Posted by topdogggbm on 2/14/2019 9:56:00 PM (view original):
I can kinda see that as far as game play. I'll give you that. I just disagree with the game play setup. I also disagree with talent level. Big 6 programs are powerful for a reason. You take the Ill-Chicago teams, and UMBC teams and put them in the Big 12 and they win 2 conference games each year. You take those same 2 teams and put them in D2 and they compete for the title every season. Personally I think the gaps are larger than you do.
And I'm a D5 player now at 38. I sit in the crowd now and watch guys like you from the stands. Only I don't have to go home in agony for the next week and wear ice packs on my knees for 3 days. I know my limits! (And I would never wear short shorts!)
At 49(!) I played my first competitive basketball game in years Tuesday night. I'm still recovering. Ice packs, Ibuprofen, you name it. And I'll NEVER wear those short shorts.
As a mostly D3 Coach in my decade here I like that level under 3.0. I also liked it under 2.0 as well. I'm not a Championship-level Coach by any means so I don't have any useful ideas on how to fix D3. I don't like D1 players being available to D3 teams, but I know some do and win their fair share of games with those guys. I don't think there's a simple answer but do think there have been some good ideas presented.