Originally Posted by
vee4xu
X has been building a program since 1983. The team has been very good for a very long time. So much so that people come to expect Xavier to be good year-in-and-year-out. Xavier set the blueprint for teams like them to have good programs. That is true for both Gonzaga and Butler. Having Gameday at Butler is all about ESPN front running like they usually do. That is not to take a shot at Butler, but at ESPN who likes things new and pretty, just like their Sports Center anchors. Butler is new and pretty, but they live in a shanty of a house. However, we had to hear last night about the ambiance, the allure, the history, etc from some chick standing in the top row of the upper level with a freaking snow cone for crying out loud.
Xavier is the gold standard for basketball AND academic excellence for non-big conference teams and will remain so for many years. For people who know basketball, they know it. For the beautiful people who rely on ESPN for their news and what is hot or good, then Butler and Gonzaga will be their pick because of being a media darlings. If not for X, there would be no Butler of Gonzaga as they exist today. There is hype and there is real. Overall, since 1983, Butler and Gonzaga are hype and X is real. All one has to do is look at how many NBA players all three programs have produced and the case for X can be rested right there.