Has Keeler been reading Panthernation???

[Matt Trump]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060302/SPORTS05/603020438/1003/SPORTS

Let's take the names off the front of the jerseys for a minute. Let's compare credentials. Just credentials. Team A vs. Team B.

Team A ranks 44th in RPI. It has 18 wins overall, 11 wins in a top 7 conference. It's 6-5 against the RPI top 50. It's 5-8 at neutral sites. Last 10 games: 8-2.

Its non-league schedule rank: No. 133.

Team B ranks 48th. It has 18 wins overall, eight in a top 7 conference. It's 2-2 against the top 50. Road/neutral: 5-6. Last 10: 6-4.

Non-league schedule rank: No. 271.

Ouch.

You'd take Team A, right? In a heartbeat.

Now let's put the names back on. Team A? Bradley.

Team B? Colorado.

[SteinPizza]

Better to read Panthernation than the poster child for all that's wrong with the mainstream media, the New York Times. His column sounds like a combination of the Times article that was posted here, and a post from PTTB a few days ago. I'll take it, since the DM Register is the closest thing to a statewide paper there is in Iowa, and any good pub we or the Valley get is a positive.

[panther2317]

I give Keeler credit. He may not pay attention to the Valley that often, but when he does...he recognizes what needs to be said. (at least in this case)

He's also seen Colorado get thumped at Hilton by a Cyclone team that is playing below expectations this season.