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Message: [QUOTE="GG, post: 4712526, member: 665"] What I cannot understand is how the narrative continues to be that we are a second rate athletic department. We have the best overall basketball programs in the country when you look at both the men’s and women’s team. No one comes close. We continue to excel at a number of sports, and we do so without the benefit of power five money. I guess I am naive for believing that academic rankings even matter, but we are ranked higher academically than both ASU and Utah. Despite all of this, people would still rather add inferior schools. It is not as if ASU is some elite football program and Utah excels at football only. We bring a very solid athletic department overall with great upside. We also bring a new market, which is not duplicative if one the Big 12 already has. Of course, I have to read comments on other message boards that our men’s national championships are discounted because UCONN had an “easy path” or it was an “off year.” Meanwhile, these other teams cannot win in weak or strong years. The success of the men’s team is also discounted because they are not great each and every year (it is either feast or famine). Apparently our national championships don’t hold as much value as others. I just have to shake my head. UCONN has been criticized by Schools that cannot win the national championship regardless of the strength of the field. I still hold out hope because I truly believe that BY sees our value, but it is discouraging (and exhausting) to read the completely ignorant comments that are posted on Twitter. [/QUOTE]

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