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husker71

March 27, 2015, 03:47:20 pm
now steve Lavin of St Johns is fired.  In Chicago DePaul fires their coach.  Is there no big city that has a really good college basketball team anymore??   LA, Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Detroit, and on and on.  The closest I guess is Washington DC    which has Georgetown who are ok .  This has been an ongoing trend.  You would think the programs could at least get to a point where they could get to the round of 32 every year and occasionally a deep run in the tourney.

razorhogLR

March 27, 2015, 03:55:21 pm #1
Philadelphia with Villanova, and UCLA may be down but overall they're pretty good.
 

popcornhog

March 27, 2015, 03:56:02 pm #2
Quote from: husker71 on March 27, 2015, 03:47:20 pm
now steve Lavin of St Johns is fired.  In Chicago DePaul fires their coach.  Is there no big city that has a really good college basketball team anymore??   LA, Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Detroit, and on and on.  The closest I guess is Washington DC    which has Georgetown who are ok .  This has been an ongoing trend.  You would think the programs could at least get to a point where they could get to the round of 32 every year and occasionally a deep run in the tourney.

Washington, DC -- Georgetown

Los Angeles -- UCLA

Philadelphia -- Villanova

Dallas -- SMU

You listed Memphis. I'd argue that Memphis has been one of the top 10-15 programs over the past decade or so. Although I don't know that it qualifies as a "big city."

These are the biggest off of the top of my head. The biggest MSA's focus more on pro sports though. Small college towns like Baton Rouge, Fayetteville, Normon, etc are centered around their Universities.
WPS

Atlhogfan1

March 27, 2015, 03:59:53 pm #3
Cincy has good college basketball. No elite team.
Quote from: MaconBacon on March 22, 2018, 10:30:04 amWe had a good run in the 90's and one NC and now the whole state still laments that we are a top seed program and have kids standing in line to come to good ole Arkansas.  We're just a flash in the pan boys. 

husker71

March 27, 2015, 04:02:01 pm #4
Do you guys think SMU will continue on the upswing?/   I am not sure they will when Brown goes and the NCAA comes in.  I am a big fan of Larry Browns and I know Jankovich is his designated coach in waiting and while I am hoping it will just keep building and building I am doubtful.........  UCLA is iffy but USC is starting to recruit some talent also.   To be honest I forgot about Villanova.  I grew up liking the Big 5 In Philly when they were all good.   

Cresthog

March 27, 2015, 04:04:59 pm #5
Xaviar is in Natti.
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