if we look at the weak
numbers for the ECAC, that means they are the strongest conference, using
that logic, right? :-)
Tony Buffa
RPI (not Rensselaer, but tired of fighting the battle) '64
PS: my lawn is better than yours right now, mine is green :-)
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On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Kepler wrote:
> > This shows Hockey East to be the far better conference (snip)
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> > You can manipulate numbers to make any point you want.
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> In the case of any poll, the "numbers" aren't even worthy of the designation
> -- they are just the opinions of those polled, and, well as they say --
> "common sense" is what tells you the world is flat. For that matter, even
> quantitative systems are strongly subjective as the initial choice and
> weighting of indices is at best debateable. Garbage in, garbage out.
>
> It's fun to woof "authoritatively" about conferences, though, especially
> when our emotional attachments get engaged. My lawn's better than your lawn
> -- the eternal boast. ;-)
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