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Too early for this stuff but waiting for football season to begin damn't. Palm has the Cats as the four seed in the south. I would take that in a heartbeat if it played out that way. Getting a little too familiar with the streets of Spokane.



The Prophet Hairy Palm

Good Lord. We have officially jumped the shark.

Great draw! UK in the Sweet 16 to play Duke

4 seed, that would require a 34-2 record.

Do we play on Thursday or Friday?

(07-29-2017 12:13 PM)WalterSobchak Wrote: [ -> ]Do we play on Thursday or Friday?

Thursday, first game, in Sacramento.

(07-29-2017 01:26 PM)mbj655 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 12:13 PM)WalterSobchak Wrote: [ -> ]Do we play on Thursday or Friday?

Thursday, first game, in Sacramento.

Sent out west for the opening rounds again. South region doesn't matter much if your first two are clear across the country.

ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

that's at least getting back to the mediocre years of huggins

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

They may have to rethink that top spot...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...y/?src=rss

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

(07-30-2017 07:54 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

Simply UConn will not be able to recruit the same level of players. UConn in the Big East, playing the tournament in MSG - yes! UConn in the AAC, playing in Orlando or Memphis or Hartford - no!

(07-30-2017 11:23 PM)Ragpicker Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 07:54 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

Simply UConn will not be able to recruit the same level of players. UConn in the Big East, playing the tournament in MSG - yes! UConn in the AAC, playing in Orlando or Memphis or Hartford - no!

I think the same can be said for Memphis and Temple. It also highlights the quality job Mick has done in recruiting. It's a shame the Big East fell apart, that was a good fit for us and made sense (UC, WVU, UofL, Pitt, and SU all pretty similar schools). It would be interesting what the program could do in the Big 12 or ACC . . .

(07-30-2017 11:23 PM)Ragpicker Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 07:54 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

Simply UConn will not be able to recruit the same level of players. UConn in the Big East, playing the tournament in MSG - yes! UConn in the AAC, playing in Orlando or Memphis or Hartford - no!

You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.

You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.
[/quote from HuskyU]

Speaking for myself, and I suspect many fellow Bearcat fans, we want UCONN to be strong and return to winning a lot and being highly ranked. It's become a great rivalry and I hope it continues here, or competing together in some future power conference scenario. The UC v. UCONN basketball game remains the best rivalry in a young conference, producing some epic battles. Here's hoping both teams are ranked each time the cats and dogs tangle.

(08-01-2017 12:40 PM)HuskyU Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 11:23 PM)Ragpicker Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 07:54 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

Simply UConn will not be able to recruit the same level of players. UConn in the Big East, playing the tournament in MSG - yes! UConn in the AAC, playing in Orlando or Memphis or Hartford - no!

You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.

Past successes were do to Calhoun and he is gone. The last NCAA Champ team was really Calhoun's.

(08-01-2017 03:23 PM)doss2 Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-01-2017 12:40 PM)HuskyU Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 11:23 PM)Ragpicker Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-30-2017 07:54 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-29-2017 04:39 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]ESPN BPI rankings out and we're getting some love there as well:

Preseason 2017-18 College Basketball Power Index (BPI)

BPI RANK TEAM
1 Wichita State
2 Louisville
3 Villanova
4 Notre Dame
5 Arizona
6 West Virginia
7 Purdue
8 Oklahoma
9 TCU
10 Kansas
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 Kentucky
14 Duke
15 Seton Hall
16 Saint Mary's
17 Michigan State
18 Texas Tech
19 Xavier
20 Alabama
21 Arkansas
22 Providence
23 Iowa
24 Auburn
25 Northwestern
26 North Carolina
27 Florida
28 Minnesota
29 Ohio State
30 Virginia Tech

41 Temple
48 UCF

Blood Pressure Index

If UConn and Memphis programs were on par with where they have been historically, this league would be really solid with the addition on Wichita coupled with the recent improvements of Houston, UCF, and SMU. The bottom three (ECU, Tulane, USF) seem to be stuck in reverse, so that's always going to drag the league down, but some combination of the other 9 (UC, Wichita, UConn, Temple, Memphis, Houston, SMU, Tulsa , UCF) should compete for 4-6 bids every year.

But it all starts with UConn, Memphis, and Temple. They need to get back to where they've always been and this conference should be ok.

Simply UConn will not be able to recruit the same level of players. UConn in the Big East, playing the tournament in MSG - yes! UConn in the AAC, playing in Orlando or Memphis or Hartford - no!

You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.

Past successes were do to Calhoun and he is gone. The last NCAA Champ team was really Calhoun's.

Ok, but that wasn't the topic at hand. Your fellow Bearcat said UCONN would take a dive in recruiting post-Calhoun. I believe I proved him wrong with my prior post. If you want to add to the topic at hand, please do.

(08-01-2017 01:50 PM)OKIcat Wrote: [ -> ]You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.
[/quote from HuskyU]

Speaking for myself, and I suspect many fellow Bearcat fans, we want UCONN to be strong and return to winning a lot and being highly ranked. It's become a great rivalry and I hope it continues here, or competing together in some future power conference scenario. The UC v. UCONN basketball game remains the best rivalry in a young conference, producing some epic battles. Here's hoping both teams are ranked each time the cats and dogs tangle.

Completely agree. Cincinnati has become my #2 team as a result of this mess that we're both in today. I think we'll improve with Ollie, and if not, he will be replaced very soon (i.e. next season). I also believe Edsall will get us back to respectable 7-8 win football seasons (like the old Big East days).

I read that the new Husky mascot will adorn a Unicorn horn and fart rainbows this season . The delusion of the AAC kool-aid crowd is Jonestown-esque.

Your best bet is that you get a minor league soccer team to play in Rentschler Field. FCC Hartford.

(08-01-2017 05:11 PM)HuskyU Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-01-2017 01:50 PM)OKIcat Wrote: [ -> ]You're simply wrong. First off, recruits don't pick a school based on where a 4 day conference tournament is played. It's a cool bonus, but hardly a deciding factor. As far as recruiting the same level of players is concerned, we had a Top 10 recruiting class just last year. We were awful due to having a young, injury-ridden roster. Going forward, two 2018 Top 10 players have UCONN in their Final 5 (mind you we rarely landed Top 10 guys in the Calhoun era). Additionally, UCONN's past successes can be attributed to landing and developing Top 50-100 kids. We'll still be able to land those kind of recruits regardless of our conference affiliation.
[/quote from HuskyU]

Speaking for myself, and I suspect many fellow Bearcat fans, we want UCONN to be strong and return to winning a lot and being highly ranked. It's become a great rivalry and I hope it continues here, or competing together in some future power conference scenario. The UC v. UCONN basketball game remains the best rivalry in a young conference, producing some epic battles. Here's hoping both teams are ranked each time the cats and dogs tangle.

Completely agree. Cincinnati has become my #2 team as a result of this mess that we're both in today. I think we'll improve with Ollie, and if not, he will be replaced very soon (i.e. next season). I also believe Edsall will get us back to respectable 7-8 win football seasons (like the old Big East days).

I suspect Edsall will get you back to where you were, which is losing 77% (10-3) of the time to UC.