No, it didn’t work out — certainly not in the short term. They won one game —1! — in that conference and were unceremoniously dumped after two miserable seasons. It set the program back tremendously. They were lucky to limp into the A-10 with their tail tucked between their legs. It also cost them long-term established home and homes with traditional rivals like UC, DePaul and Marquette (other than the payoff games they got for being dumped).
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