06-14-2012, 12:42 PM
Sure, but the trend is OBVIOUS.
SEC BCS football domination is creating so much conference wealth that the programs are all getting better in sports that were not even sports of interest in the conference 10 years ago (ie, softball & lacrosse). Stanford has tried for two decades to get lacrosse respect, and in just two years Florida has become THE program in the country. In Eastern high schools lacrosse has a ton of crossover to field hockey. UF does not have a field hockey team, but if they did I would believe now that they would be in the top 5 in no time. Their lacrosse coach, coincidentally played FH in college. Hmmmm.... Add mens lacrosse and womens field hockey to the UF mix, or a better football season, and their NACDA total becomes impressive.
All of that would not be possible without SEC football TV revenue. Giving Title IX love is respectable. IMHO. So not hating at all.
Once upon a time, I thought the school that would break the Stanford NACDA streak would be UCLA. Was there really any other possibility? Now, my guess is that either Florida (with the SEC BCS money), or Texas (with their Longhorn money), will break through.
Then there was Bama. Bama was not THAT far away from getting 4 NCAA Team titles this year. That type of NCAA team title domination used to be reserved for UCLA and/or Stanford only. And of course, Bama won this other thing called football. Amazing.
I would take Bama 3 NCAA + Football, over Stanford's 2 NCAA + a haul of 6th - 10th place finishes. Just saying.
SEC BCS football domination is creating so much conference wealth that the programs are all getting better in sports that were not even sports of interest in the conference 10 years ago (ie, softball & lacrosse). Stanford has tried for two decades to get lacrosse respect, and in just two years Florida has become THE program in the country. In Eastern high schools lacrosse has a ton of crossover to field hockey. UF does not have a field hockey team, but if they did I would believe now that they would be in the top 5 in no time. Their lacrosse coach, coincidentally played FH in college. Hmmmm.... Add mens lacrosse and womens field hockey to the UF mix, or a better football season, and their NACDA total becomes impressive.
All of that would not be possible without SEC football TV revenue. Giving Title IX love is respectable. IMHO. So not hating at all.
Once upon a time, I thought the school that would break the Stanford NACDA streak would be UCLA. Was there really any other possibility? Now, my guess is that either Florida (with the SEC BCS money), or Texas (with their Longhorn money), will break through.
Then there was Bama. Bama was not THAT far away from getting 4 NCAA Team titles this year. That type of NCAA team title domination used to be reserved for UCLA and/or Stanford only. And of course, Bama won this other thing called football. Amazing.
I would take Bama 3 NCAA + Football, over Stanford's 2 NCAA + a haul of 6th - 10th place finishes. Just saying.