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based on the aforementioned ranking shift it's not just my eye test

There's no ranking system that would suggest Butler a double digit favorite on a neutral court. Like I said, your eye test sucks.

Pretty sure he was talking about Gonzaga not Butler. Your eyes and reading comprehension sucks.

2. Butler didn't get IU or Purdue to schedule them until they got to the finals 2 straight years

IU and PU still don't play Butler at Hinkle...

You folks are leaving out the most important factors.  The Hulman Center is a real gym.  It is big enough, and minimally attended so that if the local Butler fans want to go to the game they can still get tickets.  The Arc is a high school gym.  There are better options in Indiana, and RPI is much less of a factor with OOC Scheduling since butler gets plenty of games against quality opponents during the conference season. In all honesty, since IUPUI moved from "the Jungle" to the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds they are a better fit to give a home game to than Valpo.  No reason to feel butthurt... If you build it they will come, but Valpo has to show that commitment if they want anyone outside the university to consider coming to play.