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TigerFan
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Reg: 11-21-04

01-12-24 07:51 PM - Post#361627
In response to Tiger69

Tiger69, I think you may be underestimating the power of conventional wisdom and psychic momentum being on our side this year. It took several years of knocking off big name schools and near misses in the tournament for the '91 team to gain a #8 seed in the tournament. The spectacular '98 team certainly benefited from the '96 team's defeat of UCLA and the painfully near miss of the '97 team. I don't think the '98 team gets a #5 seed without the success of the previous two years. This year's Tigers will benefit from last year's Sweet Sixteen team because this is how this works.

By the way, after working late last night I flipped on the tube and watched a pretty mediocre looking, turnover-prone Santa Clara team (recently defeated by Yale) take down #23 Gonzaga. I'd be stunned if Gonzaga doesn't get a ticket to the dance if they don't win their conference tournament this year because of the name they've built for themselves over the years.

Let's soak up all of the accolades pouring in for this year's Tigers and hope they keep rolling!

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