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“Precisely my point from months earlier. The Catholic schools needed to bolt but don't kid yourself into thinking that losing Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, UCONN, ND and replacing them with Xavier and Butler is an equal swap.
Geez wait til the ACC gets Louisville next year. They will have arguably 4 of the top 10 most prestigious programs in the country. Cuse, Ville, UNC and Duke.
Throw in Pitt and and that is probably 5 of the top 15 jobs in America in 1 conference.”
No I get it and that is without question was a true statement at the time. There is no one who would have disagreed. Especially Louisville and Syracuse. Even today without Pitino and even with their problems that is still a top 10 job. In fact it will be interesting to see who Louisville can get with the cloud over hanging them.
Those other schools absolutely not. But the SI article you mentioned disagreed with Pitt.
Correct Pitt was slipping at the time. Part of the reason why Jamie left. But even so they still have the resources to bounce back. No question in 2010/11 they would have definitely been a top 15 job after that decade run in the BE.
I'm not sure what you mean by absolutely not?
And let's be honest I don't think anyone foresaw the brand that has now become Villanova. Villanova has not just been the dominant program in the BE it is now a top 10 overall program in America. Nobody saw that coming 5 years ago. Not that they could not be good but that they could be this good for this sustained period carrying the BE flag now. The ACC has the advantage of having UNC, Duke, Louisville and now Virginia. UNC won the NC last year, nearly won it two years ago and Duke probably has the best roster in college basketball. Syracuse went to the Final Four in 2016 and Louisville was looking like a pre-season top 5 team before their Pitino mess. Yet who is on the verge of winning 3 of the last 5 ACC regular season titles??? Virginia...