I wish......You wish!
also the Big East probably wouldn't have disintegrated. In the end many of the Big East's long-term instability traces to Villanova's short-sighted decision to drop football in the 1980s
There is some truth to this. Though it was more the failure to step into Big East football when UConn did than the earlier drop and then bringing it back as 1AA. Also it’s not quite that simple, but Nova played more than its share in the league failure.also the Big East probably wouldn't have disintegrated. In the end many of the Big East's long-term instability traces to Villanova's short-sighted decision to drop football in the 1980s
1982 “no vote” I don’t think is a confirmed fact. Penn State surely would have accelerated the football part of the conference. They are still not yet relevant in hoops.Since Villanova brought back football in the mid 1980's, I would say their two biggest mistakes with respect to the old Big East was one of the 3 'no' votes in 1982 that kept out Penn State and then in the late '90's declining to upgrade to Big East I-A football at the same time UConn said 'yes.'
UConn has made too much of an investment in growing its program to throw it all away to play nostalgia hoops with St Johns and Providence.
What’s wrong with Providence and St John’s? Now you play Tulsa and Tulane, and they are like a thousand miles away!
1982 “no vote” I don’t think is a confirmed fact. Penn State surely would have accelerated the football part of the conference. They are still not yet relevant in hoops.I can't find the direct story in the Time, but Dave Gavitt or Mike Tranghese confirmed it in an interview for the NY Times that it was indeed a 5-3 vote for Penn State's inclusion in the old Big East. The 3 'no' votes were St. John's, Georgetown and Villanova. It has since been quoted by ESPN (for the 30 for 30 Big East special) and elsewhere. What is speculated is that Villanova voted no because 1) it viewed Penn St as a threat to its Philly maket, unlike Pitt, which it voted 'yes' to join the old Big East a short time later, and 2) after shutting down its own football program in 1980, it did not want to give its alumni more fuel to bringing the program back (obviously is did not work).
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Don't understand kenpom...Purdue at 7-5 is #19...St. Johns at
12-0 is #51.
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Hey billybud
Please don’t make up facts to suit you narrivative by posin false stats.
The NCAA Net ranking for StJohn’s is #26 .... not #51 as you falsely posted.
DI Men's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com
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Hey billybud
Please don’t make up facts to suit you narrivative by posin false stats.
The NCAA Net ranking for StJohn’s is #26 .... not #51 as you falsely posted.
DI Men's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com