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Message: [QUOTE="OCESIP, post: 5601880, member: 8702"] Thinking back to our Big East days with no NIL and portal to deal with, I believe that the kids then had a sense of of pride in the program that came with being in the upper echelon of college basketball. There was some personal self satisfaction for sure, but wearing a SU uniform meant something special and carried a sense of responsibility to continue the tradition. UCONN has that in spades and Hurley builds on that. It may be possible for that to reemerge at SU but there are challenges. The league itself never was a fit, but there was no alternative. It's not an excuse, but it was the start of the downfall. I don't think JB gave up, but his heart was never into the move. It'll be interesting to see, down the line, how football realignments will impact the overall college sports scene. Big $$ are waiting for the next shoe to drop and it probably won't be long in coming. [/QUOTE]