Having Majerus on our side certainly doesn't hurt, and probably helps to generate a little buzz.
I think we will have to make it to the A10 championship game to have any legitimate gripe about an at-large bid.
I also think that if the name of our team was "Dayton" or "Temple" or some other team that regularly goes to the tourney, then there would be a lot more talk about Cody Ellis and how everything that happened before his arrival is somehow invalid, and we should only be judged on what has happened in conference play.
I'm not saying it's a valid argument. But the "we only had our star player for part of the season" argument has worked for some teams in the past. As a biased fan, I am willing to play that card to get my team in, if necessary.
Naturally, I'd rather just see our guys go out there and win the damn tournament.
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