Posted by Benis on 12/2/2016 6:28:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 12/2/2016 6:01:00 PM (view original):
Those specific words, maybe. But I've seen a lot more say they're crying because they lost their advantages. BTW, Elon is in D1. Capped divisions doesn't really apply. And that's sort of my gripe.
Funny though, some of the people saying "You know the risk of recruiting the top players at a lower prestige school" are also griping about EEs. Seems that's also a risk of recruiting top players. They might just leave early. Hmmmmmmm........
Ah my bad, I misunderstood. Thought you were talking about your D3 team when I mentioned capped divisions.
But on to Elon. Thems the breaks I say. That's the whole point of moving up!! Why else would you want to get to UK or MSU or Duke. You get the prestige benefit. That's the motivation to work your way up. That's the reward for putting in the time and effort for the rebuild.
This is basically what snafu is saying. Put in your dues. Actually EARN the right to move into a highly competitive upper echelon portion of D1 (because ya know, Duke needs to battle UNC and UK for recruits too).
Elon CAN win against UK. It's not impossible. Yes, they have an advantage but it's not insurmountable. You need to be more selective and strategic with your decisions to battle at low D1.
I'm fine with the whole "earn your way", "pay your dues", etc, etc, mantra. I'm gonna have it tatted on my forward so I can stop saying "I'm fine with the whole "earn your way", "pay your dues", etc, etc, mantra" over and over again.
Problem is, there are only so many Dukes and UKs. Which is fine too. However, owners who have been around forever have those teams because they put in the time and earned them. And they had the advantages that went with those teams. And they scream "REALISM!!!!" at every step. So let's just address realism. How many NCAA coaches were at 1 school for say 60 seasons? How does that compare to HD? So you take the Elon and fight the fight. How long will you do it? How long with someone else do it? Until you get tired of doing it is the answer. snafu said a year and half before he could compete. That's a pretty long time for an internet game. Maybe there are many like him. Or, since HD membership has been on the down for years, probably not.
Now, because I like "Thems the breaks I say" so much, I want to talk about it. You recruit this awesome player. You make a good run. He declares early. Oopsie, Thems the breaks I say. So I guess I'll never, ever read another gripe about EE. Damn, I'm glad that's over. It was becoming as tiresome as "This sucks. I'm gone!!!" posts.