Google and Beilein in the same sentence

SI.com - Writers - Power Rankings (cont.) - Thursday January 4, 2007 12:22PM:
West Virginia Mountaineers (12-1)
A New York Times story from Jan. 3 tells us Google is now using an algorithm to identify quality candidates for its job openings. Applicants fill out an 'elaborate online survey' full of normal and abnormal questions, and 'the answers are fed into a series of formulas created by Google's mathematicians that calculate a score -- from zero to 100 -- meant to predict how well a person will fit into its chaotic and competitive culture.' I point this out here because I suspect crafty Mountaineers coach John Beilein may also be using an algorithm to identify talent for his abnormal system. WVU lost all of his stars from 2005-06, and its top three scorers this year were all unrated by Scout.com in high school (Frank Young and Darris Nichols each had three stars, while Joe Alexander had two). And yet Beilein's team is 12-1, looking capable of finishing in the top four in the Big East. I suspect he'll continue to keep the algorithm a secret.
Next three: 1/6 vs. St. John's, 1/9 at Notre Dame, 1/13 at Marquette.