(05-11-2017 10:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  

(05-11-2017 09:20 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  

(05-11-2017 07:45 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  Unfortunately, the biggest thing that Dayton can do to get a Big East bid is something that they can't control, which is to be located somewhere other than Dayton, Ohio.

Yeah, because Creighton or even Xavier a few miles away is a hop skip and jump from NYC.

I think he was speaking from the perspective that Dayton isn't exactly a bustling market of opportunity. It's not like Omaha or Providence are either, but PC is a longtime member while Creighton was in the right place at the right time.

I wouldn't think of it as a pre-req though, more like the price of admission if they do get an invite. And the chances of that happening will be a little bit higher with these renovations, although having another team around as a logical addition to the Big East to put the league at an even dozen wouldn't hurt.

Right place in the right time? Creighton drew NBA sized crowds over the years. Dayton's main knock is that they are in a would-be duplicated market.