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Subject: Re: Scoring 55+ Points and Winning by 30+ in Seven Games

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SpuytenDuyvil76

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Date Posted: 05:39:49 01/15/26 Thu
In reply to: An Observer 's message, "Scoring 55+ Points and Winning by 30+ in Seven Games" on 18:22:06 01/10/26 Sat

And as pointed out by AO in another post, average age of these players may have something to do with it.

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SpuytenDuyvil76 (Ageism in college)
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Date Posted: 09:20:32 01/17/26 Sat

Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy on the relative ages in the upcoming NCAA champ football game:
"Fact is, both squads are loaded with fifth- and sixth-year seniors, and the average age of their players is between 22-23. Indiana’s Heisman-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, turns 23 this year. That’s the same age as Patriots starter Drake Maye. Overall, the Hoosiers are almost as old as the 2025 Green Bay Packers, who were the NFL’s youngest team this season, averaging 25 years per man. Indiana’s coach, Curt Cignetti, has figured out what Rick Pitino figured out when the transfer portal came to NCAA basketball: Get old guys. It’ll be boys vs. men. Put 23-year-old men on the field against 18-year-old true freshmen and you’ll win just about every game. At St. John’s, Pitino’s got what amounts to an NBA G-League team playing against college freshmen. Monday’s Indiana-Miami “college” championship is really just a minor league football game."