RE: re.Valpo

[Brian McCann]

> I think the schedule is all about putting our team in the best position to:
> 	1) win the conference
> 	2) get as high a seed as possible (despite our experience - 1 & 2
> seeds are
> the teams that advance to the final four.  Usually 3 of the 4 teams are a 1
> or 2.  If memory serves me correctly - last year was a rare exception.
> 	3) and to advance as far as possible
>
> I'm sure the athletic office has a fourth - maximize revenue.
>
> Does our schedule do this?  I think it does.
>
> We would all love to see marque games (Kansus-UC or Duke-UC), but Huggins
> has said those games really only come about because of TV.  I would guess
> that games between the six larger conferences routinely draw a larger
> audience than a match up between one of those conferences and a C-USA (UC).
> And I would bet those conferences are using their football programs to
> leverage those deals.
>
> The biggest question is why Louisville is more attractive than UC for those
> games TV is negotiating with C-USA.  My guess would be 2 reasons - 1) UofL
> has a larger fan base (read larger TV audience - more advertising money) and
> 2) Pitino.  I would guess he is more marketable than Huggins and he has
> relationships at atleast one network where he has been an analyst).


You forgot the obvious.

UC was 31-4, a #1 seed in the NCAA Tourney and has won seven straight
league titles.

Louisville was 19-13, 8-8 in CUSA and is still rebuilding.

Pretty easy pick to me.




Brian McCann
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