02-02-2018, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by OSU Flyer
Great article on X vs UC, much applies to us
"If you are selling the American and 5th/3rd, who exactly is buying?" said a coach I talked with.
"Keith Williams (in-coming UC recruit) picked UC over UD because of the higher level of prestige,but if a Power 5 conference were in the mix, he would have gone there," said a recruiting analyst.
Conference:
Big East vs the American. Again, no contest. While this new edition of the Big East might not match the 80's version, it still carries star power and name recognition. Playing the conference tournament at historic Madison Square Garden only adds to that. The American is the conference UC can't wait to get out of, offering opponents like Tulane, South Florida and East Carolina.
A former coach posed this to me: "Let's me ask you a simple question: If you were a recruit, which conference would you rather play in? Which arena would you play in? This isn't that hard."
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That is a painful dose of reality for Flyer fans to digest. Inserting our situation and record into that discussion is frustrating. The Big East snub just screams at us.
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