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Date Posted: 03:44:42pm 11/16/05 Wed,
Author: Stagman
Subject: I Hate to Burst Everyone's Bubble
In reply to: ghostman 's message, "Re: that says it all right there..." on 03:30:26pm 11/16/05 Wed,

But going into the championship game, the MAAC only had one team with more wins than losses. According to the site listed below, the MAAC was ranked next to last among all D-1 conferences. The Ivies were actually ranked 8th.

This is a good example of how, though the MAAC might have one very good team, the conference as a whole is not very good and thus will not get any breaks when it comes to getting bids.

http://www.soccerratings.com/M05D1.html

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: I Hate to Burst Everyone's Bubble -- Stagophile, 05:16:48pm 11/16/05 Wed, [1]

You didn't burst my bubble. Your link is the same source of rankings that I provided in my above "Lessons Learned!!!" post. The reality is that we are not leaving the MAAC anytime soon. Therefore, in order to avoid a repeat of this year, our non-conference schedule should the most difficult possible. So if we do find ourselves losing the MAAC Championship again, we will be in a much better position of making the case for an at-large bid. NC State was our only top major conference opponent. The likes of BC, UConn, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Maryland, Penn St, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Loyola Marymount should be on our schedule every year. Just like we are doing in basketball and lacrosse, we need to start taking bold chances in soccer. We definitely have the talent!!!

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