by Jimmy Dinsmore
1/11/2008 11:26:00 AM
I am so sick of hearing all of the A-10 whine-bags out there claiming they aren't treated like a major conference. Guess what? You're not. You're a mid-major conference, having a good year. For years, they've been sunk by the likes of St. Bonaventure, La Salle and Duquesne being just bottom feeders and the rest of the conference being pretty good. This year, they have 4 ranked programs (Rhode Island, UMass, Dayton and Xavier). Those four teams are good with UD and X being able to beat any team on any given night. St. Joe's is always good for a scrap too. But I saw where Xavier AD Mike Bobinskie turned down an award for Drew Lavender as the mid-major player of the week because he didn't think they were a mid-major siting that they've played 11 "BCS" schools over the last two seasons. You know who plays 11 BCS schools every year, schools in the Big East, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC 10 and ACC - the major conference schools. So please Phil Martelli, shove a suck in it. I love the guy. He's a good coach and knows basketball but the A-10 is now and always will be a mid-major. Their success may fluctuate, but they won't ever be a major conference, or even possess a school that one can consider to be an elite program. Sorry. It's just not going to happen.
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