Somehow, someway, for reasons that completely escape me, Cornell got nary a 1st place vote in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Obviously, the Mid-Major Top 25 has just about zero relevance and gets as much attention on the national scene as does an NJIT scrimmage, but still… If the Big Red can’t get respect from their own peeps in Mid-Majordom what does that mean when it comes to the Big Dance Selection Committee?
After their demo job on Harvard this past Saturday, it seems like the Big Red have as much of a look on the Ivy’s automatic bid, as James O’Keefe does on stupidity, but there are a few booby traps still out there waiting for Ryan Wittman and Company.
Should the Crimson run the table, and the Big Red slip up at say, Princeton and Harvard, and suddenly Steve Donahue’s side is gonna need some love from the Selection Committee to go dancing.
I’m not saying the MM Top 25 matter to the Selection Committee at all, because it doesn’t. I’m just concerned that the Big Red ain’t getting the respect and love they’ve earned and deserve. They may not be better than Butler or Gonzaga, but damn if they aren’t close to being that good. And the coaches in the Mid-Major nation should know that.
Even the AP and ESPN/USA Today voters do…
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