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OSU is right. Competition on the University side has ramped up significantly over the past 10-15 years. UD now competes nationally for students. UD benefits over Zavier with its Engineering School and now expansive and expanding campus, and its endowment advantage, roughly $500 million versus $150 million. And, if Spina gets his way, our endowment will double to $1 billion with the upcoming capital campaign. Problem is, most "fans" don't know anything about the university side of a school. All they know is what ESPN tells them. What did you know about Loyola before March 15th? Zavier has benefitted enormously from a string of great coaches while UD has had good coaches. If Zavier has a 3-5-7 year downturn from a coaching/wins perspective, they may turn into another DePaul - for a long time. I was told about 5 years ago that Zavier was doling out more financial aid to attract students, laying off professors through attrition, "rightsizing" course offerings, etc. Also, the athletic Dept. was treading water even with the Fox money. They, to a degree, live and die by their basketball team. I prefer UD's "MO".
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