Thanks for the RPI link.

I am ecstatic with Pollard's job at Duke regardless of whether we make the NCAAs this year. Please don't translate wanting to play in the postseason into a disgruntled fan. My telescope is more analytical on how we get there again. You never forget how to count to 6 in football, ~20 in basketball, or ~35 in baseball.

While I love our (and NW's) RPI today, you want to avoid sub-200 losses for an at-large bid. The Big 10 is not a baseball league. If Northwestern and Penn State end up in the middle of their league, it should be more like losing 1/3 to the bottom of the ACC; a series win still looks good. If they fall far behind the rest of the Big 10 again, we probably have to win an extra ACC-level game to make up for each loss. That's a lot harder to do with this year's schedule.

Penn is off to a really bad start. Let's go for a sweep before ACC play heats up on Friday.