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[QUOTE="Dick_in_MI, post: 4312641, member: 225"]
I can't believe the prediction is upsetting or even surprising. Once the stench of "bottom-feeder" gets associated with a program, it takes a lot of air freshener to remove it.

We all have Orange-colored glasses and we all think to ourselves "if X happens, and if Y happens, and if Z happens, then by golly we could have a really good year! That's our job. I never do a preseason prediction because I can't bring myself to predict a loss in any game. It's a stupid superstition of mine that has obviously not resulted in us being successful in most years, but it is what I do. No matter the opponent, I always think "yeah, we could win this."

The world outside our little Orange one is different, however. They don't say if X,Y, and Z happens then SU won't finish last. Their assessment is more high-level. They don't play the "if" game; SU has to show them. Respect has to be earned and until we can show everyone that we can win more than two conference games in a year...and in fact, many more than two...then nobody is going to give us respect. It is not the pundits' job to change how we are perceived, it's SU's job.
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