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Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
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(03-25-2019 09:12 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
RE: *** New and Improved AAC Basketball News Thread ***
(03-25-2019 09:12 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
How about we just kick them both out and become a cohesive 10 league conference of like minded INSTITUTIONS.
RE: *** New and Improved AAC Basketball News Thread ***
(03-25-2019 09:12 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
No.
The most likely basketball only adds are VCU, St. Louis, and Dayton. In that order. If the Big East decides UConn really did break up with them St. Louis is their rebound/plan b.
An articles states ECU now has at least eight open scholarships due to graduation and transfers out. However, the article does not seem to account for commitments. I figure ECU has five spots available at this time.
ECU currently has four 2019 commitments:
Tremont Robinson (JUCO // 6-1 // PG) - 3* per 24/7
Tyrie Jackson (JUCO // 6-1 // PG) - 3* per 24/7
Logan Curtis (HS // 6-4 // CG) - 3* per 24/7
Brandon Suggs (HS // 6-7 // SF) - NR per 24/7
A possible concern of the transfers is the effect on the APR.
After Houston wins the NC and WSU the NIT (one can hope for both), I think I will create a thread to track all the roster changes for the upcoming season.
8-4=5?? There are 4. Like I previously said.
13 (max allowed) (Source)
less four kept on roster (Source)
less four commitments (Source)
= 5 available scholarships
An articles states ECU now has at least eight open scholarships due to graduation and transfers out. However, the article does not seem to account for commitments. I figure ECU has five spots available at this time.
ECU currently has four 2019 commitments:
Tremont Robinson (JUCO // 6-1 // PG) - 3* per 24/7
Tyrie Jackson (JUCO // 6-1 // PG) - 3* per 24/7
Logan Curtis (HS // 6-4 // CG) - 3* per 24/7
Brandon Suggs (HS // 6-7 // SF) - NR per 24/7
A possible concern of the transfers is the effect on the APR.
After Houston wins the NC and WSU the NIT (one can hope for both), I think I will create a thread to track all the roster changes for the upcoming season.
8-4=5?? There are 4. Like I previously said.
13 (max allowed) (Source)
less four kept on roster (Source)
less four commitments (Source)
= 5 available scholarships
Spasojevic will possibly leave, and I probably would have him do that, but he’s still on scholarship right now as far as we know.
13-9=4
Ok, I see the issue. The article states:
Quote:The Pirates will bring back reigning American Athletic Conference All-Rookie performer Jayden Gardner, along with 2017-18 All-Rookie selection guard Shawn Williams. Forwards Seth LeDay and Rico Quinton, each of whom tore their ACLs late in the year, are currently expected to return as well
The article should have included Spasjevic returning or leaving, but did neither. Regardless, ECU will be busy filling roster spots.
RE: *** New and Improved AAC Basketball News Thread ***
(03-25-2019 10:25 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote:
(03-25-2019 09:12 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
How about we just kick them both out and become a cohesive 10 league conference of like minded INSTITUTIONS.
Temple is a perfect fit for this conference.
UConn delivers in segments that nobody else does.
Right now I think we are better together than apart.
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why would we make a run at Gtown/Marquette/Nova????? We had them once and made adds that caused them to say, 'adios'. When that happened, some of us said it was a bad thing, and most of the new members were all, "That's good, we need to be a conference full of programs that are allll on the same page....allllll with the same mission." lol Now some of you change your tune?
We had a full hybrid conference once with some major programs (Gtown, Nova, Marqu) and they left. Why go for them again????
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(03-26-2019 02:20 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: why would we make a run at Gtown/Marquette/Nova????? We had them once and made adds that caused them to say, 'adios'. When that happened, some of us said it was a bad thing, and most of the new members were all, "That's good, we need to be a conference full of programs that are allll on the same page....allllll with the same mission." lol Now some of you change your tune?
We had a full hybrid conference once with some major programs (Gtown, Nova, Marqu) and they left. Why go for them again????
Pass.
What's more interesting is that we all would have been making more money if they had stayed.
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(03-26-2019 02:10 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:
(03-25-2019 10:25 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote:
(03-25-2019 09:12 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Pie in the sky thinking here:
Let's say that Ron Hunter and/or Derek Dooley get the two bottom clubs off of the mat, and we turn ourselves into a power-esque basketball conference. Do we make a serious run at Marquette/Georgetown/Villanova IF the AAC can pull ahead of the Big East?
It would give Temple and UConn more incentive to permanently stay.
How about we just kick them both out and become a cohesive 10 league conference of like minded INSTITUTIONS.
Temple is a perfect fit for this conference.
UConn delivers in segments that nobody else does.
Right now I think we are better together than apart.
I mean, I'm happy in the AAC, but if the ACC offers us membership...
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