From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Miami Can Not Be Denied!!!
Date: 12 Oct 92 03:54:58 GMT
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In article <CJ6--a@engin.umich.edu> chyang@exemplum.engin.umich.edu (Chung Hsiung Yang) writes:
>
>In article <1992Oct10.192903.33776@uvmark.uucp>, davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
>	Although, Miami beat two top ten teams, both FSU and PENN st. were
>relatively untested until the Miami game.  So did they deserve to be in 
>top ten?  I leave that for other people to argue.  Meanwhile Washington has
>beaten three top twenty oppenents in a role.  Like one ESPN analyst said,
>"Washington has not done anything to show that they don't deserve to be
>#1.  Although #1 ranking at this point in time does not really mean 
>anything."  

Well, what you say may be true, but the same could be said for ANYONE. Has
anyone really been tested??  Well, if you consider FSU and PSU top 5/10 
teams, than yes.  If not, then no.  As for Washington/Miami, both have now
beaten teams that were ranked in the top 25 (deservedly or not),
with Washington beating USC/California/Nebraska and Miami beating
Iowa/FSU/PSU.  USC and California are border line top 25, and I wouldn't
expect to see them in the top 25 by years end (with their schedules), and
Iowa has shown itself to be overrated as well.  However, FSU/PSU are for
real, and though Washington has done nothing to show they don't deserve it,
and I can understand people thinking so, but Miami has not done anything
to not deserve it either, and has done a whole hell of a lot to deserve it,
with beating 2 top 10 opponents in a row.  As for Washington beating 2 top
20 opponents, I don't think either Cal. or USC were ranked top 20, but more
like top 25 (ok, small difference, but like saying Miami beat 2 top 5 opp.
in consecutive weeks)

>	Washington has a very tough schedule from now on.  By the end
>of the season there is a definate possibility that five or six teams in 
>PAC-10 would be in the top twenty and two or three teams in the top 
>ten.  That would make Washington's schedule at least as tough if not 
>tougher than Miami's schedule.  

True.  However, Miami has Boston College, W. Virgina, and Syracuse left,
and based on the season so far, those three teams look to be pretty damn
tough as well, making there schedule pretty good.  If they could play 
someone like an Alabama/Tennessee/FSU/PSU in their bowl game, it could
make things interesting...
>
>	What does it all mean?  With the exception of Oregon and Oregon 
>st.  It is OK for Washington to win in close games because the opponents 
>are tougher. BUT it is not OK for Miami to win close games from now on.
>(With the exception of Syracuse game).  

Well, a couple more of Miami's opponents are ranked (Boston College), so
it could prove just as tough.  And, how many of Washingtons tough games
are on the road??  I could be wrong, but I thought they played the majority
of their tough games at home this year???
>
>out right(BY 25 pts or more).  And I am not sure if they can keep that up 
>every week.

Why???  The average margin of victory for the two teams is very close to
each other.  Why do they have to win by 25 pts. or more???  They have beaten
much tougher competition so far...

>
>	If Washington stays unbeaten (Fingers Crossed) and defeat Michigan
>in the Rose Bowl.  They have as much right as Miami to claim #1.

Very true...  As long as Michigan stays unbeaten (very likely).  If Michigan
loses, it will not be as impressive...

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