Don't look now but Mr. Gottlieb has finally given the Devils their due coming in on his list at number 3.
Duke drops 1 to No.5.
UCLA free falls to No.7
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/powerr...on=2008&week=5
Don't look now but Mr. Gottlieb has finally given the Devils their due coming in on his list at number 3.
I understand Texas passing us, but don't really get why Kansas did.
Kudos to Fraschilla and Goettleib recognizing that while we may not be a better team than UNC, we certainly have played better than them. Poll inertia keeps them at the top though.
Also of note: "^$%^$%^$%^$%ie" V has us at 7, tied with Schlabach for our lowest ranking.
That was 'Dukie' V, but spelling it in a certain way is banned. Didn't notice it until it was too late to edit.
And of course, Vitale does not hate Duke, but the notion he is a Duke homer doesn't hold up under scrutiny. He used to talk about us a lot, because for a while we were just that good. He's picked UNC #1 3 of the last 4 years (not unreasonable, but certainly not the national consensus either), but you will never hear anyone say he's shows favoritism towards UNC.
Less than 2 minutes into the Kentucky-UNC game, Vitale was already talking about Duke. I am sure both fanbases were seething. I think the thing with Vitale is that he is always talking about teams that aren't on the court in front of him, and Duke is one of his favorite topics.