I’m not exactly outraged or scandalized that Pitt is now ranked #2 in the AP and #3 in the Coaches. UCLA didn’t just have bigger wins this week, they had bigger televised wins. There’s no pretending that getting on TV doesn’t matter for the profile and the voters. No one got to see Pitt destroy FSU (who, before the game was supposed to be good, but on Sunday night I had the misfortune of hearing Doug Gottlieb stump for UCLA and dismiss Pitt with a “they haven’t beaten anyone,” comment. So predictable.) or any of the other teams Pitt has beaten. Not even on FullCourt for the first 6 games.
That Ohio State got the top spot in the Coaches, though, is a bit of a stumper. If the argument is that Pitt hasn’t beaten anyone, OSU is even worse. Pitt can at least claim to play a team from the ACC and A-10 to this point. The best from Ohio State is Kent St. in the MAC. Yes, OSU takes on UNC on Wednesday, but that doesn’t explain the present.
Still, it’s too early to get that worked up over this. Just slightly annoyed.
He routinly makes these comments concerning Big East Teams. Since he got kicked out of Notre Dame he has an anti BE bias. Just was his comments throught out the Year.
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“The Buckeyes are 6-0 by beating VMI, Loyola-Chicago, Kent State, Eastern Kentucky, San Francisco and Youngstown State. How can that compare to UCLA winning the Maui Invitational with wins over Kentucky and Georgia Tech, let alone a win at home over BYU? Or, how about Pitt, which did have a neutral-site win over Western Michigan, but most recently obliterated Florida State at home? Seriously, do the coaches who vote in this poll really believe that Ohio State is better than UCLA and Pitt at this juncture?”
It would be nice for Pitt to get to #1 sometime this season but it would be better yet for them to be on top of the NCAA hoops world at seasons end!
