The Respect the Hustle Podcast is back for a new season here at Get More Sports, and our host Will Whelan is the man in the know when it comes to NCAA basketball.
This week on the first edition of the season, Will finds himself wondering why in the world there’s such a difference in the programs we discuss and remember for basketball dominance, and those we discuss and remember for football dominance.
As the college football season has gotten underway, many of the most familiar programs have once again stated their case for being amongst the national elite. Title contenders include Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, and others that, quite frankly, always seem to be in the national discussion, one way or another.
Why, then, are the nation’s best athletic departments on the football field so often unable to experience the same type of successes on the basketball court? None of the Blue Bloods of the college basketball world are considered CFB powers and vice versa. Is there a specific reason for this? Can it change? When dives into the topic full on.
The first theory has to be related to recruiting and the places coaches must hit to find the top talent, respective to their sports. Where is the best high school talent? How about for basketball? Whelan says evidence shows that the regions are different, giving different programs and schools advantages relative to their own sport.
While Whelan may not be ready to provide definite, final answers as to why some programs excel in one sport over another, he does make the call on which schools may be the best bets to experience success in both moving forward.
Join us each week throughout the NCAA basketball season all the way to March Madness, for all your college basketball advice right here at Get More Sports from Will Whelan.
