(10-02-2013 10:48 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 10:32 AM)VCUfan Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 10:30 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 10:14 AM)VCUfan Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 08:59 AM)monarchman Wrote:  I actually agree that the schools are very different today than what they were in the past 15 years. If anything, I've just become indifferent towards VCU in respect to ODU men's basketball. I think it will likely garner the same interest as an any instate match-up that's not UVA or Tech. The schools just have different athletic priorities today, and I have no problem with that. I'm much more interested in what's going on with CUSA schools.

Completely agree.

I don't think VCU Basketball is thinking about what ODU Basketball is doing anymore than ODU is about VCU. You guys are gonna care more about UAB/Charlotte/WKU/Marshall/UTEP etc. Likewise VCU has other peers now in the A-10 (Saint Louis, Richmond, UMass, George Mason, Davidson, Dayton, St. Joe's etc.)

Different set of peers now, and obviously football is the big focus for ODU.

The old CAA was good while it lasted but both programs outgrew that situation for different reasons.

Although I don't really like VCU very much because I think 'havoc' is a simply a rebranding of 'foul the **** out of the other team every possession all the way down the court', please humiliate Davidson every time you get the chance.

They whined and cried last year about how physical we were and how much we fouled them. Although we played physical defense, our style was mild compared to havoc. I can't wait to read their board after they play you guys.

We'll do our best to oblige. Good luck in C-USA. Hope you guys can return to the NCAA's there.

Good luck in the A10. I think the league will be yours for years to come.

Duck Favidson!

Sorry, but North Texas will not bring much to the party. Very suspicious coaching with above average talent.

I can see why the CUSA is not listed... a likely one-bid conference with too many unproven programs now. The A-10 was a fantastic basketball conference, I am so going to miss some of those storied programs appearing on our schedule. Charlotte is only in the CUSA for the opportunity to jump to FBS football. I mean honestly until this summer I didn't know who half of the new CUSA schools were and I still don't know where some of them are located. The CUSA that Charlotte was in before and the one we began playing in now are two totally different animals. The elite programs are gone, period.

(10-02-2013 03:41 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  The CUSA that Charlotte was in before and the one we began playing in now are two totally different animals. The elite programs are gone, period.

(10-01-2013 12:12 AM)BhamSnap Wrote:  I think we have a much stronger BB league than in the past and will be getting better next year after ECU and Tulane are gone, their C-USA history hasn't been pretty (both are regular 200+ rpi teams).

We have 6-7 programs that can all be good and will be competitive with each other.

Yeah! Poor ole ECU and Tulane have get Their sorry ass basketball programs out of conference USA! They have to go join the American and play Connecticut and Cincinnati and Memphis and Temple with multiple games on the ESPN networks! Clearly UAB is the winner here!

(10-01-2013 07:57 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  How can a conference consistently ranked 10th to 12th in the conference rankings expect to be considered a major conference. We haven't been major since 2005.

YOu do realize there are over 30 D1 conferences, right?

(10-02-2013 03:41 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  I can see why the CUSA is not listed... a likely one-bid conference with too many unproven programs now. The A-10 was a fantastic basketball conference, I am so going to miss some of those storied programs appearing on our schedule. Charlotte is only in the CUSA for the opportunity to jump to FBS football. I mean honestly until this summer I didn't know who half of the new CUSA schools were and I still don't know where some of them are located. The CUSA that Charlotte was in before and the one we began playing in now are two totally different animals. The elite programs are gone, period.

Same can be said for the "new A10". It is NOT going to be the same as it was.

(10-04-2013 07:54 AM)919R Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 03:41 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  I can see why the CUSA is not listed... a likely one-bid conference with too many unproven programs now. The A-10 was a fantastic basketball conference, I am so going to miss some of those storied programs appearing on our schedule. Charlotte is only in the CUSA for the opportunity to jump to FBS football. I mean honestly until this summer I didn't know who half of the new CUSA schools were and I still don't know where some of them are located. The CUSA that Charlotte was in before and the one we began playing in now are two totally different animals. The elite programs are gone, period.

Same can be said for the "new A10". It is NOT going to be the same as it was.

Until the A10 loses Saint Louis and Dayton (if it does), I still consider it a major. Dayton still pulls in a 4 star recruit almost every year, VCU just signed a class with 4, and St. Joe's just stole a 4 star out of our back yard (James Demery).

It's not nearly as good as it was, but it is still better than CUSA. Once Saint Louis and Dayton are gone, I'm not so sure. If the AAC opts to take VCU instead of one of the other two, I think the A10 becomes even weaker.

CUSA has a good chance to not look like **** the next two years. Hopefully we don't disappoint.

(10-04-2013 08:41 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Until the A10 loses Saint Louis and Dayton (if it does), I still consider it a major. Dayton still pulls in a 4 star recruit almost every year, VCU just signed a class with 4, and St. Joe's just stole a 4 star out of our back yard (James Demery).

It's not nearly as good as it was, but it is still better than CUSA. Once Saint Louis and Dayton are gone, I'm not so sure. If the AAC opts to take VCU instead of one of the other two, I think the A10 becomes even weaker.

CUSA has a good chance to not look like **** the next two years. Hopefully we don't disappoint.

So, you're thinking that the conference of football schools that ran all of the non-football schools off is going to take a non-football school, and that the non-football school is going to be willing to join the aforementioned conference of football schools that ran all of the non-football schools off?

Did I miss something? Are there actually rumors of something this crazy?

(10-04-2013 08:41 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(10-04-2013 07:54 AM)919R Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 03:41 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  I can see why the CUSA is not listed... a likely one-bid conference with too many unproven programs now. The A-10 was a fantastic basketball conference, I am so going to miss some of those storied programs appearing on our schedule. Charlotte is only in the CUSA for the opportunity to jump to FBS football. I mean honestly until this summer I didn't know who half of the new CUSA schools were and I still don't know where some of them are located. The CUSA that Charlotte was in before and the one we began playing in now are two totally different animals. The elite programs are gone, period.

Same can be said for the "new A10". It is NOT going to be the same as it was.

Until the A10 loses Saint Louis and Dayton (if it does), I still consider it a major. Dayton still pulls in a 4 star recruit almost every year, VCU just signed a class with 4, and St. Joe's just stole a 4 star out of our back yard (James Demery).

It's not nearly as good as it was, but it is still better than CUSA. Once Saint Louis and Dayton are gone, I'm not so sure. If the AAC opts to take VCU instead of one of the other two, I think the A10 becomes even weaker.

CUSA has a good chance to not look like **** the next two years. Hopefully we don't disappoint.

That is why I said "IS NOT going to be the same as it was" (ie; more teams will leave before long, and actually it has been hurt already with Butler, Xavier, Temple and yes even Charlotte leaving).

(10-04-2013 09:04 AM)49erlew Wrote:  

(10-04-2013 08:41 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Until the A10 loses Saint Louis and Dayton (if it does), I still consider it a major. Dayton still pulls in a 4 star recruit almost every year, VCU just signed a class with 4, and St. Joe's just stole a 4 star out of our back yard (James Demery).

It's not nearly as good as it was, but it is still better than CUSA. Once Saint Louis and Dayton are gone, I'm not so sure. If the AAC opts to take VCU instead of one of the other two, I think the A10 becomes even weaker.

CUSA has a good chance to not look like **** the next two years. Hopefully we don't disappoint.

So, you're thinking that the conference of football schools that ran all of the non-football schools off is going to take a non-football school, and that the non-football school is going to be willing to join the aforementioned conference of football schools that ran all of the non-football schools off?

Did I miss something? Are there actually rumors of something this crazy?

They need a non-football to balance Navy.

Also, the Big East situation really cannot be compared to any other. The Big East was founded as a basketball conference that had some schools with independent football program. When the BCS system was introduced, they wanted to get in on the money. As the money kept getting bigger, the football schools started seeking more influence because they stood to gain the most.

Anyone joining the AAC now would come in knowing the situation. It's completely different than what happened with the Big East.

That said, VCU has a very low chance of being invited IMO.