Non-Big East Conference Realignment Thread v. 2017

[JohnW22]

Not worth the stress it puts on me to play Dayton

[BEwannabe]

Not worth the stress it puts on me to play Dayton

Truth

[DudeAnon]

Not worth the stress it puts on me to play Dayton

Truth

Glad we can all agree its better Dayton being in the A-10.

[BEwannabe]

I'll second the notion VCU has the most fanatics in Brooklyn and with the A10 moving to Pittsburgh this year it will be interesting to see the competition between VCU and UD but you have to remember VCU enrollment/alum base is 3X the size of UD.

re: UD traveling - I saw X was playing at Seton Hall last night so I dropped in for a look and 1sure thing there would've been UD fans in many of those empty seats. If they sow up at Rose Hill they're sure going to show up at the Prudential Center. Not sure traveling fans is a large box to be checked off but the Flyers would certainly get a check in that box. Same would be true for games at St.John's, Georgetown and Depaul. Other venues? I think tickets are a little harder to come by across the rest of the league.

I've still gotta dispute that. Last time Dayton played at Seton Hall (in 10-11), there were a lot of empty seats that weren't filled by Dayton fans. Yes, Dayton's had a lot more success recently, but unless their fan base is a bunch of front runners, I don't see anything to suggest last night would've been much different.

I remembered the series but not much about the details but the game you're referring was a 7 pm game on December 22nd. Less than ideal time & day for a road trip to Newark even for people in the region so yes, we're flawed.

[Hall2012]

I'll second the notion VCU has the most fanatics in Brooklyn and with the A10 moving to Pittsburgh this year it will be interesting to see the competition between VCU and UD but you have to remember VCU enrollment/alum base is 3X the size of UD.

re: UD traveling - I saw X was playing at Seton Hall last night so I dropped in for a look and 1sure thing there would've been UD fans in many of those empty seats. If they sow up at Rose Hill they're sure going to show up at the Prudential Center. Not sure traveling fans is a large box to be checked off but the Flyers would certainly get a check in that box. Same would be true for games at St.John's, Georgetown and Depaul. Other venues? I think tickets are a little harder to come by across the rest of the league.

I've still gotta dispute that. Last time Dayton played at Seton Hall (in 10-11), there were a lot of empty seats that weren't filled by Dayton fans. Yes, Dayton's had a lot more success recently, but unless their fan base is a bunch of front runners, I don't see anything to suggest last night would've been much different.

I remembered the series but not much about the details but the game you're referring was a 7 pm game on December 22nd. Less than ideal time & day for a road trip to Newark even for people in the region so yes, we're flawed.

I was going by attendance figures more than memory. It was the best attended OOC game (however the next biggest home opponent that year was Cornell), but got crushed by every Big East game except USF.

As for date and time...are you considering a Wednesday night at 7pm much better?

[Xudash]

Not worth the stress it puts on me to play Dayton

You mean like the stress we encountered in Orlando when we clubbed them to death by 30+ points?

[Hoopfan]

Someone(s) seemed to hit a nerve with X fans

[BEwannabe]

I've still gotta dispute that. Last time Dayton played at Seton Hall (in 10-11), there were a lot of empty seats that weren't filled by Dayton fans. Yes, Dayton's had a lot more success recently, but unless their fan base is a bunch of front runners, I don't see anything to suggest last night would've been much different.

I remembered the series but not much about the details but the game you're referring was a 7 pm game on December 22nd. Less than ideal time & day for a road trip to Newark even for people in the region so yes, we're flawed.

I was going by attendance figures more than memory. It was the best attended OOC game (however the next biggest home opponent that year was Cornell), but got crushed by every Big East game except USF.

As for date and time...are you considering a Wednesday night at 7pm much better?

December 22nd? Lots of folks already shoved off for Christmas with the family or shopping for their loved ones.

[DudeAnon]

In all seriousness though, Dayton is obviously near the top of the list of any expansion candidates. Their problem is 1) Being so close to X. 2) UConn is a much better option and we keep round robin

[butlerguy03]

I wish Dayton had the history and success of Butler or Xavier. They would be perfect for the Big East. But, they don't. End of story.

Come back in 20 years after multiple Sweet 16's, a couple of Final Fours and consistently being ranked year after year. Not ranked in the computer Top 100, I mean ranked, by people, in the Top 25. That's what gains attention from fans/media, not computer rankings.