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Originally posted by Mutt@Jan 1 2003, 10:49 AM
I won't bet this, i haven't watched any college football games, this will be the first of the year.
Yeah Colin great dynasties in sports often become hated just because it's annoying, but usually there is another reason behind it. The Yankees are hated because they have more money to spend. Dallas was hated because they were cocky and had some thugs. There's usually other baggage when great teams are despised. The 49ers were never hated like Dallas. Duke basketball isn't hated like Miami football.
When i said an even playing field, of course I didn't mean an even playing field for everybody. I meant an even playing field for the football powerhouse schools. That's one of the reasons i don't follow college football, so many complete mismatches during the regular season, pointless games. NFL parity is great.
No doubt that they are a great program, if they can take the 10th best recruiting class and perenially be #1.
Do u bet online Voodoo?
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As far as Duke - and this is sort of a side-comment - Yes, academically Duke is a top-tier school. U.S. News often has Duke ranked in the top 20 of schools; sometimes top 10. A Duke athlete still has to pass their classes there and Duke is a much better school than UM academically. One might say the same about Stanford.
The chances of a top school having an excellent football program are pretty low. Maybe Washington or Notre Dame might be the best combination. But academically, I would think Oklahoma, Nebraska, Miami, Florida State, Florida - schools like this are very similar as far as academic standards.