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Message: [QUOTE="freescooter, post: 4793953, member: 1023"] Our goal is to be a consistently competitive national program. When you consider that there have been just 13 different teams to make the CFP, out of 36 potential slots, getting to that point is a serious stretch. And if We assume that is somewhat accurate in reflecting the top teams, getting there consistently is a pretty high bar for, well maybe 110 of the 135ish D1 programs. I mean this year it is fairly likely that an unbeaten Washington won’t get there. I get that a 12 team tournament is in the offing, but let’s not kid ourselves. It will be biased toward the SEC and Big 10. But if we were to be in the ACC, I would want to compete for a bid on a league championship on a regular basis. Be in the conversation. UConn is different from BC and Syracuse. From facilities to fans to location. And it isn’t like we reject guys for academic standards any more. We aren’t the SEC where as Mike Francesca one put it, you can get a tree into those schools, but we don’t have the same standards as Harvard for athletes either. You can play and the coaches want you, we will most likely accept you. If we have to take the occasional tree that might be arranged too [/QUOTE]