I saw that we were picked third in the MIVA and 11th (!??!!) in the NCAA, but I haven't the chance to write anything because I've been REALLY busy with work projects, the holidays, men's basketball stuff, nuisance errands, and numerous time-sapping obligations.
My first thoughts are that we have a really fantastic schedule. UCLA, BYU, and Pepperdine... AT HOME? I'll take it!! Shows how the playing field has leveled a lot more across the conferences. Polls are still a little off, with the MPSF still getting the benefit of the doubt at every fork in the road. We have to win two of three of those big games against West Coast teams to be relevant nationally this year. The Lewis program continues to impress me with how strong it is, year after year, for the size of school they are, where they are, etc. It's kind of amazing.
I think we're going to need some players to make huge steps forward, and a couple newcomers come up big to compete this year.
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