Thanks Pam...got a question: >College Hockey USA Coaches' Poll >-------------------------------- >1. Lake Superior State (5) 92 >2. Wisconsin (1) 80 >3. Boston University 77 >4. Maine (4) 68 I'm wondering what the deal is with giving 40% of the preseason #1 votes to Maine after everyone they lost. What is the rationale? Is it that they're #1 till they're beaten? (Then does that mean we don't need any more polls till April...or that they drop down after their first loss?) Or do these voters truly believe that Maine is the best team in the country for 1993-94? I sure don't expect everyone to see things the way I do, but I also find it hard to understand how anyone can look at who all the other teams are returning and have coming in, and then look at Maine and rank them above everyone else. I consider that being realistic, btw, and I'm not taking a shot at them. But the CHUSA poll (which I already had my questions about) looks really silly to have Maine as high as they do and with a (4) next to their name. I would also be interested in hearing from any people who disagree with me, as to why - maybe there are some things I haven't considered. And since Shawn Walsh will probably post this in the locker room to inspire his team, let me just say that I fully expect Maine will skate circles around Merrimack and beat them by twice as many goals as they did last year. :-) --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMN* 11/13/93