I think we can find a balance in convincing people that Utah State, McNeese and High Point were all high quality opponents while not diminishing wins against down Minnesota and the OSUs.
Sounds like you think a lot about brand, and not caring if their quality of play is good or not.
At best, those teams compete for CUSA titles.
I'm at a point where none of the people I have water cooler talks with are so dumb that only conference affiliation matters to them. Thankfully, we can dig a bit deeper than that and understand that Utah State, Creighton, and McNeese States of the world are better wins. And not just by metrics: IMO, those schools are in fact bigger, better basketball brands than Minnesota or Oregon State.
If ya got friends that spit out the generic conference assumptions, don't just nod! Speak up! and tell'm that this ain't football and there are tons of qualtiy Mids that can whip some arse, especially when it comes to these programs that dwell in the sub-0.500 range, year after year without fail, in their Major conference.
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