I think the more troubling part of Gazoo's assessment of us competing against 25-30 schools, is that we even seem to be falling behind schools that seemingly aren't really even trying at all. To say nothing of how we're doing against the schools that are trying.
GW, Davidson, Kent st., butler, mason, oral roberts, st.mary's, san diego, western kentucky, ODU, VCU, So. Ill, Pacific, Air Force, UAB, Wisc-Mil, Winthrop, and Bucknell all have had more recent and more frequent success in the tourney than us with very few advantages over us. Some have even less to work with in terms of facility, budget, conference, exposure, and recruiting territory. I'm not saying that these schools all 'aren't trying', but i do know that many of them lack the fan base and resources that we have.
I went to grad school at VCU 10 years ago and watching a game there was an absolute joke. It was a commuter school with an arena that was like a morgue. They built an arena and hired a coach and BAM. Success.
We have to wait til next year. Every year.
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