One thing that we need to cultivate is the mindset that
by cbo86 (2015-06-01 14:50:50)

In reply to: My personal view is always 40 wins and a regional bid  posted by TerryD

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we are truly an ACC team regardless of geography. These kids have great facilities at ND and a playing surface that is more immune to bad weather than the prior surface (although I always prefer playing on grass...surface that is). In addition, we are not stuck playing in northeast and mid-western weather all conference season like we would be in BIG or Big East). Unlike a northern team like BC, our national reputation and past NCAA history, gives us a leg up for ACC recruiting purposes. I also think we'd be more appealing to local recruits choosing between a BIG school and ND. Although the BIG had a record number of teams chosen in this year's tourney, a lot of potential elite recruits closer to ND should see that chance to compete in the ACC should/will raise their draft profile more than playing in the BIG.

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