HoosierPal wrote:Two surprise teams this year so far are Dayton and UMass. They are playing much better than I thought they would. I chuckle when people talk about expansion and use the Flavor of the Month theme. You must look long term as to a best fit, not what happened in last year's tourney, or for gosh sakes, last night's games. VCU has lost two games, so now they are out of the expansion conversation? And now Dayton is making a statement? Come on, either they are a good fit or they aren't. Three weeks of 2013 basketball doesn't change that.
hoyahooligan wrote:Meh. I never thought Gonzaga was that good. I'd like to see Dayton play Syracuse to actually get a meassure of them since I don't think much of Baylor either.
admin wrote:I kind of feel like the Flyers are a Big East D-League team and if they do well enough they could get promoted. Or maybe we could employ some type of relegation like they do in soccer - best 2 teams from the A10 get to move up to the BigEast for a couple of years and we send a couple down for seasoning.
Bill Marsh wrote:HoosierPal wrote:Two surprise teams this year so far are Dayton and UMass. They are playing much better than I thought they would. I chuckle when people talk about expansion and use the Flavor of the Month theme. You must look long term as to a best fit, not what happened in last year's tourney, or for gosh sakes, last night's games. VCU has lost two games, so now they are out of the expansion conversation? And now Dayton is making a statement? Come on, either they are a good fit or they aren't. Three weeks of 2013 basketball doesn't change that.
Dayton is not the flavor of the month. The only schools in the conference who had better attendance last year than Dayton were Creighton and Marquette. They were 26th in the country and it was a typical year for them. The conference simply can't ignore that kind of fan base. The only knock on them was that they hadn't delivered on the court. If they are turning that part of the equation around, there really is no reason not to add them.
I don't think that 2 losses takes VCU out of the conversation at all. None of us know what the thinking is among the presidents, but IMO VCU should be a lock as #11. They simply have too many positives and too little competition in the East. After them, the discussion should be which Midwest school to add as #12.
PhillyPirate wrote:admin wrote:I kind of feel like the Flyers are a Big East D-League team and if they do well enough they could get promoted. Or maybe we could employ some type of relegation like they do in soccer - best 2 teams from the A10 get to move up to the BigEast for a couple of years and we send a couple down for seasoning.
This is one of the dumbest comments I have read on this board and its written by from an administrator. I am sure the best way to create stability in a "new" big east is to have a constant shuffling of teams. Playing against lower competition does nothing to season a school, they will take a hit in recruiting. God forbid a coach leaves or their star player (Creighton?) and they have to go through a rebuilding process, looks like they are no longer welcome members. Plus there are all the legal ramifications to consider (scheduling, entrance/exit fees, wait times, etc.). All this would do is show a lack of solidarity within the Big East and would scream mid-major.
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