(01-30-2018 10:48 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  

(01-30-2018 09:57 PM)MKPitt Wrote:  I think you’re missing a lot of what goes into realignment. Davidson is an elite academic school that the other A-10 schools want to be aligned with. As long as they are decent every couple of years, most A-10 will be satisfied with the addition.

But what if they're not? Then you're weighed down with another Fordham or Duquesne for 30-50 years. As I recall, Fordham was decent in the years leading up to the A-10 invite but has never been competitive in men's basketball while in the conference and that started immediately (they were 4-23 their first year in the A-10).

You don't make 50 year decisions based on 5-10 years on winning on the field of play. It's why the Big East may regret adding Butler one day. They may never get back to that level again. They have been solid but we'll see if they can sustain it.

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They've made 5 sweet 16's since 2003 including one as far back as 2017.

They are more than those title contending years.