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Message: [QUOTE="MU in MKE, post: 4066133, member: 9984"] I'm not trying to take over this thread... but I had an after thought. There's an easy way to end this conversation. That is, by using the below chart. Total spend by program. This should give a good indication of who has potential (with a few caveats like negative poitns for Providence... sorry, too many hurdles with location, recruiting competition, etc... ;) and positive points for UConn that has the Natty's and a national bball brand). [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Nat. Rank[/TD] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Conf[/TD] [TD]EXPENSE_MEN_Bskball[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]8[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Marquette[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]14,979,149[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]10[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Villanova[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]14,428,932[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]12[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Georgetown[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]13,573,946[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]20[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Providence[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]11,117,186[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]34[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]St. John's[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]10,028,677[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]41[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Uconn[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]9,325,922[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]51[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Creighton[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]8,590,055[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]68[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Seton Hall[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]7,506,127[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]73[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Xavier[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]7,406,374[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]80[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]DePaul[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]6,793,520[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][RIGHT]90[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Butler[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]5,760,815[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Simply put... if you have the best facilities, most fans, can afford to send your coaches on recruiting trips nation wide on private jets, etc. your odds are just better. The main reason I include Creighton in the discussion is because they've made HUGE steps up every year since joining the BE (they used to be lower than Butler's spend) Just need to keep that momentum. [/QUOTE]

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