Originally Posted by longtimefan67
Wanting to go to the final 4 and realistically coming close every year is two entirely different things. The last 35 years UD was within 1 game of making it 2 times, and beyond that not really more than 1 or 2 rounds into the tourney. That team to the south of us has put itself in a position to realistically achieve it many years since the middle 80’s - probably at least 25 appearances. Not saying that the AD doesn’t want to get there but I’m not sure the focus is where it needs to be based on what the school has to offer in terms of facilities and fan base, etc...and one thing is for certain, UD loses the “First 4”, the headline for days if not weeks would resonate with what went wrong.
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I think this is what some of us look at when we are struggling as we did this year ... I always hear "
UD Arena the site of more NCAA Tournament Games than anyplace else" .... the UD BB program itself? .... well we're just happy that we get in every so often .....
Nothing else is as important as that dam First Four ...
I know I know we spend money on facilities cause we have essentially a captive audience who can fork over any $ anytime we need it ...
Is there an implied trade off? Don't think so directly ....
we need to make sure we go after recruits who make a difference, we need to schedule very good games even if we have to take a beat down away from home ... look we took some beat downs from the bottom half of the A10 this year. ARE YOU KIDDIN" ME? We could of gone to Gonzaga to get that result!
If it wasn't for UD fan base traveling well ESPN would not (and let that sink in for a moment) WE would NOT get invited to all these ESPN sponsored early season tournaments every single year. (those games give some PR early for UD, but if we don't play in NCAA that PR is gone and doesn't come around until what 6 months from now.)
Does Monmouth College (the bench show guys) go every year NOPE! Why? You know the answer don't you.
Seems sometimes all the effort is from the 'fan base' hearts bleeding Red and Blue
Go Flyers Do something MEMORIAL for the FAN BASE next year!
