Successful FB at the expense of MBB?

[MontyBurns]

I would argue that it's very tough to have both football and basketball do well at the D1 level. The majority of institutions are either a power house in one and not both.

Texas, Florida, and Ohio State have done pretty well at both for most of the last decade, if not longer. In fact in 2006, Florida creamed Ohio State in both the BCS football championship game and the NCAA basketball championship game.

[Al_4_State]

I would give up basketball all together if it meant we were Top 25 in football every single year. I'm a much bigger football fan than basketball, though.

[clone52]

Texas, Florida, and Ohio State have done pretty well at both for most of the last decade, if not longer. In fact in 2006, Florida creamed Ohio State in both the BCS football championship game and the NCAA basketball championship game.

Not to mention USC and Oklahoma.

[Balls]

If we could be a Top 15 team in either sport "all the time" I would be ok with just one sport. I think it would be better to be great at one versus what we have had the last 5 years.

Of course, would like to be good to great at both, but Top 15 all the time is better then we have had lately.

[gocubs2118]

Being devil's advocate, a healthy football program is more important to a big school than a healthy men's basketball program.

Schools like Kentucky, UNC and Duke would disagree with you.

[Clones21]

id take this.