Did I miss this in another conversation?

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...bpi-update



Somebody is upping the BB profile in this league. Great job Aresco (and presidents).

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Funny to see them still described as a "mid-major". 4 AAC teams in the top 50.

1. Wichita State
11. Cincinnati
41. Temple
48. UCF

The possibility of Wichita State being the best team in the country is not out of the question.

But **** Seth Walder for calling Wichita mid-major.

Also, the fact that TCU is ranked ahead of Cincinnati (#9 vs. #11) and Ohio State is ranked at #29 when they likely won't even make the tournament shows that these rankings are as useless as any other preseason list.

(07-28-2017 12:42 AM)STL_Wave Wrote:  Funny to see them still described as a "mid-major". 4 AAC teams in the top 50.

1. Wichita State
11. Cincinnati
41. Temple
48. UCF

What kind of "mid-major" conference has 4 teams in the top 50 according to ESPN's own ranking system? **** ESPN.

(07-28-2017 12:46 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  The possibility of Wichita State being the best team in the country is not out of the question.

But **** Seth Walder for calling Wichita mid-major.

Also, the fact that TCU is ranked ahead of Cincinnati (#9 vs. #11) and Ohio State is ranked at #29 when they likely won't even make the tournament shows that these rankings are as useless as any other preseason list.

TCU is actually returning a team that can make the tournament

Oklahoma went 11-20 last year and ESPN has them at #8. This is a garbage list.

(07-28-2017 07:19 AM)JFlight21 Wrote:  Oklahoma went 11-20 last year and ESPN has them at #8. This is a garbage list.

But they were a quality 11-20. That P5 label really does do wonders.

TCU #9?? See you December froggies...

(07-28-2017 07:57 AM)Moody Magic Wrote:  TCU #9?? See you December froggies...

Can Y'all just smash them in football for us?

Haven't seen any writer of substance call us mid-major for a long time now - proud Bowdoin College alumnus and mid-major writer Seth Walder notwithstanding. He couldn't help but betray his not-so-well-hidden agenda: Surprise! Shocking! Noticeable! Jarring! For now anyway! Who on planet earth would be shocked to see us at the top of any list considering what we've done over the last half decade? Give him a break, he has nobody to cheer for in college athletics. He's obviously a little green. His job will be the next to go the moment one more cord is cut.


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(07-28-2017 07:38 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(07-28-2017 07:19 AM)JFlight21 Wrote:  Oklahoma went 11-20 last year and ESPN has them at #8. This is a garbage list.

But they were a quality 11-20. That P5 label really does do wonders.

I agree the list is pretty cloogy. And I don't think TCU will be great. I do think OU could be quite good this year. Not Top 10 good, but Top 25 good would not surprise me.

(07-28-2017 09:10 AM)FlyingTiger2016 Wrote:  

(07-28-2017 07:57 AM)Moody Magic Wrote:  TCU #9?? See you December froggies...

Can Y'all just smash them in football for us?

We haven't beat them since 2011 but you never know in a rivalry game. I think we are going to be a lot better than people think. I'd say we have a puncher's chance.

(07-28-2017 06:55 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  TCU is actually returning a team that can make the tournament

Oops, my original post was confusing. I meant that Ohio State is likely not a tournament team. I think TCU will make the tournament but I believe Cincinnati is on another level.

If Cincinnati has the 18th best offense in the country, we're in for a rough season of basketball viewing...

Jerry Palm put out a bracketology today at the CBS website:

Wichita St a 2 seed
Cincy a 4 seed
Houston an 11 seed
UCF first four out

(07-28-2017 04:53 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Jerry Palm put out a bracketology today at the CBS website:

Wichita St a 2 seed
Cincy a 4 seed
Houston an 11 seed
UCF first four out

I see why Jerry ranks as one of the worst bracketologists in the business. He makes Lunardi look like a genius.

(07-28-2017 09:39 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Haven't seen any writer of substance call us mid-major for a long time now - proud Bowdoin College alumnus and mid-major writer Seth Walder notwithstanding. He couldn't help but betray his not-so-well-hidden agenda: Surprise! Shocking! Noticeable! Jarring! For now anyway! Who on planet earth would be shocked to see us at the top of any list considering what we've done over the last half decade? Give him a break, he has nobody to cheer for in college athletics. He's obviously a little green. His job will be the next to go the moment one more cord is cut.


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I'm beginning to think you're a good poster around here

Oh, and about that midmajor crap that was said of Wichita State... Don't buy into it, they're just upset at how the AAC is clicking by organizing itself with good proven solid programs.

(07-28-2017 09:39 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Haven't seen any writer of substance call us mid-major for a long time now - proud Bowdoin College alumnus and mid-major writer Seth Walder notwithstanding. He couldn't help but betray his not-so-well-hidden agenda: Surprise! Shocking! Noticeable! Jarring! For now anyway! Who on planet earth would be shocked to see us at the top of any list considering what we've done over the last half decade? Give him a break, he has nobody to cheer for in college athletics. He's obviously a little green. His job will be the next to go the moment one more cord is cut.


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Half decade sounds much more impressive than 5 years. +1

(07-28-2017 04:53 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Jerry Palm put out a bracketology today at the CBS website:

Wichita St a 2 seed
Cincy a 4 seed
Houston an 11 seed
UCF first four out

(07-28-2017 08:34 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(07-28-2017 04:53 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Jerry Palm put out a bracketology today at the CBS website:

Wichita St a 2 seed
Cincy a 4 seed
Houston an 11 seed
UCF first four out

It was a typo. He meant SMU.