“One Bid” league

[ZoomZoom]

Gonzaga's basketball budget is equal to our athletic budget. All trips are on charter flights.

Uh, Gonzaga has their own jet.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...-look-at-how-/

Remember this you folks that cry to be the next Gonzaga. Ain’t happening here.

[Turbine]

Uh, Gonzaga has their own jet.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...-look-at-how-/

Remember this you folks that cry to be the next Gonzaga. Ain’t happening here.

"Now boarding"

JET feeling BLUE

[CajunT]

Uh, Gonzaga has their own jet.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...-look-at-how-/

Remember this you folks that cry to be the next Gonzaga. Ain’t happening here.

Absolutely not even close. That being said, their outside of conference schedule has quality programs on it, the majority of which are on the road. The takeaway is we aren't ever going to be Gonzaga, which is not a mid-major. But playing teams in Quad 1 and 2 on the road helps if you can pull off the occasional win.

[BeauCajun]

"Now boarding"

JET feeling BLUE

Would be a Breeze.

[VObserver]

Absolutely not even close. That being said, their outside of conference schedule has quality programs on it, the majority of which are on the road. The takeaway is we aren't ever going to be Gonzaga, which is not a mid-major. But playing teams in Quad 1 and 2 on the road helps if you can pull off the occasional win.

It would be nice if we made any real effort to schedule more quad 1 or quad 2 games anywhere.

[zephyr]

Wins with large scoring margin is a key factor. So beating bad teams bigly is a major plus

No, it isn't. I'm inserting a quote from the article I read on NET rankings and how they are used by the NCAA. I'll also link the article if you want to read the entire thing.

"With the changes announced in May 2020, the NET will no longer use winning percentage, adjusted winning percentage and scoring margin. The change was made after the committee consulted with Google Cloud Professional Services, which worked with the NCAA to develop the original NET."

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball...ings-explained

[zephyr]

It would be nice if we made any real effort to schedule more quad 1 or quad 2 games anywhere.

The problem is that you have to estimate beforehand which opponents might fall into those quads. If you're scheduling 2 and 3 years out, a lot can change from how good a program currently is and how good they may be at that time.

[fanof71]

Uh, Gonzaga has their own jet.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...-look-at-how-/

Remember this you folks that cry to be the next Gonzaga. Ain’t happening here.

Maybe a couple of those larger PHI choppers....

[VObserver]

This is true to a certain extent; but if you schedule road games in the SEC or Big 12, you can be pretty sure they will be at least quad 2 games by the time you get there.

Basketball Budget #s Gonzaga $9.1 mm Louisiana $2.3 mm. Big difference, but not as astronomical as some would have you believe.

[ZoomZoom]

Mark Few has been with the Zags as a GA, then a 9 year assistant, then got the HC gig in 1999 thru today.

Hasn’t won it all, been close. University went all in for decades. At some point, the rug will get pulled. Honestly cannot tell you if St Mary’s got better or the Zags slipped. DePaul, Belmont, and up and down Marquette comes to mind…all small private schools that had decent runs but for whatever reason, the commitment isn’t what it was.

[raginbeef]

FAU

FAU won their tournament. But they would have received an at large regardless of the outcome of that game

[raginbeef]

Mike, the WCC is Gonzaga and St. Mary's plus the equivalent of the Sun Belt. Gonzaga and St. Mary's get in by virtue of their non-conference schedules.

Not to mention the benefit of the doubt from their reputation and cachet. Their starting point in the rankings every higher is higher than nearly all other “mid-majors”