RE: Please Explain part 2

[John Compton]

I would suggest anything less than us winning the National Title would not
be as important as us joining the Big East.  That single move brings so much
credibility, money, recruits, exposure that I am not sure you can attach a
price.  It kills me that we will be lame ducks until we begin play under the
Big East banner.



-----Original Message-----
From: Holdheide, Brad [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:44 PM
To: 'address@hidden'
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Please Explain part 2


A LOT = increased national exposure, increased recruiting exposure,
increased nationl respect, increased fan base, a lot more money (ncaa
tourney money as well as merchandising and tv money that's likely to
increase for future games).


-----Original Message-----
From: John Compton [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:37 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Please Explain part 2

A lot = 4 spots in the final ranking.

-----Original Message-----
From: Holdheide, Brad [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:28 PM
To: 'address@hidden'
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Please Explain part 2


14th in the polls and a near win in the Final 8 is A LOT different than 18th
in the polls and a blowout second round loss.


-----Original Message-----
From: John Compton [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:24 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Please Explain part 2

The fact remains we finished 18th and X finished 14th.  The discourse on
this forum suggested that everything was so awful at UC and everything was
so wonderful in X land.  Four spots difference after all that blather.

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis DAmbrosia_CH [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:13 PM
To: address@hidden
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Please Explain part 2


I'm not really sure what you need an explanation on? Are you asking why
UC ended up ranked 18th in the nation?? Do you believe they should have
been ranked higher or lower?? and....What does the last sentence in
your post exactly mean?? I'm Confused???

~Lou

address@hidden writes:
> 18th.... finished in final 32.  Arguably due to the respect.
> X is 14th and went to the final 8....
>
> 4 spot difference...  and supposedly a huge difference tourney outcome.
>
> Do you think it my be EXPECTATIONS?
>
> > > > > >
>
>
> 1 UConn
> 2 Duke
> 3 Ga Tech
> 4 Ok St
> 5 St Joe's
> 6 Stanford
> 7 Pitt
> 8 UKy
> 9 Kansas
> 10 Texas
> 11 Illinois
> 12 Gonzaga
> 13 Miss St
> 14 Eggs
> 15 Wake
> 16 Wisc
> 17 Alabama
> 18 THE University of Cincinnati Bearcats
> 19 Syracuse
> 20 NC St
> 21 Nevada
> 22 NC
> 23 UAB (go blazers!)
> 24 Maryland
> 25 Vandy