(03-28-2015 05:03 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Can we please stop this madness of suggesting the likes of ODU, Ga.State, Wichita State, Ohio, Buffalo, Umass, etc etc etc etc


The only teams that would add value to the AAC would be Boise, BYU, AF, SDSU, etc...ie MW teams. And that ship sailed.

The only bb only schools that would have added value were Gtown, Nova, Marquette, SJU, etc. And that ship also sailed.

There is nobody left to add that helps us. Our image already sucks. We don't need more school raising the suck-0-meter more.

That is all for now....carry on

Agree, unless and until some one leaves, there is 0 reason to add. The only combo I would even consider, would be a BYU and 1 MWC combo.

(03-28-2015 07:54 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-28-2015 07:41 PM)DrBox Wrote:  No need for the potshots on the AAC, but I do agree with his conclusion - expansion wouldn't be helpful.

I wasn't taking potshots in this thread...I was saying our conference already has a perception problem: fact.

I was saying adding Umass, Ga State, and the others mentioned won't help that image. I won't say fact, but you would have to prove it to me that I'm wrong.

I've been on the board along time don't worry about the thin skin kids.
I read what you say and a lot of it is true this is a f****** dumpster fire we gotta come out of it with better teams.

Does UConn and Memphis have to get much better yes it would be nice if Houston basketball could come back again. They're f****** crowds are embarrassing please get better

On a bright side I think Navy coming into the football side help: the image of the league

(03-29-2015 01:04 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  Does UConn and Memphis have to get much better yes it would be nice if Houston basketball could come back again. They're f****** crowds are embarrassing please get better

I'm not worried one bit about Houston.
Even Larry Brown was playing to an empty Moody his first year. Now he's entertaining Presidents at his games.
Building a conference takes time. Sampson needs to recruit, as do our other new (to the conference) coaches. It's ludicrous to expect NCAA runs from top to bottom immediately. A fraction of the players on our new squads were recruited for AAC play.

(03-29-2015 01:36 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-29-2015 01:04 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  Does UConn and Memphis have to get much better yes it would be nice if Houston basketball could come back again. They're f****** crowds are embarrassing please get better

I'm not worried one bit about Houston.
Even Larry Brown was playing to an empty Moody his first year. Now he's entertaining Presidents at his games.
Building a conference takes time. Sampson needs to recruit, as do our other new (to the conference) coaches. It's ludicrous to expect NCAA runs from top to bottom immediately. A fraction of the players on our new squads were recruited for AAC play.

Yup. Houston has invested more money in the program and is paying a lot more for its new coach. Sampson is in his first full year of recruiting--so the talent level will begin to rise with this class. Not to mention a new state of the art 25 million dollar basketball practice facility now under construction (set to be completed before next season) and a 40 million dollar basketball arena renovation set to begin once the practice facility comes on line. Make no mistake, Houston basketball will improve. The big investments being made in basketball will soon begin yielding results.

(03-29-2015 01:02 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  

(03-28-2015 07:54 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-28-2015 07:41 PM)DrBox Wrote:  No need for the potshots on the AAC, but I do agree with his conclusion - expansion wouldn't be helpful.

I wasn't taking potshots in this thread...I was saying our conference already has a perception problem: fact.

I was saying adding Umass, Ga State, and the others mentioned won't help that image. I won't say fact, but you would have to prove it to me that I'm wrong.

I've been on the board along time don't worry about the thin skin kids.
I read what you say and a lot of it is true this is a f****** dumpster fire we gotta come out of it with better teams.

Now HERE'S a smart man.

(03-29-2015 01:58 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-29-2015 01:36 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-29-2015 01:04 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  Does UConn and Memphis have to get much better yes it would be nice if Houston basketball could come back again. They're f****** crowds are embarrassing please get better

I'm not worried one bit about Houston.
Even Larry Brown was playing to an empty Moody his first year. Now he's entertaining Presidents at his games.
Building a conference takes time. Sampson needs to recruit, as do our other new (to the conference) coaches. It's ludicrous to expect NCAA runs from top to bottom immediately. A fraction of the players on our new squads were recruited for AAC play.

Yup. Houston has invested more money in the program and is paying a lot more for its new coach. Sampson is in his first full year of recruiting--so the talent level will begin to rise with this class. Not to mention a new state of the art 25 million dollar basketball practice facility now under construction (set to be completed before next season) and a 40 million dollar basketball arena renovation set to begin once the practice facility comes on line. Make no mistake, Houston basketball will improve. The big investments being made in basketball will soon begin yielding results.

And that is what is important. Right coach and facilities improvements. The canary in the coal mine is absence of those.

BC1 isn't tactful but he's right.

I'm not worried about Houston in basketball. This year was an aberration caused by attrition. Kelvin Sampson will have Houston competing for the tournament within 3 seasons. I am also bullish (for real, no pun intended) on USF and Orlando Antigua. I'm a lot more concerned about East Carolina, UCF, and Tulane because of their seemingly stagnant coaching situations -- Lebo, Donnie Jones, and Conroy have all had 5 years and no NCAA births to show for it.

(03-30-2015 12:04 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  I'm not worried about Houston in basketball. This year was an aberration caused by attrition. Kelvin Sampson will have Houston competing for the tournament within 3 seasons. I am also bullish (for real, no pun intended) on USF and Orlando Antigua. I'm a lot more concerned about East Carolina, UCF, and Tulane because of their seemingly stagnant coaching situations -- Lebo, Donnie Jones, and Conroy have all had 5 years and no NCAA births to show for it.

Also concerned about those 3 schools because I think they will have the most difficult time putting together a respectable non-conference schedule. The names Houston and Kelvin Sampson carry a little bit of weight, and USF has some equity from their years in the Big East. As for ECU, UCF, and Tulane -- I am just as guilty as anyone of criticizing these programs for their weak schedules, but it goes without saying they will have a more difficult time securing home-and-homes than others in the league.

We're too focused on winning Football championships I guess?

(03-30-2015 12:48 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  We're too focused on winning Football championships I guess?

Are you replying to me?

(03-30-2015 12:08 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 12:04 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  I'm not worried about Houston in basketball. This year was an aberration caused by attrition. Kelvin Sampson will have Houston competing for the tournament within 3 seasons. I am also bullish (for real, no pun intended) on USF and Orlando Antigua. I'm a lot more concerned about East Carolina, UCF, and Tulane because of their seemingly stagnant coaching situations -- Lebo, Donnie Jones, and Conroy have all had 5 years and no NCAA births to show for it.

Also concerned about those 3 schools because I think they will have the most difficult time putting together a respectable non-conference schedule. The names Houston and Kelvin Sampson carry a little bit of weight, and USF has some equity from their years in the Big East. As for ECU, UCF, and Tulane -- I am just as guilty as anyone of criticizing these programs for their weak schedules, but it goes without saying they will have a more difficult time securing home-and-homes than others in the league.

Perhaps our partner ESPN could be of some assistance with scheduling in those cases. After all, they will be showing the games, so they have an interest.

(03-30-2015 01:23 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 12:08 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 12:04 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  I'm not worried about Houston in basketball. This year was an aberration caused by attrition. Kelvin Sampson will have Houston competing for the tournament within 3 seasons. I am also bullish (for real, no pun intended) on USF and Orlando Antigua. I'm a lot more concerned about East Carolina, UCF, and Tulane because of their seemingly stagnant coaching situations -- Lebo, Donnie Jones, and Conroy have all had 5 years and no NCAA births to show for it.

Also concerned about those 3 schools because I think they will have the most difficult time putting together a respectable non-conference schedule. The names Houston and Kelvin Sampson carry a little bit of weight, and USF has some equity from their years in the Big East. As for ECU, UCF, and Tulane -- I am just as guilty as anyone of criticizing these programs for their weak schedules, but it goes without saying they will have a more difficult time securing home-and-homes than others in the league.

Perhaps our partner ESPN could be of some assistance with scheduling in those cases. After all, they will be showing the games, so they have an interest.

That would be nice. Some creative scheduling strategies might help as well. There are a lot of really good mid-major teams like Buffalo, Valpo, and Murray State who are returning most of their rotations and are likely to be top 50 RPI teams next season. There are opportunities for decent series out there, but they aren't always power conference opponents.

(03-30-2015 12:08 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 12:04 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  I'm not worried about Houston in basketball. This year was an aberration caused by attrition. Kelvin Sampson will have Houston competing for the tournament within 3 seasons. I am also bullish (for real, no pun intended) on USF and Orlando Antigua. I'm a lot more concerned about East Carolina, UCF, and Tulane because of their seemingly stagnant coaching situations -- Lebo, Donnie Jones, and Conroy have all had 5 years and no NCAA births to show for it.

Also concerned about those 3 schools because I think they will have the most difficult time putting together a respectable non-conference schedule. The names Houston and Kelvin Sampson carry a little bit of weight, and USF has some equity from their years in the Big East. As for ECU, UCF, and Tulane -- I am just as guilty as anyone of criticizing these programs for their weak schedules, but it goes without saying they will have a more difficult time securing home-and-homes than others in the league.

It just shows that every single member of this conference (and most other conferences) have work to do in some areas.