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Tulsa blows out Old Dominion 76-37
La Tech puts hurt on Rice 85-46
Middle Tenn thrashes USM woes 81-64
Marshall runs through Charlotte 59-56
North Texas gets mean with East Carolina 53-51
UTSA runs through FAU 66-56
Tulane extinquishes UAB 86-80
UTEP picked on FIU 84-71

Standings

1. La Tech 9-2
1. UTEP 9-2
1. MTSU 9-2
4. USM 8-3
4. Tulsa 8-3
6. ODU 6-5
6. Tulane 6-5
8. FIU 5-6
8. FAU 5-6
8. Charlotte 5-6
11. UTSA 4-7
11. UAB 4-7
13. North Texas 3-8
13. Marshall 3-8
15. East Carolina 2-9
15. Rice 2-9

If tournament was held tomorrow

First Round
10 UAB vs. 15 ECU
11 UTSA vs. 14 Rice
12 North Texas vs. 13 Marshall

Second Round
8 Charlotte vs. 9 FAU
7 Tulane vs. UAB-ECU winner
6 ODU vs. UTSA-Rice winner
5 USM vs. North Texas-Marshall winner

Quarter finals
1. UTEP vs. Charlotte-FAU winner
2. La Tech vs. Tulane, UAB, ECU winner
3. MTSU vs. ODU, UTSA, Rice winner
4. Tulsa vs. USM, North Texas, Marshall winner

Semi Finals
UTEP, Charlotte, FAU vs. Tulsa, USM, North Texas or Marshall
La Tech, Tulane, UAB, ECU vs MTSU, ODU, UTSA, or Rice

It looks to me that the Top four is almost settled as 1-5 has a two game lead on everyone else.

I would have never guessed UAB would be tied with UTSA in mid February.

if USM can beat UTEP then the Middle Tenn. @ LaTech game could be the de facto regular season championship (should both teams win out)

Last year UAB finished 7-9 in C-USA. It's going to take some doing to get there this season. What a disappointing season it has been, especially in conference play.

(02-15-2014 11:29 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  if USM can beat UTEP then the Middle Tenn. @ LaTech game could be the de facto regular season championship (should both teams win out)

And you should probably realize that any time a team in CUSA "Should" do something, it won't happen.

This is exactly why all the grumbling about why we should be in a "better" conference is ridiculous. If we can't dominate a league of this caliber, we have no room to complain. Best scenario is we improve to the "big dog" status like UAB used to have in the old Sun Belt days and re-establish ourselves as a quality program. Much the same path as Gonzaga & Butler have taken.

(02-16-2014 11:04 AM)CourtsideBlazer Wrote:  This is exactly why all the grumbling about why we should be in a "better" conference is ridiculous. If we can't dominate a league of this caliber, we have no room to complain. Best scenario is we improve to the "big dog" status like UAB used to have in the old Sun Belt days and re-establish ourselves as a quality program. Much the same path as Gonzaga & Butler have taken.

This sounds like the Stadium argument. BoT says we need to improve attendance to get a new stadium. We say we need a new stadium to improve attendance.

You say we need to be the best CUSA team to get a new conference. I say a better conference would make us a better team. Good players don't want to play in CUSA.

(02-16-2014 11:35 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-16-2014 11:04 AM)CourtsideBlazer Wrote:  This is exactly why all the grumbling about why we should be in a "better" conference is ridiculous. If we can't dominate a league of this caliber, we have no room to complain. Best scenario is we improve to the "big dog" status like UAB used to have in the old Sun Belt days and re-establish ourselves as a quality program. Much the same path as Gonzaga & Butler have taken.

This sounds like the Stadium argument. BoT says we need to improve attendance to get a new stadium. We say we need a new stadium to improve attendance.

You say we need to be the best CUSA team to get a new conference. I say a better conference would make us a better team. Good players don't want to play in CUSA.

What are we doing right now to prove to a better conference that they should take us?

The stadium was a revenue-positive venture. Right now, UAB doesn't look that way to a better conference.

(02-16-2014 11:04 AM)CourtsideBlazer Wrote:  This is exactly why all the grumbling about why we should be in a "better" conference is ridiculous. If we can't dominate a league of this caliber, we have no room to complain. Best scenario is we improve to the "big dog" status like UAB used to have in the old Sun Belt days and re-establish ourselves as a quality program. Much the same path as Gonzaga & Butler have taken.

we're pretty good against good teams…as long as we can get into a conference with no sucky teams, we'll rock it

"being in a better conference would make us a better team" didn't work so well when were finishing mid-pack of the best C-USA years. "playing better teams will help our attendance. nobody wants to see these teams in a mediocre conference." See above.

Haase took this job knowing exactly what he was getting into and recruiting good players and making them great, and recruiting great players and making them elite is what makes a great coach.

You say good players don't want to play in C-USA...you say that we've been beaten by bad players. Do you realize how stupid that sounds? I've seen some pretty good players in this league line up across from us that we would be thrilled to have.