If Kansas is what we should aspire to be, than we REALLY shouldn't give a crap about anything other than championships. Indeed, we do not hang Final 4 banners. Reclaiming are spot of the blue blood of college basketball is all for not if we never reach the promised land. See eg, tenure of Howland, Ben.
If Kansas is what we should aspire to be, than we REALLY shouldn't give a crap about anything other than championships. Indeed, we do not hang Final 4 banners. Reclaiming are spot of the blue blood of college basketball is all for not if we never reach the promised land. See eg, tenure of Howland, Ben.
I think you missed what I was attempting to say -- even Kansas over the past 15 years (making the tournament every one of those) didn't regularly win championships. Most (maybe all of those) seasons, they were in a position to compete and win the brass ring. And that's damn good. Really good. Like what UCLA should aspire to be good.
To me, if the only mark of a successful season is "NCAA championship" -- then it's (almost) always disappointment. And then what's the point of being a fan? Life's too goddamn short for that.
I'm there for my team. As long as they are on a path to excellence, compete, and have a moral center, I'll take the disappointing games in stride. The championships will come. And if they don't, I'm still having a really good time seeing whatever the team can achieve.
If Kansas is what we should aspire to be, than we REALLY shouldn't give a crap about anything other than championships. Indeed, we do not hang Final 4 banners. Reclaiming are spot of the blue blood of college basketball is all for not if we never reach the promised land. See eg, tenure of Howland, Ben.
I think you missed what I was attempting to say -- even Kansas over the past 15 years (making the tournament every one of those) didn't regularly win championships. Most (maybe all of those) seasons, they were in a position to compete and win the brass ring. And that's damn good. Really good. Like what UCLA should aspire to be good.
To me, if the only mark of a successful season is "NCAA championship" -- then it's (almost) always disappointment. And then what's the point of being a fan? Life's too goddamn short for that.
I'm there for my team. As long as they are on a path to excellence, compete, and have a moral center, I'll take the disappointing games in stride. The championships will come. And if they don't, I'm still having a really good time seeing whatever the team can achieve.
Go Bruins!