losing to him. I really hope under Pope we can quickly put ourselves in a position to be the clear contender w the Zags. (And this of course will force Bennett & SMC to dig a little deeper & find resources they didn't think were out there.)

Elsewhere in the Conf — hopefully Pacif can hold on to Stoudemire & SF their young coach — cuz those two schools have definitely been on the rise the last few years.