Pitt, Villanova: Misery loves company

[Aughnanure]

Interesting article from Dana O'Neill. Makes you wonder how lucky we've been and how fast that success can feel like a lifetime ago, especially since teams change dramatically from year to year.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7472917/misery-loves-company-pittsburgh-panthers-villanova-wildcats-fall-hard-college-basketbal

[slack00]

Since conference realignment in the 2005-06 season, only four of the 16 teams have been at least .500 in conference play every year:  Marquette, Pittsburgh, Villanova, West Virginia.

[MUFC9295]

Other teams' (Syracuse, UConn) lows may have been lower, but how has their highs been so much higher than ours? 

[g0lden3agle]

Other teams' (Syracuse, UConn) lows may have been lower, but how has their highs been so much higher than ours? 

Programs like Syracuse and UConn simply have an easier time recruiting the cream of the crop.  It's then much easier to go from boom or bust in a year or two.

[SaveOD238]

Since conference realignment in the 2005-06 season, only four of the 16 teams have been at least .500 in conference play every year:  Marquette, Pittsburgh, Villanova, West Virginia.

If I'm not mistaken, were the only one of that bunch to go through a coaching change since 05-06

[Aughnanure]

Nope, West Virginia hired Huggins in 2007

[Dawson Rental]

Other teams' (Syracuse, UConn) lows may have been lower, but how has their highs been so much higher than ours? 

Better recruiting based on a long history of recent success.