shizzle787
King Shizzle DCCLXXXVII of the Cesspool
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With the B1G and SEC both going to 16 teams, that means more bids for both. We can't be sitting at 11 when the other power leagues are at 16, 16, 15, 12, 10+.
I do think if we were to add Gonzaga, getting to 12 would help numerically and in prestige. It would also help our TV deal. I think the calculus has changed for Gonzaga in the last few days. They are looking around and realizing college basketball is consolidating as well. As far as UConn, I have gamed out the scenarios and the tea leaves suggest ND is staying with its status quo, which means the ACC stays put. The realignment dominoes are the Pac-12 vs. the Big 12 in a fight to the deal (AKA not our problem). What is our problem is getting as many bids as possible into the NCAA tournament.
I do think if we were to add Gonzaga, getting to 12 would help numerically and in prestige. It would also help our TV deal. I think the calculus has changed for Gonzaga in the last few days. They are looking around and realizing college basketball is consolidating as well. As far as UConn, I have gamed out the scenarios and the tea leaves suggest ND is staying with its status quo, which means the ACC stays put. The realignment dominoes are the Pac-12 vs. the Big 12 in a fight to the deal (AKA not our problem). What is our problem is getting as many bids as possible into the NCAA tournament.