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[QUOTE="CJSyr, post: 189847, member: 372"]
Take off the Orange-colored glasses.  Do you guys even read the articles?  You could argue that the article was a backhanded compliment, maybe.
 
But, the article essentially said that DESPITE our many glaring weaknesses-- you'd have to be an idiot not to recognize them yourself-- we still find a way to win.  You quoted the article and stopped right before the main point of the article: 
 
"Yet here's the undeniable good news for the nation's second-ranked team. The Orange found a way to trudge through a defensive morass and pull out the [URL='http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320440097']52-51 victory[/URL] -- their 26th win in 27 tries this season -- against one of the hottest clubs in the Big East."
 
AND... further down at the end...
 
"Yet the Orange -- who have a very real chance of heading into the Big East tournament at 30-1 -- displayed admirable grit and poise in a challenging environment on Monday night. [B]Their very real weaknesses might not be enough to offset their many strengths.[/B]"
 
Is Bennett slobbering over us?  No.  No-one could accuse him of lifting us too high.
 
But... he didn't say, or suggest, that we don't deserve to be #2.  He didn't say or suggest we were a paper tiger.  He didn't say or suggest that we'll be out of the tournament quickly this year.
 
Read the article again.  It might not be the best compliment in the world, but it's not a hatchet-job.  In fact, I can't find anything in it that isn't accurate.
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