From Grantland's Power Rankings -- Mark Titus

[Upstate]

1. Syracuse

A good deal of college basketball fans believe that Syracuse didn't really earn its no. 1 ranking in the AP and coaches' polls, and instead feel that the Orange are ranked first simply because Kentucky and Ohio State lost. Those fans think that way because they are stupid. The truth is that the Orange do deserve the top ranking. They are the best team in the country right now and the odds-on favorite to stay undefeated longer than any other team in the nation this season.2 And really, it's easy to see why: They play good defense; they have balanced scoring; they have guys who can shoot, guys who can get to the rim, and guys who can do both; they have a deep bench; and they have more experience than pretty much every other elite team. Syracuse has yet to play a game outside of New York, and their lack of a legitimate inside scoring threat is worrisome, but we'll soon learn how serious those concerns are. For now, though, I have yet to see a reason why I shouldn't consider the Orange to be the best team in college basketball.

 

[Marsh01]

Amen Brother! Hallelujia!

 

[cto]

Good for him... whoever he is.

 

[jimsonjunction]

The whole article is a pretty good read. Interesting take on UNC's defense (or lack thereof). I know that we will all agree with his perspective, but it's nice that it comes from an Indiana native and Ohio State alumni.

 

[armory]

He seems to be a low level contributor on the site, but the site has some pretty big names writing for them I'll give them that.

 

[NFGenROC]

Good for him... whoever he is.

Mark Titus became an internet phenom a couple years ago. Turned his spot as the 13th man on OSU into a successful blog and a book deal. Was always a favorite of Bill Simmons which is why he now has a spot on Grantland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V6FCitvRUM

 

[44cuse]

Good for him... whoever he is.

Mark Titus is awesome. He created Club Trillion (see if you can figure it out) when he was at OSU. Here is the link to his blog:

http://clubtrillion.blogspot.com/

44cuse

 

[Frozen]

His blog "Club Trillion" was really witty. The guy has a future in sportswriting.

By the way, a "trillion" is when a walk-on comes in to play the last minute of the game, and his stat line looks like this: 1000000000000. One minute, no points, etc.

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

The person who wrote this article just received Bilas/Knight status.

 

[Knicks411]

ALWAYS KNEW I LIKED THIS GUY!!!!!

 

[armory]

Many observers were quick to anoint my alma mater the best team in the land, probably because everyone hates Duke and watching Duke get blasted made people feel like they were Oompa Loompas watching Dorothy's house land on the Wicked Witch of the East.

ha

 

[OttoMets]

I've liked his writing, but it's a stretch to argue that one of our strengths is that we have "guys who can shoot."

We do, but do we have guys who can shoot and make consistently? Time will tell, but it's not the case right now. In fact, I think that concern is more worrisome than any lack of inside scoring or failure to play a game out of New York.