This message goes out to anyone who has written negitively toward Northwestern and their competition. Its not Northwestern who chooses who they play during the regular season therefore they have no control over their competition during the regular season. As far as running up the score on the teams they play, that might be because they are tring to send a message to all other teams that its going to take a hell of alot to beat this top-notch team. The regular season doesnt mean ****. It is the playoffs that will decide who has what it takes to be the real #1. So till then stop *****in and whinin about how yall are jealous of a team that is helpless of their reagular season matchups. You'll see the same results in the begining of May when they have to play what you may think as "Good Teams" in the playoffs. As far as what I've seen, Northwestern is the PowerHouse in the State and im from Columbia so I see the good local teams (Irmo, Dorman, etc.) down there play too.