I know, but year-in-and-year-out, Creighton is excellent Marquette's problem is that Smart is

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I know, but year-in-and-year-out, Creighton is excellent Marquette's problem is that Smart is

Author: MAS (22043 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 9:06 pm on Dec 9, 2025

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following the same philosophy as SHrewsberry: eschew bringing in transfers and focus on high schoolers. I don't think that is a viable model. The top teams reload with 22 year-old standouts from elsewhere each and every season. I think it's admirable to try and restore a more "amateur" system, but I think they will be clobbered by the better teams.

Replies to: "I know, but year-in-and-year-out, Creighton is excellent Marquette's problem is that Smart is"

"Join a Conference" is such a lazy and ignorant take. - clements2 - 7:27pm 12/9/25 (21) [View All]
- You are way too dumb to be the real Tommy Clements..... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:49pm 12/9/25
- That worked out well for BYU. And the ACC had to go nuclear on ND b/c of its stupid - LanceManion - 8:04pm 12/9/25
  - Agreed. But that's not my point... - clements2 - 8:10pm 12/9/25
    - People are idiots. It is weird that people are so obsessed with this point & ND. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:12pm 12/9/25
      - Absolutely. [NT] - clements2 - 10:45pm 12/9/25
- There are tons of uninformed lazy talking points coming from media talking heads. - ELP - 7:55pm 12/9/25
  - Because there is no way to refute it.. - irishboyd - 9:11pm 12/9/25
- You're begging the question. - MAS - 7:49pm 12/9/25
  - Ditto, not obvious at all - WoodstockIrish - 9:02pm 12/9/25
    - So ND stays independent to spite itself. - clements2 - 9:05pm 12/9/25
      - I think there is a precedent of the athletic department making some foolish decisions. [NT] - MAS - 9:07pm 12/9/25
      - That’s such an easy out - WoodstockIrish - 9:06pm 12/9/25
        If it's not obvious that being independent is beneficial to ND - clements2 - 10:45pm 12/9/25
  - I assume ND stays independent for their benefit - clements2 - 7:55pm 12/9/25
    - I don't make that assumption. I mean, you may be correct, but I don't take the decision of - MAS - 8:26pm 12/9/25
      - ND would be a good fit in the Big East in hoops. [NT] - clements2 - 8:31pm 12/9/25
        In contrast to 30 years ago, the ACC is weak from the middle on down. - MAS - 9:00pm 12/9/25
        Big East is decent, but starting to show cracks. - clements2 - 9:02pm 12/9/25
        I know, but year-in-and-year-out, Creighton is excellent Marquette's problem is that Smart is - MAS - 9:06pm 12/9/25
    - So, you two agree: ND should join a conference if it is beneficial to ND. - NedoftheHill - 8:07pm 12/9/25
      - Yes. - clements2 - 8:13pm 12/9/25

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