Well said, nick. I don't see the LaSalle situation as being all that gray anymore. They suck. The league has enough exposure in Philly. LaSalle really brings nothing to the table.

As far as Fordham, I agree it's a good Jesuit school and all that, but they need more than a slight improvement of their facilities. Rose Hill is about as old as the Founding Fathers of this nation, and so is the Rams' tradition of sucking. They seemed to make the commitment to slightly improving by hiring Coach W, but they will never land consistent talent to compete at the top of this league at that school. I think being part of the largest media market isn't all that great if your product comes nowhere close to competing with the dozens of other pro and college sports teams that people generally care about much, much more than Fordham basketball. You are right though, in that it will be very difficult to break ties with them, but it's more political than anything else.