Originally Posted by superfan99
Oh good. It will be easy. [sarcasm]. How many teams can meet this criteria?
How many teams in the last 30 years have won 5 straight regular season titles?
If this is the results people are expecting, I can now see why there are negative posters on here.
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For starters...
Xavier...2007-2011. 5 straight conference titles under 2 coaches.
Xavier 3 of 5 conference tournaments...
Xavier also meets the "making or advancing" in the tournament 5 straight seasons to incluce E8, S16's with only bowing out in the first game once.
This isn't negative. It is showing EXACTLY why the resume of Xavier in the Cincinnati market, with eyeballs on the TV, got them an invite. Go look at Butler's. Wash, rinse, repeat...Indy market with BE eyes on the tv.
The love fest with the BE is something else. Would it be nice and add to the fun for fans. Sure thing. Would it be nice to renew rivalries. Yep. Does it guarantee success? Nope. Does it guarantee recruits? Nope. Will it put any more interest in Dayton? Nope. I will say it again, I hope that something else develops outside of the BE that involves UD,
SLU, Davidson, and VCU...maybe one or two more A10 teams that can be consistent...with teams from other conferences. There is only so much room with the bigger conferences. The sooner UD can get away from
Duq,
Lasalle,
Fordham, etc...the better...but it may have to come from some creativity that doesn't include the BE.
Guys...we can't get it done consistently in the A10. To think that upgrading competition for 16-20 games a season is going to increase the chances for success you are wrong. You can run the numbers all day long and get more BE teams in the field of 64 than the A10, but it doesn't mean you are going to have any more success. There is no reason why UD can't and shouldn't be getting bids out of a weaker conference. You have to win. If you don't win, you get more NIT appearances.