(10-16-2017 02:30 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  

(10-16-2017 01:12 PM)cxncxr Wrote:  

(10-16-2017 10:09 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Of course we were slighted. Nearly every preseason publication has Wichita State as a top 10 team and Cincy as merely top 25. If the ChicKUns were in this league (we are ranked ahead of them in some preseason polls), people would be like WTF? Well... there is no diference between WSU and KU this year except for branding - end of story.

Like I said, thanks for the motivation. Marshall will make this conference pay. I predict he will be liked about as much in the AAC as he was in the MVC, Big South, etc... If it's not salary envy, it will be W/L envy or national popularity envy. If it's neither of those it will be because Gregg Marshall sometimes just comes off like a dick.

I wouldn't have it any other way.


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Well since there's really no difference between Kansas and WSU maybe I should share what happened to the Jay Hawks last time they visit an AMERICAN arena

And I'm quite thankful for that "upset". I used it for everything it was worth against K|Uck City.

The reality is, Wichita State and Gregg Marshall are a proven commodity at this point - you know what you're gonna get every year. And what you're gonna get is a mountain of wins. We win the games we are expected to and the ones we lose are always by a gnat's ass. We WILL be competing for the conference championship, that is a given. Cincy is the #1 challenger, but make no mistake, they are the challenger. According to 100% of the national pundits, the AAC conference trophy is ours to take until proven otherwise. In fact, they're working on the engraving right now.

I'd also like to take this moment to apologize to SMU for how they've been so rudely removed from the conversation. Sorry SMU, you've made some hay while the sun shined; i.e. before the NCAA knocked on your door, but the Shockers are here now and the conference isn't the same sandbox you remember as a kid. I suspect you should be mentioned in the same sentence as Cincy since after all, you are the defending champions the last two years, but your coach sucks.

Speaking of sucky coaches... I can assure you Jank and Co. didn't cast their vote for the Shockers. I know this because Jank is Marshall's b!tch. Illinois State coaches are renown for casting animosity votes... the little people that they are.






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Not sure how you're a proven commodity in a brand new conference, but logic doesnt seem your strong suit so i'll let it go.

I agree with another shocker fan, this should be fun to watch. Cincy and wsu finish 1st and 2nd, which is which i dont know. Behind them it will be a dog fight. Ecu and usf will be last.