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[QUOTE="fieldystick, post: 3857444, member: 8152"]
I seriously didn't realize that there was so much bad blood between Syracuse and Rutgers before I popped in on this board. I knew both of you had been in the Big East for a very long time (in non-lacrosse sports obviously), but I guess I just never really put the two of you together as programs/fanbases that didn't get along.

A thought on Rutgers. You know what team I really saw their profile looking a lot like when I was evaluating teams at the very end? Drexel. - Rutgers fans would probably really hate to hear that comparison.

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[*]8-2 in a traditionally decently regarded conference, but with no hugely important wins that a team would build a tournament résumé around.
[*]Usually ranking around 10th (give or take) in the later season coaches' polls
[*]Either no non-conference games or no non-conference games of note (Lafayette and RoMo)
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I'm sure some of you were pretty confused as to why I viewed Drexel so much more positively (effective 10th vs effective 13th) than everyone else who took a shot at a final bracket. This was why.

I felt Drexel and Rutgers had almost identical cases. The difference was Drexel had a conference championship trophy on their mantel, so that part of my "seeding" went 10. Drexel, 11. Rutgers. I felt like if you were going to positively view Rutgers accomplishments/case in a positive light, you had to extend the same to Drexel.  Committee had them 9. Rutgers, 10. Loyola, 11. Drexel (if you take their pairings as extended seeding), by the way.
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