The opportunity is there. It's a matter of being able to close the gap and win some games. You've got to win the right games.
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I dont think it takes away from the luster of the conference. Its great when you have a ranked team because those are the scores that are constantly reported in the national media and on TV score scrolls. It helps get face time on TV, but its not necessarily bad. Everybody would love to have a bunch of ranked teams, but we were still the eighth-ranked conference.
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