No respect from NPR

[NortedeIowa]

This was on NPR recently. Granted, getting college bball coverage from NPR is inherently flawed, but come on! Can you really be a dark horse while ranked #11?

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/16/386758834/can-anyone-beat-the-kentucky-wildcats

MCEVERS: In recent years, we've seen teams like Butler, Virginia Commonwealth, Wichita State come up in the final four, you know, teams like we never would have heard of before. That team this year might be Northern Iowa. Can you tell us about them and their chances?

AUERBACH: Northern Iowa's a great story. They're in the same conference as Wichita State. I mean, there's legitimate teams. They're mid-majors. They're smaller. Less resources than some of these other schools we're talking about - definitely less than Kentucky. But, you know, you're talking about a team on that level getting that kind of competition against Wichita State twice this season. They already beat them handily. They're going to be hot name. They're going to be one of these teams that people are going to pick as their dark horse - just because they're veteran. They play together. It's exactly the kind of mid-major team that pulls off the upsets in the NCAA Tournament.

[Kyle]

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I have no issue with his statement. Pretty much everything about it is spot on.

[UNIpanther99]

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He asked about dark horse teams in the context of those who have made the final four recently, how is this a slight?

[NortedeIowa]

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So maybe the dark horse part is accurate in re-reading that, but how about this part:

...you know, teams like we never would have heard of before

[BCPanther]

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Um. You're looking for reasons to feel slighted.

There is nothing there to get worked up over.

[TH1974]

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DISRESPECT!!! OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!! COME ON!l!!!!!!

[4N6]

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MCEVERS: In recent years, we've seen teams like Butler, Virginia Commonwealth, Wichita State come up in the final four, you know, teams like we never would have heard of before. That team this year might be Northern Iowa. Can you tell us about them and their chances?

AUERBACH: Northern Iowa's a great story. They're in the same conference as Wichita State. I mean, there's legitimate teams. They're mid-majors. They're smaller. Less resources than some of these other schools we're talking about - definitely less than Kentucky. But, you know, you're talking about a team on that level getting that kind of competition against Wichita State twice this season. They already beat them handily. They're going to be hot name. They're going to be one of these teams that people are going to pick as their dark horse - just because they're veteran. They play together. It's exactly the kind of mid-major team that pulls off the upsets in the NCAA Tournament.

I agree that the comment was pretty accurate.

[NortedeIowa]

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Yes but listen to the way the interviewer says "Northern Iowa" like it's some foreign concept that no one has ever heard of.

I, for one, will carry my personal indignation proudly and use it to cheer our team on to even greater successes!

[UNIGrainer]

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Sounds like we got plenty of respect from NPR.

[Trapped in California]

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Yes but listen to the way the interviewer says "Northern Iowa" like it's some foreign concept that no one has ever heard of.

I, for one, will carry my personal indignation proudly and use it to cheer our team on to even greater successes!

NPR saying anything happening or regarding anything in the state of Iowa outside the caucuses usually is related to a plane crash or a powerball winner. The staff simply doesn't know how to happen the event.

[UNIdad]

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Yes but listen to the way the interviewer says "Northern Iowa" like it's some foreign concept that no one has ever heard of.

I, for one, will carry my personal indignation proudly and use it to cheer our team on to even greater successes!

Sorry to break the news to you, but a good portion of the country considers EIU, ISU, and UNI to be dark horse teams, even when they are at their best.

It is why I don't like the push toward "UNI" as opposed to "Norther Iowa." When I travel and wear UNI gear, most people don't know what "UNI" is. I try to wear UNI gear that has "Northern Iowa" on it.

[UNIAlum2010]

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Since when does UNI have less resources than Kentucky. I am going to have to do some fact checking because that doesn't seem right to me. /s

[Purrrrrfect]

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yea..most the time kids i've taught and even my wife when i first met her ask...what/who is uknee (UNI). My wife is very educated, it didn't take her long to figure it out tho The kids...that's a whole other story.

[4N6]

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Sorry to break the news to you, but a good portion of the country considers EIU, ISU, and UNI to be dark horse teams, even when they are at their best.

It is why I don't like the push toward "UNI" as opposed to "Norther Iowa." When I travel and wear UNI gear, most people don't know what "UNI" is. I try to wear UNI gear that has "Northern Iowa" on it.

And I do the same.

[vbfan19]

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Since when does UNI have less resources than Kentucky. I am going to have to do some fact checking because that doesn't seem right to me. /s

found some info about UK's 2012-13 budget (there might be more current numbers, but this is what I found first):

UK men’s basketball, even coming off a national championship, is projected to produce $20.8 million in revenue, while spending $12.6 million — for an $8.2 million profit.

compare that to UNI's numbers, which puts UNI's MBB spending at just under $2 million.

so I'd say that's a difference in resources.