March 5, 201412 yr I understand your question and I would not think so. People can never give a definition of "mid-major". I started a thread once asking what a mid-major was, and what I surmised is that most people define a mid-major as every school not in one of the Power 6 conferences, BUT, also a mid-major is not considered a traditional good team on the national scene either. I asked about Gonzaga, and everyone was like, "well, they are not a mid-major. Same for Butler. (but every other team in their conference is)" OK? Made no sense to me but that seemed to be the consensus. To me you would think your conference affiliation would define it, but who knows? I posed this same question when Memphis made the finals. I think after a stretch of sustained success, the prevailing thinking is that teams "graduate" from mid-major status. Gonzaga, Xavier, Butler all fit this.
March 5, 201412 yr I think after a stretch of sustained success, the prevailing thinking is that teams "graduate" from mid-major status. Gonzaga, Xavier, Butler all fit this. Exactly. So if you suck for a few seasons can you go back to being a mid-major?
March 5, 201412 yr Exactly. So if you suck for a few seasons can you go back to being a mid-major? What do they call it in Europe----relegation?
March 5, 201412 yr I understand your question and I would not think so. People can never give a definition of "mid-major". I started a thread once asking what a mid-major was, and what I surmised is that most people define a mid-major as every school not in one of the Power 6 conferences, BUT, also a mid-major is not considered a traditional good team on the national scene either. I asked about Gonzaga, and everyone was like, "well, they are not a mid-major. Same for Butler. (but every other team in their conference is)" OK? Made no sense to me but that seemed to be the consensus. To me you would think your conference affiliation would define it, but who knows? I posed this same question when Memphis made the finals. It is about commitment to the basketball program and the operating budget much more than it is about conference affiliation. To remotely suggest there is anything "mid major" about UL, UC, UConn or Memphis is laughable...
March 5, 201412 yr But if that joke's pointing the other way, there are two dozen people screaming bloody murder about "How dare he say that about the 'Cats?!?!" Another two dozen are parsing out every word of the "joke" in an effort to legitimize it, and the other two dozen will start debating the difference between whether Cal is "unconcerned" or in fact "doesn't care" about UK's FT shooting. I would say you and anyone who took my posts for anything but a joke are taking this message board way to seriously. Good greif UofL has won multiple national championships. I don't think any of their fans would think I was being serious and if they do then they are simply stupid, too sensitive, or both. But feel free to call UK a mid major if it helps.
March 5, 201412 yr It is about commitment to the basketball program and the operating budget much more than it is about conference affiliation. To remotely suggest there is anything "mid major" about UL, UC, UConn or Memphis is laughable... Obviously, and why I presume the poster asked. It is more than just conference affiliation. I like your stance because by your standards Murray State is not a mid-major.
March 5, 201412 yr I would say you and anyone who took my posts for anything but a joke are taking this message board way to seriously. This too.
March 5, 201412 yr It is about commitment to the basketball program and the operating budget much more than it is about conference affiliation. To remotely suggest there is anything "mid major" about UL, UC, UConn or Memphis is laughable... None of those are mid majors but to me Butler, Creighton, Wichita State, VCU are all mids
March 5, 201412 yr None of those are mid majors but to me Butler, Creighton, Wichita State, VCU are all mids Those 4 all put 3.8 million or more into their basketball programs last year. Not much mid major about that...
March 5, 201412 yr Obviously, and why I presume the poster asked. It is more than just conference affiliation. I like your stance because by your standards Murray State is not a mid-major. Yes they are. #152 in spending in 2013...
March 5, 201412 yr Those 4 all put 3.8 million or more into their basketball programs last year. Not much mid major about that... Still mid major to me.
March 5, 201412 yr None of those are mid majors but to me Butler, Creighton, Wichita State, VCU are all mids Two of those are in the Big East, and the other two are non-football / major-basketball programs. The mid-major term is really over-used, in my humble opinion, but schools like these walk and talk like major basketball programs. **Sorry Gametime, I hadn't seen your post when I replied**
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