When the dust settles a couple of CUSA teams will join the AAC and a couple will join the SBC. Which remaining member will be viewed as the best program who missed out this round?

(09-10-2021 04:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  When the dust settles a couple of CUSA teams will join the AAC and a couple will join the SBC. Which remaining member will be viewed as the best program who missed out this round?

North Texas (unless they go to SunBelt). In which case.... FAU.

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If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

(09-10-2021 05:15 PM)thrill_house Wrote:  If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

Better luck with that bait this time, white noise

"Everything I don't like is bait"

Memphis should be thankful they're not a Big 12 bottom dweller. Now they can actually sustain success more than 7 years by simply being better than a few "literal who?" schools. Memphis will get far more exposure winning 8-10 games in the American than rivaling KU for last place in the Big 12 East.

Let’s not rub it in for Memphis fans. Today is a rough day for them.

Every day is rough when it involves hateful little pissants posturing about college realignment on the internet.

A+ on the trolling thread title. But juicy enough for its own thread. App St most likely because of Academics, but as they are not Conf USA… has to be Rice or UAB. ODU after that.

(09-10-2021 05:28 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Let’s not rub it in for Memphis fans. Today is a rough day for them.

Memphis should be fine going forward.

But hey, if they're that upset.... call the A-10!

(09-10-2021 04:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  When the dust settles a couple of CUSA teams will join the AAC

Yes.

(09-10-2021 04:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  and a couple will join the SBC.

No.

(09-10-2021 05:15 PM)thrill_house Wrote:  If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

Memphis is about to be a Carnegie R1 school so their academics are solid. They have great basketball and their football has been solid the 8 years or so. Idk why everybody hates on Memphis.

The proper term for this is Southern Missed. Once again.

Memphis soon to the Big12. Very probable. Source: Dodd, CBS sports. I will take his contacts and interviews over the opinions of some posters.

(09-10-2021 06:10 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 05:15 PM)thrill_house Wrote:  If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

Memphis is about to be a Carnegie R1 school so their academics are solid. They have great basketball and their football has been solid the 8 years or so. Idk why everybody hates on Memphis.

Haven’t you heard, it’s Memphis vs. Errrbody. I hope “Memphised” doesn’t become a thing -lol. What’s the saying any press is good press. There are some who for whatever reason don’t want to see anything good for the school or city. It’s weird b/c they’ll go out of their way to tell you how much nobody cares about the “garbage” program when in reality if nobody cared there wouldn’t be so much vitriol spewed. No matter how many rocks are slung, Memphis keeps on chugging along.

(09-10-2021 05:28 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Let’s not rub it in for Memphis fans. Today is a rough day for them.

I don’t think it was that bad as fans already knew they weren’t going to make the final four. It was, however, nice to get some national recognition with no one questioning whether they were considered or not. If the Baylor podcast guys are to be believed Boise and Memphis made the final six with unanimous votes. So, there’s reason to believe all is not lost. Most of the social media ugliness I saw was started by others with Memphis folks defending the program…just what you’d expect from a passionate fanbase. Granted, there were some whackadoodles too. Every fanbase has those.

(09-10-2021 05:28 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Let’s not rub it in for Memphis fans. Today is a rough day for them.

Rough day? Memphis won the lottery today.

To be eligible for a NY6 bowl game all they have to do is be better than a half dozen fringe Top-100 teams + Navy, and watch as their old conference mates beat each other up in the Big 12 enroute to a 9-3 / 10-2 season.

If Memphis got the 12th invite it's GG to any hopes of a NY6 game ever again. Imagine being mad that you're not flying to Iowa, Kansas, and West Virginia for your divisional games.

(09-10-2021 06:10 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 05:15 PM)thrill_house Wrote:  If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

Memphis is about to be a Carnegie R1 school so their academics are solid. They have great basketball and their football has been solid the 8 years or so. Idk why everybody hates on Memphis.

This Memphis fan of about 50 years thanks you for the kind words, TroyFan15.

No doubt: Lots of fans who seemingly would have no specific reason to disdain Memphis (the city, the university and UM athletics) nevertheless do so. A doctoral dissertation could be written explaining the reasons. Those reasons include elements of racial bias, an understandable criticism of some fumbling and bumbling by both the university and the city, some cheating by the hoops program (which has been embarrassing) and, quite frankly, some jealousy. What fan of a college athletics program that is not nationally relevant in either major sport and is located in nondescript place would not be envious of the Tiger hoops program and of the City of Memphis' Beale Street, blues, BBQ, historic architecture, big river, rock and roll history, zoo, art museum, etc.?

Memphis is viewed by many as "the enemy." An "outlaw" or "renegade" program. A dirty city. A university with high school-level academics. Blah, blah, blah. We Tiger fans have heard all the barbs. And at some point, you start to wear that nastiness from your critics as a badge of honor. Memphians (I'm not but was born in the city) have a boulder-size chip on the shoulder. Our football team, despite years of mediocrity, has drawn far better (relatively speaking) than lots of other football teams at "city universities." And that's because Memphians love their Tigers.

And one more thing: Grind City Brewing Co. in Memphis offers a micro-brewed malt liquor. How many craft beer makers brew a malt liquor. That beer is a prime example of why I love the city and the Tigers.

Thanks again.

(09-10-2021 06:13 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Memphis soon to the Big12. Very probable. Source: Dodd, CBS sports. I will take his contacts and interviews over the opinions of some posters.

Hes been wrong plenty before. Guy doesnt know anyone or anything. He speculated in July that there would be 4 superconferences and the BIG XII was dead.

(09-10-2021 05:14 PM)Once a Knight... Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 04:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  When the dust settles a couple of CUSA teams will join the AAC and a couple will join the SBC. Which remaining member will be viewed as the best program who missed out this round?

North Texas (unless they go to SunBelt).

I think they’ll be in the MWC

(09-10-2021 08:50 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 06:10 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 05:15 PM)thrill_house Wrote:  If Memphis is the best team who "missed out" then we didn't miss anyone.

Memphis is about to be a Carnegie R1 school so their academics are solid. They have great basketball and their football has been solid the 8 years or so. Idk why everybody hates on Memphis.

This Memphis fan of about 50 years thanks you for the kind words, TroyFan15.

No doubt: Lots of fans who seemingly would have no specific reason to disdain Memphis (the city, the university and UM athletics) nevertheless do so. A doctoral dissertation could be written explaining the reasons. Those reasons include elements of racial bias, an understandable criticism of some fumbling and bumbling by both the university and the city, some cheating by the hoops program (which has been embarrassing) and, quite frankly, some jealousy. What fan of a college athletics program that is not nationally relevant in either major sport and is located in nondescript place would not be envious of the Tiger hoops program and of the City of Memphis' Beale Street, blues, BBQ, historic architecture, big river, rock and roll history, zoo, art museum, etc.?

Memphis is viewed by many as "the enemy." An "outlaw" or "renegade" program. A dirty city. A university with high school-level academics. Blah, blah, blah. We Tiger fans have heard all the barbs. And at some point, you start to wear that nastiness from your critics as a badge of honor. Memphians (I'm not but was born in the city) have a boulder-size chip on the shoulder. Our football team, despite years of mediocrity, has drawn far better (relatively speaking) than lots of other football teams at "city universities." And that's because Memphians love their Tigers.

And one more thing: Grind City Brewing Co. in Memphis offers a micro-brewed malt liquor. How many craft beer makers brew a malt liquor. That beer is a prime example of why I love the city and the Tigers.

Thanks again.

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