Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

(09-12-2018 09:20 PM)strongv Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 08:54 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  By my count, there have been 41 weeks of regular season play since the AAC has had its present composition of East and West divisions.

Navy has been alone in first or tied for first in the AAC West in 34 of those 41 weeks.
Anyone else have a better claim?

Navy is an also-ran.

See you 20 October

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

5 in use rn with a 6th on the way. Plus numerous student apartments within a mile or so from campus.

(09-12-2018 08:54 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  By my count, there have been 41 weeks of regular season play since the AAC has had its present composition of East and West divisions.

Navy has been alone in first or tied for first in the AAC West in 34 of those 41 weeks.
Anyone else have a better claim?

Yeah, it’s about the conference championship trophy’s period. Navy with a whole lot o’ nada. UCF will throw in two NY-6 Bowl victories. :stirthepot:UCF is the ship! Oh, did I forget to mention the Natty?

Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

Exactly.

(09-12-2018 09:46 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 08:54 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  By my count, there have been 41 weeks of regular season play since the AAC has had its present composition of East and West divisions.

Navy has been alone in first or tied for first in the AAC West in 34 of those 41 weeks.
Anyone else have a better claim?

Yeah, it’s about the conference championship trophy’s period. Navy with a whole lot o’ nada. UCF will throw in two NY-6 Bowl victories. :stirthepot:UCF is the ship! Oh, did I forget to mention the Natty?

Navy has a national championship. 1926, Houlgate System.

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

Why don't we just stop claiming that anyone is the "Flagship". We've got a fairly good conference... and a bunch of fans that are arguing about who is the biggest kid at the kid's table.

(09-12-2018 10:11 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

Why don't we just stop claiming that anyone is the "Flagship". We've got a fairly good conference... and a bunch of fans that are arguing about who is the biggest kid at the kid's table.

The only thing that matters is who's gonna win the conference this year. I could care less about past seasons. 2015 was a great year for UH, but I stopped celebrating the achievements of that season the minute the 2016 season began. These conversations are better for the off-season anyway, we've got actual football to talk about.

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

Since you gave me a negative rating, I hope UH has 15 years to figure stuff out in the AAC.

(09-12-2018 10:36 PM)P5PACSEC Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

Since you gave me a negative rating, I hope UH has 15 years to figure stuff out in the AAC.

Sounds good to me.

(09-12-2018 12:34 AM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  There's only one flagship in this conference.

you're lucky this is a football thread...

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

Houston has 44,000 students, about 8,000 live on campus. More if you count surroundings apartments etc.

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

yet? houston has always had dorms.. we've always been heavily dormed since inception

as of today houston (with all the new dorms) has 8k beds, second most dormed university in texas (# will increase, an old dorm with 500 beds was demolished 2 months ago to make one with 1200 beds, and a secondary project is being done to make super expensive town house style dorm with 120 beds)

and in the last 6 years atleast 7 luxury apartments have been made literally all next to UH (gateway, the vue, apex etc) if i had to guess totaled an additional 8k beds

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

17% of Houston students live on campus. A comparison of other AAC members and schools in Texas:

Navy 100%
SMU 54%
Tulane 48%
Tulsa 65%
Memphis 14%
UConn 66%
USF 24%
UCF 18%
Cincinnati 23%
Temple 6%
Wichita St 10%

Texas 18%
Texas A&M 23%
Texas Tech 26%
TCU 48%
Baylor 35%

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

Umm, Houston has many more students (both in total and in %) living on campus than does Wichita St.

(09-13-2018 11:13 AM)tccoog10 Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

17% of Houston students live on campus. A comparison of other AAC members and schools in Texas:

Navy 100%
SMU 54%
Tulane 48%
Tulsa 65%
Memphis 14%
UConn 66%
USF 24%
UCF 18%
Cincinnati 23%
Temple 6%
Wichita St 10%

Texas 18%
Texas A&M 23%
Texas Tech 26%
TCU 48%
Baylor 35%

These stats don't tell the tale. Tulane is not a commuter school, but it also doesn't have a ton of student housing because of a small footprint in a jam-packed city. Students living in off campus private apartments aren't "commuters."

(09-13-2018 11:31 AM)Poseidon Wrote:  

(09-13-2018 11:13 AM)tccoog10 Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

17% of Houston students live on campus. A comparison of other AAC members and schools in Texas:

Navy 100%
SMU 54%
Tulane 48%
Tulsa 65%
Memphis 14%
UConn 66%
USF 24%
UCF 18%
Cincinnati 23%
Temple 6%
Wichita St 10%

Texas 18%
Texas A&M 23%
Texas Tech 26%
TCU 48%
Baylor 35%

These stats don't tell the tale. Tulane is not a commuter school, but it also doesn't have a ton of student housing because of a small footprint in a jam-packed city. Students living in off campus private apartments aren't "commuters."

We have the same situation @ Memphis.

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

(09-13-2018 11:17 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

Umm, Houston has many more students (both in total and in %) living on campus than does Wichita St.

Many moons ago (mid 80s) I was at a national fraternity conference and chatted with some UH Cougars that they told me they didn't have dorms . . .

(09-14-2018 03:32 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:52 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Arguing over who the flagship is, in a conference that's only 5 years old is kind of silly. Why don't we revisit this in another 5, 10, or 15 years. If the conference is even still around by that point, that is.

(09-13-2018 11:17 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 09:37 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  Does Houston have dorms yet for their students? And this is coming from a "commuter-school" alum which DOES have dorms.

Umm, Houston has many more students (both in total and in %) living on campus than does Wichita St.

Many moons ago (mid 80s) I was at a national fraternity conference and chatted with some UH Cougars that they told me they didn't have dorms . . .

Which one? We may be long-lost brothers!