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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 2142083, member: 1329"] They've had a good run. Before this recent tournament run, they went 5 years without making the tournament (where they got to Sweet 16). Before that, they went 17 (!!!) years without making the tournament. Let's break it down for you. The old conference, 1 team out of 10 made the tournament. On average, you make the tournament 10% of the time, maybe slightly more often because you have a good program, you devote slightly more funds than most towards the sports, and hopefully you can keep your coach. But guess what, you make money in that conference, so you can't pay the coach as much as a better school in a better conference can. So you're going to lose him eventually. If he hits a down recruiting year or two, or god forbid the Celtics come calling, your coach is gone. Then you go another 10 years before you make the tournament. Do you think it might be easier to up-conference and get to a place where 3/12 members make it, instead of 1/10? For every Gonzaga, there is a Southern Illinois, a Davidson, a Belmont, a FGCU, or a UNCW. [/QUOTE]