“One Bid” league

[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”

[ZoomZoom]

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.

Oh it’s only FOUR TIMES UL’s. Naw, that’s not astronomical.

[IberiaCajun]

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.

Kind of like comparing Quad 1's to Quad 4's!
Not astronomical I dare say.

[zephyr]

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

That was my point. They were in regardless

[Turbine]

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

Not as astronomical as the $32 million mentioned.

I wonder how much of that $9.1 million is from their various NCAA appearances/runs?

[moorecajun]

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.

I used to be a big Mark Few / Gonzaga fan; they were the David in a room of Goliaths.

But that ended when he was coach of the US National (not sure what exactly) team and Shaun Long was a member of the team. Shaun was the ONLY player to never see a moment of playing time in any game for him.

Not even when they were winning by 20 or losing by 20.

Mark Few zigged when he should of zagged, IMO. I am no longer a Zags fan.

[MelRock]

The story goes that Shawn Long asked Mark Few a question at practice, and he thought Shawn didn't know the play. Shawn only played in one game, if I remember correctly, a forty-point blowout. Shawn has grown personally and professionally over the last couple of years. He is doing well and making money overseas.

I will never pull for Gonzaga, F'em.

[moorecajun]

The story goes that Shawn Long asked Mark Few a question at practice, and he thought Shawn didn't know the play. Shawn only played in one game, if I remember correctly, a forty-point blowout. Shawn has grown personally and professionally over the last couple of years. He is doing well and making money overseas.

I will never pull for Gonzaga, F'em.

Thanks for the correct spelling too! Sorry Shawn!

I don't remember what I remember.

[CajunRage]

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.

non d1 schools will never be quad 1 or 2...