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(03-27-2017 12:41 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(03-27-2017 11:00 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(03-27-2017 10:59 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  So we should aspire to the "university average"? Sounds pretty defeatest.

Hmm, don't remember saying that. Remember pointing out that people think we have this amazing history and have regressed. (ie, we used to be on the level of Wichita State, Butler, and Creighton)

Not too long ago I sat in the arena up in DC to watch the 8/9 NCAA Tournament match-up between ODU & Butler. We lost that game on a buzzer beating rebound follow shot. It literally happened right in front of me as I was sitting even with the free throw line in the lower section at that end. Butler went on to play in the NCAA championship game while defeating a team that ODU had beaten 2 out of 3 times that season (VCU) in the Final Four.

The 8/9 match-up is as equal a pairing as there is. Yes, we absolutely were on the same level as VCU and Butler just a few short seasons ago and have been in a mostly downward spiral since.

I believe you are the one that brought Wichita State and Creighton into the conversation.

No, I did not bring Wichita and Creighton in if you see the quote. But, then again, you are talking about 1 specific Butler team. Any team has highs and lows; I'm sure why may have had a better team (1 year) than Duke at some point.