Basketball Expectations

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Originally Posted by Cajun90

No but the first SEC team to travel to SFA in their 94 year history doesn't exactly make it a burning success story. There is also considerable background between the two coaches.

I don't think anyone believes it to be impossible but it certainly isn't something that any mid-major is going to do with any consistency.

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I would be happy with one every 5 years

But it's happening over and over every year. So while a challenge, it's happening. Just not here.

It is Extremely rare

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Originally Posted by RaginDave

It is Extremely rare

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It is not common, but it isnt as rare as Marlin wants you to believe.

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

But it's happening over and over every year. So while a challenge, it's happening. Just not here.

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Where is it happening over and over every year? I would like to know their secret. Proximity would be the one factor I can think of.

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Originally Posted by Ragin4U

Where is it happening over and over every year? I would like to know their secret. Proximity would be the one factor I can think of.

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Antidotal, every year I read several teams message boards talking about a P5 visiting them. I'd call that over and over. When was the last time it happened here? Opening of the Cajun Dome. Quite a span of time I'd say.

Again I’d prefer we visit a good P5 program to bringing in Loyola NOLA, Louisiana College, and that ilk.

It has happened many times since the opening of the Dome.

Tennessee when Robert Lee was head coach is the last time I think.

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

Antidotal, every year I read several teams message boards talking about a P5 visiting them. I'd call that over and over. When was the last time it happened here? Opening of the Cajun Dome. Quite a span of time I'd say.

Again I'd prefer we visit a good P5 program to bringing in Loyola NOLA, Louisiana College, and that ilk.

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good anecdotal evidence

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

Antidotal, every year I read several teams message boards talking about a P5 visiting them. I'd call that over and over. When was the last time it happened here? Opening of the Cajun Dome. Quite a span of time I'd say.

Again I’d prefer we visit a good P5 program to bringing in Loyola NOLA, Louisiana College, and that ilk.

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When it does happen, I bet the coach relationship is usually a factor. Here is an example of the difficulty we have with our scheduling. We were supposed to get a home game out of the MTE we are in which calls us to go to Kansas and Tennessee. However none of the other mid majors involved wanted to come here so we are likely to play two neutral court games as part of that tournament and we won't get any home games from it. I would also not object to playing an additional road game which brings in additional revenue and one less non D1 game. However the new contract with Learfield makes that difficult as we are required to have at least 14 home games as part of that agreement.

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Originally Posted by CajunSaint

good anecdotal evidence

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No, antidotal. Express Marlin-hate is the cure for everything!