Didn’t want to start a new thread, so this is as good/bad as anywhere to post this:
I’m an “old school” Wake fan/supporter and lifelong NC resident, so I still view our relative strength in athletics in how we stack up against our Big Four neighbors. If the cornerstone of an athletics program is football, men /women basketball and baseball,reality is that Duke, UNC and NCSU all made bowl games this year, they went 6 for 6 in getting both their basketball programs in the NCAA tournament, and we’ve already dropped both our baseball series to our Big Four opponents. It’s always been a challenge to keep up with the triangle schools in terms of fan support and media coverage, but in the age of conference realignment and NIL I fear we may become the equivalent of Boston College trying to compete for relevance with the Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots. Hate to be so negative, but a total baseball collapse followed by another 4-8 type football season, and we’ll be looking at a low point in terms of support and morale. These things can be cyclical (NCSU was where we are not too long ago), so there’s always hope.