(04-01-2013 05:42 PM)QuitoTiger Wrote:  If they attach 'American' to it, they're a bunch of idiots. Which 'America', North, Central or South? And we're supposed to believe Aresco has his TV publicity act together?

I don't like Big or American, I prefer The Metro Conference. How can it get any better than that?

But I'm not a highly paid ad agency, so it's going to be what it's going to be.

(04-02-2013 08:10 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 11:12 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 08:43 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  I like American Metropolitan Conference...call it the metro

I would be happy with that. It doesn't sound idiotic and people could either call it the Metro or the AMC.

It will still be referred to as conference America or Conf. America 2.0

By one local sportswriter who doesn't even write about college sports.

It's a single radio joke that means nothing outside of the Memphis market.

What's worse is being CUSA 3.0.

(04-02-2013 08:35 AM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 05:42 PM)QuitoTiger Wrote:  If they attach 'American' to it, they're a bunch of idiots. Which 'America', North, Central or South? And we're supposed to believe Aresco has his TV publicity act together?

I don't like Big or American, I prefer The Metro Conference. How can it get any better than that?

But I'm not a highly paid ad agency, so it's going to be what it's going to be.

Maybe there are legal concerns about Metro Conference, specifically from the Metro Atlantic.

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

(04-01-2013 11:25 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 10:20 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 08:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 08:19 PM)anothertigerfan Wrote:  http://snyrutgers.com/rutgers/football/o...can-in-it/

"While a name hasn’t been settled on yet, it will likely have “American” in it. According to Mark Blaudshun, “The American Athletic Conference” or “The American Metro Conference” are two possibilities."

That was what Blaudschun posted a couple of days ago. The OP is what he posted today. And in between, he said it would be some combo of Big, American and Metro. I think he has it covered now.

I take that back. He did post that today after the one in the OP. Says right now that American has more support than Metro. I just wish they would make up their damn minds. It's apparently going to sound something akin to CUSA. Whoop.

If the two final choices are indeed American Athletic Conference or American Metropolitan Conference, I will be okay with either one, but would prefer the AMC.

A big hell no to American Athletic Conference. They'll call us Conference America for sure.

Come on Aresco, you have ONE chance to get this right.

(04-02-2013 08:59 AM)Tiger46 Wrote:  Come on Aresco, you have ONE chance to get this right.

And Aresco has shown a great tendency to get singular opportunities right.

(04-01-2013 07:29 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Either make it just plain Metro or find a new name completely and forget the BIG bull crap. Metro in itself is an indication of a big population area and adding BIG to the name is redundant. All adding BIG to the name is going to do is to emphasize the fact that it is no longer the BIG EAST.

Wow. I actually agree with you about something.

(04-01-2013 05:48 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Who cares what the official name is. People will still call it the metro

How do you know people wouldn't call it the Big?






I jest.

For all of the above reasons I prefer National Athletic conference (NAC).

No reference to something previous, something new - better than where we have been in CUSA in recent years, a lot better than staying in CUSA come this fall but less than we had thought or hoped for. Like I said, something new & improved. Any reference to America, big, great or metro is going backward......

(04-02-2013 08:40 AM)MM4Memphis Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

Good conferences don't start with vowels.

(04-02-2013 10:06 AM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 08:40 AM)MM4Memphis Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

Good conferences don't start with vowels.

I heard the AFC is one of the best in all of football.

(04-02-2013 10:09 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 10:06 AM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 08:40 AM)MM4Memphis Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

Good conferences don't start with vowels.

I heard the AFC is one of the best in all of football.

nah, NFC. AFC lucked out last year.

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Ford Motors, World Wildlife Fund

(04-02-2013 10:09 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 10:06 AM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 08:40 AM)MM4Memphis Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

Good conferences don't start with vowels.

I heard the AFC is one of the best in all of football.

They're one of the top two.

(04-02-2013 10:34 AM)JerryJeff Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 10:09 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 10:06 AM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 08:40 AM)MM4Memphis Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  "Eastern Athletic Conference" ("EAC"). Sensible traditional dignity.

Tired. Ain't happening.

Good conferences don't start with vowels.

I heard the AFC is one of the best in all of football.

nah, NFC. AFC lucked out last year.

And American-Eastern-Oblong-Ultra-Incredible are such great starts for an NCAA league. But hey, if you want to sound second rate, name it Eastern or American something-or-other; after CUSA it's not like we don't have experience with our league getting bashed, I just assumed most people were tired of that.

(04-02-2013 09:52 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  For all of the above reasons I prefer National Athletic conference (NAC).

But the conference isn't national. The footprint is entirely within the eastern half of the US. The centroid is further east than that of the SEC.

Quote:No reference to something previous, something new - better than where we have been in CUSA in recent years, a lot better than staying in CUSA come this fall but less than we had thought or hoped for. Like I said, something new & improved. Any reference to ..... metro is going backward......

I agree.

(04-02-2013 12:20 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 09:52 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  For all of the above reasons I prefer National Athletic conference (NAC).

But the conference isn't national. The footprint is entirely within the eastern half of the US. The centroid is further east than that of the SEC.

Quote:No reference to something previous, something new - better than where we have been in CUSA in recent years, a lot better than staying in CUSA come this fall but less than we had thought or hoped for. Like I said, something new & improved. Any reference to ..... metro is going backward......

I agree.

The Metro is not going backwards. In fact, the Big East was founded on the promise of being as successful as The Metro was. Metro is legacy with former members Memphis, Cincy and Tulane. The Metro won two national championships.

(04-02-2013 12:24 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 12:20 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 09:52 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  For all of the above reasons I prefer National Athletic conference (NAC).

But the conference isn't national. The footprint is entirely within the eastern half of the US. The centroid is further east than that of the SEC.

Quote:No reference to something previous, something new - better than where we have been in CUSA in recent years, a lot better than staying in CUSA come this fall but less than we had thought or hoped for. Like I said, something new & improved. Any reference to ..... metro is going backward......

I agree.

The Metro is not going backwards. In fact, the Big East was founded on the promise of being as successful as The Metro was. Metro is legacy with former members Memphis, Cincy and Tulane. The Metro won two national championships.

:cursin:

:billgates:

The American Metropolitan Conference. Yea!