(03-02-2015 11:26 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Louisville but we're really more like Temple

How in any way are we similar to Temple?

Why Memphis fans enjoy denegrating their own basketball program is beyond me.

I noticed Michigan was mentioned among the comparable basketball schools earlier, and I agree with that comparison. Michigan always gets solid talent, and is usually very competitive year-in and year-out. Occasionally, they rise above the pack and take it a step further, while on the other side of the coin they underachieve to the point where the fans are saying, "WTF?"

(03-03-2015 09:25 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 11:26 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Louisville but we're really more like Temple

How in any way are we similar to Temple?

Why Memphis fans enjoy denegrating their own basketball program is beyond me.

Sucks being compared to the 6th winningest program of all time.

(03-03-2015 09:35 AM)RCM1029 Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 09:25 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 11:26 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Louisville but we're really more like Temple

How in any way are we similar to Temple?

Why Memphis fans enjoy denegrating their own basketball program is beyond me.

Sucks being compared to the 6th winningest program of all time.

Yes, that's exactly what he was inferring.

(03-02-2015 09:19 PM)presskh Wrote:  We should be on par with Louisville in both FB and BB. Similar size, metro school, not the state school - we have a lot in common with them and used to be on par with them. They just had a better AD for a lot of years.

Like Louisville, except for the parts where their fans spend money and go to the games even if their teams aren't in the top 10.

(03-03-2015 10:10 AM)Stammers Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 09:19 PM)presskh Wrote:  We should be on par with Louisville in both FB and BB. Similar size, metro school, not the state school - we have a lot in common with them and used to be on par with them. They just had a better AD for a lot of years.

Like Louisville, except for the parts where their fans spend money and go to the games even if their teams aren't in the top 10.

Seems attendance has been pretty good every year.

The dropoff seems to be this year, amigo.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketba...Ytop25.pdf

Lville, Cincy and UConn.

Although Lville has won 3 national championships, one recently, and Cincy two a long time ago, and UConn's multi-titles, those are the three programs that I believe we should strive to be on par with.

Lville and Cincy left us to go to the Big East, at that time we were pretty much on equal footing and then we left them behind during the Cal years even though we were considered mid-major. UConn's success came during their Big East days and of course ran the table last year.

I will not go so low (no offense) to say Butler, Wichita St, etc. I just believe we are bigger than those programs.

...Memphis football

(03-03-2015 10:10 AM)Stammers Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 09:19 PM)presskh Wrote:  We should be on par with Louisville in both FB and BB. Similar size, metro school, not the state school - we have a lot in common with them and used to be on par with them. They just had a better AD for a lot of years.

Like Louisville, except for the parts where their fans spend money and go to the games even if their teams aren't in the top 10.

That's it keep blaming the fans while you attend one game every 5 or 6 years.

Pot

Meet


Kettle

Smh

Refs, fans, players, ex-players, ex-coaches, ex-ADs, etc.

Everyone but the man in control of the program.

SMH

(03-03-2015 10:31 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Refs, fans, players, ex-players, ex-coaches, ex-ADs, etc.

Everyone but the man in control of the program.

SMH

So, you're saying Memphis bball should be similar to "refs, fans, players, ex-players, ex-coaches, ex-ADs, etc."? Seems an odd comparison, but that's what makes this board so great.


I kid.

lol, I love how folks want to compare us to P5 teams...

UNLV....

(03-03-2015 01:58 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  lol, I love how folks want to compare us to P5 teams...

UNLV....

P5 is football only at this point anyway

(03-03-2015 01:58 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  lol, I love how folks want to compare us to P5 teams...

UNLV....

Absolutely no reason we shouldn't be, ESPN put us at #19 since 1985 or 90, why shouldn't we be? No BCS in hoops, only have 15 players to support, draw 14-18k for many season now and have deep pocketed boosters who love it?????

(03-03-2015 10:01 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 09:35 AM)RCM1029 Wrote:  

(03-03-2015 09:25 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 11:26 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Louisville but we're really more like Temple

How in any way are we similar to Temple?

Why Memphis fans enjoy denegrating their own basketball program is beyond me.

Sucks being compared to the 6th winningest program of all time.

Yes, that's exactly what he was inferring.

Temple and Memphis are both large, urban universities that have occasionally fielded competitive football programs; and both have good, not great, basketball. Both play football in cavernous, municipal stadiums and both compete with P5 schools for media attention and casual fan interest. Neither have proven to remain consistently relevant on the national stage in hoops, though both are located in the middle of recruiting hotbeds.

(03-02-2015 11:41 PM)OneShiningMoment Wrote:  Arizona

Yup

(03-03-2015 01:58 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  lol, I love how folks want to compare us to P5 teams...

UNLV....

Right. No reason we ought to compare favorably to Ole Miss. Or Tennessee. Or Florida State. Or Clemson. Or Minnesota. Or Rutgers. Or Baylor. Or Texas Tech. Or Oregon State. Or Colorado.

No way we should aspire to be any more than those programs because we aren't in a P5 conference.

If you're going to run down the program in order to defend your position just ... stop.

(03-03-2015 01:58 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  lol, I love how folks want to compare us to P5 teams...

UNLV....

A lot of stupid packed into that post.

We are closer to Arkansas

(03-03-2015 03:52 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  We are closer to Arkansas

So close you can smell it.