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TigerFan
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02-18-24 07:30 PM - Post#363480
In response to Tiger69

I couldn't agree more, 69. There is a small amount of room for the mid majors to gain respect but to take 2 teams into the tournament from conferences like the Ivy League would mean fewer can make it from the power conferences. Its a zero sum game after all

Interesting to watch the Tigers upswing, though. Sweet 16 appearance brings a lot more exposure and greater fan support (I would guess that ticket sales for the league games may be up 2,000 or so per game on average this year). I'd imagine that both of these things will help with recruiting.

Princeton was on this virtuous cycle in the late 90s until Chris Young signed with MLB and things spun away. Harvard seemed to be on this upwards trajectory in the mid-2010s until they crapped out.

Is it possible for Princeton (or any Ivy) to sustain an upwards trajectory and break through the Ivy wall that keeps them from securing games against power conferences and garnering the respect that it would take for the league to be considered for 2 bids?

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