(06-15-2022 08:44 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 08:26 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I agree with Frank that the "Michigan is at risk" contention seems very odd.

Wahoowa84 makes some very interesting points about Georgetown hoops (and the risk it faces). As I see it, with a few more missteps and some bad luck, GU is at risk of becoming (if it hasn't already) a "rich man's DePaul." And that is not a good thing.

Well, if anything, I am impressed by the *resiliency* of Georgetown's fan base and remaining national brand prominence in hoops.

Bottom line is, we have made one Final 4, IMO the benchmark for A-level hoops relevance, in the past 36 years. We haven't made Sweet 16 in 15 years. Fifteen years!

By all rights, given those results, the hoops brand that was built by John Thompson and Patrick Ewing nearly 40 years ago (40 Years !!!) should have faded to nothing by now.

But ... it hasn't.

As for Michigan's football fan base being "at risk", that's about the silliest thing I've ever heard. Michigan has a top 10, arguably top 5, football fan base and there's zero indication IMO that this will ever change.

Georgetown hoops is hanging in there, Quo. But some "cracks in the seams" are visible. Attendance has dropped a bit over the years (though that could be rectified, perhaps, with better teams). And recruiting seemingly has been spotty under Ewing and JTIII. The program has recorded only one 20-win-plus season since 2012-13.

GU reminds me a bit of Indiana. Both programs remain relevant overall. But both have suffered somewhat long-term mediocrity.

Agree fully on Michigan.



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