VCU is a public school. Richmond is a fine program but doesn't draw the TV viewership or the asses in seats of the others mentioned (Dayton, Creighton especially)Quote:
Originally Posted by paulxu
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VCU is a public school. Richmond is a fine program but doesn't draw the TV viewership or the asses in seats of the others mentioned (Dayton, Creighton especially)Quote:
Originally Posted by paulxu
Okay MH, go tell ESPN that the way they measure their ratings is stupid and don't consider Dayton!Quote:
Originally Posted by paulxu
Guys, no one watches college basketball on TV anyway. Everything is small number of tv sets. The fact is the hilljacks in Dayton turn on any games, where say in Milwaukee they don't.
That's important.
People in Cleveland do not watch as much college basketball as people in Dayton. Simply having games on in Cleveland, doesn't mean people are turning in. Having games on in Dayton does matter.
It's especially helpful when you have a conference tournament and you want programs where people will travel to the tournament. Or if not, will turn on their TV's.
Like it or not, Dayton does both pretty well.
This is going to be awesome.
Some feel that we should go to 10 and wait there for a while because targets beyond 10 have nowhere else to go. While that may be true, I think there is huge value in making one decisive move and finalizing conference membership right now. This helps the media rights discussions and solidifes at least one "scetor" of the shifting landscape. Some "safe ground."
If I'm in charge of this, I'm going to 16 schools total. Ultimately the football conferences will get here, so why not do it first? Imagine 4 "main" football conferences, and 5 "main" basketball conferences. All being the same size, it's easy to compare them. Imagine comparing how many NCAA bids each conference got? Or tournament success. You wouldn't have to make any adjustments to make teh comparison, just compare them....
You cant get to 16 by going all Catholic, but I think it can be done with Private schools. BE7+ XU, UD, Butler, SLU, Creighton, Richmond, Davidson and....this is where it gets hard. If you are looking for markets, then Duquesne makes alot of sense. Do they deserve it? Hell no. Does someone need to finish last? Hell Yes. Then I gotta think Detroit makes the next amount of sense using the same reasoning.
Take these 16 teams and split into 2 divisions. But it needs to be mixed up. Gotta make sure that the BE7 get some chances to start new rivalries.
You can go North and South or East and West:
North: Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, Providence, SJU, SHU, Butler, Detroit
South: XU, UD, Richmond, GTown, Davidson, Nova, SLU, Duquesne
or
East: Prov, SHU, SJU, GTown, Richmond, Davidson, Nova, Duquesne
West:Creighton, Marquette, DePaul, SLU, XU, UD, Butler, Detroit
Unbalanced scheduling is an unfortunate byproduct here. You play each team once, and then 3 other teams a second time. This allows for rivalries to remain intact, and possibilty to cultivate new ones. Or, maybe just play 15 games. Anyone that would favor an 8 team conference would settle for 14 games, so 15 isn't out of the question. This also allows for more non-con games, which as I've pointed out before is an opportunity to improve RPIs if the scheduling is done with some foresight.
As far as the BE BBall teams "breaking away" it's merely semantics. They have teh ability to disolve the league, and will use that as their "nuclear option" when dealing with teh remainder of the BE to negotiate how much THEY will receive to walk away. there is no exit fee for the BE7, they will get PAID on the way out.
I always assumed not drinking alcohol was a deal breaker for being a CatholicQuote:
Originally Posted by BandAid
They have to start somewhere, besides with Gtown they have part of the Virginia market.Quote:
Originally Posted by paulxu
Man MH LOVES himself divisions!
I'd like them to go to 9 or 10 and leave room for possible addtions of UCONN, ND and Wake Forest.Quote:
Originally Posted by MHettel
Excellent pointQuote:
Originally Posted by _LH
That would be an interesting move.