I am curious as to any opinion on why Bowling Green has received such shoddy treatment from pollsters after having quite a bit of early season success. On any of the four or five polls I have seen and will see posted after this weekends action, Bowling Green ranks approximately fifth, and is generally placed one or two slots behind Lake Superior even though Bowling Green came up with a victory in the team's one head to head matchup this season. This wouldnt really disturb me so much if it doesnt seem to be a recurring trend in the college hockey polls as far as CCHA upstarts go. If my memory serves me, when Miami began its run at a very successful CCHA season last year, they received similar poor treatment at the hands of the pollsters. Only after quite a few weeks did people realize that perhaps they were actually a quality hockey team. Bowling Green might be a quick-starter, but with a victory over Lake Superior, and a tie with Michigan, the current #1, shouldnt they get a little more credit? I would welcome any input from anyone(John H.?) who has seen them play as to how good they actually might be. I myself am looking forward to Saturday night, when I will see them take on Michigan State. Then I can judge them first-hand, and maybe my question will answer itself... Geoff Horvath Michigan State University