Forde: Louisville being left out of ESPN's Top 65 a "glitch"
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 11, 2009 3:22 PM EST
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PrintESPN The Magazine''s college basketball preview issue hit stores this week and caused quite a stir in the Derby City when it was discovered that the publication left the Louisville Cardinals out of its "Top 65" team rankings.
The Cards fiinished last season ranked first in both major polls and begin this season ranked 19th by the Associated Press and 23rd by the coaches.
When asked about the puzzling omission on Twitter, ESPN's Pat Forde responded that he was told it was a "glitch" and that Louisville was "meant to be No. 29."
Quick question: how in the hell does that happen?
You have more resources than anyone in the world of sports, more staff members than anyone in the world of sports and yet apparently it's still quite possible to completely screw up and mistakenly leave one of the biggest programs in college basketball out of your preseason rankings.
In ESPN's defense, it's not like Louisville basketball has been in the news much recently. No major storylines hanging over this team as it heads into the season.
I guess we'll give you a break, since this is absolutely the first time you've ever screwed up.
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Seems as though
Forde is making it his personal mission to piss off every Big East school
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Louisville left out of the top 65
19, 23, and 29 is disrespectful enough. What’s ESPN and the rest of college basketball thinking? We finish number one last year, return three starters, an experienced back court and one the best big men in the country, along with a solid recruiting class. This is just another example of being the “red-headed step child” of our state. I won’t get started with UK’s unproven freshman and returning players. #4 WTF?
2009 has been a year to forget...I'm Glad we play UK in 2010.
IMHO, ESPN is a lame excuse for a Sports network.
between this
and the calipari ads that come up on every louisville content page on ESPN, i say screw em
I know what happened
One of the editors was some guy named Kragthorpe.
This line really made me laugh!
“In ESPN’s defense, it’s not like Louisville basketball has been in the news much recently. No major storylines hanging over this team as it heads into the season. "
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