re: Zona the most overrated Basketball school

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not a bad resume for a small Jesuit college that doesn’t have the funding like some of these power 5 schools.

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Of course it's not a bad resume, but Gonzaga is not some poor little overachieving mid-major either. Their first #2 seed was 20 years ago. Their first #1 seed was over a decade ago. They spend more on basketball than most power conference programs. They're supposed to be good.

That's why people are critical of them for "only" having two Final Fours and two of the worst title game performances ever. The Sweet Sixteen streak is great, but their last 5 tournament losses have still technically been as the higher seed.

I'm not trying to hate on Gonzaga, but every year we're told they're a legit Final Four or national championship contender, then they lose in March, and their biggest defenders revert back to, "look at what they've accomplished over the years for a small private school."