tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post866417904242320667..comments2024-01-10T13:13:28.243-06:00Comments on We Are Notre Dame: Big East Power Poll Part One: Thoughts on DePaul, Connecticut's future, Mick Cronin, South Florida's resurgence, and why I'm sticking with Mike BreyJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03901172802515710288noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-69209276461544908132010-02-12T17:34:49.323-06:002010-02-12T17:34:49.323-06:00Facilities are what make ND solely a football scho...Facilities are what make ND solely a football school. Does anybody argue that Texas is not a basketball school now that they've sunk some cash into supporting their program?<br /><br />If an opposing coach wants to argue that ND is not committed to winning basketball, they need point no further than the Pit. (And that's an improvement on years past, when they could point to the arena as well... and I think we're seeing the fruits of that upgrade in the next recruiting class.)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230182384316801468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-86338425636068218152010-02-11T19:26:53.931-06:002010-02-11T19:26:53.931-06:00First of all your constant references to money spe...First of all your constant references to money spent and x is 12th in spending etc is misplaced. Those figures do not differentiate between campus faciities where no rent is charged versus downtown arenas that charge a hefty dollar and therefore, increase expenses.<br />Moreover, your excuses for ND failures is pathetic. First, most elite basketball players do not want to be in South Bend. Second, you are under the misapprehension that players like Austin Freemann were dying to go to ND. The fact is that since the days of Digger, no top rated DC player has chosen to matriculate to ND and most top players in the DC/MD/VA area will choose Georgetown over ND, including Freeman. Finally, facilities are red herring. Top players want to go to a basketball school, not a football school like ND. If it is facilities, how do you explain Georgetown's success?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com