More conference realignment talk

[mileskishnish72]

I'm guessing a Gonzaga BE entry would be the death knell for the round-robin. 22 league games doesn't leave much room.

[Scoop Snoop]

My guess is they go down a notch

They would win Fewer games.

I think Few will be around for quite a while.

[bilsu]

Would Gonzaga be as good once Few retires? He turns 60 this year.

They will not be any worse than Marquette is.

[Newsdreams]

It's happening

No GIF? Very COLE of you.

[muwarrior69]

They will not be any worse than Marquette is.

We haven't been any good for what? Eight years now!

[The Sultan]

We haven't been any good for what? Eight years now!

False.

[WhiteTrash]

We haven't been any good for what? Eight years now!

Actually, since the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

[NCMUFan]

When did this happen?

[Newsdreams]

When did this happen?

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[bilsu]

They will not be any worse than Marquette is.

I got less grief on this than I thought I would.
The big differences between Gonzaga and Marquette are the leagues they are in, and the fact MU won the national title in 1977.
Gonzaga moving to Big East removes the one difference.
I have no idea if Spokane is any better or worse than Milwaukee. They are both Jesuit schools with big basketball budgets. They are likely to drop down a notch, if Few retires. No different than MU after McGuire. I suppose they could become as bad as DePaul, but I do not buy the argument they would not be a good addition to the Big East, because Few is 60 years old.

[WhiteTrash]

I got less grief on this than I thought I would.
The big differences between Gonzaga and Marquette are the leagues they are in, and the fact MU won the national title in 1977.
Gonzaga moving to Big East removes the one difference.
I have no idea if Spokane is any better or worse than Milwaukee. They are both Jesuit schools with big basketball budgets. They are likely to drop down a notch, if Few retires. No different than MU after McGuire. I suppose they could become as bad as DePaul, but I do not buy the argument they would not be a good addition to the Big East, because Few is 60 years old.

Spokane is OK. Nothing special. Milwaukee is much better.

[JWags85]

Spokane is OK. Nothing special. Milwaukee is much better.

Yea, smaller than Madison.  Actually in the middle of nowhere, 4 hours from anywhere.

[Hards Alumni]

I got less grief on this than I thought I would.
The big differences between Gonzaga and Marquette are the leagues they are in, and the fact MU won the national title in 1977.
Gonzaga moving to Big East removes the one difference.
I have no idea if Spokane is any better or worse than Milwaukee. They are both Jesuit schools with big basketball budgets. They are likely to drop down a notch, if Few retires. No different than MU after McGuire. I suppose they could become as bad as DePaul, but I do not buy the argument they would not be a good addition to the Big East, because Few is 60 years old.

Spokane is ass compared to MKE.

[PJDunn]

Spokane has access to amazing outdoor activity and natural beauty. Milwaukee is in the Midwest. As far as the city goes, the 'cane is pretty bleak. Trade offs.

[Hards Alumni]

Spokane has access to amazing outdoor activity and natural beauty. Milwaukee is in the Midwest. As far as the city goes, the 'cane is pretty bleak. Trade offs.

MKE has access to a lot more than you're giving it credit for.  Saying Wisconsin isn't filled with outdoor activities and natural beauty is pretty brain dead.  Wisconsin isn't Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, or Illinois.

[PJDunn]

I love Wisconsin, but nothing in Wisconsin, including the water show at the Dells, compares to Northern Idaho, or the Cascades, or the Canadian Okanagan....

[The Sultan]

I love Wisconsin, but nothing in Wisconsin, including the water show at the Dells, compares to Northern Idaho, or the Cascades, or the Canadian Okanagan....

No one is going to Gonzaga to sip wines in the Okanagan.

[PJDunn]

True, but maybe to ski great white. BTW, the Okanagan wines are actually quite good. A tad better than the Cedarburg appellation.

[Magnum]

I love Wisconsin, but nothing in Wisconsin, including the water show at the Dells, compares to Northern Idaho, or the Cascades, or the Canadian Okanagan....

It depends on what you like to do. Wisconsin has some of the very best destination golf courses in the Country. Every golfer should have Erin Hills, Whistling Straits, and Sand Valley on their bucket list. Northern Wisconsin is filled with beautiful lakes that are with great fishing. Buffalo county is a destination for serious Deer Hunters. Milwaukee has great Professional sports, and visiting Green Bay and Lambeau is a pilgrimage every NFL fan has on their list. I don't know that the Water show in the Dells would be what I would highlight.

[bilsu]

It depends on what you like to do. Wisconsin has some of the very best destination golf courses in the Country. Every golfer should have Erin Hills, Whistling Straits, and Sand Valley on their bucket list. Northern Wisconsin is filled with beautiful lakes that are with great fishing. Buffalo county is a destination for serious Deer Hunters. Milwaukee has great Professional sports, and visiting Green Bay and Lambeau is a pilgrimage every NFL fan has on their list. I don't know that the Water show in the Dells would be what I would highlight.

I would guess that most college basketball players are not deer hunters.

[UWW2MU]

I would guess that most college basketball players are not deer hunters.

So most are probably big downhill skiers? 

[Hards Alumni]

So most are probably big downhill skiers?

It's a great way to strengthen your ACL and MCL. 

[Viper]

So most are probably big downhill skiers?

hard to believe, but there are a couple World Cup downhillers that go 6'8"!

[DegenerateDish]

The wet dream option, that admittedly would have near impossible odds to happen, would be for Gonzaga to join, and then hope for total chaos.

If the ACC implodes, Duke/Syracuse non football sports can find an attractive spot in the Big East. A football independent Notre Dame could decide the same. At 15 teams at that point (and assuming North Carolina finds a home some place else), the Big East gives a call to Kansas for non football spots (who in this scenario, is probably likeliest to say no thanks).

[dgies9156]

You guys are hilarious.

Comparing Milwaukee to Spokane is like comparing Milwaukee to Dubuque.

You just can't.

Look, here's the reality: Players will go anywhere for the right coach and the right circumstance. If you're getting your best shot at the NBA and a good education to boot, even Rock Island, IL or Wilkes Barre, PA would look good. Nobody gave a darn what Milwaukee was like when Al McGuire was coach. You came for Al and you found your way. Ditto for Spokane with Mark Few.  Gonzaga hires a great coach when Coach Few retires and players will beat a path to Spokane.

Louisville, KY is no great Mecca of urban wonderland either. But when Slick Rick and Denny Crum were winning, great players found their way!