Other than Wichita State (and UConn's first year in the AAC with Big East recruits), please explain how any of those others are doing anything comparable to what Xavier did in the Matta/Miller/Mack years that fueled our escape from the A-10? UC is the closest second, and they have been to the Sweet Sixteen once in the last 17 years. Kind of where Xavier was when Matta showed up. No one was thinking of rescuing us from the A-10 in those days.
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Thread: ud to big east? (NO)
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01-16-2018, 08:33 AM #31
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01-16-2018, 09:28 AM #32
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01-16-2018, 09:58 AM #33
Easily...we were the flagship of the A-10, and carried that conference on our backs for over a decade. We needed a better conference, and found one. Xavier actually cares about its basketball program, and sets aside resources to help us continue to improve.
The hell with dayton and the "lesser schools & conferences". They hate us cause they AIN'T us!!
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01-16-2018, 10:03 AM #34
Even if Fordham had a program and an AD/President with a pulse, it's not going to happen when they place a higher emphasis on football than basketball. Hell, UConn would solidify the NYC market more than Fordham would.
You're also forgetting what drives expansion now. It's not just on-court merit, but it's also bringing in new markets to the league. UConn not only increases the metro NYC market but also brings more of a New England presence. At the same time, one of the reasons that the New Big East chose Creighton over Saint Louis was to not completely pillage the A-10, either.
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01-16-2018, 10:06 AM #35
Wichita State would not garner the necessary 7 votes for expansion - that's why they ultimately accepted an invite to the American. There's also the possibility that they add FBS football in the next decade - that would be the ultimate deal-breaker if they were on the table.
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01-16-2018, 10:10 AM #36
That's a lot of power right there, but most of that power was back in the 80's and 90's. And bringing up Dayton's loss in the 67 NCAA's? Really, just go back to the Dayton board already.
And how dare you snub schools like Jacksonville (the school not the city - trademark, XU87), San Francisco, Indiana State, Rutgers and UNC Charlotte?
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01-16-2018, 10:14 AM #37
Now that Wichita State is in the American without having to add football, there is an approximately 0% chance they add football. Unless they go to the next 4 Final Fours and win a national championship, I can't imagine the Big East having much interest in expanding into Wichita in any event.
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01-16-2018, 01:15 PM #38
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01-16-2018, 01:17 PM #39"He's a little bit ball-dominant, he needs to have the ball in his hands, and he's not a good shooter." Ball-dominant … isn't that a nice way of calling someone a ball hog? Where is my Jay Bilas Thesaurus?
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01-16-2018, 03:31 PM #40...he went up late, and I was already up there.
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