Hey, I give all the credit in the world to UCF. Congrats on the win. You guys had a great team and I rooted for you. But historically its UConn and Cincy that bring in the bucks and provide the separation. Marshall has just as good of a chance as UCF of bringing home a BCS win this year. My point was just that whatever separation exists between the AAC and CUSA is mostly in those two teams. And while I give you that ODU and UNCC have a bit to prove in football due to our newness, the rest of us are pretty equal in football and basketball.

(08-23-2014 12:19 PM)monarx Wrote:  Hey, I give all the credit in the world to UCF. Congrats on the win. You guys had a great team and I rooted for you. But historically its UConn and Cincy that bring in the bucks and provide the separation. Marshall has just as good of a chance as UCF of bringing home a BCS win this year. My point was just that whatever separation exists between the AAC and CUSA is mostly in those two teams. And while I give you that ODU and UNCC have a bit to prove in football due to our newness, the rest of us are pretty equal in football and basketball.

(08-23-2014 10:26 AM)The Knight Time Wrote:  

(08-23-2014 10:18 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(08-23-2014 09:37 AM)JDTulane Wrote:  Gracious to the fans that flipped us the middle finger as we left? K.

Do with the fans what you will. I'm talking about the conference that gave you guys your homes -- a home for nearly 20 years in your case, and a home that, as I recall, patiently waited you out while you were trying to decide your post-Katrina athletics fate.

If you didn't notice, that entire conference that Tulane and ECU knew is gone. ECU has a long history with playing programs like USF, UCF, Cincy, Memphis, Tulane, etc. Do you really think they saw last year's CUSA as the historical conference that they recognize?

CUSA only shares a name with what the conference used to be, especially for programs like Tulane and ECU who were members for many many years.

Did you really just include USF and UCF...in teams ECU has a long history with?

4 & 11 games you call that long?

Marshall 15
UAB 13
La Tech 6
Texas-El Paso 4

Personally I could careless about any school in the AAC nor do I think less of them leaving CUSA...

every school not in a P5 conference is looking for a invite to anther conference. That's just the way it is and will be. No one from C-USA/MAC/SBC is turning down a invite to the AAC. No one from the SBC is turning down a invite to CUSA.

The next 5 years will dictate pecking order of the G5 and I don't think anyone looking at things through truly neutral eyes would list

AAC
MWC

as the top 2 in the G5...that could easily change in the next 5 years

(08-23-2014 09:12 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Considering the previous conference home for most of those programs, you'd think some of their fans would be a little more gracious about their place in the college football landscape.

I think every single school in the AAC wishes they were in a P5 conference--as do most schools anywhere.

Having said that, it's absolutely true that the AAC newcomers are relieved they are no longer in Cusa and view their move as a step up.

(08-23-2014 09:37 AM)JDTulane Wrote:  Gracious to the fans that flipped us the middle finger as we left? K.

And yet you're still here so you must have liked the middle finger given to you.

I'm shocked we haven't seen anyone complaint about AAC posters pottering over here in this thread.

If you don't want AACers posting over here don't create a topic about AAC.


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(08-23-2014 02:59 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  I'm shocked we haven't seen anyone complaint about AAC posters pottering over here in this thread.

If you don't want AACers posting over here don't create a topic about AAC.


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PurpleReigns2012, I had the opportunity to visit the ECU campus this week as I was in Greenville on business. You folks have MUCH to be proud of...your campus is beautiful. I even got a couple of great pics and had a conversation with some classy ECU guys there that were like, "hey LaTech!" and were super nice...as I was wearing my BULLDOG shirt.

I left saying, "CRAP I wish we'd had the chance to play y'all in football as conference mates..."

That said, best wishes to y'all. Maybe our paths will cross again at some point!

(08-23-2014 03:41 PM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(08-23-2014 02:59 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  I'm shocked we haven't seen anyone complaint about AAC posters pottering over here in this thread.

If you don't want AACers posting over here don't create a topic about AAC.


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PurpleReigns2012, I had the opportunity to visit the ECU campus this week as I was in Greenville on business. You folks have MUCH to be proud of...your campus is beautiful. I even got a couple of great pics and had a conversation with some classy ECU guys there that were like, "hey LaTech!" and were super nice...as I was wearing my BULLDOG shirt.

I left saying, "CRAP I wish we'd had the chance to play y'all in football as conference mates..."

That said, best wishes to y'all. Maybe our paths will cross again at some point!

What part of the week? Hope it wasn't during move in! Regardless thanks for the kind words and wishes! I hope we start playing you guys and USM OOC (Marshall already scheduled) soon


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(08-23-2014 12:30 PM)The Knight Time Wrote:  

(08-23-2014 12:19 PM)monarx Wrote:  Hey, I give all the credit in the world to UCF. Congrats on the win. You guys had a great team and I rooted for you. But historically its UConn and Cincy that bring in the bucks and provide the separation. Marshall has just as good of a chance as UCF of bringing home a BCS win this year. My point was just that whatever separation exists between the AAC and CUSA is mostly in those two teams. And while I give you that ODU and UNCC have a bit to prove in football due to our newness, the rest of us are pretty equal in football and basketball.

(08-23-2014 12:19 PM)monarx Wrote:  Hey, I give all the credit in the world to UCF. Congrats on the win. You guys had a great team and I rooted for you. But historically its UConn and Cincy that bring in the bucks and provide the separation. Marshall has just as good of a chance as UCF of bringing home a BCS win this year. My point was just that whatever separation exists between the AAC and CUSA is mostly in those two teams. And while I give you that ODU and UNCC have a bit to prove in football due to our newness, the rest of us are pretty equal in football and basketball.

You point became moot when you said "a BCS win this year"


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Hey JD,
Die.
Sincerely.

2nd thought, stick around and watch us leave your asses in the dust. Buy your way out of that one in a few years.

(08-23-2014 07:50 PM)Noodles Wrote:  2nd thought, stick around and watch us leave your asses in the dust. Buy your way out of that one in a few years.

So, the reason you prefer Cusa to the AAC is because you believe Cusa will have more athletic success within a few years?

We have no choice, Cotton. You didn't want us. Won't stop us, though.

(08-23-2014 07:45 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Hey JD,
Die.
Sincerely.

well thats not a very nice thing to say

Congrats to the AAC on buying an advertisement in USA Today, doesn't change the fact they are still near the bottom of the mountain looking at the peak.

(08-23-2014 09:38 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Congrats to the AAC on buying an advertisement in USA Today, doesn't change the fact they are still near the bottom of the mountain looking at the peak.

"We need more altitude"

(08-23-2014 09:40 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(08-23-2014 09:38 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Congrats to the AAC on buying an advertisement in USA Today, doesn't change the fact they are still near the bottom of the mountain looking at the peak.

"We need more altitude"

Everyone in the non-cartel 5 does.

We don't have to pay for our press

(08-23-2014 09:38 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Congrats to the AAC on buying an advertisement in USA Today, doesn't change the fact they are still near the bottom of the mountain looking at the peak.

In terms of money, yes we are behind the so called P-5. In terms of on the field performance...

Men's Basketball - National Title
Women's Basketball - National Title

Football - BCS Win over the Big 12 champ and it wasn't even close. (17 point lead before the junk TD at the end)


That looks pretty major or "power" to me.


I do agree though the C-USA was really good to UCF. It was a springboard to what we accomplished.