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03-31-07 04:32 AM - Post#34227
As a staunch fan of the Patriot League, I'm going to throw out a hypothetical question for this crowd.
Assume the widely expected improvement in the Patriot League does not occur over the next 5 years. Instead, it remains a case of Bucknell vs Holy Cross for the league championship and everybody else significantly behind us every year and the league remains ranked in the 17-22 range RPIwise with only the auto-bid to the NCAAs each year. If faced with this hypothetical situation 5 years from now, is there a persuasive argument that Bucknell should seriously consider looking into another league affiliation for basketball and/or any other sports? If so, which league would be the best fit & quite honestly, would Bucknell have enough to offer any league that would be a 'step up' to make it an attractive candidate for membership?
Please work within the hypothetical premise as stated when responding - i.e. don't respond by claiming that the hypothetical factual situation won't happen b/c Lafayette is going to get much better now with scholarships and form at a minimum a "Big Three" in the league. In reality, I fully expect Lafayette to be highly competitive in the relatively near future given the capable coaching of Fran O'Hanlon. But for this discussion's purposes - the league would remain effectively unchanged over the next several years w/no noticeable improvement from what it's been the last few years.
Discuss amongst yourselves....
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