Comments on: The Bears Got the Shaft http://shortleaf.com/2006/03/the-bears-got-the-shaft/ Photography by Ryan McCoy Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam http://shortleaf.com/2006/03/the-bears-got-the-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Adam Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:13:36 +0000 http://www.ryanmccoy.us/?p=92#comment-35 It's simple. Play better teams in your non-conference schedule. Plus another factor that had nothing to do with the Bears...4 teams from the Valley?! That is stupid...they could not afford to give them 5. Why? Because the ACC only got 4...and I'm sorry but the Valley is no ACC...yes the competition might be just as tough in the Valley, but the talent level is about half of the ACC. Yeah, I said it. Utah State would destroy the Bears...they moved conference just to play tougher games...that is a team grabbing hold of their destiny. They are a good mid-major team. That's it. Utah State is one of the only teams in the Nation to win 23+ games the last 5 years...they invite big names to play them such as Duke, UConn and other top ten teams...but their invites are turned down, because who wants an early season blemish...and the best part, they made a big media fuss about it...so everyone knows they want to play the best. That goes a long way. Plus, this happens every year to someone’s team...I'm just happy Indiana got a #6 seed...heck I'm happy they just made it...it's been two years. It’s simple. Play better teams in your non-conference schedule. Plus another factor that had nothing to do with the Bears…4 teams from the Valley?! That is stupid…they could not afford to give them 5. Why? Because the ACC only got 4…and I’m sorry but the Valley is no ACC…yes the competition might be just as tough in the Valley, but the talent level is about half of the ACC. Yeah, I said it.

Utah State would destroy the Bears…they moved conference just to play tougher games…that is a team grabbing hold of their destiny. They are a good mid-major team. That’s it. Utah State is one of the only teams in the Nation to win 23+ games the last 5 years…they invite big names to play them such as Duke, UConn and other top ten teams…but their invites are turned down, because who wants an early season blemish…and the best part, they made a big media fuss about it…so everyone knows they want to play the best. That goes a long way.

Plus, this happens every year to someone’s team…I’m just happy Indiana got a #6 seed…heck I’m happy they just made it…it’s been two years.

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