It isn't an exhibition. Fortunately for the Zips, it doesn't count towards RPI, while another game against a NC Central A&M State would bring the RPI down,so I guess it beats the alternative.
I remembering thinking the same thing about Alex when he first arrived (a little reckless when it came to driving to the rim), and he turned out alright. Well, as a basketball player at least It'll come with experience.
It doesn't matter who they root for. The new conference is getting X amount of TVs that their games can be shown to. It's only one of many factors, but it's a factor. The B1G didn't add Rutgers because of their fan base, they got the NYC market.
That's great. I appreciate everything Dambrot has done and the challenges he faces. I have an hour drive each way, and it's not worth spending 5 hours of my time to come see us run Western Illinois out of the gym.
Ehh.. Hurts recruiting a little bit. What's our advantage over say, Pitt? Hey recruit, come to UA and play right away. Seems that's gone. The fact that 100 percent of freshmen didn't see the field last year would turn me off.