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(12-13-2020 11:21 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  Basketball should be the priority or, at the very least, equal. For a mid major, the ceiling is miles higher in basketball than it is in football.

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I can agree on equality. And I also believed that the ceiling was higher for basketball, but if you break it down it’s not much higher. Comparing levels of achievement that are relatively the same for both sports:

National Championship: about the same.
“Final Four”: basketball wins here.
Conference championship: you could argue basketball wins here but I say about the same.
Winning record: about the same.
Postseason: about the same.

The big difference is the basketball postseason consists of a huge tournament with the potential for moving up. Realistic football postseason is one bowl game but it is easier to get a bowl game than the big dance. And while getting to the Final Four may be slightly more realistic than making the football playoffs, both would require lightning to strike.

So yeah, somewhat higher ceiling, but c’mon, we have FOOTBALL!