Louisville, a slightly smaller metro than Cincy, has no major league sports and no other high profile D1 program in town. They've accomplished a lot with winning, building great facilities and cultivating fans. Imagine a larger city (Cincinnati) without the major league competition and how corporate dollars and fan support would flow into Nippert and Fifth Third? In that scenario, Cincy would surely be in a P5.

I believe that still happens (in zero to five years) but my hope is UC continues to operate the athletic program with the integrity that has made all of us proud this past decade plus. CLF is going to win here and Mick, if not winning championships, will still keep the basketball program high profile, winning lots of games with good student athletes. We should all be Proudly Cincinnati. Louisville has a long, arduous journey to clean up a damaged institutional reputation.