Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Human nature works against the little guys

Even if we recognize a rule that the selection committee is not supposed to give any weight to when a win takes place, human nature still dictates that the small conferences are at a disadvantage. If Wake Forest beats Duke late in the year, that is a big upset and will be fresh on everyone's mind. You can say, "Don't pay any more attention to that win than the early wins," but human beings are human beings, and they will.

The problem little schools have is that once conference play begins, barring the rare emergence of a Top 25 program in our ranks, we do not have anyone to beat to impress the committee. So, all our impressing has to be done at a time of the year that is so easily forgotten. Just the nature of the beast, but it does work against us.

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