Timbalaned wrote:Bluevelvet wrote:DG wrote:Am I the only person who is absolutely fascinated by the Poly/UCSB matchup tomorrow? Maybe I'm so interested because BYU plays both next week...
I think this is a huge game in the WCLL. Anyone else have any thoughts?
DG
They are in different divisions, so this is not a huge WCLL game. They probably will both win their respective divisions and make it to the WCLL final 4.
I just think it is really big for both of them, UCSB showing they can play even though they lost so much last year and for Poly to put themselves back in the hunt for nationals after a hiatus last year.
I think it is a big game for UCSB because a win there can go a long way towards convincing voters that they are still an elite team, despite the close Chapman win. I know Bluevelvet feels that Chapman is for real, but I don't see many voters around the country sharing that sentiment...at least in the short run. Chapman could destroy everyone this weekend, and it would make UCSB's victory vs. Chapman look that much better.
I would add that I think Poly has higher aspirations than just going to nationals. If they want people around the country to see them as an elite team, they have to play and beat the top teams. Wins against UCSB and BYU in the same week would go a long way towards acheiving that "next level" status.
If the goal is just to get to nationals, or the WCLL final 4, then I agree that it is not a big game. I just think there is more on the line here.
$0.02 deposited.
DG