Post by UcantBSme on Mar 28, 2007 13:13:37 GMT -5
I'M BACK! ;D ;D ;D
Ok, am I the ONLY one that can see what is going on here or what? Yes, Ohio State has a "glittery" 17-1 record, but is anyone looking at how PATHETIC their schedule is? My gosh!!! They have like 4 matches against D3 teams. They only have like 8 matches scheduled against any teams in the top 15 and 2 of those 8 matches are against Ball State that wasn't even ranked in the top 15 for the 1st half of the season, so that means realistically like 6 matches against top 15 teams. They are playing NO MPSF teams!!! NONE!!! ZERO!!! ZILCH!!! They have a weaker schedule than any D1 team in the country.
There is no way they should be ranked #7 based on their schedule. They don't have to go out every night and put their butts on the line against top 10 teams night after night after night and deal with that kind of pressure and competition and physical and mental stress. So when they do play a HALF DECENT TEAM like IPFW or Loyola, they are totally rested, and fresh.
It is very obvious what the coaching staff's philosophy is at Ohio State. WE JUST HAVE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO THE FINAL FOUR, which means we just have to win the MIVA. That's fine if getting to the Final Four is your only goal, but you would think that any HALF DECENT coach would want to give his team a chance to win it all and I'm here to tell you that with Ohio State's lack of tough playing experience this season, IF THEY DO GET OUT OF THE MIVA, THEY WILL BE BEAT IN 3 GAMES ON THEIR HOME COURT IN COLUMBUS.
Talk about sand bagging! If i were a player at Ohio State, I would be mad as hell at my coaches for putting together such a wimpy schedule where all we are doing is beating up on a bunch of D3 and weak EIVA teams. What a JOKE this is, and giving them a #7 ranking based on their record and a few wins over some average MIVA teams is a JOKE ALSO. They have played ONE GOOD TEAM outside the MIVA and what happened??? They LOST TO PENN STATE!
Basically, Hanson knew he was going to be hosting the Final Four, he knew it was going to be a WEAK YEAR in the MIVA and decided, lets just "get by", play our little conference matches, stay healthy, stay fresh, don't give anyone a look at us, and play it safe to make sure we get in our own tournament in May. HE ISN'T DOING HIS TEAM ANY FAVORS WITH THIS PHILOSOPHY!!
Bottom line, they MAY get upset in the MIVA tourny just because they may mess their pants when faced with some real pressure for the first time ALL SEASON, but if they do win the MIVA......it's 0-3 loss in the NCAA semis.
Anyone wanna bet me???
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Ok, am I the ONLY one that can see what is going on here or what? Yes, Ohio State has a "glittery" 17-1 record, but is anyone looking at how PATHETIC their schedule is? My gosh!!! They have like 4 matches against D3 teams. They only have like 8 matches scheduled against any teams in the top 15 and 2 of those 8 matches are against Ball State that wasn't even ranked in the top 15 for the 1st half of the season, so that means realistically like 6 matches against top 15 teams. They are playing NO MPSF teams!!! NONE!!! ZERO!!! ZILCH!!! They have a weaker schedule than any D1 team in the country.
There is no way they should be ranked #7 based on their schedule. They don't have to go out every night and put their butts on the line against top 10 teams night after night after night and deal with that kind of pressure and competition and physical and mental stress. So when they do play a HALF DECENT TEAM like IPFW or Loyola, they are totally rested, and fresh.
It is very obvious what the coaching staff's philosophy is at Ohio State. WE JUST HAVE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO THE FINAL FOUR, which means we just have to win the MIVA. That's fine if getting to the Final Four is your only goal, but you would think that any HALF DECENT coach would want to give his team a chance to win it all and I'm here to tell you that with Ohio State's lack of tough playing experience this season, IF THEY DO GET OUT OF THE MIVA, THEY WILL BE BEAT IN 3 GAMES ON THEIR HOME COURT IN COLUMBUS.
Talk about sand bagging! If i were a player at Ohio State, I would be mad as hell at my coaches for putting together such a wimpy schedule where all we are doing is beating up on a bunch of D3 and weak EIVA teams. What a JOKE this is, and giving them a #7 ranking based on their record and a few wins over some average MIVA teams is a JOKE ALSO. They have played ONE GOOD TEAM outside the MIVA and what happened??? They LOST TO PENN STATE!
Basically, Hanson knew he was going to be hosting the Final Four, he knew it was going to be a WEAK YEAR in the MIVA and decided, lets just "get by", play our little conference matches, stay healthy, stay fresh, don't give anyone a look at us, and play it safe to make sure we get in our own tournament in May. HE ISN'T DOING HIS TEAM ANY FAVORS WITH THIS PHILOSOPHY!!
Bottom line, they MAY get upset in the MIVA tourny just because they may mess their pants when faced with some real pressure for the first time ALL SEASON, but if they do win the MIVA......it's 0-3 loss in the NCAA semis.
Anyone wanna bet me???
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