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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 1767138, member: 3609"]
While the Yankees had their dynasty, there was no common draft.  George . Will was forced to admit that, as he termed it, Socialism in the form of the draft saved baseball.  Free agency is its counter-reaction.  Free agency also allows expansion teams to cease to be "expansion teams" a lot sooner.

Princeton went into the tank before Tierney left because the admissions office decided/was told to be less flexible on admitting players.  The spigot was turned off there, so Tierney was more amenable to moving since he realized that he wasn't going to get back what he had before.

The winners since 2009 -
Duke ('10, '13, and '14) - opened their checkbook once they decided to hire Pressler to a point that they hadn't before.  We beat Duke 29-2 in 1972.  I think I'm pretty safe in saying we will never beat them that badly again.
UVa ('11) - "a usual suspect".
Loyola ('12) - team heavy with seniors; many would argue JHU was their only tough game before the Final 4.
Denver ('15) - opened their checkbook to hire Tierney.

Yeah, we lost to High Point this year.  In 2004, we lost to pre-Tierney Denver and Air Force (who made the first tournament in 1971, BTW) when we had a losing record.  Over the course of 10 games, how many times would those teams beat us?  There are always going to be one-off games that the traditional powers lose to an up-and-comer.  How many up-and-comers are able to stay there is an open question.

Could I be in denial?  Sure.  But until a Quinnipiac or a St. Joe's or a Mt. St. Mary's wins and nobody thinks it's special, then there will be parity.  How many schools can/will open their checkbooks like Duke and Denver have to buy what it takes to win a championship?

Occam's Razor - "When you hear hoofbeats, think horse, not zebra."
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